IX.

Search and Seizure, Arrests, and Custodial Investigations

Article III, Section 2, 1987 Constitution

Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no
search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally
by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may
produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

A. Search and Seizure

Cases:
000 # Alvarez v. Court of First Instance of Tayabas, GR L-45358, 29 January 1937, En Banc, Imperial [J]
000 # Pasion vda. de Garcia v. Judge Locsin, GR L-45950, 20 June 1938, En Banc, Laurel [J]
000 # Yee Sue Koy v. Almeda, GR 47021, 25 June 1940, En Banc, Laurel [J]
000 # Alvero v. Dizon, GR L-342, 3 May 1946, En Banc, De Joya [J]
000 # Amarga v. Judge Abbas, GR L-8666, 28 March 1956, Second Division, Paras [CJ]
000 # Stonehill v. Diokno, GR L-19550, 19 June 1967, En Banc, Concepcion [CJ]
000 # Papa v. Mago, GR L-27360, 28 February 1968, En Banc, Zaldivar [J]
000 # Bache & Co. (Phil.) Inc. v. Judge Ruiz, GR L-32409, 27 February 1971, En Banc, Villamor [J]
000 Villanueva v. Judge Querubin, GR L-26177, 27 December 1972, En Banc, Fernando [J]
000 # Lopez v. Commissioner of Customs, GR L-27968, 3 December 1975, Second Division, Fernando [J]
000 # Roldan v. Judge Arca, GR L-25434, 25 July 1975, First Division, Makasiar [J]
000 # People of the Philippines v. Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch IX, Quezon City, GR L-41686, 17
November 1980, First Division, Guerrero [J]
000 # Burgos v. Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, GR L-64261, 26 December 1984, En Banc,
Escolin [J]
000 # Mata v. Bayona, GR L-50720, 26 March 1984, Second Division, De Castro [J]
000 # Nolasco v. Cruz Pano (1985)
000 Roan v. Judge Gonzales, GR 71410, 25 November 1986, En Banc, Cruz [J]
000 # Sta. Rosa Mining v. Zabala (1987)
000 # Olaes v. People (1987)
000 # People v. Cuenco (1988)
000 # People v. Aminnudin (1988)
000 # 20th Century Fox Film Corporation v. Court of Appeals, GRs 76649-51, 19 August 1988, Third Division,
Gutierrez Jr. [J]
000 # Pita v. Court of Appeals, GR 80806, 5 October 1989, En Banc, Sarmiento [J]
000 # Prudente v. Dayrit, GR 82870, 14 December 1989, En Banc, Padilla [J]
000 # Chia v. Collector of Customs (1989)
000 # People v. Inting (1990)
000 # People v. Ramos (1990)
000 # Hizon v. CA (1996)
000 # People v. Solayao (1996)
000 Washington Distillers Inc. v. Court of Appeals, GR 118151, 22 August 1996, Second Division, Mendoza
[J]
000 Columbia Pictures Inc. v. Court of Appeals, GR 110318, 28 August 1996, En Banc, Regalado [J]
000 Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. v. Court of Appeals, GR 111267, 20 September 1996, Second
Division, Romero [J]
000 # Padilla v. Court of Appeals, GR 121917, 12 March 1997, Third Division, Francisco [J]
000 # People v. Gatward (1997)
000 # People v. Sinoc (1997)
000 # Manalili v. CA (1997)
000 # Malacat v. CA (1997)
000 # People v. Correa (1998)
000 # Espano v. CA (1998)
000 People of the Philippines v. Estrada, GR 124461, 25 September 1998, Second Division, Martinez [J]
000 # People of the Philippines v. Chua Ho San, GR 128222, 17 June 1999, En Banc, Davide Jr. [CJ]
000 # PICOP v. Asuncion (1999)
000 # Asuncion v. CA (1999)
000 # People v. Doria (1999)
000 # People v. Cubcubin (2001)
000 # People v. Calimlim (2001)
000 # People v. Pasudag (2001)
000 # People v. Plana (2001)
000 # People v. Conde (2001)
000 # People v. Baula (2000)
000 # People v. Valdez (2000)
000 # Bureau of Customs v. Ogario (2000)