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People vs. Salenga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONALDO SALENGA Y GONZALES A.K.A. "BAROK," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 239903 | 2019-09-11

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
The rule on chain of custody was designed to safeguard the integrity of the confiscated dangerous drugs in buy-bust operations. The failure to comply with this rule without justifiable reasons warrants acquittal.

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated November 17, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 08871 which affirmed the Judgment[2] dated October 18, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City (Taguig City Station), Branch 267 (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 17664-65-D­-TG.
 
The Factual Antecedents

Two informations were filed against Ronaldo...