Amparo & Drug War

A Discussion on the Writ of Amparo as a Remedy to

Philippine Drug War cases
By: Atty. Nicolene S. Arcaina

Reference List and Links

On the context of the Philippine Drug War:

Decision on the Prosecutor’s Request for Authorisation of an investigation pursuant to Article

15(3) of the Rome Statute. International Criminal Court Records on the Situation on the Republic
of the Philippines. ICC-01/21-12. 15 September 2021. Pre-Trial Chamber Decision. Accessible at
https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/CourtRecords/CR2021_08044.PDF

Habaradas, Ma. Araceli B. and Santiago, Ray Paolo and Reyes, Jaymie Ann and Agunoy,
Marianne, How Change Rendered Human Rights More Vulnerable: Examining the Anti-Drug
Campaign Legal Framework with a Human Rights Lens (April 25, 2019). ASOG WORKING
PAPER 19-006, Available at
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3378016 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3378016

The Drug Archive. Ateneo School of Government at Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle
Philippines, the University of the Philippines-Diliman and the Stabile Center for Investigative
Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Accessible at
https://drugarchive.ph/

The Rules on the Special Writs:

The Rule on the Writ of Amparo (A.M. No. 07-09-12-SC). Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Accessible at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/2697/

The Rule on the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Special Proceedings. Rule 102. Accessible at
http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Philippines/The%20Rule%20on%20Habeas%20Corpus.pdf

The Rule on the Writ of Habeas Data. http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Philippines/Rule%20on

%20Habeas%20Data.pdf

The cases referred to in the presentation:

Secretary of Defense vs. Raymond Manalo and Reynaldo Manalo. Raymond Manalo and
Reynaldo Manalo. G.R. No .180906. Oct. 7, 2008.
https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/47121

Reynaldo Manalo vs. Secretary of Defense. G.R. No. 179095. Oct. 28, 2007. Accessible at
https://www.clubjuris.com/resolutions/2007octoberresolutions.php?id=202.
Efren Morillo vs. Philippine National Police. PETITION accessible at
https://pdfcoffee.com/efren-morillo-v-philippine-national-police-pnp-and-pdg-ronald-
quotbatoquot-dela-rosa-petition-for-writ-of-amparo-2017-01-26-pdf-free.html

CHR Statement on the Court of Appeal’s Issuance of Permanent Protection to

‘Oplan Tokhang’ Victims. Accessible at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/16-Feb-
2017-CHR-Statement-on-the-Court-of-Appeals-Issuance-of-Permanent-Protection-to-Oplan-
Tokhang-Victims.pdf

Sr. Juanita Daño, RGS et al vs. PNP, G.R. No. 234484. April 3, 2018 Resolution accessible at
https://lawphil.net/sc_res/2018/pdf/gr_234359_2018.pdf

Sr. Juanita Daño, RGS et al vs. PNP, G.R. No. 234484. April 2, 2019 Resolution accessible at
https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/2692/

IBP Legal Aid of Pangasinan & Jay-ar Senin vs. DOJ. G.R. No. 232413. July 25, 2017.
Accessible at https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?
cmd=getdoc&DocId=63157&Index=
%2ad0e0e936b466a758b3cf27764c7bfcb1&HitCount=2&hits=4+17+&SearchForm=C%3a
%5celibrev%5celibsearch%5cdtform

Vicente Veloso vs. PDEA. CA-GR-SP No. 00005-WHD. Oct. 5, 2020. Amended Decision
accessible at https://pdfcoffee.com/ca-veloso-habeas-data-pdf-free.html