Is Amphetamine legal in Philippines?
- Legal status
- Prohibited/controlled dangerous drug under RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002).
- Consequences if caught
- Import/sale/trafficking carries life imprisonment + a large fine. The death penalty was abolished nationally by RA 9346 (2006), so RA 9165's capital wording is read down to reclusion perpetua — no capital exposure. (Note the documented risk of extrajudicial anti-drug violence.)
- If prescribed or medical
- Effectively unavailable as medicine. The Philippines’ assessed 2026 requirements for amfetamine and dexamfetamine are a token 2 g each — effectively no licit supply — against methylphenidate at 35,000 g. Do not expect to fill or replace a amphetamine prescription locally. Carrying your own is governed by Dangerous Drugs Board Regulation No. 1, s. 2014, §35; above 30 days’ supply you need PDEA authorisation requested 30 working days before arrival.
- Documentation
- Carry a valid prescription for any controlled medicine; an unlawful or fraudulent prescription is itself penalised under RA 9165. Foreigners receive no leniency.
- RA 9165
- RA 9346 (2006) abolished the death penalty
- officialgazette.gov.ph
- INCB Psychotropics — Assessments of annual medical and scientific requirements, as at 21 Aug 2026: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/psychotropics/status-of-assessments.html
- INCB Country Regulations for Travellers: https://www.incb.org/incb/en/travellers/country-regulations.html
- incb.org
Court records
The Supreme Court E-Library publishes decisions back to 1901, but its robots policy does not permit automated access, so we have not verified a court record for this jurisdiction.
Source checked Supreme Court E-Library · 2026-08-27
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