Article RA 9165: Section 4 to Section 8

Question 1

what penalty for people who shall import or BRING INTO THE PHILIPPINES any DANGEROUS DRUG, regardless of the quantity and purity involved, including any and all species of
OPIUM POPPY or any part thereof or substances derived therefrom even for floral, decorative and culinary purposes. (Section 4)

Answer 1

Life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
to Ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00)

Question 2

penalty for person who shall import any controlled precursor and essential chemical (Section 4)

Answer 2

imprisonment ranging from 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)

Question 3

what will happen a person uses of a diplomatic passport, diplomatic facilities or any other means involving
his/her official status to deliver drugs into the Philippines?

Answer 3

diplomatic passport shall

be confiscated and canceled

Question 4

what penalty for a protector or coddler under section 5?

Answer 4

twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)

Question 5

any person who knowingly and willfully consents to the unlawful acts provided in RA 9165 and uses his/her influence, power

Answer 5

protector/coddler

Question 6

what penalty for person who shall sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to
another, distribute dispatch in transit or transport any DANGEROUS DRUG, including any and all species of OPIUM POPPY
regardless of the quantity and purity involved, or SHALL ACT AS A BROKER (Section 5)

Answer 6

life imprisonment to death and a fine

ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00)

Question 7

What penalty for person who shall sell, trade, 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. (Section 5)

Answer 7

(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)

Question 8

if dangerous drugs or

controlled precursor and essential chemical transpires within one hundred (100) meters from the school (Section 5)

Answer 8

maximum penalty shall be imposed in every case

Question 9

drug pushers who use minors or mentally incapacitated individuals as runners, couriers and messengers, to bring dangerous drugs or controlled precursors and essential chemical
(Section 5)

Answer 9

maximum penalty shall be imposed in every case

Question 10

If the victim of the offense is a minor or a mentally incapacitated individual, or should a dangerous drug and/or a
controlled precursor and essential chemical involved in any offense herein provided be the proximate cause of death
of a victim thereof, what penalty shall be provided?

(Section 5)

Answer 10

maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed (Section 5)

Question 11

what penalty who organizes, manages
or acts as a “financier” of any of the illegal activities

(Section 5)

Answer 11

maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed (Section 5)

Question 12

what penalty for person who shall maintain a den, dive or resort where any dangerous drug is used or sold in
any form.

(Section 6)

Answer 12

life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging

from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00)

Question 13

person who shall maintain a den, dive, or resort where any CONTROLLED PRECURSOR and
ESSENTIAL CHEMICAL is used or sold in any form.
(Section 6)

Answer 13

(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)

Question 14

what penalty for any dangerous drug is
administered, delivered or sold to a minor

(Section 6)

Answer 14

maximum penalty provided for under this Section (Section 6)

Question 15

what penalty for maintainer, owner and/or operator of den, dive, resort, where any dangerous drug be the proximate cause of the death of a person?

(Section 6)

Answer 15

penalty of death and a fine ranging from One million (P1,000,000.00) to Fifteen million pesos
(P500,000.00)

Question 16

what penalty for person who organizes, manages

or acts as a “financier” of any of the illegal activities prescribed in this Section. (Section 6)

Answer 16

maximum penalty provided for under this Section (Section 6)

Question 17

what penalty for any person, who acts as a “protector/coddler” of any violator of the provisions under this Section. (Section 6)

Answer 17

twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)

Question 18

what penalty for employee of a den, dive or resort, (Section 7)

Answer 18

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)

Question 19

person who, is aware of the

nature of the place as such and shall knowingly visit the same (Section 7)

Answer 19

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)

Question 20

what penalty for any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall engage in the
manufacture of any dangerous drug.
(Section 8)

Answer 20

life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00)

Question 21

what penalty for any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall manufacture any controlled precursor and essential chemical?
(Section 8)

Answer 21

imprisonment ranging from 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)

Question 22

any person, who organizes, manages

or acts as a “financier” of any of the illegal activities prescribed in this Section. (Section 8)

Answer 22

maximum penalty provided for under this Section (Section 8)

Question 23

what penalty for any

person, who acts as a “protector/coddler” of any violator of the provisions under this Section. (Section 8)

Answer 23

twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of imprisonment and a fine ranging from One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)

Question 24

presence of any controlled precursor and essential chemical or laboratory equipment in the clandestine
laboratory ; shall be considered an aggravating
circumstance if the clandestine laboratory is undertaken or established under the following circumstances:

• manufacturing process in the presence or with the help of minor/s:
• manufacturing process within one hundred (100) meters of a residential, business, church or school premises;
• clandestine laboratory protected with booby traps
• clandestine laboratory was concealed with legitimate business
• any employment of a practitioner, chemical engineer, public official or foreigner.

(Section 8) - tandaan mo lang

Answer 24

prima facie