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People of the Philippines vs. Roger Posada y Urbano and Emily Posada y Sarmiento

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, vs. ROGER POSADA y URBANO and EMILY POSADA y SARMIENTO, Accused.

G.R. No. 194445 | 2012-03-12

SECOND DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
REYES, J.:
 
 
As we decide this appeal involving a couple who allegedly violated Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, we should bear in mind the words emanating from the pen of former Justice Isagani A. Cruz:
 
 
We need only add that the active support of everyone is needed to bolster the campaign of the government against the evil of drug addiction. The merchants of all prohibited drugs, from the rich and powerful syndicates to the individual street "pushers," must be hounded relentlessly and punished to the full...