FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
S.B.eNo. 112 
I l) JllL -5 1"\ :30 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. GREGORIO B. HONASAN II 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The enactment of RA 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive 
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, envisioned an urgent attainment of a drug-free 
Philippines. Mindful of the pernicious effects that these dangerous drugs create in 
our society, Section 2 thereof demands that the government pursue an intensive and 
unrelenting campaign against the trafficking and use of dangerous drugs and other 
similar SUbstances. 
Eight years after the passage of the aforesaid law, our country's drive against 
illegal drugs still remains critical in order to effectively safeguard the well being of our 
people. 
Indeed, after zealous efforts to effectively enforce the said law, the 
government has made great strides in curbing the prevailing drug problems in our 
society-the intensified operations of the government have neutralized a number of 
large-scale drug syndicates, dismantled prominent drug dens and laboratories, and 
facilitated the arrest of drug pushers, financiers, and cultivators. 
While notable accomplishments were made through this law, there is still a 
compelling need to amend the statute in order to address certain shortcomings in 
some of its provisions that, if left unchecked, may hamper the State's continuous 
drive to eradicate drug problems in the country. Furthermore, there is a need to fine-
tune the law in order to strengthen its enforcement and accommodate new drug-
related problems that have since emerged, which may not have been contemplated 
and penalized by the present statute. 
This Senate Bill covers relevant amendments such as the inclusion of 
exportation of dangerous drugs as a prohibited act; the graduation of penalty 
commensurate to the quantity of drugs seized; the inclusion of a plea-bargaining 
provision; the grant of wire-tapping and other electronic surveillance techniques 
subject to certain substantial and procedural limitations; and such other important 
amendments-that will erlal:Jle··the ernOFcementef the national drug abuse prevention 
and control strategy more administratively feasible and effective. 
In view of the foregoing, I urge my collea ues 
0 support the immediate 
approval of this measure. 
- ORIO B. HONASAN Ii 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.B.:No.J.12 
Introduced by Sen. Gregorio B. Honasan /I 
AN ACT 
t' , :.lll 
TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN OF THE GOVERNMENT 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF RA 9165 ENTITLED 
"AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUGS ACT OF 2002, REPEALING 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DANGEROtJS-DRtJGS 
ACT-OF .1972,AS AMENDED, PROVIDING fUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ph!1ippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Section 3, Article 1, of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the 
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, hereinafter referred to as "the Act", is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
(h) Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals.-Include those listed in Tables I 
and /I of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in the attached annex, which is an integral 
part of this Act, AS-WEI=l-A&-TH0SE-GloA-SSIFIEB-AS-5l1GH-B¥-T-HE-B0ARB,- -----
U) Dangerous Drugs.-Include those listed in the Schedules annexed to the 1961 Single 
Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and in the Schedules 
annexed to the 1971 [Single] Convention on Psychotropic Substances as enumerated in 
the attached annex which is an integral part of this Act, AS WELL AS THOSE 
CLASSIFIED AS SUCH BY THE BOARD. 
(r) [Illegal] DRUG Trafficking.-The illegal cultivation, culture, delivery, administration, 
dispensation, manufacture, sale, trading, transportation, distribution, importation, 
exportation, DIVERSION and possession of any dangerous drug and lor controlled 
precursor and essential chemical. 
(ff) Pusher. - Any person who sells, trades, EXPORTS, administers, dispenses, delivers 
or gives away to another,on any terms-whatsoever, or distributes, dispatches in transit 
or transports dangerous drugs or who acts as a broker in any of such transactions, in 
violation of this Act. 
(GG) DOH ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN. - A PHYSICIAN WITH BACKGROUND AND 
EXPERIENCE ON 
PS¥CHOlOGICAL I 
BEHAVIORAL 
l'viEDiGINE-
WHOSE 
APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED AND DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE DOH TO 
CONDUCT DRUG DEPENDENCY EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT ON PERSONS 
BELIEVED TO BE USING DANGEROUS DRUGS. 


(HH) DRUG DEPENDENCY EXAMINATION .• A PROCEDURE CONDUCTED BY A 
DOH·ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT OF DRUG ABUSE 
OF A PERSON AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT HE/SHE IS A DRUG 
DEPENDENT, WHICH 
INCLUDES HISTORY TAKING, 
INTAKE INTERVIEW, 
DETERMINING OF THE CRITERIA FOR DRUG DEPENDENCY, MENTAL AND 
PHYSICAL STATUS, AND THE DETECTIO~ OF DANGEROUS DRUGS IN BODY 
SPECIMENS THROUGH LABORATORY PROCEDURES. 
(II) RANDOM DRUG TEST .• A TEST PERFORMED ON A SPECIMEN COLLECTED 
FROM A PERSON WHO IS SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING 
THE SAME PROBABILITY OF SELECTION. 
(JJ) _ REHABILITATIVE 
SURVEILLANCE. 
• INTENSIVE 
SUPERVISION 
AND 
MONITORING 
OF 
A 
CLIENT 
UNDERGOING 
OUTPATIENT 
TREATMENT, 
PROBATION, SUSPENOED-SENTEIIICE-j.\:r'1[J70RA~TERCARe-PROGRAMS-TO--­
DETERMINE HIS/HER COMPLIANCE OF A DRUG FREE STATE, HIS/HER SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITIES AND HIS/ HER RETURN AS A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THE 
SOCIETY." 
[(gg)] (KK) School. - x x x 
[(hh)] (LL) Screening Test.· x x x 
[(ii)] (MM) Sell. - x x x 
[(jj)] (NN) Trading. - x x x 
[(kk)l(OO) Use.--X* x -
Sec 2. Section 5, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 5. Sale, Trading, EXPORTATION, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, 
Distribution and Transportation of Dang~rous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and 
Essential Chemicals.-The penalty of life imprisonment and fine ranging from Five 
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P1 0,000,000.00) shall be 
imposed upon any person, who BRING OUT OF THE COUNTRY, administer, dispense, 
deliver, give away to another, distribute dispatch in transit or transport any dangerous 
drug, including any and all species of opium poppy, IN THE FOLLOWING 
QUANTITIES, regardless of [the quantity and] purity [involved], or shall act as a broker 
in any of such transactions [.J: 
1. ) FIVE (5) GRAMS-OR:-MORE-OF~MEJJ:/AMeI-lEl"AMINE-I-IYDROCI-lLORIDE 
OR "SHABU", "MARIJUANA" RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESIN OIL, OR ANY 
DANGEROUS- DRUG:-OR --
2. ) FIFTY (50) GRAMS OR MORE OF CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA", OPIUM 
PLANT OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF 
DANGEROtiS-ORtJGS. 
----~-------- -- ----
IF THE QUANTITY INVOLVED IS LESS THAN THE FOREGOING QUANTITIES, THE 
PENALTIES SHALL BE GRADUATED AS FOLLOWS: 
1. ) LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND FINE R-ANG1NG--FR0M--F0l:JR-HUNBRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P400,OOO.OO) TO FIVE HUDNRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P500,00o.oO)IF THE QUANTIT¥ IS THREE (3) GRAMS OR MORE BUT LESS 
THAN -- FIVE- -(-5) -GRAMS -METHAMPHETAMINE-HYDROGHl.ORIDE0R 
"SHABU", " MARIJUANA" RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESIN OIL, OR ANY 
DANGEROUS DRUG; OR THIRTY (30) GRAMS OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 
FIFTY (50) GRAMS OF CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA", OPIUM PLANT OR 


ANY PART THEREOF, OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS 
DRUGS; 
2. ) IMPRISONMENT OF TWENTY (20) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO LIFE 
IMPRISONMENT AND FINE RANGING FROM THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(P300;000.00) 
TO 
FOUR 
HUNDRED 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(P400,000,00) IF THE QUANTITY IS ONE (1) GRAM OR MORE BUT LESS 
THAT THREE (3) GRAMS OR METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR 
"SHABU", "MARIJUANA" RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESIN OR OIL, OR ANY 
DANGEROUS DRUG; OR TEN (10) GRAMS OR MORE BUT LESS THAT 
THIRTY (30) GRAMS OF CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA". OPIUM PLANT OR 
ANY PART THEREOF, OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS 
DRUGS; 
3. IMPRISONMENT OF TWELVE (12) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO TWENTY 
(20) YEARS AND-PINE-RANGING--FROM -TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(P200,000.00) 
TO 
THREE 
HUNDRED 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(300,000.00) IF THE QUANTITY IS LESS THAN ONE (1) GRAM OF 
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR 
"SHABU", MARIJUANA" 
RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESIN OIL, OR ANY DANGEROUS DRUGS; OR 
LESS THAN TEN (10) GRAMS OF CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA", OPIUM 
PLANT OR ANY PART THEROF, OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF 
DANGEROUS DRUGS;. 
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty 
(20) years and a fine ran§in§-fFeA'1--GflB-hloiflElFeEl---tReloisaAEl-l3eses-tP1-GG,GGG~GG1-te-P:ive­
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless 
authorized by law,shall sell, trade, BRING-OUT--OF THE GOUNTRY, administer, 
dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute, dispatch in transit or transport any 
controlled precursor and essential chemical, or shall act as a broker in such 
transactions.-
xxx 
Sec 3. Section 8, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 8. Manufacture of Dangerous Drugs andlor Controlled Precursors and Essential 
Chemicals.-The penalty of life imprisonment and fine ranging Five hundred thousand 
pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,OOO,OOO.00) shall be imposed upon any 
person, who, unless authorized by law, shall engage in the manufacture of any 
dangerous drug. 
The penalty or imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty 
(20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,OOO.00) to Five 
hundred thousand. pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless 
authorized by law, shall manufacture any controlled precursor and essential chemical. 
The presence of any controlled precursor and essential chemical or laboratory 
equipment in the clandestine laboratory is a prima facie proof of manufacture of any 
dangerous drug. Is shall- be considered an aggravating circumstance if the clandestine 
laboratory is undertaken or established under the following circumstances: 
(a) Any phase of the manufacturing process was conducted in the presence 
of with the help of minorIs: 
(b) Any phase or manufacturing process was established or undertaken within 
one hundred (100) meters of a residential, business, church or school 
premises; 


(c) Any clandestine laboratory'was secured or protected with booby traps; 
(d) Any clandestine laboratory was concealed with legitimate business 
operations; or 
(e) Any employment of a practitioner, chemical engineer, public official or 
foreigner. 
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed upon any 
person, who organizes, manages or acts as a "financier" of any of the illegal activities 
prescribed in this Section. 
The penalty of twelve (12) years-8odooB-(J-)-da¥-iO-twenly--{20-l-¥ears-oLimpdsolJmelJt . 
and a fine ranging from one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred 
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who acts as a 
"protector/coddler" of any violator of the provisions under this Section. 
THE PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT RARNGING FROM SIX (6) MONTHS AND ONE 
(1) DAY TO SIX (6) YEARS AND A FINE RANGING FROM ONE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P100,OOO.OO) TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSANP PESOS 
(P200,OOO.OO) SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON AN OWNER OR LESSOR OF A 
BUILDING, WAREHOUSE OR ANY EDIFICE, OR IN THEIR ABSENCE, THEIR DULY 
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE(S), WHO LEASES THE PROPERTY TO ANY 
PERSON BUT OMITS TO ASCERTAIN, CHECK AND CONFIRM THAT IT IS 
ACTUALLY USED FOR A LAWFUL PURPOSE, AND WHICH PROPERTY is FOUND 
ACTUALLY UTILIZED AS CLANDESTINE LABORATORY OR USED IN THE 
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE 
OF 
DANGEROUS 
DRUGS, 
CONTROLLED 
PRECURSORS AND ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS. 
IF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT OF THE LEASE IS GOVERNMENT OWNED, IN 
ADDITION TO PERPETUAL ABSOLUTE DISQUALIFICATION FROM ANY PUBLIC 
OFFICE, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, WHO OMIT TO 
OBSERVE AND DISCHARGE THE LEGAL OBLIGATION REQUIRED IN THE 
PRECEEDING PARAGRAPH--5HAI:;I.;-BE-\;;IABI.;E·-l"El-THE-PENAl-FY-IMPElSED 
HEREIN. 
IF THE PROPERTY SUBJECT OF THE LEASE IS OWNED BY A PARTNERSHIP, 
CORPORATION, ASSOCIATON, OR ANY JUDICIAL ENTITY, THE PERSON LIABLE 
TO THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION 
IS THE PARTNER, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, TRUSTEE, ESTATE 
ADMINISTRATOR, 
OR 
IN 
THEIR 
ABSENCE, 
THEIR 
DULY AUTHORIZED 
REPRESENT ATIVE(S). 
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE PERSON TO BE HELD LIABLE IN THE 
PRECEEDING THREE (3) PARAGRAPHS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PRIMA 
FACIE CONSIDERED AS HAVING GIVEN THEIR CONSENT TO THE ILLEGAL USE 
OF THE LEASED PROPERTY WHEN THEY FAIL TO VISIT AND INSPECT THE 
LEASE PROPERTY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY GIVEN QUARTER, PROVIDED THAT 
IN NO CASE SHALL THE VISITATION BE LESS THAN FOUR (4) TIMES IN A YEAR. 
THE VISITATION SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY AN AFFIDAVIT TO BE EXECUTED, 
WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM DATE OF VISITATION AND INSPECTION, BY 
THE 
PRIVATE 
INDIVIDUAL, 
CONCERNED 
GOVERNMENT 
OFFICIAL 
OR 
EMPLOYEE, OR CONCERNED OFFICER OF THE PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, 
ASSOCIATION, OR ANY JURIDICIAL ENTITY THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY 
SUBJECT OF THE LEASE. THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL CATEGORICALLY STATE THE 
FOLLOWING: (1) THE DATE WHEN THE INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES WAS 
MADE;_(2). THE. DETAILS .. OE THINGS.SEEt-J_AND.OBSERVED. DURING THE 
INSPECTION, AND (3) THE FACT THAT THE LEASED PREMISES IS NOT BEING 
USED FOR ANY UNLAWFUL PURPOSE, IF SUCH IS THE CASE, IT SHALL BE 


SUBMITTED TO THE ADMINSTRATIVE [to be created by the local government unit], 
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 52 (1) HEREOF, WITHIN FIFTEEN 
(15) WORKING DAYS FORM THE EXECUTION OF SUCH AFFIDAVIT. 
IN ADDITION, A COpy OF THE LEASE CONTRACT SHALL ALSO BE FILED WITH 
THE SAID ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM 
EXECUTION OF SAID CONTRACT. THE 
FAILtlRE-TO-COMPI:Y---WITW~-THE~~· 
MANDATORY REPORTORIAL REQUIREMENT SHALL ALSO CONSITUTE A PRiMA 
FACIE PRESUMPTION THAT NO SUCH VISITATiON WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 
LEASED PREMISES FOR THE DURATION OF THE COVERED PERIOD. 
Sec 4. Section 9, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended !o read as follows:___ . 
Section 9. [Illegal] Chemical Diversion of Controlled Precursors and Essential 
Chemicals.-The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (i) 
day. to twenty. (20) years and fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon 
any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall [illegally] divert any controlled 
precursor and essential chemical. 
Sec 5. Section 11, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs.-The penalty of life imprisonment and a 
fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos 
(10,000.000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who unless authorized by law, shall 
possess any dangerous drug in the fOllowing quantities, regardless of [the degree of] 
purity thereof: 
[(1) 10 grams or more of opium; 
(2) 10 grams or more of morphine; 
(3) 10 grams or more of heroin; 
(4) 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride; 
(5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu"; 
(6) 1 0 grams or more of marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil; 
(7) 500 grams or more of marijuana; and 
(8) 1 0 grams-ormore-ot-otherdangeroas-dnrgs-sacl,as;-bm-not-limited to; . 
methylenedioxymethamphetamine 
(MDA) 
or 
"ecstasy", 
paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA), trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA), lysergic acid 
diethylamine (LSD), gamma hydroxyamphetamine (GBH), and those similarly 
designed or newly introduced drugs and their derivatives, without having any 
therapeutic value or if the quantity possessed is far beyond therapeutic 
requirements, as determined and promulgated by the Board in accordance to 
Section 93, Article XI of this Act.] 
(1) TEN~ -(10)·GRAMS·· -OR- MORE- -OF ~-METHAMPHE-TAMINE 
HYDROCHLORIDE OR "SHABU"; "MARIJUANA" RESIN; "MARIJUANA" 
RESIN OIL OR OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS; OR 
(2) ONE 
HUNDRED 
(100) 
GRAMS 
OR MORE 
OF 
CANNABIS 
OR 
"MARIJUANA", OPIUM PLANT OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR OTHER 
PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS; 
Otherwise, if the quantity involved is less than the foregoing quantities, the penalties 
shall be graduated as follows: 
(1) Life imprisonment··anda fine ranging from Four hundred thousand pesos 
(P400,000,.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), if the quantity 
of methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu" is [ten (10)] FIVE (5) grams or 
more but less than [fifty (50)] TEN (10) grams; OR FIFTY (50) GRAMS OR 


MORE BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED (100) GRAMS OF CANNABIS 
OR "MARIJUANA", OPIUM PLANT OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR OTHER 
PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS; 
(2) Imprisonment of twenty (20) years and one (1) day to life imprisonment and a 
fine ranging 
from -Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,ODO:00) to Five 
hundred- -- thousand- - pesos- - (P500,000.OO), 
if - the-
quantities- - of 
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR "SHABU", " MARIJUANA" 
RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESiN OIL, OR OTHER dangeroos-drags-are [five 
(5)] ONE (1) gram[s] or more but less than [ten (10)] FIVE (5) grams [of 
opium, morphine, heroin, cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride;-marijuana-resin 
or marijuana resin oil, methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu", or otheL 
dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to MDMA or "ecstasy", PMA, 
TMA,LSD, GHB, and those similarly designed or newly introduced drugs and 
their derivatives, without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity 
possessed is far beyond therapeutic requirements]; [three hundred (300)] 
TEN (10) grams or more but less than [five hundred (500)] FIFTY (50) grams 
of CANNABIS -OR" MARIJUANA", OPIUM PLANT OR ANY PART 
THEROF, OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS; 
[marijuana; and] 
(3) Imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a 
fine ranging from Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) to Four 
hundred 
thousand 
pesos 
(P400,OOO.00), 
if 
the 
quantities 
of 
METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR "SHABU", MARIJUANA" 
RESIN,--"-MARld-llA-NA'LRES~N·elb,-8R-0-THER-cl1'lngef()tls-clftlgs·afe-eNE­
HALF (1/2) GRAM OF MORE BUT less than [five (5)] ONE (1) gram[s] [or 
opium, morphine, herOin, cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride, marijuana resin 
or marijuana resin oil, methamphetamine hydrochloride or "shabu", or other 
dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to, MDMA or "ecstasy", PMA, TMA, 
LSD, GHB, and those similarly designed or newly introduce drugs and their 
derivatives, without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity possessed 
is faLbayond_-1berapeutic..requlr.em.entsj;..orEI1[E-{5-)_G8.,ll.MS.D8..M8.EBUT 
less than [three hundred (300)] TEN (10) grams of PART THEREOF, OR 
OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS; [marijuana.] 
(4) IMPRISONMENT OF SIX (6) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO TWELVE (12) 
YEARS AND A FINE RANGING FROM TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(P200,OOO.OO) TO THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P300,OOO.OO), 
IF 
THE 
QUANTITIES 
OF 
METHAMPHETAMINE 
HYDROCHLORIDE OR "SHABU", CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA" RESIN, 
"MARIJUANA" RESIN OIL, OR OTHER.DANGEROUS-DRUGS_ARE_ONE, -
FOURTH (1/4) GRAM OR MORE BUT LESS THAN ONE-HALF (1/2) 
GRAM; OR TWO AND ONE-HALF (2 %)GRAMS OR MORE BUT LESS 
THAN FIVE (5) GRAMS OF CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA" OPIUM PLANT 
OR 
ANY 
PART 
THEREOF, 
OR 
OTHER 
PLANT 
SOURCE 
OF 
DANGEROUS DRUGS; AND 
(5) IMPRISONMENT OF FOUR (4) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO SIX (6) 
YEARS AND FINE RANGING FROM ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P100,000.OO) TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P200,OO.00), IF 
THE QUANTITIES OF METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR 
"SHABU", CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA" RESIN, "MARIJUANA" RESIN 
OIL, OR OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS ARE LESS THAN ONE-FOUTH 
(1/4) GRAM; OR LESS THAN TWO AND ONE-HALF (2 %) GRAMS OF 
CANNABIS OR "MARIJUANA", OPIUM PLANT OR ANY PART THEREOF, 
OR OTHER PLANT SOURCE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS. 


Sec 6. Section 13, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 13. Possession of Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or 
Meetings.- Any person found possessing any dangerous drugs during a party, or at a 
social gathering or meeting, or in the proximate company of at least two (2) persons, 
shall suffer the maximum penalties CORRESPONDING TO THE QUANTITY 
POSSESSED provided for in Section 11 of this Act [, regardless of the quantity and 
purity of such dangerous drugs]. 
Sec 7. Section 15, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 15. Use of Dangerous Drugs. A person [apprehended or] arrested OR 
SHOWING OVER SIGNS OF DRUG USE, who,. UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, 
SHALL USE ANY DANGEROUS DRUG AND is found to be positive THEREOF, [for 
use of any dangerous drug] after a confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a 
minimum of six (6) months rehabilitation in a gc)VerrtmentoteFlteN()r~tl1e~fjrsh:Jff€lAse~~IFc-o . 
FOUND TO BE A DRUGDEPENDENrAFTER-A-DRlJG-DEPENnCrEXA:MINATION; 
subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this Act. HOWEVER, IF FOUND NOT TO BE 
A DRUG DEPENDENT, HE/SHE SHALL UNDERGO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND 
COUNSELLING FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) MONTHS. If 
apprehended FOR using any dangerous drug for the second time, he/she shall suffer 
the penalty of imprisonment-ri:1flgiflftfrtlm-[six-E61-years--cmd-cme-(-1-)-day-to-twelve-(-1-2) . 
years and a fine ranging from Fifty thousand pesos (P50,OOO.OO) to Two hundred 
thousand pesos (P200,OOO.OO)] SIX (6) MONTHS AND ONE (1) DAY TO SIX (6) 
YEARS AND FINE OF TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,OOO). IF APPREHENDED 
FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT TIMES, HE/SHE SHALL SUFFER THE 
PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT RANGING FROM SIX (6) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY 
TO TWELVE (12) YEARS AND A FINE OF FIFTY THOlJSANg-~ESQS--(~50,000); 
Provided, That this Section shall not be applicable where the person tested is also 
found to have in his/her possession such quantity of any dangerous drug provided for 
under Section 11 of this Act, in which case the pro17[siolTs-statedih-erein-shall-apply: 
Sec 8. Section 17, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 17. VIOLATION OR -FAILURE-TO- COMPLY WITH -THE- Maintenance and 
Keeping of Original Records of Transactions on Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled 
Precursors and Essential Chemicals. - The penalty of imprisonment ranging from one 
(1) year and one (1) day to six (6) years and a fine ranging from Ten thousand pesos 
(P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) shall be imposed upon any 
practitioner, manufacturer, wholesaler, importer, distributor, dealer or retailer who 
violates or fails to comply with the maintenance and keeping of the original records of 
transactions on any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and (3ssential chemical 
in accordance with Section 40 of this Act. 
Sec 9. Section 20, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follOWS: 
Section 20. Confiscation and Forfeiture of the Proceeds or Instruments of the Unlawful 
Act, Including the Properties or Proceeds Derived from the Illegal Trafficking of 
Dangerous Drugs and/or Precursors and Essential Chemica~ElLery_pBnalty_imposed 
for 
the 
unlawful 
importation, 
sale, 
trading, 
EXPORTATION, 
administration, 
dispensation, delivery, distribution, transportation or manufacture, OR POSSESSION of 
any dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and 
essential chemicals, 
MAINTENANCE OF DEN, DIVE OR RESORT, the CUltivation or culture of plants which 
are sources of dangerous drugs,'DlVERS10N-OFCUNTROLI::ED-PRECt:JRSORS~AND 
ESSETNIAL CHEMICALS, [and] the possession of any equipment, instrument, 
apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs including other laboratory 
equipment AND -THE ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY ."fO COMMIT THE UNLAWFUL 


ACTS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 26 HEREOF, shall carry with it the confiscation 
and forfeiture, in favour of the government, of all the proceeds and properties derived 
therefrom, including, but not limited to, money and other assets obtained thereby, and 
the instruments or tools with which the particular unlawful act was committed, unless 
they are the property of a third person not liable for the unlawful act, but those which are 
not of laWful commerce shall be ordered destroyed without delay pursuant to the 
provisions of Section 21 of this Act. 
[During the pendency] UPON THE FILING of the case in the Regional Trial Court, no 
property, or income derived therefrom which may be confiscated and forfeited, shall be 
disposed OF, alienated or transferred and the same shall be place in custodia legis and 
no bond shall be admitted for the release of the same. 
After conviction in the Regional Trial Court in the appropriate criminal case filed, the 
Court shall immediately schedule a hearing for the confiscation and forfeiture of [all the 
proceeds of the offense and] all assets and properties of the accused either owned or 
held by him or in the name of some other persons if the same shall be found to be 
manifestly out of proportion to his/her lawful income: Provided, however, That if the 
forfeited property is a vehicle, the same shall be auctioned off not later than five (5) 
days upon order of confiscation or forfeiture. 
The proceeds of any sale- or 'disposition of any 'property confiscated' or forfeited under 
this Section shall be used to pay all proper expenses incurred in the proceedings for the 
confiscation, forfeiture, custody and maintenance of the property pending disposition, as 
well as expenses for publication and court costs. The proceeds in excess of the above 
expenses shall accrue to the Board to be used in its campaign against illegal drugs. 
IN CASE OF FLAGRANTE DELICTO, THE COURT OF APPEALS, THROUGH AN EX 
PARTE PETITION FILED BY THE PDEA, SHALL ISSUE A FREEZE ORDER ON ANY 
PERSONAL AND/OR REAL PROPERTY OF A PERSON ARRESTED FOR THE 
COMMISSION OF ANY UNLAWFUL ACT MENTIONED IN THIS SECTION WHICH 
ARE PROCEEDS OR USED IN OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED 
TO THE COMMISSION THEROF. THE SAID FREEZE ORDER SHALL PROHIBIT 
THE WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSITS, ENCASHMENT OR ANY CHECK OR OTHER 
MONETARY INSTRUMENT, OR ANY FORM OF CONVEYANCE OR"fRANSFER0F 
SAID PERSONAL AND I OR REAL PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY (20) 
DAYS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COURT. 
UPON THE FILING OF THE CRIMINAL CASE IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, 
THE AFOREMENTIONED PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTIES SHALL BE 
PLACED UNDER CUSTODIA LEGIS AND NO BOND SHALL BE ADMITTED FOR 
THE RELEASE OF THE SAME. 
Sec 10. Section 21, Article-2-ofthe-Act-is-hBreby-amendedioTead"as-follows~"-----
Section 21. 
Custody 
and Disposition of Confiscated, Seized, and/or Surrendered 
Dangerous Drugs, Plant Sources-OLD<lI'lge~ows--Dl'Ugs,---CQntmUed--g~eGul'So~s--and, 
Essential Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory Equipment.-The 
PDEA shalltake-eharge ane have GUstody of all dangerous drugs, plant-sources of 
dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, as well as instruments/ 
paraphernalia and I or laboratory equipment so confiscated, seized and/or surrendered, 
for proper disposition in the following manner: 
(1) The apprehending team having initial custody and control of the drugs shall, 
immediately after seizure and confiscation, physically inventory and 
photograph the same in the presence of the accused or the person/s from 
whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her representative or 


counsel, a representative from the media and the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), and any elected public official who shall be required to sign the copies 
of the inventory and be given a copy thereof; 
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours upon confiscation/seizure of dangerous drugs, 
plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential 
chemicals, as well as instruments/paraphernalia and / or laboratory 
equipment, the same shall be submitted to the PDEA Forensic Laboratory 
OR 
A 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
FORENSIC 
LABORATORY 
DULY 
ACCREDITED BY PDEA for a [qualitative and] quantitative examination; 
(3) A certification of the forensic laboratory examination results, which shall be 
done under oath by the forensic laboratory examiner, shall be issued within 
twenty-four (24) hours after the receipt of the subject item/s: Provided, That 
when the volume of the dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, 
and controlled precursors and essential chemicals does not aI/ow the 
completion of testing within the time frame, a partial laboratory examination 
report shall be provisionally issued stating therein the quantities of dangerous 
drugs still to be examined by the forensic laboratory: Provided, however, That 
a final certification shall be issued on the completed forensic laboratory 
examination on the same within the next twenty-four (24) hours; 
(4) A) UPON RECEIPT OF THE FINAL CERTIFICATION OF THE FORENSIC 
LABORATORY EXAMINATION, THE PDEA MAY FILE A PETITION FOR 
THE 
DESTRUCTION 
OF 
THE 
CONFISCATED, 
SEIZED 
AND/.OR 
SURRENDERED 
DANGEROUS 
DRUGS, 
PLANT 
SOURCES 
OF 
DANGEROUS 
DRUGS, 
AND 
CONTROLLED 
PRECURSORS 
AND 
ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS WITH THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, IF NOT 
COVERED BY A SEARCH WARRANT, PRESIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE 
JUDGE OF THE PROVINCE OR CITY WHERE THE CONFISCATION, 
SEIZURE AND/OR SURRENDER TOOK PLACE. IF THE CONFISCATION, 
SEIZURE ANDIOR SURRENDER IS BY VIRTUE OF A SEARCH 
WARRANT, THE APPROPRIATE MOTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE 
COURT WHICH ISSUED THE SAID SEARCH WARRANT. IN BOTH 
INSTANCES, THE PETITION OR MOTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE 
PRIOR 
WRITTEN 
CONSENT 
OF 
THE 
PROVINCIAL 
OR 
CITY 
PROSECUTOR WHICH SHALL BE INDICATED IN THE PLEADING. THE 
TRIAL COURT WHERE THE CRIMINAL CASE IS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED 
SHALL TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF THE PROCEEDINGS THEROF. 
[(4)] B) [After the filing of the criminal case, the] THE Court WHERE THE 
AFOREMENTIONED PETITION OR MOTION IS FILED OR, IF NEITHER IS 
FILED, THECOURT--WHERE~"HE-GRIMINA/;;--GASE-IS-FII£El-shall;-within 
seventy-two (72) hours UPON THE FILING OF THE PETITION, MOTION OR 
CRIMINAL CASE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, conducted an ocular inspection 
of the confiscated, seized and/or surrendered dangerous drugs, plant sources 
of dangerous drugs, and controlled precursors and essential chemicals, 
including the instruments/ paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment, and 
through the PDEA shall within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter proceed with 
the destruction or burning of the same, in the presence of the accused or the 
person/s from whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her 
representative or counsel, A MEMBER OF THE APPREHENDING TEAM, a 
representative from the media and the DOJ, civil society groups and any 
elected public official. The Board shall draw up the guidelines on the manner 
of proper disposition and destruction of such item/s which shall be borne by 
the offender: Provided, That those items/s of lawful commerce, as determined 
by the Board, shall be donated, used or recycled for legitimate purposes: 


Provided, further, That a representative sample, duly weighed and recorded is 
retained; 
(5) The Board shall then issue a sworn certification as to the fact of destruction or 
burning of the subject items/s which, together with the representative 
sample/s in the custody of the PDEA, shall be submitted to the court having 
Jurisdiction over the case. In all instances, the representative sample/ssbalL 
be kept to a minimum quantity as determined by the Board; 
(6) The alleged offender or his/her representative or counsel, shall be allowed to 
personally observe all of the above proceedingS-<3ruLbls/beLpresence_sbail . 
not constituteiln-admission· of guilt. ·In case--lhe-said offender-or accused 
refuses or fails to appoint a representative after due notice in writing to the 
accused or his/her counsel within seventy-two (72) hours before the actual 
burning or destruction of the evidence in question, the Secretary of Justice 
shall appoint a member of the public attorney's office to represent the former; 
(7) After the promulgation and judgment in the criminal case wherein the 
representative samplers was presented as evidence in court, the trial 
prosecutor shall inform the Board of the final termination of the case and, in 
turn, shall request thH court for leave to turn over the said representative 
sample/s to the PDEA fro proper disposition and destruction within twenty-
four (24) hours from receipt of the same; and 
(8) Transitory Provision: a) Within twenty-four (24) hours from the effectivity of 
this Act, dangerous drugs defined herein which are presently in possession of 
law enforcement agencies shall, with leave of court, be burned or destroyed, 
in the presence of representatives of the Court, DOJ, Department of Health 
(DOH) and the accused/ and or his/her counsel, and, b) Pending the 
organization of the PDEA, the custody, disposition, and burning or destruction 
of seized/ surrendered dangerous drugs provided under this Section shall be 
implemented by the DOH~ -_. 
Sec 11. Section 23, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
[Section 23. Plea-Bargaining Provision. Any person charged under any provision of this 
act regardless of the imposable penalty shall not be allowed to avail of the provision on 
plea-bargai ni ng.J 
SECTION 23. PLEA-BARGAINING PROVISION. - SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION 
OF SECTION 2, RULE 116 OF THE REVISED RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 
THE PROVISION ON PLEA BARGAINING MAY BE ALLOWED TO ANY PERSON 
WHO HAS VIOLATED SEC. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9,10,13, AND 16 ARTICLE II OF THIS ACT 
PROVIDED SUCH PERSON VOLUNTARY GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT ANY 
VIOLATION OF THE OFFENSES MENTIONED ABOVE AS WELL AS THE SAME 
OFFENSES IF COMMITTED BY A DRUG SYNDICATE OR ANY INFORMATION 
LEADING TO THE WHEREABOUTS, IDENTITIES AND ARREST OF ALL OR ANY 
OF THE MEMBERS THEREOF. 
Sec 12. Section 24, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
[Section 24. Non-Applicability of the Probation Law for Drug Traffickers and Pushers.-
Any person convicted for drug trafficking or pushing under this Act, regardless of the 
penalty. imposed ily tha Co.urt,. cannot avail of. the_ privilega granteD. by. the Probation 
Law or Presidential Decree No. 968, as amended.] 


Section 13. Section 26, Article II of this act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 26. Attempt or Conspiracy-
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SECTION 26·A. SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED 
FOR IN REPUBLIC ACT 4200, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ANTI WIRE·TAPPING 
LAW, ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
MAY CONDUCT WIRE-TAPPING 
ACTIVITIES, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE, CONSENSUAL MONITORING AND 
OTHER MODERN COVERT INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES TO OBTAIN ReteVANT . 
INFORMATION AND RECORD ANY COMMUNICATION OR SPOKEN WORD, IN 
CASE OF ANY ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT, OR COMMISSION OF ANY 
OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTS MENTIONED· IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 
SECTION. 
Sec 14. Section 27, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 27. Criminal Liability of a Public Officer or Employee for Misappropriation, 
Misapplication or Failure to Account for the Confiscated, Seized and/or Surrendered 
Dangerous Drugs, Plant Sources of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and 
Essential Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory Equipment Including 
the Proceeds or. Properties Obtained ·from the Unlawful· ActCommilted. - The penalty of 
life imprisonment and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,OOO.OO) 
to .Ten:million~pesos-:tP1e;e0e-;0eEHleFirraddition~oCClbsolute~perpetual:cdisqualification .. 
from any public office, shall be imposed upon any public officer or employee who 
misappropriates, misapplies or fails to account for confiscated, seized or surrendered 
dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential 
chemicals, instruments/paraphemalia and/or laboratory equipment including the 
proceeds- orpropertiesobtainedfrom·the· unlawful acts 'as-provrded'for'inthis Act. 
[Any elective local or national official found to have benefited from the proceeds of the 
trafficking of dangerous drugs as prescribed in this Act, or have received any financial 
or material contributions or donations from natural or juridical persons found guilty of 
trafficking dangerous drugs as prescribed in this Act, shall be removed from office and 
perpetually disqualified from holding any elective or appointive positions in the 
government, its divisions, subdivisions, and intermediaries, including government-
owned or controlled corporations.] 
_ 
Sec 15. Section 28, Article 2 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 28. Criminal Liability of Government Officials and Employees.-The maximum 
penalties of the unlawful acts provide for in this Act shall be imposed, in addition to 
absolute perpetual disqualification from any public office, if those found guilty of such 
unlawful acts are government official and employees. 
ANY 
ELECTIVE 
OR APPOINTIVE 
LOCAL OR 
NATIONAL 
OFFICIAL 
OR 
EMPLOYEE, FOUND TO HAVE KNOWINGLY BENEFITED FROM THE PROCEEDS 
OF DRUG TRAFFICKING·AS· PRESCRIBED IN THIS 'ACT; SHALL BE IMPOSED 
THE PENALTY OF TWELVE (12) YEARS AND ONE (1) DAY TO TWENTY (20) 
YEARS AND A FINE RANGING FROM ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P100,000.00) TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000.00) AND 
PERPETUALLY DISQUALIFIED FROM HOLDING-AN¥-IZLEC1WE OR APPOINTIVE 
POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT, ITS DIVISIONS, SUBDIVISIONS, AND 
INTERMEDIARIES, 
INCLUDING 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
OR 
CONTROLLED 
CORPORATIONS. 
Sec 16. Section 36, Article 3 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 


Section 36. Authorized Drug Testing.-Authorized drug testing shall be done by any 
government forensic laboratories or by any of the drug testing laboratories accredited 
and monitored by the DOH to safeguard the quality of test results. The DOH shall take 
steps in setting the rice of the drug test with DOH accredited drug testing centers to 
further reduce the cost of such test. The drug testing shall employ, among others, two 
(2) testing methods, the screening test which will determine the positive result as well as 
the type of the drug used and the confirmatory test which will confirm a positive drug 
test. Drug test certificates issued by accredited drug testing centers shall be valid for a 
one-year period from the date or issue which may be used for other purposes. The 
following shall be subjected to undergo drug testing: 
(a) Applicants for driver's Iicense.- No driver's license shall be issued or renewed 
to any person unless he/she presents a certification that he/she has undergone a 
mandatory drug test and indicating thereon that he/she is free from the use of 
dangerous drugs; 
(b) Applicants for firearm's license and for permit to carry firearms outside of 
residence.-AII applicants for firearm's license and permit to carry firearms outside of 
residence shall undergo a mandatory drug test to ensure that they are free from the use 
of dangerous drugs: Provided, That all persons who by the nature of their profession 
carry firearms shall undergo drug testing; 
(c) Students of secondary and tertiary schools.-Students of secondary and 
tertiary schools shall, pursuant to the related rules and regulations as contained in the 
school's student handbook and with notice to the parents, undergo a random drug 
testing: Provided, That all drug testing expenses whether in public or private schools 
under this Section will be borne by the government; 
(d) Officers and employees of public and private offices.-Officers and 
employees of public and private offices, whether domestic or overseas, shall be 
subjected to undergo a random drug test as contained in the company's work rules and 
regulations, which shall be borne by the employer, for purposes of reducing the risk in 
the workplace. Any officer or employee found positive for use of dangerous drugs shall 
be dealt with administratively which shall be a ground for suspension or termination, 
subject to the provisions of Article 282 of the Labor Code and pertinent provisions of the 
Civil Service Law, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY SANCTIONS THAT MAY BE 
PROVIDED FOR IN THE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY OF THE PUBLIC OR 
PRIVATE OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 47 OF THIS ACT; 
(e) Officers and members of the military, police and other law enforcement 
agencies.-Officers and members of the military, police and other law enforcement 
agencies shall undergo an annual mandatory drug test; 
[(f) All persons charged before the prosecutor's office with a criminal offense 
having an impossible penalty of imprisonment of not less than six (6) years and one (1) 
day shall have to undergo a mandatory drug test; and 
(g) All candidates for public office whether appointed or elected both in the 
national or local government shall undergo a mandatory drug test.] 
In addition to the above stated penalties in this Section, those found to be 
positive for dangerous drugs use shall be subject to the provisions of Section 15 of this 
Act. 
Sec 17. Section 44, Article 4 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 


• 
Section 44. Heads, Supervisors, and Teachers of Schools.-For the purpose of 
enforcing the provisions of Article II of this Act, all school heads, supervisors and 
teachers shall be deemed persons in authority and, as such, are hereby empowered to 
apprehend, arrest or cause the apprehension or arrest of any person who shall violate 
any of the said provisions, pursuant to Section 5, Rule 113 of the Rules of Court. They 
shall be deemed persons in authority if they are in the school or within its immediate 
vicinity, or even beyond such immediate vicinity if they are in attendance at any school 
or class function in their official capacity as school heads, supervisors, and teachers. 
Any teacher or school employee, who discovers or finds that any person in the school or 
within its immediate vicinity is liable for violating any of said provisions, shall have the 
duty to report the same to the school head or immediate superior who shall, in turn, 
report the matter to the proper authorities. 
Failure to do so in either case, within a reasonable period from the time of discovery of 
the violation shall, after due hearing, constitute sufficient cause for disciplinary action 
by the school authorities. 
APPRO'PRIATE PRO'TECTlO'N O'F THE CO'NCERNED SCHO'O'L O'FFICIALS SHALL 
BE PUT IN PLACE TO' ENSURE PERSO'NAL SECURITY AND PEACE O'F MIND 
AMO'NG THEM, SUCH AS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE, PO'LICE PRO'TECTIO'N AND 
ANY O'THER ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY. 
Sec 1 B. Section 47, Article 5 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 47. Drug-Free Workplace.-It is deemed a policy of the State to promote drug-
free workplaces IN BO'TH THE PRIVATE, using a tripartite approach, AND PUBLIC 
SECTO'RS. With the assistance of the Board, the Department of Labor and Employment 
(DOLE) shall develop,. promote and implement a national drug [abuse] prevention 
program in the workplace to be adopted by private companies with ten (10) or more 
employees. Such program shall include the mandatory drafting and adoption of 
company policies against drug use in the workplace in close consultation and 
coordination with the DOLE, labor and employer organizations, human resource 
development managers and other such private sector organizations. 
THE BO'ARD SHALL DEVELO'P, PRO'MO'TE AND IMPLEMENT A NATIO'NAL DRUG 
PREVENTIO'N 
PRO'GRAM 
IN 
GO'VERNMENT 
WO'RKPLACES 
INCLUDING 
GO'VERNMENT O'WNED AND CO'NTRO'LLED CO'RPORATIO'NS AND LO'CAL 
GO'VERNMENT UNITS. 
Sec 19. Section 49, Article 6 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 49. Labor Organizations and the Private Sector.-AII labor unions, federations, 
associations, or organizations [in cooperation with the] AND THEIR respective [private 
sector partners] EMPLO'YERS shall include in their collective bargaining or any similar 
agreements, joint continuing programs and information campaigns for the laborers 
similar to the programs provided under Section 47 of this Act with the end in view of 
achieving a drug free workplace. 
Sec 20. Section 52"Article 7 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 52. Abatement of Drug-Related Public Nuisance. -Any place or premises which 
have been used on two or more occasions as the site of the unlawful sale, [or] delivery 
O'R USE of dangerous drugs, O'R AS A CLANDESTINE LABO'RATO'RY, O'R AS A 
STO'RAGE PLACE FO'R DANGERO'US-DlUTG1)-;-C~O'lITR-Oo::ED-PRECDRSORS AND 
ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS may be declared to be a public nuisance, and such nuisance 
may be abated, pursuant to the following procedures: 


(1) Any city or municipality [may} SHALL, 
by ordinance, 
create an 
administrative board to hear complaints regarding the nuisance; 
(2) any employee, officer, or resident of the city or municipality may bring a 
complaint before the Board after giving not less than three (3) days written 
notice of such complaint to the owner of the place or premises at his/her last 
known address; and 
(3) after hearing in which the Board may consider any evidence, including 
evidence of the general reputation of the place or premises, and at which the 
Owner of the premises shall have an opportunity to present evidence in 
his/her defense, the Board may declare the place or premises to be a public 
nuisance. 
Sec 21. Section 54, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 54. Voluntary Submission of a Drug Dependent to Confinement, Treatment and 
Rehabilitation.-A drug dependent [or any person who violates Section 15 of this Act] 
may be himself/herself or through his/her parent, spouse, guardian or relative within the 
fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, [apply to the Board or its duly recognized 
representative, for treatment and rehabilitation of the drug dependency] FILE A 
VERIFIED 
APPLICATION 
TO 
THE 
BOARD, 
OR ITS 
DULY AUTHORIZED 
REPRESENTATIVE, FOR VOLUNTARY CONFINEMENT FOR TREATMENT AND 
REHABILITATION. [Upon such application, the Board shall bring forth the matter to the 
Court which shall order that the applicant be examined for drug dependency] UPON 
RECEIPT OR THE VERIFIED APPLICATION, THE BOARD, OR ITS DULY 
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL ORDER THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE 
PERSON IN WHOSE BEHALF THE APPLICATION IS FILED BE EXAMINED FOR 
DRUG DEPENDENCY BY A DOH· ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN. UPON ISSUANCE OF 
A CERTIFICATION BY THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN THAT THE APPLICANT OR 
THE PERSON IN WHOSE BEHALF THE APPLICATION IS FILED IS A DRUG 
DEPENDENT 
AND 
HIS/HER 
CONFINEMENT 
IN 
A 
TREATMENT 
AND 
REHABILITATION CENTER IS RECOMMENDED, THE BOARD OR ITS DULY 
AUTHORIZED 
REPRESENTATIVE, 
SHALL 
FILE 
A 
PETITION 
WITH 
THE 
APPROPRIATE 
COURT 
FOR THE 
CONFINEMENT OF 
THE 
SAID 
DRUG 
DEPENDENT FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. IF THE EXAMINING 
PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDS THE IMMEDIATE CONFINEMENT OF THE DRUG 
DEPENDENT, THE BOARD, OR ITS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, 
SHALL ORDER HIS/HER TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT IN A GOVERNMENT OR 
PRIVATE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTER, AT THE OPTION OF THE 
APPLICANT AND AT HIS/HER EXPENSE, PENDING THE ISSUANCE OF THE 
COMMITMENT ORDER OF THE COURT. THE TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT OF 
THE DRUG DEPENDENT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTEEN (15) DAYS AND ITS 
SHALL BE DULY ALLEGED IN THE PETITION OF THE BOARD TO FILED WITH 
THE COURT. 
ANY 
OPPOSITION 
TO 
THE 
TEMPORARY 
CONFINEMENT 
OF 
A 
DRUG 
DEPENDENT SHALL BE IN WRITING AND VERIFIED, IT SHALL STATE THE 
GROUNDS FOR THE OPPOSITION AND SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF 
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 
OPPOSITION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL ACT WITH ALL REASONABLE 
DILIGENCE AND TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO RESOLVE THE 
OPPOSITION. THE TEMPORARY CONFINEMENT SHALL STAY, UNLESS THE 
OPPOSITION CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE CONTINUED CONFINEMENT OF THE 
DRUG DEPENDENT IS DETRIMENTAL TO HIS/HER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL 


WELL·BEING 
AND 
THAT 
HE/SHE 
DOES 
NOT 
POSE 
A 
DANGER 
TO 
HIMSELF/HERSELF, HIS/HER FAMILY OR THE COMMUNITY. 
UPON THE PETITION OF THE BOARD, THE COURT SHALL ORDER THAT THE 
APPLICANT BE EXAMINED FOR DRUG DEPENDENCY OR SHALL TAKE 
COGNIZANCE OF THE CERTIFICATION OF THE 
EXAMINING PHYSICIAN 
MENTIONED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING PARAGRAPH. If the examination 
by a DOH-accredited physician results in the issuance of a certification that the 
applicant is a drug dependent, he/she shall be ordered by the Court to undergo 
treatment and rehabilitation in a Center designated by the Board for a period of not less 
than six (6) months: Provided, That a drug dependent may be placed under the care of 
a DOH-accredited physician where there is no Center near or accessible to the 
residence of the drug dependent or where said drug dependent is below eighteen (18) 
years of age and is a first-time offender and non-confinement in a Center will not pose a 
serious danger to his/her family or the community. 
Confinement in a Center for treatment and rehabilitation shall no exceed one (1) year, 
after which time the Court, as well as the Board, shall be apprised by the head of the 
treatment and rehabilitation center of the status of said drug dependent and determine 
whether further confinement will be for the welfare of the drug dependent and his/her 
family or the community. 
Sec 22. Section 55, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 55. Exemption from the Criminal Liability Under the Voluntary Submission 
Program. A drug dependent under the voluntary submission program, who is finally 
discharged from confinement, shall be exempt from the criminal liability under Section 
15 of this act subject to the following conditions: 
(1) He/she has complied with the rules and regulations of the center, the applicable 
rules and regulations of the Board, including the after-care and follow-up program 
for [at least eighteen (18) months] A PERIOD OF TIME TO BE DETERMINED 
BY 
THE 
ATTENDING 
DOH·ACCREDITED 
PHYSICIAN, 
BUT 
NOT 
EXCEEDING EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS, following temporary discharge from 
confinement in the Center or, in the case of a dependent placed under the care 
of the DOH-accredited physician, the after-care program and follow up schedule 
formulated by the DSWD and approved by the Board: Provided, That capability-
building of local government social workers shall be undertaken by the DSWD; 
[(2)He/she has never been charged or convicted of any offense punishable under 
this Act, the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 or Republic At No. 6425, as amended; 
the Revised Penal Code, as amended; or any special penal laws;] 
(2) HE /SHE HAS NEVER BEEN CHARGED OR CONVICTED UNDER SECTION 
15 OF THIS ACT; 
(3) He/she has no record of escape from a Center: Provided, That had he/she 
escaped, he/she surrendered by himself/herself or through his/her parent, 
spouse, guardian or relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, 
within one (1) week from the date of the said escape; and 
[(4) He/she poses no serious danger to himself/herself, his/her family or the 
community by his/her exemption from criminal liability.] 
(4) HE/SHE HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED TO A CENTER OR TO 
THE CARE OF A DOH·ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN. 


Sec 23. Section 56, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 56. Temporary Release From the Center; After-Care and Follow-Up Treatment 
Under the Voluntary Submission Program.-Upon certification of the Center that the 
drug dependent within the voluntary submission program may be temporarily released, 
the Court shall order his/her release on condition that said drug dependent shall report 
to the DOH for after-care and follow-up treatment, including urine testing, for a period 
TO BE DETERMINED BY THE ATTENDING DOH ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN, BUT 
not exceeding eighteen (18) months, under such terms and conditions that the Court 
may impose. 
If during the period of after-care and follow-up, the drug dependent is certified to be 
rehabilitated, he/she may be discharged by the Court, subject to the provisions of 
Section 55 of this Act, without prejudice to the outcome of any pending case filed in 
court. 
However, should the DOH find that during the initial after-care and fOllow up program [of 
eighteen (18) months], the drug dependent requires further treatment and rehabilitation 
in the Center, he/she shall be recommitted to the Center for confinement. Thereafter, 
he/she may again be certified for temporary release and ordered released for another 
after-care and follow-up program pursuant to this Section. 
Sec 24. Section 61, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 61. Compulsory Confinement of a Drug Dependent Who Refuses to Apply 
Under the Voluntary Submission Program.-Notwithstanding any law, rule and 
regulation to the contrary, any person determined and found to b e dependent on 
dangerous drugs shall, upon petition by the Board or any of its authorized 
representative, be confined for treatment and rehabilitation in any Center duly 
designated or accredited for the purpose. 
A petition for the confinement of a person alleged to be dependent on dangerous drugs 
to a Center my be filed by any person authorized by the Board with the Regional Trial 
Court of the province or city where such person is found. 
After the petition is filed, the court, by an order, shall immediately fix a date for the 
hearing, and a copy of such order shall be served on the person alleged to be 
dependent on dangerous drugs, and to the one having charge of him. 
If after such hearing and the facts so warrant, the court shall order the drug dependent 
to be examined by two (2) [physician accredited by the Board.] DOH-ACCREDITED 
PHYSICIAN. If both physicians conclude that the respondent is not a drug dependent, 
the court shall order his/her discharge. If either physician finds him to be dependent, the 
court shall conduct a hearing and consider all relevant evidence which may be offered. 
If the court finds him a drug dependent, it shall issue an order for hi/her commitment to 
a treatment and rehabilitation center under the supervision of the DOH. In any event, 
the order of discharge or order of confinement or commitment shall be issued not later 
than fifteen (15) days from the filing of the appropriate petition. 
CONFINEMENT IN A CENTER FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION SHALL 
NOT BE LESS THAN SIX (6) MONTHS BUT NOT TO EXCEED ONE (1) YEAR, 
AFTER WHICH TIME THE COURT, AS WELL AS THE BOARD, SHALL BE 
APPRAISED BY THE HEAD OF THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTER 
OF THE STATUS OF THE DRUG DEPENDENT AND DETERMINE WHETHER 
FURTHER CONFINEMENT WILL BE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE SAID, DRUG 
DEPENDENT AND HIS/HER FAMILY OR THE COMMUNITY. 


UPON CERTIFICATION OF THE CENTER THAT HE/SHE MAY TEMPORARILY BE 
DISCHARGED FROM THE SAID CENTER, THE COURT SHALL ORDER HIS/HER 
RELEASE ON CONDITION 
THAT HE/SHE SHALL REPORT TO THE BOARD, 
THROUGH THE DOH, FOR AFTER-CARE AND FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT FOR A 
PERIOD [not exceeding eighteen (18) months] TO BE DETERMINED BY THE 
ATTENDING DOH ACCREDITED PHYSICIAN BUT IN NO CASE SHALL EXCEED 
EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS UNDER SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE 
IMPOSED BY THE BOARD. 
IF AT ANYTIME DURING THE AFTER-CARE AND FOLLOW-UP PERIOD, THE 
BOARD CERTIFIES TO HIS/HER COMPLETE REHABILITATION, THE COURT 
SHALL ORDER HIS/HER FINAL DISCHARGE FROM CONFINEMENT. SHOULD THE 
BOARD THROUGH THE DOH FIND AT ANYTIME DURING THE AFTER CARE AND 
FOLLOW-UP PERIOD THAT HE/SHE REQUIRES FU)RTHER TREATMENT AND 
REHABILITATION, IT SHALL REPORT TO THE COURT, WHICH SHALL ORDER 
HIS/HER RECOMMITMENT TO THE CENTER. 
SHOULD THE DRUG DEPENDENT UNDER COMPULSORY CONFINEMENT 
ESCAPE FROM THE CENTER, HE/SHE MAY RESUBMLt-HIMSELElI:IERSELF~EOR 
CONFINEMENT WITHIN ONE (1) WEEK FROM THE DATE OF HIS/HER ESCAPE; 
OR HIS/HER PARENT, SPOUSE, GUARDIAN OR RELATIVE WITHIN THE FOURTH 
DEGREE OF CONSAGUINITY OR AFFINITY MAY, WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD, 
SURRENDER HIM FOR RECOMMITMENT. IF, HOWEVER, THE DRUG DEPENDENT 
DOES NOT RESUBMIT HIMSELF/HERSELF FOR CONFINEMENT OR HE/SHE IS 
NOT SURRENDERED FOR RECOMMITMENT, THE BOARD MAY APPLY WITH THE 
COURT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE RECOMMITMENT ORDER. UPON PROOF OF 
PREVIOUS COMMITMENT, THE COURT SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER FOR 
RECOMMITMENT, HE/SHE SHOULD ESCAPE AGAIN, HE/SHE SHALL NO 
LONGER BE EXEMPT FROM· CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR USE OF 
ANY 
DANGEROUS DRUG. 
A DRUG DEPENDENT COMMITTED UNDER THIS PARTICULAR SECTION WHO IS 
FINALLY DISCHARGED FROM CONFINEMENT SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM 
CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 15 OF THIS ACT, SUBJECT TO THE 
CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 55 OF THIS ACT AND WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE TO THE OUTCOME OF ANY PENDING CASE FILED IN COURT. ON 
THE OTHER HAND, A DRUG DEPENDENT WHO IS NOT REHABILITATED AFTER 
A SECOND COMMITMENT TO THE CENTER SHALL, UPON CONVICTION BY THE 
APPROPRIATE COURT, SUFFER THE SAME PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR UNDER 
SECTION 15 OF THIS ACT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE OUTCOME OF ANY 
PENDING CASE FILED IN COURT. 
Sec 25. Section 62, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 62. Compulsory Submission of a Drug Dependent Charged with an Offense to 
Treatment and Rehabilitation to Treatment and Rehabilitation. 
--If a [person who is charged with an offense where the imposable penalty is 
imprisonment of less that six (6) years and one (1) day, and is found by] 
RESPONDENT OR ACCUSED IN A CRIMINAL CASE WHO APPEARS TO BE A 
DRUG DEPENDENT TO the prosecutor or the court, at any stage of the proceedings, 
[to be a drug dependent,] the prosecutor or the court, as the case may be, shall 
suspend all futher proceedings and transmit copies of tile record of tne case to the 
Board FOR DRUG DEPENDENCY EXAMINATION. 
[In the event the Board determines, after medical examination,] IF FOUND TO BE A 
DRUG DEPENDENT AND that public interest requires that such drug_dependent be 
committed to a center for treatment and rehabilitation, (it) THE BOARD shall file a 
petition for his/her commitment with the regional trial court of the province or city where 


he/she is being investigated [or tried]: Provided, That where a criminal case is pending 
in court, such petition shall be filed in the said court. The court shall take judicial notice 
of the prior proceedings in the case and shall proceed to hear the petition. If the court 
finds him to be a drug dependent, it shall order his/her commitment to a Center, 
RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD, for treatment and rehabilitation FOR NOT MORE 
THAN SIX (6) MONTHS. PROVIDED, THAT IF THE DEPENDENT IS A DETENTION 
PRISONER, HE/SHE SHALL BE COMMITTED IN A CENTER OPERATED AND 
MAINTAINED 
BY 
THE 
PROVINCIAL 
JAIL 
OR 
THE 
BUREAU 
OF 
JAIL 
MANAGEMENT AND PENELOGY WHERE HE/SHE IS BEING DETAINED, TO BE 
DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. The head of said Center shall submit to the court 
AND TO THE BOARD [every four (4) months, or as often as the court may require,] a 
MONTHLY .written .. reporLon the progress .. of the treatment. [If thedependenUs 
rehabilitated, as certified by the center and the Board, he/she shall be retumed to the 
court, which committed him, for his/her discharge therefrom.] THE CENTER, WITH 
PRIOR NOTICE TO THE BOARD, SHALL RETURN THE DEPENDENT TO THE 
COURT WHICH COMMITTED HIM/HER UPON HIS/HER REHABILITATION OR 
AFTER THE LAPSE OF THE SAID PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS IF NOT 
REHABILITATED, WITH A CERTIFICATION WHETHER THE DEPENDENT IS 
REHABILITATED OR NOT. 
THE COURT SHALL THEN ORDER HIS/HER 
DISCHARGE FROM CONFINEMENT IN THE CENTER. 
Thereafter, his/her prosecution for any offense punishable by law shall be instituted or 
shall continue, as the case may be. In case conviction, the judgment shall, if the 
accusedJs_certifiedby.the treatment and rehabilitation_centeLloha\le maintained good 
behavior, indicate that he/she shall be given full credit for the period he/she was 
confined in the Center: Provided, however, That when the offense is for violation of 
Section 15 of this Act and the accused is not a recidivist, the penalty thereof shall be 
deemed to have been served in the Center upon his/her release therefrom after 
certification by the Center [and the Board] that he/she is rehabilitated. 
Sec 26. Section 63, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 63. Prescription of the Offense Charged Against a Drug Dependent Under the 
Compulsory Submission Program.-The period of prescription of the offense charged 
against a drug dependent under the compulsory submission program shall not run 
during the time that the drug dependent is under confinement in a Center of otherwise 
under the treatment and rehabilitation program approved by the Board. 
[Upon certification of the Center that he/she may temporarily be discharged from the 
said Center, the court shall order his/her release on condition that he/she shall report to 
the Board through the DOH for after-care and follow-up treatment for a period not 
exceeding eighteen (180 months under such terms and conditions as may be imposed 
by the Board.] 
[If at anytime during the after-care and follow-up period, the Board certifies to his/her 
complete rehabilitation, the court shall order his/her final discharge from confinement 
and order for the immediate resumption of the trial of the case for which he/she is 
originally charged. Should the Board through the DOH find at anytime during the after-
care and follow up period that he/she requires further treatment and rehabilitation, it 
shall report to the court, which shall order his/her recommitment to the Center.] 
[Should the drug dependent, having been committed to a Center upon petition by the 
Board upon petition by the Board escape therefrom, he/she may resubmit 
himself/herself for confinement within one (1) week from the date of his/her escape; or 
his/her parent, spouse, guardian or relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or 
affinity may, within the same period, surrender him fro recommitment. If, however, the 
drug dependent does not resubmit himself/herself for confinement or he/she is not 


surrendered for recommitment, the Board may apply with the court for the issuance of 
the recommitment order. Upon proof of previous commitment, the court shall issue an 
order for recommitment. If, subsequent to such recommitment, he/she should escape 
again, he/she shall no longer be exempt from criminal liability for use of any dangerous 
drug.] 
[A drug dependent committed under this particular Section who is finally discharged 
from confinement shall be exempt from criminal liability under Section15 of this Act, 
without prejudice to the outcome of any pending case filed in court. On the other hand, 
a drug dependent who is not rehabilitated after a second commitment to the Center 
shall, upon conviction by the appropriate court, suffer the same penalties provided for 
under Section 15 of this Act again without prejudice to the outcome of any pending case 
filed in cour!.] 
Sec 27. Section 66, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 66.._Suspension oLSentenC1~-:-.of::-a-:rir5t:;-Time-:rv1trTOc(Jffen-der_ Alr-accused Who 
is over fifteen (15) years BUT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS of age at the time 
of the commission of [the] ANY offense mentioned in [Section 11 at] this Act EXCEPT 
SECTION 15, [but not more that eighteen (18) years of age at the time when judgment 
should have been promulgated after having been found guilty of said offense,] may be 
given the benefits of a suspended sentence (,). [subject to the following conditions: 
(a) He/she has not been previously convicted of violating any provision of 
this Act, or of the Dangerous Drug Act of 1972, as amended; or of the 
Revised Penal Code; or of any special penal laws; 
(b) He/she has not been previously committed to a Center or to the care 
of a DOH-accredited physician; and 
(c) The 
Board favourably recommends that his/her sentence 
be 
suspended.] 
While under suspended sentence, he/she shall be under the supervIsion and 
rehabilitative surveillance of the Board, under such conditions that the court may impose 
for a period ranging from six (6) months to eighteen (18) months. 
Upon recommendation of the Board, the court may commit the accused under 
suspended sentence to a Center, or to the care of a DOH-accredited physician for at 
least six (6) months, with after-care and follow-up program for not more than eighteen 
(18) months. 
[In the case of minors under fifteen (15) years of age at the time of the commission of 
any offense penalized under this Act, Article 192 of Presidential Decree No. 603, 
otherwise known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code, as amended by Presidential 
Decree No. 1179 shall apply, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of this 
Section.] 
Sec 28. Section 68, Article 8 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 68. Privilege of Suspended Sentence to be Availed of Only Once by a First-
Time Minor Offender.-the privilege of suspended sentence shall be availed of only 
once by an accused drug dependent who is a first-time offender over fifteen (15) years 
BUT NOT MORE THAT EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS of age at the time of the commission 
of the [violation of Section 15J OFFENSE PUNISHABLE UNDER [of] this Act, [, but not 
more than eighteen (18) years of age at the time when judgment should have been 
promulgated.] 


Sec 29. Section 77, Article 9 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 77. The Dangerous Drugs Board.-The Board shall be the policy making and 
strategy formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on 
drug prevention and control. It shall develop and adopt a comprehensive, integrated, 
unified and balanced national drug [abuse] prevention and control strategy, AND 
OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF. It shall be under the Office of the 
President. 
Sec 30. Section 78, Article 9 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 78. Composition of the Board.-The Board shall be composed of [seventeen 
(17)] TWENTY (20) members wherein three (3) of which are permanent members, the 
other [twelve (12)] FIFTEEN (15) members shall be in a ex officio capacity and the two 
(2) shall be regular members. 
The three (3) permanent members, who shall possess at least seven-year training and 
experience in the filed of dangerous drugs and in any of the following fields: in law, 
medicine, criminology, psychology or social work, shall be appointed by the President of 
the Philippines. The President shall designate a Chairman, who shall have the rank of a 
secretary from among the three (3) permanent members who shall serve for six (6) 
years. Of the two (2) other members, who shall both have the rank of undersecretary, 
one (1) serve for four (4) years and the other two (2) years. Thereafter, the persons 
appointed to succeed such members shall hold office for a term of six (6) years and until 
their successors shall have been duly apPointed and qualified. FROM THE TWO (2) 
OTHER PERMANENT MEMBERS, THE PRESIDENT SHALL DESIGNATE THE VICE 
CHAIRMAN. AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-OF _THE BOARD. __ _ 
THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE THE CHIEF ADVISER OF THE PRESIDENT ON DRUG 
MATTERS AND SHALL EXERCISE ADMINSTRATIVE SUPERVISION OVER THE 
PHILIPPINE DURG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND OTHER NATIONAL DRUG 
ENFORCEMENT UNITS. 
The other [twelve (12)] FIFTEEN (15) members who shall be ex officio members of the 
Board are the following: 
(1) Secretary of the Department of Justice [or is/her representative]; 
(2) Secretary of the Department of Health [or hi/her representative]; 
(3) Secretary of the Department of National Defense [or his/her representative]; 
(4) Secretary of the Department of Finance [or his/her representativt]; 
(5) Secretary 
of the 
Department 
of Labor 
and 
Employment 
[or 
his/her 
representative] ; 
(6) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Lcoal Government [or his/her 
representative]; 
(7) Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development [or his/her 
rewesentative] ; 
(8) Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs [or his/her representative]; 
(9) Secretary of the Department of Education [or his/her representative]; 
(10) 
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 
(11) 
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND 
COMMUNICATION; 
(12) 
SECRETARY 
OF 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
BUDGET 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
(13) 
Chairman 
of the 
Commission 
on 
Higher 
Education 
[or his/her 
representative] ; 
(14) 
Chairman of the National Youth Commission; and 
(15) 
Director General of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; 


Cabinet secretaries who are members of the Board may designate their duly authorized 
and permanent representatives whose ranks shall in no case be lower than 
[undersecretary] ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 
The two (2) regular members shall be as follows: 
(a) The president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines OR HIS/HER 
REPRESENTATIVE; and 
(b) The chairman or president of a non-government organization involved in 
dangerous drug campaign to be appointed by the President of the Philippines. 
The Director of the NBI and the Chief of the PNP shall be the permanent consultants of 
the Board, and shall attend all the meetings of the Board. THEY MAY DESIGNATE 
THEIR DULY AUTHORIZED AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES WHOSE 
RANKS SHALL IN NO CASE BE LOWER THAN SERVICE DIRECTOR. 
THE BOARD SHALL CONSTITUTE AN 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, TO 
BE 
COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRMAN, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, THE EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE PDEA, AND THE 
CHAIRPERSONS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, WHICH MAY 
ACT FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND SHALL MEET AS OFTEN AS 
NECESSARY UPON THE CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN, OR IN HIS ABSENCE OR 
INCAPACITY, BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN WHO IS SUCH AN EVENT SHALL 
PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
All members of the Board as well as its permanent consultants shall receive a per diem 
for every meeting actually attended subject to the pertinent budgetary laws, rules and 
regulations on compensation, honoraria and allowances: Provided, That where the 
representative of an ex officio member or of the permanent consultant of the Board 
attends a meeting in behalf of the latter, such representative shall be entitled to receive 
the per diem. 
Sec 31. Section 79, Article 9 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 79. Meetings of the Board.-The Board shall meet once a [week] MONTH or as 
often as necessary at the discretion of the Chairman or at the call of nay four (4) other 
members. The presence of [nine (9)] ELEVEN (11) members shall constitute a quorum. 
Sec 32. Section 80, Article 9 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 80. Secretariat of the Board. The Board shall recommend to the President of 
the Philippines the appointment of an Executive Director, with the rank of an 
undersecretary, who shall be the Secretary of the Board and administrative officer of its 
secretariat, and shall perform such other duties that may be assigned to him/her. 
He/she must possess .adequate knowledge, training and experience in the field of 
dangerous drugs, and in any of the following fields: law enforcement, law, medicine, 
criminology, psychology or social work. 
Two deputies executive director, for administration and operations, with the ranks 
assistant secretary, shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the 
Board, they shall possess the same qualifications as those of the executive director. 
They shall receive a salary corresponding to their position as prescribed by the Salary 
Standardization Law as a Career Service Officer. 
The existing secretariat of the Board shall be under the administrative control and 
supervision of the Executive Director. It shall be composed of the following SERVICES, 
namely: Policy Studies, Research and Statistics; Preventive Education, Training and 


Information; Legal Affairs; and the Administrative and Financial Management AND 
SUCH OTHER SERVICES THAT THE BOARD MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO 
CREATE. 
Sec 33. Section 81, Article 9 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 81. Powers and Duties of the Board. 
(a) Formulate, develop and establish a comprehensive, integrated, unified and 
balanced national drug use prevention and control strategy; 
(b) Promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act, including the manner of safekeeping, disposition, burning or 
condemnation of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential 
chemical under its charge and custody, and prescribe administrative remedies or 
sanctions for the violations of such rules and regulations; 
(c) Conduct policy studies, program monitoring and evaluations and other 
researches on drug prevention, control and enforcement; 
(d) Initiate, conduct and support scientific, clinical, social, psychological, physical 
and biological researches on dangerous drugs and dangerous drugs prevention 
and control measures; 
(e) Develop an educational program and information drive on the hazards and 
prevention of illegal use of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and 
essential chemical based on factual data, and disseminate the same to the 
general public, for which purpose the Board shall endeavor to make the general 
public aware of the hazards of any dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursor 
and essential chemical by providing among others, literature, films, displays or 
advertisements and by coordinating with all institutions of learning as well as with 
all national and local enforcement agencies in planning and conducting its 
educational campaign programs to be implemented by the appropriate 
government agencies; 
(f) Conduct continuing seminars for, and consultations with, and provide 
information materials to judges and prosecutors in coordination with the Office of 
the Court Administrator, in the case of judges, and the DOJ, in the case of 
prosecutors, which aim to provide them with the current developments and 
programs of the Board pertinent to its campaign against dangerous drugs and its 
scientific researches on dangerous drugs, its prevention and control measures; 
(g) Design special trainings in order to provide law enforcement officers, 
members of the judiciary, and prosecutors, school authorities and personnel of 
centers with knowledge and know-how in dangerous drugs and/or controlled 
precursors and essential chemicals control in coordination with the Supreme 
Court to meet the objectives of the national drug control programs; 
(h) Design and develop, in consultation and coordination with the DOH, DSWD 
and other agencies involved in drugs control, treatment and rehabilitation, both 
public and private, a national treatment and rehabilitation program for drug 
dependents including a standard aftercare and community service program for. 
recovering drug dependents; 
(i) Design and develop, jointly with the DOLE and in consultation with labor and 
employer groups as well as non-government organizations a drug abuse 
prevention program in the workplace that would include a provision for employee 
assistance programs for emotionally-stressed employees; 


U) Initiate and authorize closure proceedings against non-accredited and/or 
substandard rehabilitation centers based on verified reports of human rights 
violations, subhuman conditions, inadequate medical training and assistance and 
excessive fees for implementation by the PDEA; 
(k) Prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations goveming the establishment 
of such centers, networks and laboratories as deemed necessary after 
conducting a feasibility study in coordination with the DOH and other governrnent 
agencies; 
(I) Receive, gather, collect and evaluate all information on the importation, 
exportation, production, manufacture, sale, stocks, seizures of and the estimated 
need for any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical, 
for which purpose the Board may require from any official, instrumentality or 
agency of the government or any private person or enterprise dealing in, or 
engaged in activities having to do with any dangerous drug and/or controlled 
precursors and essential chemicals such data or information as it may need to 
implement this Act; 
(m) Gather and prepare detailed statistics on the importation, exportation, 
manufacture, stocks, seizures of and estimates need for any dangerous drug 
and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals and such other statistical 
data on said drugs as may be periodically required by the United Nations 
Narcotics Drug Commission, the World 
Health Organization and other 
international organizations in consonance with the country's international 
commitments; 
(n) Develop and maintain international networking coordination with international 
drug control agencies and organizations, and implement the provisions of 
international conventions and agreements thereon which have been adopted and 
approved by the Congress of the Philippines; 
(0) Require all government and private hospitals, clinics, doctors, dentists and 
other practitioners to submit a report to it, in coordination with the PDEA, about 
all dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals-related 
cases to which they have attended for statistics and research purposes; 
(p) Receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal properties 
of all kinds, to administer and dispose the same when necessary for the benefit 
of government and private rehabilitation centers subject to limitations, directions 
and instructions from the donors, if any; 
(q) Issue guidelines as to the approval or disapproval of applications for voluntary 
treatment, rehabilitation or confinement, wherein it shall issue the necessary 
guidelines, rules and 
regulations pertaining to the application and 
its 
enforcement; 
(r) Formulate guidelines, in coordination with other government agencies, the 
importation, distribution, production, manufacture, compounding, prescription, 
dispensing and sale of, and other lawful acts in connection with any dangerous 
drug, controlled precursors and essential chemicals and other similar or 
analogous substances of such kind and in such quantity as it may deem 
necessary according to the medical and research needs or requirements of the 
country including diet pills containing ephedrine and other addictive chemicals 
and determine the quantity and/or quality of dangerous drugs and controlled 
precursors and essential chemicals to be imported, manufactured and held in 
stock at any given time by authorized importer, manufacturer or distributor of 
such drugs; 


(s) Develop the utilization of a controlled delivery scheme in addressing the 
transshipment of dangerous drugs into and out of the country to neutralize 
transnational crime syndicates involved in illegal trafficking of any dangerous 
drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals; 
(t) Recommend the revocation of the professional license of any practitioner who 
is an owner, co-owner, lessee, or in the employ of the drug establishment, or 
manager of a partnership, corporation, association, or any juridical entity owning 
and/or controlling such drug establishment, and who knowingly participates in, or 
consents to, tolerates, or abets the commission of the act of violations as 
indicated in the preceding paragraph, all without prejudice to the criminal 
prosecution of the person responsible for the said violation; 
(u) Appoint such technical, administrative and other personnel as may be 
necessary for the effective implementation of this Act, subject to the Civil Service 
Law and its rules and regulations; 
(v) Establish a regular and continuing consultation with concerned government 
agencies and medical professional organizations to determine if balance exists in 
policies, procedures, rules and regulations on dangerous drugs and to provide 
recommendations on how the lawful use of dangerous drugs can be improved 
and facilitated; and 
(w) Submit an annual and periodic reports to the President, the Congress of the 
Philippines and the Senate and House of Representatives committees concerned 
as may be required from time to time, and perforrn such other functions as may 
be authorized or required under existing laws and as directed by the President 
himself/herself or as recommended by the congressional comrnittees concerned. 
X) ENLIST THE ASSITANCE OF ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, OFFICE, 
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
AND 
lOR-CONTROLLED 
CORPORATIONS, 
WHICH MAY INLCUDE THE USE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL, 
FACILITIES, AND RESOURCES, IN THE FORMULATION, DEVELOPMENT, 
ESTABLISHMENT AND 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
A 
COMPREHENSIVE, 
INTEGRATED, UNIFIED AND BALANCED NATIONAL DRUG PREVENTION 
AND CONTROL STRATEGY. 
Y) ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS WHO ARE PROVEN 
EXPERTS IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIES, 
STRAGTEGIES 
AND 
PROGRAMS, 
AND 
INTERNATIONAL 
DRUG 
CONVENTIONS, SUBJECT TO THE PERTINENT BUDGETARY LAWS, 
RULES AND REGULATIONS ON COMPENSATION, HONORARIA AND 
ALLOWANCES. 
Z) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FIELD OFFICES IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY 
FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL DRUG 
PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGY. 
Sec 34. Section 87, Article 10 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 87. Appropriations.-The amount necessary for the operation of the Board and 
the PDEA shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Board, the 
National Drug Law Enforcement and Prevention Coordinating Center, the Narcotics 
Group of the PNP, the Narcotics Division of the NBI and other drug abuse units of the 
different law enforcement agencies integrated into the PDEA in order to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. 


Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
All receipts derived from fines, fees and other income authorized and imposed in this 
Act, including ten percent (10%) of all unclaimed and forfeited sweepstakes and lotto 
prized but not less that twelve million pesos (P12,000,000.00) per year from the 
Philippines Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), are hereby constituted as a special 
account in the general fund for the implementation of this Act: Provided, That no amount 
shall be disbursed to cover the operating expenses of the Board and other concemed 
agencies. [: Provided, further, That at least fifty percent (50%) of all the funds shall be 
reserved for assistance to government-owned and/or operated rehabilitation centers.1 
The fines shall be remitted to the Board by the court imposing such fines within thirty 
(30) days from the finality of its decisions or orders. The unclaimed and forfeited prizes 
shall be turned over to the Board by the PCSO within thirty (30) days after these are 
collected and declared forfeited. 
A portion of the funds generated by the Philippines Arnusement and Gaming' 
Corporation (PAGCOR) in the amount of Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) a month 
shall be set aside for the purpose of establishing adequate drug rehabilitation centers in 
the country and also for the maintenance and operations of such centers: Provided, 
That the said amount shall be taken from the fifty percent (50%) share of the National 
Government in the income of PAGCOR: Provided, further, That the said amount shall 
automatically be remitted by PAGCOR to the Board, the amount shall, in turn, be 
disbursed by the Dangerous Drugs Board, subject to the rules and regulations of the 
Commission on Audit (COA). 
The fund may be augmented by grants, donations, and endowment from various 
sources, domestic or foreign, for purposes related to their functions, subject to the 
existing guidelines set by the government. 
Sec 35. Section 93, Article 11 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 93. Reclassification, Addition or Removal of Any Drug from the List of 
Dangerous 
Drugs 
OR 
CONTROLLED 
PRECURSORS 
AND 
ESSENTIAL 
CHEMICALS.-The Board shall have the power to reclassify, add to or remove from the 
list of dangerous drugs OR CONTROLLED PRECURSORS AND ESSENTIAL 
CHEMICALS ANY DANGEROUS DRUG, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL. 
Proceedings to reclassify, add, or remove a drug or other substance OR CHEMICAL 
may be initiated, MOTU PROPIO BY THE BOARD, OR by the PDEA, the DOH, or by 
petition from any interested party, including the manufacturer of a drug, OR OTHER 
SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL, a medical society or association, a pharmacy 
association, a public interest group concerned with drug abuse, a national or local 
government agency, or an individual citizen. When a petition is received by the Board, it 
shall immediately begin its own investigation of the drug, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE OR 
CHEMICAL. The BOARD OR PDEA also may begin an investigation of a drug, OR 
OTHER SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL at any time based upon the information received 
from law enforcement laboratories, national and local law enforcement and regulatory 
agencies, or other sources of information. 
The Board after notice and hearing shall consider the following factors with respect to 
each DRUG, OR OTHER substance OR CHEMICAL proposed to be reclassified, added 
or removed from control: 
(a) Its actual or relative potential for abuse; 
(b) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect if known 


(c) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other sUbstance 
OR CHEMICAL; 
(d) Its history and current pattern of abuse AND DIVERSION; 
(e) The scope, duration, and significance or abuse AND DIVERSION; 
(f) Risk to public health; and 
(g) Whether the substance OR CHEMICAL is an immediate precursor of a 
substance already controlled under this Act. 
The Board shall also take into accord the obligations and commitments to be 
international treaties, conventions and agreements to which the Philippines is a 
signatory. 
The [Dangerous Drugs] Board shall give notice to the general public of the public 
hearing of the reclassification, addition to or removal from the list of any, OR OTHER 
SUBSTANCFOR CHEMICAL by publishing such notice in any newspaper of general 
circulation once a week for two (2) weeks. 
THE BOARD· MAY ." EXEMp.r-~SUBSTAI'JCE;--PREPA"RA-rrmr::-OR-=-MIX:TIJRE 
CONTAINING ANY DANGEROUS DRUG OR CONTROLLED PRECURSOR AND 
ESSENTIAL CHEMICAL FROM REGULATORY CONTROL PURSUANT TO THIS 
ACT SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD 
THROUGH A REGULATION TO-THIS EFFECT." 
The effect of such reclassification, addition [or], removal, OR EXEMPTION shall be as 
follows: 
(a) In case a dangerous drug is reclassified as-p~ecursors.-and-essential-cl"lernicals,­
the penalties for the violations of this Act involving, [the two latter categories of 
.. drugs] CONTROLLED PRECtJ:RS.QR5:Arm::ESSEIs1II~t=CHEMIG~tS-shall;JrL . 
case of conviction, be imposed in all pending criminal prosecutions; 
(b) In case a precursors and essential chemicals is reclassified as dangerous drug, 
the penalties for violations· Qf-the-Act--in.IJGlving-CON+RObbED-weGld~sQrs-and-. 
essential chemicals shall, in case of conviction, be imposed in all pending 
criminal prosecutions; 
(c) In case of the addition of a new drug, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL 
to the list or dangerous drugs [and] OR CONTROLLED precursors and essential 
chemical, no criminal liability involving the same under this Act shall arise until 
after the lapse of fifteen..(J5.)-da¥s-frQrnJ:l"le-last-publication-oLsucl"l-notice;---~ .. - -". 
(d)Jn case. oLremoval.oLa drug, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL from 
the list:of -dangerous.dmgs: [and] OR.CON'rROtLED.:precursnrs·and.essential 
chemicals, all persons convicted andlor detained [for the use and lor possession 
of such a drug] INVOLVING THE SAME shall be automatically released and all 
pending criminal· pr-osecution [invelving such a drug] under this Act shal~forthwith 
be dismissed; [and] 
(e) IN CASE OF EXEMPTION OF A SUBSTANCE, PREPARATION OR MIXTURE 
CONTAINING _ ANY _DANGEROUS. DRUG OR- CONTROLELD- E'RECURSOR 
AND_ ESSENTIAL- CI,JEMCIAL- FROM 
REGULATORY. CONTROL,_. ALL 
PERSONS CONVICTED ANDIOR DETAINED INVOLVING THE SAME SHALL 
BE 
AUTOMATICALI:Y~--REt:cA:SED- AN D--A:tt-P END ING- --CRIMINAL' 
PROSECUTION UNDER THIS ACT SHALL FORTHWITH BE DISMISSED; 
AND 
[(e)] (f) The Board shall, within five (5) days from the date of its promulgation submit 
to Congress a detailed reclaSSification, addition, or removal of any drug, OR OTHER 


SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICAL from the list of dangerous drugs OR CONTROLLED 
PRECURSORS AND 
ESSENTIAL CHEMICALS, 
OR 
EXEMPTION 
OF 
A 
SUBSTANCE, PREPARATION OR MIXTURE CONTAINING ANY DANGEROUS 
DRUG OR CONTROLLED PRECURSORS AND ESSENTIAL CHEMICAL. 
Sec 36. Section 94, Article 12 of the Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 94. 
Implementing Rules and 
Regulations.-The present Board 
in 
consultation with the DOH, DILG, DOJ, DepEd, DSWD, DOLE, PNP, NBI, 
PAGCOR, and the PCSO and all other concerned government agencies shall 
promulgate within sixty (60) days the Implementing Rules and Regulations that shall 
be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. 
THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS TO THE 
ABOVEMENTIONED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SHALL 
LIKEWISE PROMULGATE THE IMPLEMETING RULES AND REGULATIONS 
COVERING ANY AMENDMENTS TO ANY PROVISION OF THIS ACT. 
Sec 37. Separability Clause. - If for any reason, any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected 
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
SEC. 38. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at 
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,