Under Article 282 of the Labor Code, an employer may terminate an

employment for any of the following causes:

(a) Serious misconduct or willful disobedience by the employee of the lawful orders of his
employer or representative in connection with his work;

(b) Gross and habitual neglect by the employee of his duties;

(c) Fraud or willful breach by the employee of the trust reposed in him by his employer or
duly authorized representative;

(d) Commission of a crime or offense by the employee against the person of his employer
or any immediate member of his family or his duly authorized representatives; and

(e) Other causes analogous to the foregoing.

RA 9165: UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES

Section. 11 POSSESSION of Dangerous Drugs

Elements:
• Person is in possession which is identified to be a prohibited drug
• Such possession is not authorized by law
• Person freely and consciously possessed the said prohibited drug
Penalty depends on the quantity of the drugs possessed
Section 12. POSSESSION OF EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, APPARATUS and OTHER
PARAPHERNALIA for Dangerous Drugs
Penalty: Imprisonment of 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and a fine of P10k to P50k.
Section 13. POSSESSION of Dangerous Drugs Drugs during parties, social gatherings or
meetings.
Any person found possessing any dangerous drug during a party, or at a social gathering or
meeting, or in the proximate company of at least two (2) persons, shall suffer the MAXIMUM
penalties provided for in Section 11 of RA 9165, regardless of the quantity and purity of the
dangerous drugs.
Section 14. Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for
Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings.
Note: Section 13 and 14 are the most applicable offense for “pot session” offenders sharing
SAME quantities of drugs and pieces of paraphernalias kaya lang NO BAIL RECOMMENDED
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Section 15. USE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
A person apprehended or arrested, who is found to be positive for use of any dangerous drug,
after confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a MINIMUM of 6 months
REHABILITATION in a government center for the FIRST OFFENSE.
If apprehended using any dangerous drug for the SECOND TIME, imprisonment of 6 years and
1 day to 12 years + fine of 50k to 200k