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Republic of the Philippines
Nationa! Ftolice Commission
ONAL Ft EADQ UARTf:fj,S PH I Ll pF' ! N E NATI ONAL Fr{:,: L-l C H
NFrTI
DIREGTORATE FOR INVESTIGATIOI{ ANM DETECTIVE MANAGETUIENT
Camp BGen RafaelT Crame. Quezon City
ru!EMORANDUruI
FOR TCDSi
FROM TDIDIVI
SUBJECT : ffilDM INVHSTIffiATIVE DIRECTIVE NR 2CI19- 001
DATE . January 28, 20tr I
1 . Reference: D-Staff and Ex-Os e onference en January 'i5, 201S"
2" [n eCInnection with the above subject, we are endorsing herevriih the
Mandatory Policy for Drug Cases set by the Suprerne eourt in People of the Philippines
vs Romy Lim copies of which were forwarded to all Regional Direetors of the diff*rent
Folice Regional Offices nationwide.
3. For your information and appreciation"
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Poliee DirectSr Ii
Aitactred als
Republrc of the Philippines
Naiionai Police Commissior"r
I..IATIOhIAL" HEADQUARTERS PHILIFPINE NATIONAL POLICE
MIR*{:T$RATE FOR iNVESTIGATION AIUF PHTHET'VE MANAGEfrEENT
Camp BGen RafaelT Crame, Queznn Citv
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EI*M IhIVHSTIffiATIVE ffRHCTIVH
NTJMBER 2019 - {x,1
ffiANil}EY*R}'P{}tICY FOR MRUG CA$ffi$ SHT ffiY THffi SUPR*ME CffitBE'r
IN PH*PLH OF TI-IH PHILIPFINHS VS RCIilIY LIM
1, RHFERf;T{EES:
a- P"A No" g1S5 otherwise knor,vn as the "{i*mprehensiye ilangeraus f}i;-rc r
A*t *f 2002" as anlended by RA No" 1{)Sd0;
i] Feople of th*r Philippines vs Romy Lin"r {GR No. 231gg"q}; ancJ
c Letter frorn l-'ionorable Jose Midas p. i\i{arquez. $c ccrLrt Adnrinistr.atr:r
dated f,lecenrber S, ZQ18 iAmnrex *,A,,').
2" BA*KSRQUNffi;
*'l *iar:tlary 23. ?t)$2, RA F'ier. *'lS5 irvas er-"'racted to safeguard the wel!-br:inr;
r'-f ihe peapl+, particularly the youth, from the harmfiri effe*ts of dJnger"ous
clri,,1;s
Tr: further enhance the anti-drug campaign of the goverprner:f,
HA i.la
t0$40 was *nacted amending Seetion 21 *f RA hlo. $teS.
as f*e eomprehenslye Dangerous ffrugs Aet *i 2002.'is heiefur,
'qFe. 2'1. *ustady and Dispasifion of canfiscafed, *qeize d" arrri/rsr
surrendere ri o a n g e rorrs sru:gs, F r a n t jiources of D ar n g e r:rr
us D;-ir$r.s.
*antroflerj precsrsors and Fssenfrai {rhemicals.
,fgrglments/[saraphernafia and/ar Labrsratary Equip*ir; -
F#F.E shall takn *harge and have eust*dy o7 ail da'n;;*rr,tus
-.';;
drrsgs,
planl .so#ree.s of drugs, c*ntroiled prsc{,rsors arrj
..dangeraux
essenfra/ ef,emieals, as ureid as iistntntents/parafh*rnalia
laboratory equipmenf so ccrufis cated, seired
andl*r
and/aisur:endereri, f*r
flropor drsposifi'cn rrl ftre failawinE rnanfier:
_. {1.} The apprehending t*arn having initial*u.sfort'y anri c*ntrcsl *f
flie dangerous drugs, c*ntnsllertprecur$ors and essen
tia! chemimfs,
instrurn*nts/paraphernaria and/*, rabrsratory *quri*i*;
irnmediatety after seizure and confiscation,' **niiit "JJ;:
invenfory of ffie seized ifems and pkatagiaph ffti sarne irr
;
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f&e
presenCIe af the aeersedq:rfhepersonls
frum rathnmsuc.& ffs{r}s u/sre
e*nfiseaferJ andlar seizert'- *r hislherrepresenfa
f,ive *r *aunsel. with
Fage 1 *fl4
am ele*ted public official a.nd a r*presenfaffune eif ffis Fdaflr:naf
Frcsecsfion Servrba er th* media wfio sftsff be r*quired f* srgn fft*
*;opres *f the inventory and he giv*n a copy thereof: FraviderL, T?ta{
the physical inventory and photagraph sftall tse eanaluerecl *t the
plac* where fhe search warrant rs serrreo; *r at the ruearesf polrce
sfafion ar at ftre near*sf office qf tke apptr*t-t*nding aff!**r/tean-t,
wfti*hev*r rs pracflcabls, in ease of wary-anffess seizure.s: Froyrrjeef.
finaffy,. Ifiaf n*ne*rnpfiance of fhese r*quirem*r, fs under justifiabte
gr*unds, *s Jcng as fhe int*Eri*y and the evid*ntiary vaju* r:f gt*
ssiusd. dcrils are ptafi*ily presenred by f[t* appreh*nrJing
*fficer/team, shall nat r*nd*r vsid and invafid -Eueh seizur"es anri
cusfody syer sard ifems,
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{Sj A ceffification of ffte florensie fats*ratary exarnrn*fion res#lfs.
t'vhi*tt sliall he dane by the forensic laborat*ry exanrine4, sfuaff f:*
rssued imm*diately up*n ffte recerpt of tlte su^hJ'eef ibmfs: proyrded.
That when the v*lume ai rlangerous drugrs, planf so{rrces *f
r{aflagrenrrus drugs, and cantrailed pre*wr.sCIrs an# essem tial c.ternieals
does n*t afl*w ffte cormpleffom cf fesfriigr tqtithin ffte ppme frarn*, a
partiat lab*ratory *xarninati*n r*part strrbil *e 6rrorrlsrcna//y rssc.red
sfaf*t$r th*r*in the quantities of dangerous drugs sfi# fo f:e exarmrned
by the f*r*nsie laborato4r: pravided, how*ver, That final a
wrtifi*atiarr sha/f be issued imrnediately L,pon cantpletian sf f&e sard
*x arwi natian anel ecrtifieati*n :
XXX,,'
Unf*rtunately, the Supreme Cq:urt nhserued in the case of pccpre CIf the
PhiEippines v* Ronry t-im that the requirem'lents in Section ?"1 of
RA Nlo. gtSS ae
mer:-ended has nct heerl praetieeci or cmnrplied witl^l in n"lmst ease$
"ilFlt;s, elevated b*fq:re there"
in order io weed out *arly *n from the ecurts' already ecngested e{ceket any
m,*chestnated nn pmorly huilt up clrug-r-elateri eases, the follCIwing r,iere
set f*rth as a
[email protected];
a" In the sworn statements/afridavits, the apprehendinglseizing r:fficers
must state their complianee with the requirements of $eetian*Z1
{1} *f
IQA No" $165, as an:ended, mnd its IRR.
b' in case of ncn*observsn*e ef the prorri*icm, the appreherirJinglseizir:g
nfficers must state the justifieation or *xg:lanation theiefor
*u *Jil ** it**
steps they have talsen in order to pneserve the ir:tegrity anei evldentteryr
value of the seized/eanfiscated iterms.
f;. if thl*r'e i* no ju*titieation mn eNplanaticm expressly declared in the
svrrmrR
statenremts or affidavits, the investigating fis*al must not rrnmediately file
th* ease before the eourt. lnstead, he er she must refer the *u*u fo,
further preliminary investigation ir: mrder to determine the
existence of pr*bable cau$e. {non)
Pa-ge 2 ol-,$
d" !f the investigaiing fiscal filed the case despife such absence, tfre c*urt
ff.lay exercise its discretion to either nefuse tCI issue a cor,rmitment ord*s-
(*n warrant of arrest) cr di*miss the case outright for laek af probabfe
cause in aecordan*e with seetion S, Ru[* t 12, Rules *f Court."
#* the *ther hand, in the letter of FDHA dated *etoher 18, Zft18, tf,:cr
Sr',ig:r*rne fi*uit vras lnf*rmed cf tl"ie alarri'rcrig in*remse ln thc nurnb€r of aisrr*i*seis *i
a*quittals g:r+mi*ed onr the ruXing in the case of Feopie of the Fhilippines vs Romy i.-int
aFpffirefttgy r*qLiirin$ three witnesss$ tm bm present during the eor:duet of the physi*at
imver:tetry mnd the taking of phctcgraphs cf piece* of dlug eviden*e s*ized fr*m ;*
slrspecf.
ift resp*Rse, the Sr.lprerne e*urt issxed an Hn Eanc Resolution dat*rj
ff*vem&:*r t 3, 201E elarifying some issues on th* rnandatory policy f*;" drug cases s*i
by the SuBrenle C*urt:
a. -Ihe mandatary poli*y should not he given retrca*tive effe*t. Thuls, the
mforesaid poli*y does not epply tm eases'filed mefsre the promulgati*r": oi
Fpnnlc nf fhs F-Jhilinnir:ac
rars rrc
ee ffinmrr i im n^
I qu!!rsd Llr,r
rlraio """L^-- trL,
e^A+^*t-^*; .S, /.tJ
u!t LJE$JLE!ittJg! le vyl lt}le t[lti
aeeused has alreacly been anraigned and is unrdergolng eeintinuous triel.
b. The reguirernent [n Feople sf the Phifippines vs Ror]xy Lim that three
witnesses rnust b* present during the *erme*uet ef physical inventary anr*
taking of ph*t*graphs of the seized dang*r*i.r* drugs is not apg:liea'hte ir-,
all *ases c*nsi#ering that the aecusec! in Feopfe af the Fhliippine* vs:
Rorny Lim usas *harged for qffenses c*mrnitted p:ri*r to the approl,*l *i
RA hdo, 1064CI. [t rvrust he noted that under RA No. '!fi640. tire nun:m*r
sf \Mitnesse* required to $:e presenrt was redueed fr*ni three to trlrc.
3" P!*FRFffiSffi:
The purpCIse *f this lnvestigative direetlve [s to ensurc G*mpliance hy
**rleer-neri FNF personnel *n the nrandateiry p*liey set hy the
"$uprern* Souri im the
*fi$# sf Pemple of the Fhilippines vs B*irm ar:d on tharequirem:ents under RA No" gt$s,
gla*ieularly $cction ?1 th*reof"
4" ffiEffiffi*T$Vffi$:
Based on the foregoing, all RDs, pRss and E, DFG are direeted t<:
undertake the following:
&- Hnsure that the mandatery grollcy tald down by the Suprenre Ceruct in th*
*ase cf Feople *f th* Fhilippines rvs ffiomy t-cm is.ni:served anrj complled
,by cperating units under y*ur"ACI$t;
h. finsure that mperating units under yor*r ACIR is well-ver"sed vuith the
provi*ions *f ffiA No. 9165, panticulariy Seeticn 2X theneof, a-q arleffided
by RA t$o. 10G40; and
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8. HFFHSTIVB?Y:
This lnvestigative
Dir*etive shalr take
effe*t inrnrediat*ry"
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Distribution:
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