Practice question
A post-amendment drug inventory is witnessed by two journalists but no elected official. The prosecution argues that two witnesses of any kind necessarily satisfy the statutory categories. No justification for the departure is established. Which is correct?
- Two media witnesses do not substitute for the separately specified elected official
- Any two adults always satisfy the categories
- Two journalists automatically become elected officials
- Witness number alone is the only rule
- A photograph necessarily replaces the missing category
Legal references
- RA10640 Section1 amending RA9165 Section21(1): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10640_2014.html
- People v Olarte, GR233209, March11,2019, MAIN opinion, categories and authentication of object evidence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_233209_2019.html
- Silvano v People, GR273931, February12,2026, MAIN opinion, non-drug identifiable objects and Section21: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_273931_2026.html
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