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Libo-on Dela Cruz vs. People

ERWIN LIBO-ON DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 209387 | 2016-01-11

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Routine baggage inspections conducted by port authorities, although done without search warrants, are not unreasonable searches per se. Constitutional provisions protecting privacy should not be so literally understood so as to deny reasonable safeguards to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

For resolution is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated September 28, 2012 and the Resolution[3] dated August 23, 2013 of the Court of Appeals, Cebu City.[4] The Court of Appeals affirmed[5] the trial court's Judgment[6] finding petitioner Erwin Libo-on Dela Cruz (Dela...