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Jul 14, 2024 · Section 5 of RA 9165 penalizes individuals who unlawfully sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, distribute, and transport dangerous drugs. The law prescribes severe penalties, including life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from P500,000 to P10,000,000.
Jul 10, 2024 · The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday backed the calls to amend the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, believing that addressing the long-standing drug problem in the country does not need to be done through guns and intimidation.
Jul 12, 2024 · The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, also known as Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165), is the primary legislation governing drug-related offenses in the Philippines. It includes stringent measures against the use, manufacture, and trafficking of illegal drugs.
Jul 12, 2024 · From daily killings that left thousands of suspected persons who use drugs (PWUDs) dead, the government is starting to pivot to a fuller spectrum of solutions to the country’s drug problem as it ...
Jul 17, 2024 · The three-day summit is gearing up to revamp the country’s 22-year-old Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2022. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is shaking things up by calling illegal drug use a health issue and urging people to get help.
Jul 10, 2024 · The Philippines is working toward shifting the once brutal anti-drug policy of the country into a human rights-centered approach in a bid to eventually put an end to the longstanding menace, which killed at least 7,000 individuals during the previous administration.
Jul 10, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has backed the multi-sectoral push to amend or repeal the current Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Law or Republic...
