Instances under DO 27 where plea bargaining is allowed
1. Sec 5, par 1 - Sale, Trading, etc., of Dangerous Drugs
- Penalty = life imprisonment to death, with fine from P500k to P10M - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec 11, par 3 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) where drugs involved are either shabu or marijuana, and the amount is less than 5 grams for shabu, and less than 300 grams for marijuana - Sec 11, par 3 - reclusion temporal and fine from P300k to P400k 2. Sec 7 - Accused is charged as visitor of drug den - Penalty = reclusion temporal and fine from P100k to P500k - Plea bargaining allowed to either Sec 12 (Possession of Equipment for Dangerous Drugs) or Sec 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs) - Sec 12 - 6 months and 1 day to 4 years, and fine from P10k to P50k - Sec 15 - 6 months rehab (1 st offense); prision mayor and a fine from P50k to P200k (2 nd offense) 3. Sec 11, par 3 - Possession of Dangerous Drugs (refer to notes under No.1) - Penalty = reclusion temporal and fine from P300k to P400k - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec 12 (Possession of Equipment for Dangerous Drugs) - Sec 12 - 6 months and 1 day to 4 years, and fine from P10k to P50k 4. Sec 12 - Possession of Equipment for Dangerous Drugs - Penalty = 6 months and 1 day to 4 years, and fine from P10k to P50k - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec. 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs), with alternative for accused to plea guilty and avail of mitigating circumstance of voluntary plea of guilt - Sec 15 - 6 months rehab (1 st offense); prision mayor and a fine from P50k to P200k (2 nd offense) 5. Sec 13 - Possession of Dangerous Drugs during Parties or Social Events - Penalty = Max penalties under Sec 11 regardless of purity or quantity, i.e. life imprisonment to death, with fine from P500k to P10M - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec 11, par 3, IF quantity of shabu is less than 5 grams, and less than 300 grams for marijuana. - Sec 11, par 3 - reclusion temporal and fine from P300k to P400k 6. Sec 14 - Possession of Equipment for Dangerous Drugs during Parties or Social Events - Penalty = Max penalty under Sec 12, i.e. 6 months and 1 day to 4 years, and fine from P10k to P50k - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs) - Sec 15 - 6 months rehab (1 st offense); prision mayor and a fine from P50k to P200k (2 nd offense) 7. Sec 91 par 1 - Responsibility of Law Enforcement Officials and Employees in Testifying as Prosecution Witnesses in Drug Cases - Penalty = reclusion temporal and fine of not less P500k - Plea bargaining allowed to Sec 91 par 2 (Liability of Immediate Superior if he fails to exert reasonable effort to present witness to court) - Sec 91 par 2 - 2 months and 1 day but not more than 6 years, and a fine of not less than P10k but not more than P50k