Practice question
Was Canton’s airport frisker disqualified from carrying out the security function solely because she was a civilian employee?
- Yes, every civilian security role is constitutionally impossible.
- No.
- Yes, only judges may operate metal detectors.
- Yes, civilian employment converts screening into a court trial.
- Yes, a passenger’s airline ticket forbids every authorized civilian inspection.
Legal references
- People v. Canton, G.R. No. 148825, December 27, 2002, MAIN decision, airport-security doctrine (not its superseded RA 6425 penalty): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2002/dec2002/gr_148825_2002.html
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