LIST OF CASES

RULE 126
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Section 1.

General Warrants
Nolasco vs. Pano, 139 SCRA 152
Stonehill vs. Diokno, 20 SCRA 383
Burgos vs. Chief of Staff, 133 SCRA 800
Corro vs. Lising, 137 SCRA 541
Columbia Pictures, Inc. vs. Flores, 223 SCRA 761
Pendon vs. Court of Appeals, 191 SCRA 429
Kho vs. Makalintal, 306 SCRA 70

Constitutional safeguards against unreasonable searches and seizures

People vs. Bolasa, 321 SCRA 459
People vs. Mendoza, 301 SCRA 66
People vs. Marti, 193 SCRA 57
Waterous Drug Corporation vs. NLRC, 280 SCRA 735
Quintero vs. NBI, 37 SCRA 823

Hearsay evidence cannot be made basis of an application for Search Warrant

Roan vs. Gonzales, 145 SCRA 686
Mata vs. Bayona, 128 SCRA 388
Asian Surety and Insurance Co. Inc. vs. Herrera, 54 SCRA 312
Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines vs. Asuncion, 307 SCRA 253
Prudente vs. Dayrit, 180 SCRA 69
Strict compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements mandated
Lim vs. Ponce de Leon, 66 SCRA 301
People vs. Veloso, 48 Phil 169
20th Century Fox Film Corporation vs. CA, 164 SCRA 655
Silva vs. RTC of Negros Occidental, 203 SCRA 141

Nature of an Application for Search Warrant

La Chemise Lacoste, SA vs. Fernandez, 129 SCRA 373
Mata vs. Bayona, 128 SCRA 388

Personal Examination by the Judge of the Complainant and his witnesses is necessary

Bache & Co. vs. Ruiz

37 SCRA 823
Roan vs. Gonzales
145 SCRA 687
Reason for requiring particular descriptions of the place to be searched and things to be
seized
Stonehill vs. Diokno 20 SCRA 382
Uy Khetin vs. Villareal, 42 Phil 886
People vs. Del Rosario 53 SCAD 359; 234 SCRA 246

Effects of an unlawful search warrant or an illegal arrest; Fruit of a poisonous tree

People vs. Burgos, 144 SCRA 1
People vs. Montilla, 285 SCRA 703
Manalili vs. CA, 280 SCRA 400

Area of applicability of search warrant

Malaoan vs. CA, 232 SCRA 249
Enumeration of personal property in Section 2 is exclusive
Rodriguez vs. Villareal 65 Phil 230; Yee Sue Koy vs. Almeda, 70 Phil 141

SECTION 4. REQUISITES FOR ISSUING A SEARCH WARRANT

Minimum requisites of a valid search warrant
Uy vs. BIR, 344 SCRA 36
Corro vs. Lising, 137 SCRA 541
People vs. Court of Appeals, 216 SCRA 101
Quintero vs. NBI, 162 SCRA 467
Tambasen vs. People, 246 SCRA 184
Bache vs. Ruiz, 37 SCRA 823
Prudente vs. Dayrit, 180 SCRA 69
Mata vs. Bayona 128 SCRA 388
Quintero vs. NBI 162 SCRA 483
Prudente vs. Dayrit 180 SCRA 69
Lim vs. Ponce de Leon, 66 SCRA 301
Alvarez vs. CFI of Tayabas, 64 Phil 33
Description of the place
People vs. Velasco, 48 Phil 169
Uy vs. BIR, 344 SCRA 36
Paper Industries Corp. of the Philippines vs. Asuncion 307 SCRA 253
People vs. CA, 291 SCRA 400
The inadequacy of the description of the residence of private respondent
People vs. Estrada, 296 SCRA 383

Rationale behind the requirement

Uy-Kheytin vs. Villareal, 42 Phil 887

Scattershot warrant void

Tambasen vs. People
246 SCRA 184
Alvarez vs. CFI of Tayabas 64 Phil 33
General description when allowed
People vs. Rubio 57 Phil 389
Uy vs. BIR, 344 SCRA 36

Search warrant may not be used for the purpose of obtaining evidence against the owner
Uy Kheytin vs. Villareal 42 Phil 886
Alvarez vs. CFI of Tayabas, 64 Phil 33
Attachment of sworn statements to the record
Prudente vs. Dayrit, 180 SCRA 69
Central Bank vs. Morfe, 20 SCRA 507
Luna vs. Plaza 26 SCRA 310

Effect of failure to comply with the requisites, warrant void

Mata vs. Bayona, 128 SCRA 388
Rule when presumption of regularity is not applicable
People vs. Veloso, 48 Phil 169
People vs. Sapal, 328 SCRA 417
Balancing of the exercise of state power and citizens rights
May a Judge issue a warrant on the basis alone of the affidavits of the complainant and his
witnesses
Mata vs. Bayona, 128 SCRA 388
Ex-Parte hearing on application for search warrant
La Chemise Lacoste vs. Fernandez, 129 SCRA 373
Mata vs. Bayona, 128 SCRA 388
Conduct of the examination by the Judge
Roan vs. Gonzales, 145 SCRA 686

Effect of failure of the Judge to conduct personal examination

Silva vs. RTC of Negros Occidental, 203 SCRA 140

Quintero vs. NBI, 162 SCRA 483

Liability of an officer or employee for procuring a search warrant without just cause
People vs. Pena 97 Phil 669

Section 6. Issuance and form of search warrant

Affidavit of Non-forum shopping, not required

Kenneth Roy Savage/K Export Trading vs. Taypin, 331 SCRA 697
Alih vs. Castro 151 SCRA 279
Uy-Kheytin vs, Villareal, 42 Phil 886
Washington Distillers, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, 260 SCRA 821
Castro vs. Pabalan 70 SCRA 477
People vs. Estrada 334 SCRA 369
Issuance of search warrant is exclusive to judges
Salazar vs. Achacoso, 183 SCRA 145
Does the Commissioner of Immigration have the power to arrest and issue a warrant of
arrest?

Harvey vs. Defensor-Santiago 162 SCRA 840

Qua Chee Gan vs. Deportation Board 9 SCRA 27
Salazar vs. Achacoso 183 SCRA 155
Santos vs. Commissioner of Immigration 74 SCRA 96
Neria vs. Vivo 29 SCRA 701
Board of Commissioners vs. Dela Rosa 197 SCRA 861
Co Siy vs. Domingo GR No. 92152

Receipt for the property seized

Quintero vs. NBI 162 SCRA 467

Delivery of property and inventory to court; return and proceedings thereon

Receipt signed by the arrestee, when inadmissible as evidence

Gutang vs. People 335 SCRA 479

People vs. Mauyao 207 SCRA 732
People vs. Turla 167 SCRA 278

People vs. Gamboa 194 SCRA 372

People vs. Bandin 44 SCAD 684
People vs. De Guzman 194 SCRA 601
People vs. Marinas 196 SCRA 504
People vs. Linsangan 195 SCRA 784

Remedy if the seized property is claimed by other persons

Vlasons Enterprise Corp vs. CA 155 SCRA 186
People vs. Zapanta 195 SCRA 200
Section 13. Search incident to lawful arrest
Can a person be searched by an officer without search warrant?
Villanueva vs. Querubin 48 SCRA 345
When the search conducted on the person is incidental to a lawful arrest?
People vs. Veloso 48 Phil 169

People vs. Catan, 205 SCRA 235

People vs. Uy 327 SCRA 335
Nolasco vs. Pano 139 SCRA 152
People vs. Del Rosario 53 SCAD 359

If the person searched gives his consent to the search

People vs. Malasugui 63 Phil 221
People vs. Figueroa 335 SCRA 249
People vs. Go G.R. No. 123943, March 14, 2001.
People vs. Tabar 222 SCRA 144
People vs. Doro 223 SCRA 19

Lopez vs. Commissioner of Customs, 68 SCRA 120

People vs. Cruz 165 SCRA 135
Magonica vs. Palacio 80 Phil 770
People vs. Bagista 214 SCRA 63
Veroy vs. Layague 210 SCRA 97
Papa vs. Mago 22 SCRA 857
Search and Seizure of vessels and aircraft may validly be made also without search warrant
Roldan vs. Arca 65 Phil 336
Pacis vs. Pamaran 56 SCRA 16
People vs. De Gracia 223 SCRA 716
People vs. Malmstedt, 198 SCRA 401
Garcia-Padilla vs. Enrile 121 SCRA 472
People vs. Rodriguez 205 SCRA 791

Magonica vs. Palacio, 80 Phil 770

People vs. Alfonso 219 SCRA 102
Manipon vs. Sandiganbayan 143 SCRA 267
People vs. Tagliben 184 SCRA 220
Roan vs. Gonzales 145 SCRA 687
Padilla vs. Court of Appeals 269 SCRA 402
People vs. De Guzman 351 SCRA 573
People vs. Valdez 341 SCRA 25
People vs. Compacion GR No. 124442, July 20, 2001.
People vs. Musa 217 SCRA 609
People vs. Leangsiri 252 SCRA 213
People vs. Sucro 195 SCRA 388
Valmonte vs. de Villa 178 SCRA 211
Posadas vs. CA 188 SCRA 288
People vs. Mengote 210 SCRA 174
People vs. CFI of Rizal 101 SCRA 88
People vs. Exala, 221 SCRA 494
Aballe vs. People 183 SCRA 196
People vs. Rodrigueza 205 SCRA 791
People vs. Enrique, Jr. 204 SCRA 674
People vs. Usana 323 SCRA 754
People vs. Base 329 SCRA 158
People vs. Sevilla 339 SCRA 625
People vs. Valdez 341 SCRA 25
People vs. Che Chun Ting 328 SCRA 592
Nolasco vs. Pano 147 SCRA 513
People vs. Santos 236 SCRA 689
People vs. Catan 205 SCRA 235
People vs. Liquen 212 SCRA 288
Malaloan vs. CA 232 SCRA 249
People vs. Mabuyo 63 SCRA 532
Pagkalinawan vs. Gomez 21 SCRA 1275
Vlasons Enterprises Corp. vs. CA 155 SCRA 186
Bagalihog vs. Judge Fernandez 198 SCRA 614
Chua vs. CA 222 SCRA 85
Bache, Inc. vs. Ruiz 37 SCRA 823
Nasiad vs CTA 61 SCRA 238
Valmonte vs. Gen. Renato de Villa 178 SCRA 211
Demaisip vs. Court of Appeals, 193 SCRA 373
Templo vs. De la Cruz 60 SCRA 295
Nolasco vs. Pano 139 SCRA 152
Malaloan vs. CA 232 SCRA 249