I'm Giancarlo Enrico S. Pozon, a Wushu instructor, investor and Barrister... That's right, Barrister; I graduated from law school and took the Bar Exams, now I'm waiting for the results. I created this blog to make Philippine Law easy to understand for the average person. It's all about free legal advice. There are many law blogs. But the problem is that many of them are written for lawyers and law students. They use words that can't be understood by ordinary people.
Many lawyers, judges and law students consider themselves as superior to most human beings because of their knowledge of the law. It bothers me since the law is supposed to serve society. Since the law is meant to serve society as a whole, it is important that is must be understood by everybody.
This does not mean that we should all become lawyers. It means that although law is a highly specialized profession, the first duty of everybody in this profession is to make the law understandable to all; that's why all these articles are free legal advice.
Like I said, this blog is about law -but it's for the ordinary people, not the lawyers. It's for the ordinary folk so they will know what is good and bad for them, and that making them aware of the law will help us all improve society as a whole. This is free legal advice for everybody!
1.) Illegal Drugs
Life imprisonment and a fine of Php500,000 to 10 million for importation of dangerous drugs, regardless of the purpose, unless authorized by law. It used to be life imprisonment to death until the death penalty was suspended in 2006.
2.) Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals
12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Php100,000 to 500,000 for importation of controlled precursors and essential chemicals unless authorized by law (like through pharmaceutical companies.)
12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Php100,000 to 500,000 for protectors/coddlers.
4.) Financiers
Maximum penalty, depending on whether the importation is of a dangerous drug or a controlled precursor and essential chemical.
5.) Use of Diplomatic Facilities
Maximum penalty, as in #4, if the dangerous drugs or controlled precursor and essential chemical was brought into the country under a diplomatic passport or through other diplomatic facilities or if the importer used his diplomatic status to facilitate importation. Additionally, the diplomatic passport will be canceled and confiscated.
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