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Balancing Rights When A Consented Search Leads To Drug Possession Conviction
A consented search can validate a warrantless seizure, but "giving away" drugs requires more than handing a bag. Learn the rules.
Understanding Illegal Logging and Timber Possession Laws in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies that possessing lumber without legal documents is a crime under the Revised Forestry Code, explaining key rules on seizure and confiscation.
Sequestration and Search and Seizure: Constitutional Limits in Asset Recovery
Explaining the Supreme Court's ruling on PCGG sequestration and search and seizure orders, and the constitutional limits on asset recovery.