Legal Insights

Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

Showing 1–3 of 3 articles for “checkpoint”

Sort:Newest Oldest

Sep 4, 2019 criminal-law buy-bust chain-of-custody ra-9165 warrantless-arrest constitutional-rights

Unlawful Checkpoints Protecting Constitutional Rights Against Warrantless Searches

A drug suspect's acquittal shows why strict compliance with chain of custody rules and constitutional safeguards is vital in buy-bust operations.

Apr 3, 2018 checkpoint searches warrantless search right against unreasonable search public safety illegal possession of firearms

Checkpoint Searches in the Philippines: Balancing Public Safety and Individual Rights

The Supreme Court explains when checkpoint and bus searches are valid under the Constitution, and what makes them reasonable.

Feb 14, 2007 checkpoint plain view doctrine illegal search and seizure gun ban omnibus election code criminal law

Checkpoint Legality and the Plain View Doctrine in the Philippines: A Guide for Citizens

Learn when police checkpoints are legal, what the plain view doctrine allows, and how the Supreme Court ruled in Abenes v. People.