PEOPLE VS. LUMAYA March 2018 Under varied field conditions, strict compliance with the requirements of Sec. 21, Art. II of R.A. No. 9165 may not always be possible; the IRR of R.A. No. 9165 which is now crystallized into statutory law with the passage of R.A. No. 10640 provides that the said inventory and photography… Read More Dangerous Drugs Cases resolved following the amendment of RA 9165 by RA 10640

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FACTS: The group of the late Mayor Jorge Arreola of Buguey, Cagayan, arrived at the cockpit arena while the  accused Mario Tabaco was seated on the arm of the bench situated at the lower portion of the arena about more than three (3) meters away, from the place where the late Mayor and his group… Read More People v. Tabaco G.R. Nos. 100382-100385 March 19, 1997 Criminal Liability, Complex Crimes, Penalties, Delito Compuesto and Delito Complejo