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REFERENCE: Sec. 2, Art. III BILL OF RIGHTS of the 1987 Cont!t"t!on

SECTION 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonablesearches and seizures of whateer nature and for an! purpose shall be iniolable, and no search warrant or warrant

of arrest shall issue e"cept upon probable cause to be deter#ined personall! b! the $udge after e"a#ination under

oath or affir#ation of the co#plainant and the witnesses he #a! produce, and particularl! describing the place tobe searched and the persons or things to be seized.%

The following are rules on military and police checkpoints issued by the DoJ:

1. Checkpoints must be well-lighted, properly identified and manned by

uniformed personnel.

. !pon approach, slow down, dim headlights and turn on cabin lights.

#. Ne$er te% o"t of the $eh!c&e.

'. Loc( )&& *oor of $eh!c&e *"r!n+ !n%ect!on !nce on& $!")& e)rch !

)&&o-e*.

". Ne$er "/!t to %h!c)& )n* o* e)rch.

0. otor!t )re not re"!re* to o%en +&o$e co/%)rt/ent, tr"n( or )+.

#. $e courteous but firm in answering, assert your rights, ha%e presence of mind

and do not panic.

&. 'eep your dri%er(s license and car registration handy.

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). $e ready to use your mobile phones at any time* speed dial emergency

numbers.

1+.eport %iolations immediately.

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