Article 132Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 132

Interruption of religious worship.-The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period shall be imposed upon any public officer or employee who shall prevent or disturb the ceremonies or manifestations of any religion.

If the crime shall have been committed with violence or threats, the penalty shall be prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

Section 84. Powers and Duties of the PDEA . – The PDEA

shall:

(a)

Implement

or

cause

the

efficient

and

effective

implementation of the national drug control strategy

formulated by the Board thereby carrying out a national

drug campaign program which shall include drug law

enforcement, control and prevention campaign with the

assistance of concerned government agencies;

(b) Undertake the enforcement of the provisions of Article

II of this Act relative to the unlawful acts and penalties

involving any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor

and essential chemical and investigate all violators and

other matters involved in the commission of any crime

relative to the use, abuse or trafficking of any dangerous

drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical

as

provided

for

in

this

Act

and

the

provisions

of

Presidential Decree No. 1619;

(c) Administer oath, issue subpoena and subpoena duces

tecum relative to the conduct of investigation involving

the violations of this Act;

(d) Arrest and apprehend as well as search all violators

and seize or confiscate, the effects or proceeds of the

crimes as provided by law and take custody thereof, for

this purpose the prosecutors and enforcement agents are

authorized

to

possess

firearms,

in

accordance

with

existing laws;

(e) Take charge and have custody of all dangerous drugs

and/or

controlled precursors and essential chemicals

seized,

confiscated

or

surrendered

to

any

national,

provincial or local law enforcement agency, if no longer

needed for purposes of evidence in court;

(f) Establish forensic laboratories in each PNP office in

every province and city in order to facilitate action on

seize

or

confiscated

drugs,

thereby

hastening

its

destruction without delay;

(g) Recommend to the DOJ the forfeiture of properties

and other assets of persons and/or corporations found to

be violating the provisions of this Act and in accordance

with

the

pertinent

provisions

of

the

Anti-Money-Laundering Act of 2001;

(h)

Prepare

for

prosecution

or

cause

the

filing

of

appropriate criminal and civil cases for violation of all laws

on dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential

chemicals, and other similar controlled substances, and

assist, support and coordinate with other government

agencies for the proper and effective prosecution of the

same;

(i)

Monitor

and

if

warranted

by

circumstances,

in

coordination with the Philippine Postal Office and the

Bureau of Customs, inspect all air cargo packages, parcels

and mails in the central post office, which appear from

the

package

and

address

itself

to

be

a

possible

importation

of

dangerous

drugs

and/or

controlled

precursors and essential chemicals, through on-line or

cyber shops via the internet or cyberspace;

(j) Conduct eradication programs to destroy wild or illegal

growth of plants from which dangerous drugs may be

extracted;

(k) Initiate and undertake the formation of a nationwide

organization which shall coordinate and supervise all

activities against drug abuse in every province, city,

municipality and barangay with the active and direct

participation of all such local government units and

nongovernmental organizations, including the citizenry,

subject

to

the

provisions

of

previously

formulated

programs of action against dangerous drugs;

(l) Establish and maintain a national drug intelligence

system in cooperation with law enforcement agencies,

other government agencies/offices and local government

units that will assist in its apprehension of big-time drug

lords;

(m)

Establish

and

maintain

close

coordination,

cooperation and linkages with international drug control

and

administration

agencies

and

organizations,

and

implement

the

applicable provisions of international

conventions and agreements related to dangerous drugs

to which the Philippines is a signatory;

(n) Create and maintain an efficient special enforcement

unit

to

conduct

an

investigation,

file

charges

and

transmit evidence to the proper court, wherein members

of the said unit shall possess suitable and adequate

firearms for their protection in connection with the

performance of their duties: Provided , That no previous

special permit for such possession shall be required;

(o) Require all government and private hospitals, clinics,

doctors, dentists and other practitioners to submit a

report to it, in coordination with the Board, about all

dangerous

drugs

and/or

controlled

precursors

and

essential chemicals which they have attended to for data

and information purposes;

(p) Coordinate with the Board for the facilitation of the

issuance of necessary guidelines, rules and regulations for

the proper implementation of this Act;

(q) Initiate and undertake a national campaign for drug

prevention and drug control programs, where it may

enlist the assistance of any department, bureau, office,

agency or instrumentality of the government, including

government-owned and or –controlled corporations, in

the anti-illegal drugs drive, which may include the use of

their respective personnel, facilities, and resources for a

more resolute detection and investigation of drug-related

crimes and prosecution of the drug traffickers; and

(r) Submit an annual and periodic reports to the Board as

may be required from time to time, and perform 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

committees concerned.

Section 85. The PDEA Academy . – Upon the approval of

the Board, the PDEA Academy shall be established either

in Baguio or Tagaytay City, and in such other places as

may

be

necessary.

The

PDEA

Academy

shall

be

responsible in the recruitment and training of all PDEA

agents and personnel. The Board shall provide for the

qualifications and requirements of its recruits who must

be at least twenty-one (21) years old, of proven integrity

and honesty and a Baccalaureate degree holder.

The graduates of the Academy shall later comprise the

operating units of the PDEA after the termination of the

transition period of five (5) years during which all the

intelligence network and standard operating procedures

of the PDEA has been set up and operationalized.

The Academy shall be headed by a Superintendent, with

the rank of Director. He/she shall be appointed by the

PDEA Director General.

Section 86. Transfer, Absorption, and Integration of All

Operating Units on Illegal Drugs into the PDEA and

Transitory Provisions . – The Narcotics Group of the PNP,

the Narcotics Division of the NBI and the Customs

Narcotics Interdiction Unit are hereby abolished; however

they shall continue with the performance of their task as

detail service with the PDEA, subject to screening, until

such time that the organizational structure of the Agency

is fully operational and the number of graduates of the

PDEA Academy is sufficient to do the task themselves:

Provided , That such personnel who are affected shall have

the option of either being integrated into the PDEA or

remain with their original mother agencies and shall,

thereafter, be immediately reassigned to other units

therein by the head of such agencies. Such personnel

who are transferred, absorbed and integrated in the

PDEA

shall

be

extended

appointments

to positions

similar

in

rank,

salary,

and

other

emoluments

and

privileges granted to their respective positions in their

original mother agencies.

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