Practice question
In a post-amendment drug inventory, the proper elected official and a media representative attend with the required accused-side presence. The objection is solely that no NPS representative also attended. Is the NPS-or-media requirement necessarily unmet?
- No; media is the statutory alternative to NPS for that category
- Yes; both NPS and media are always cumulatively required by the amended wording
- Yes; a media representative is never included
- Yes; only a private neighbor qualifies
- Yes; counsel replaces every insulating witness
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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