MODULE 2

INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES

TOPIC 1. INVESTIGATION
PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
This topic focuses on Investigation procedures
and the responsibilities of territorial police unit and the
Scene of the Crime Operatives after an armed
confrontation has been committed. This topic also
involve the investigation of fire arms used in crime,
inquest procedures to be conducted after the crime has
been committed and Judicial affidavit rule that is to be
observe in filling of a case, the importance of
maintaining police blotter, the procedure in unit crime reporting, procedure in booking of arrested person,
custodial investigation and inquest procedure.
TOPIC OBJECTIVE
This topic aims to inform the students about the Investigation procedures and the responsibilities
of territorial police unit and the Scene of the Crime Operatives. It also aims to inform the students about
the investigation of fire arms used in crime, inquest procedures to be conducted after the crime has been
committed and Judicial affidavit rule that is to be observe in filling of a case, the importance of
maintaining police blotter, the procedure in unit crime reporting, procedure in booking of arrested person,
custodial investigation and inquest procedure.

LEARNING OUTCOME:
At the end of this topic the student will:
1. Know the Investigation procedures and the responsibilities of territorial police unit and the Scene
of the Crime Operatives.
2. Learn the investigation of fire arms, inquest procedures to be conducted after the crime and
Judicial affidavit rule that is to be observed in filling of a case.
3. Familiar with the importance of maintaining police blotter and the procedure in unit crime
reporting.
4. Learn the procedure in booking of arrested person, custodial investigation and inquest procedure.

Lesson 1. RULE 15. INVESTIGATION BY THE TERRITORIAL POLICE UNIT AFTER AN

ARMED CONFRONTATION

15.1 Responsibility of the Territorial Police Unit/ First Responder

The Police Unit that has territorial jurisdiction over the area where the armed confrontation occurred shall
secure the scene and immediately undertake the necessary investigation.
15.2 Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) Team to Process the Crime Scene (on heinous crimes)
The concerned Police Unit shall immediately request the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO) Team to
conduct crime scene processing.
15.3 Mandatory Examination of Firearm Seized/Confiscated during Police Operation
a. All firearms, cartridges and slugs seized, captured or recovered during checkpoints or pursuit operations or in any
other police operations including those seized during the service of warrants and, more importantly, those recovered
from the crime scene shall immediately be submitted to the local Crime Laboratory (CLO) which shall in turn
process it for capturing and cross-matching through the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS);
b. The field investigator or investigator-on-case (IOC) shall submit the photo of the firearm and the receipt issued by
the local Crime Laboratory Office for the said firearm/cartridges/slugs to the prosecutor or the court;
c. Should the prosecutor eventually require the physical submission of the firearm, the investigator-on-case shall
manifest with the prosecutor or court that a subpoena be issued for the Crime Laboratory which issued the receipt to
present the said firearm; and
d. It is also imperative that the chain of custody be strictly observed and documented and therefore, as much as
practicable, it shall be the investigator-on-case (IOC) who shall personally submit the recovered fi rearms/
shells/slugs to the local Crime Laboratory.
15.4 Inquest Proceeding Necessary When the Suspect Dies
In cases of armed confrontation wherein the suspect dies, the Team Leader of the operating unit shall
submit the incident for inquest before the duty Inquest Prosecutor prior to the removal of the body from the scene,
except in areas where there are no Inquest Prosecutors. In which case, the territorial police unit can proceed with the
investigation.
Lesson 2. RULE 16. JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT RULE
This Rule shall apply to all actions, proceedings, and incidents requiring the reception of evidence before
the court in place of the direct testimonies of witnesses in order to reduce the time needed for completing their
testimonies.
16.1 Application of Rule to Criminal Actions
This rule shall apply to all criminal actions where the maximum imposable penalty does not exceed six
years.
16.2 Contents of Judicial Affidavit
A judicial affidavit shall be prepared in the language known to the witness and, if not in English or Filipino,
accompanied by a translation in English or Filipino, and shall contain the necessary data/information.
a. The name, age, residence or business address, and occupation of the witness;
b. The name and address of the lawyer who conducts or supervises the examination of the witness and the
place where the examination is being held;
c. A statement that the witness is answering the questions asked of him, fully conscious that he does so
under oath, and that he may face criminal liability for false testimony or perjury;
d. Questions asked of the witness and his corresponding answers, consecutively numbered, that:
(1) Show the circumstances under which the witness acquired the facts upon which he testifies;
(2) Elicit from him those facts which are relevant to the issues that the case presents; and
(3) Identify the attached documentary and object evidence and establish their authenticity in accordance with the
Rules of Court;
e. The signature of the witness over his printed name; and
f. A jurat or a proof that an oath was taken before an administering officer or a notary public.
16.3 Sworn Attestation of the Lawyer
The judicial affidavit shall contain a sworn attestation at the end, executed by the lawyer who conducted or
supervised the examination of the witness, to the effect that:
a. He faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the questions he asked and the corresponding answers
that the witness gave; and
b. Neither he nor any other person then present or assisting him coached the witness regarding the
latter’s answers.
Lesson 3. RULE 17. MAINTENANCE OF POLICE
BLOTTER
17.1 Police Blotter
Each PNP operating unit shall maintain an official police blotter
where all types of operational and undercover dispatches shall be
recorded containing the five “Ws” (who, what, where, when and
why) and one “H” (how) of an information.
A Police blotter is a logbook that contains the daily registry of all
crime incident reports, official summaries of arrest, and other
significant events reported in a police station.
17.2 Police Blotter for Cases involving Women and Children
A separate Police Blotter, however, shall be maintained for crime
incident reports involving violence against women and children
and those cases involving a child in conflict with the law to
protect their privacy pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 9262 (Anti-
Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004) and RA
9344 (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006), respectively.
17.3 Crime Incident Reporting System (CIRS)
Each PNP operating unit shall also maintain and utilize the PNP Crime Incident Reporting System (CIRS), an
electronic reporting system that facilitates crime documentation, modernizes data storage and provides quick and
reliable transmission of crime information from lower units and NOSUs of the PNP to the National Headquarters at
Camp Crame, Quezon City.
17.4 Blotter Procedure
Before entry into the blotter book, the Duty Officer (DO) should fi rst evaluate if the report is a crime incident, arrest
or event/activity, which is for records purposes only. If the report is a crime incident, the DO shall first accomplish
the Incident Record Form (IRF) from which the entry in the blotter book and IRS shall be extracted. All other
reports shall be recorded directly to the blotter book. (PNP SOP No.
2012-001 “Incident Recording System”) (Annex “F”- Incident Record Form) (Annex “G” -Blotter Procedure
Flowchart)

Lesson 4 RULE 18. UNIT CRIME PERIODIC REPORT (UCPER)

18.1 Purpose
To promote consistency in the recording of crime incidence, the PNP adopts a uniform procedure in reporting and
collecting crime data including cases reported to other law enforcement agencies that are part of the Criminal Justice
System.
18.2 Execution and Procedures
The Chief of Police is primarily responsible for the maintenance of accurate crime data. Accuracy and integrity of
crime recording processes must be ensured by the Chief of Investigation Section and Crime Registrar.
The Chief of Police shall likewise ensure that crime data are gathered from all sources, such as: Barangay, NBI,
PDEA, BFAR, DENR, DSWD, BOC, BI and other agencies with law enforcement functions in the locality.
Unit Commanders shall appoint a Crime Registrar who shall be responsible in consolidating and maintaining crime
data fi les of each unit to ensure consistency and continuity.
18.3 Recording
a. Incident Reports
All crime incidents whether reported by the victims, witnesses or third parties must be recorded in the police blotter,
even under the following circumstances.
(1) When the offender is ill and is unlikely to recover or is too senile or too mentally disturbed for
proceedings to take place;
(2) When the complainant or an essential witness is dead and the proceedings cannot be pursued;
(3) When the victim or an essential witness refuses, or is permanently unable to stand as a witness; and
(4) The victim or complainant or witness is a minor.
b. Reporting Jurisdiction
The police unit with the territorial jurisdiction where the crime was committed shall have the primary responsibility
to record and report the same. If a continuing crime is committed in various areas of responsibilities, it should be
recorded and reported as a single crime by the unit taking cognizance of the crime.

Lesson 5. RULE 19. BOOKING OF ARRESTED SUSPECTS

Booking of arrested suspects shall be undertaken to record and
document the information surrounding the arrest of the suspect.
19.1 Policies and Guidelines
The following policies and guidelines shall be adhered to by all PNP
personnel involved in the booking of arrested suspects:
a. General Policy
After arrest, a suspect is taken into police custody and “booked” or
“processed”. During booking, the following procedures shall be
performed by designated police officers.
(1) Record the arrest made in the Police Blotter;
(2) Conduct pat down or strip search of the suspect;
(3) Submit the suspect for medical examination;
(4) Take the criminal suspect’s personal information (i.e. name,
date of birth, physical characteristics, etc.);
(5) Record information about the suspect’s alleged crime;
(6) Perform a record search of the suspect’s criminal background;
(7) Fingerprint and photograph the suspect;
(8) Take custody of any personal property carried by the suspect (i.e. keys, purse), to be returned upon the
suspect’s release; and
(9) Place the suspect in a police station lock-up/holding cell or local jail.
b. Specific Functions, Responsibilities and Procedures
The following are the functions, procedures and responsibilities of the different personnel during the booking of
arrested suspects:
(1) Arresting Officer (AO):
(a) Upon arrest, the Arresting Officer (AO) shall immediately bring the suspect/s to the police station and present the
suspect/s to the Desk Officer (DO);
(b) The AO shall ask the Desk Officer to record in the police blotter the circumstances of the arrest as well as the
identity of the suspects and names of Arresting Officers (AO). This procedure of assigning a blotter number to the
arrest of the suspects signifies that the police station has officially taken cognizance of the arrest. The AO shall sign
in the blotter entry;
(c) The AO and the DO shall thereafter conduct a more thorough pat-down search of the suspects. Any deadly
weapon or contraband found and confiscated shall also be recorded in the blotter. When women or children are
among those arrested, the DO shall task the duty WCPD officer to conduct the pat-down. A strip search may be
conducted as the situation demands but only with the authority of the Chief of Police (COP) or the Offi cer on Duty.
A strip search, if conducted, will be so indicated in the blotter;
(d) After the pat-down, the AO shall request the
DO to prepare PNP Booking Form-1.
(e) The AO shall receive the accomplished medical examination request form and then shall be responsible for
bringing/escorting the suspect/s to the government hospital referred to in the request for the examination of the
suspect/s;
(f) The AO shall receive the Medical Examination results from the government physician and then he shall bring
back the suspect/s to the police station and turn-over the suspect/s and the results of the medical examination to the
Duty Investigator (DI); and (g) The AO will obtain PNP Booking Form 2 - “Arrest and Booking Sheet” and refer it
to the DI so that both of them will accomplish the form, diligently providing all the information required in the form.
The copy of the Arrest and Booking Form shall form part of the Case folder and kept at the Investigation Section at
the police station.
(a) Upon presentation by the AO of the arrested suspect/s to the DO, the Desk Officer (DO) shall log and record the
details of the arrest made and assign a blotter entry number to the arrest. The entry shall include the name of the
arresting officer and information as to the identity of the suspects and shall contain the five (5) “W”s and one (1)
“H” (Who, What, Where, When, Why and How) of an information as well as the name of the government hospital
where the suspect/s will be referred for medical examination;
(b) After recording in the police blotter, the DO together with the AO shall conduct a redundancy pat-down search
of the suspect/s. This procedure is necessary to ensure that the suspect/s do not carry any deadly weapons or
contraband when they are referred to a government hospital for medical examination.
Any weapons or contraband or any other items confiscated or taken in custody during the patdown search shall
likewise be recorded in the blotter. (If the suspect is a woman or child, the Desk Offi cer shall call for the duty
WCPD officer who shall conduct the search); and
(c) The Desk Officer shall then prepare or accomplish PNP Booking Form (PNPBF)-1 “Request for Medical
Examination of the Arrested Suspect”. The Desk Offi cer shall have the police station Offi cer on Duty (OD) to sign
the request form, but in the absence of the OD, the Desk Offi cer may sign the request form himself.
(3) Duty Investigator (DI):
(a) After medical examination, the Arresting Offi cer shall refer the suspect/s and the case to the Duty Investigator
(DI). The DI and the AO shall accomplish the PNP Booking Form-2 “Arrest and Booking Form” and ensure that a
copy of the results of the medical examination are attached to the booking form;
(b) The DI shall obtain personal information from each suspect and accomplish PNPBF-2 with the help of the AO.
The PNPBD-2 booking sheet should contain among others the personal circumstances of the suspect/s. Likewise, the
initial determination of the nature of the offense is included in the booking sheet. The last part of the booking sheet
refers to the medical history or information known of the suspect/s, this part should not be confused with the
medical certifi cation issued by a doctor upon his arrest which shall be attached to the PNP Booking Form-2A
(Annex “J”- Medical Examination Result Sheet)
(c) The DI shall conduct record check to determine if the arrested suspect/s have previous or existing cases and/or
standing warrant of arrest;
(d) The Duty Investigator shall not process suspects brought by the Arresting Offi cers who have not undergone a
medical examination in a government hospital;
(e) The DI shall ensure that Mug Shots or the photographic portrait of the suspects are taken in four (4) different
methods in accordance with the procedures. The 4R mug shots shall be attached to or printed in the PNP Booking
Form.
(f) The Duty Investigator shall prepare a Turn-over Receipt Form (from Investigator to the Jailer) known as PNP
Booking Form. The Jailer of the Station will now take responsibility of the suspect. If it is necessary that the arrested
persons be placed in the lockup cell, a complete body frisking of the suspect by pat-down type search for any
concealed weapon must be done. Strip search shall be conducted if necessary. On body search of arrested male
suspect, it is typically not required to same sex pat down searches, but it is wise. When it comes to women and
children, the WCPD offi cer who is familiar with women and children protection duties will conduct the search.
Search is done to ensure that
no prohibited object will be brought inside the lock-up cell, particularly sharp objects that can be used to hurt other
prisoners and ropes that might be used for entangling;
(g) All personal valuables of the suspect that are not allowed to be brought inside the lock-up cell will be collected
by the Investigator and shall be turned-over to the police station Property Custodian. The Investigator shall prepare
PNP Booking Form 4.
(h) The DI shall also be responsible for ensuring that the suspects’ fi ngerprints or tenprints are taken by the
Fingerprint Technician, using both the tenprint card and the PNPBF-2. Only a trained Fingerprint Technician shall
be allowed by the DI to take the tenprints of the suspects using the standard PNP Crime Laboratory Form No 452-
038 to ensure that this will be readable by the Automated Fingerprint identify cation System (AFIS). The tenprint
card is considered as an integral part of the booking form and is known as PNP Booking Form-2C.
(i) The DI must always inform the Desk Offi cer of the status of the case and the suspect so that updates will be
entered in the police blotter;
(j) The Investigator shall be responsible for preparing the necessary documents such as: Affi davit-complaint; affi
davit of witness; booking and arrest report; photo copy of recovered evidence if any; and a letter of case referral to
the Prosecutor’s Offi ce that should be signed by the Station Commander or police station Offi cer on Duty with the
former’s unavailability.
Lesson 6. RULE 20. CUSTODIAL
INVESTIGATION
20.1 Duties of the Police During Custodial Investigation
a. The arresting offi cer, or the investigator, as the case may
be, shall ensure that a person arrested, detained or under
custodial investigation shall, at all times, be assisted by
counsel, preferably of his own choice;
b. The arresting offi cer, or the investigator, as the case may
be, must inform the person arrested, detained or under
custodial investigation of the following rights under the
Miranda Doctrine in a language or dialect known to and
understood by him:
(1) That he has the right to remain silent;
(2) That if he waives his right to remain silent,
anything he says can be used in evidence against him in
court;
(3) That he has the right to counsel of his own choice;
 (4) That, if he cannot afford one, he shall be provided with an independent and competent counsel;
and
(5) That he has the right to be informed of such rights.
c. If the person arrested, detained, or under custodial investigation has opted to give a sworn statement, the arresting
offi cer, or the investigator, as the case may be, must reduce it in writing (Annex “P”- Sworn Statement);
d. The arresting offi cer must ensure that, before the sworn statement is signed, or thumb-marked if there is inability
to read and to write, the document shall be read and adequately explained to the person arrested, detained or under
custodial investigation by his counsel of choice, or by the assisting counsel provided to him, in the language or
dialect known to him;
e. The arresting offi cer, or the investigator, as the case may be, must ensure that any extrajudicial confession made
by a person arrested, detained or under custodial investigation shall be:
(1) In writing;
(2) Signed by such person in the presence of his counsel; or
(3) In the latter’s absence, upon a valid waiver, and in the presence of any of the parents, elder brothers
and sisters, his spouse, the municipal mayor, the municipal judge, district school supervisor, priest, imam or
religious minister chosen by him. Failure of the arresting offi cer, or the investigator, to observe the above
mentioned procedures shall render the extrajudicial confession inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding;
f. The arresting offi cer, or the investigator, as the case may be, must, under established regulations, allow the person
arrested, detained, or under custodial investigation visits by or conferences with any member of his immediate
family, any medical doctor, priest, imam or religious minister chosen by him or by any member of his immediate
family or by his counsel, or by any local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) duly accredited by the
Commission on Human Rights
(CHR) or by any international NGO duly accredited bythe Offi ce of the President. His “immediate family” shall
include his spouse, parent or child, brother or sister, grandparent or grandchild, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece,
guardian or ward, and fi ancé or fi ancée; and
g. After interrogation, the person under custodial investigation shall have the right to be informed of his right to
demand physical examination by an independent and competent doctor of his own choice. If he cannot afford the
services of a doctor of his own choice, he shall be provided by the State with a competent and independent doctor to
conduct physical examination. If the person arrested is female, she shall be attended to preferably by a female
doctor. The physical examination of the person under custodial investigation shall be contained in a medical report,
which shall be attached to the custodial investigation report.
20.2 Detention
The following are the policies and procedures in the admission, visitation, transfer and release of detainees:
a. Ad mission
The following can be detained/ admitted in the PNP Detention/Custodial Center:
(1) Any person arrested due to the commission of a crime/s;
(2) Arrested suspects covered by a Commitment Order; and
(3) Arrested suspects who are under custodial investigation. However, under no circumstances should the arrested
suspects under custodial investigation be held in the detention center beyond the prescribed reglementary period,
unless, while in custody, appropriate charges have been fi led and a Commitment Order has been issued by the court
concerned or he signed the required waiver of the rights under the provisions of Article 125 of the RPC.
b. Requirements for Admission
Prior to the admission of arrested suspect, the following mandatory requirements shall be submitted to the Chief,
Detention/Custodial Center:
(1) Request for Custody of the arresting unit or the Commitment Order from the Court;
(2) Proof of medical examination or medical certifi cate of the detainee to be provided by the arresting
unit requesting for custody; and
(3) Case folder of the detainee containing the accomplished booking sheet for the arrested suspect
and the Information fi led with the Prosecutor’s Offi ce.
c. Segregation of Detainees
As much as practicable, detainees must be segregated according to gender and to the classifi cation of crimes
committed.
d. Visitation
Any person arrested and detained at the PNP Detention/Custodial Center shall be allowed visits by or conferences
with any member of his immediate family, or any medical doctor or priest or religious minister chosen by him or by
any member of his immediate family or by his counsel, or by any local NGO duly accredited by the CHR or by any
international NGO duly accredited by the Offi ce of the President, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Chief, Detention/Custodial Center or his duly authorized representative is authorized to apportion the
number of visitors per detainee at any given time as the space of the visitor’s area may allow.
(2) With respect to detainee’s family members, public and/or pertinent document must be presented to prove their
relationship with the detainee.
(3) Visitors wearing the color of the detainee’s uniform shall be advised to wear other colors.
(4) The Custodial Center, an informal and temporary penal facility for arrested suspects, shall not allow conjugal
visits for detention prisoners.
(5) The counsel of the accused has the right to visit the latter subject to the existing security rules and regulation of
the Center.
(6) No camera, video equipment, cellular phone and similar devices are allowed inside the visiting area.
(7) All visitors shall be frisked for deadly weapons, fi rearms and other prohibited items.
e. Transfer of Custody
(1) Upon receipt of the Commitment Order from the court, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center shall personally
coordinate with the issuing court to ascertain the validity of the order;
(2) Upon confi rmation, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center must coordinate with the receiving detention facility
for the immediate transfer of custody; and
(3) Prior to the transfer of custody, the arrested person shall be subjected to medical examination by a PNP medico-
legal offi cer or any government physician in the absence of PNP medico-legal offi cer. Medical examination is
mandatory before any transfer of custody of arrested person.
f. Release
(1) The Chief of Offi ce shall be the sole approving authority in releasing detention prisoner.
(2) Upon receipt of the Release Order from the court, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center shall personally
coordinate with the issuing court to ascertain the validity of the order.
(3) Upon confi rmation, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center must coordinate with the arresting unit if there are
other legal impediments to the release.
(4) The Chief, Detention/Custodial Center shall likewise check the Directorate for Investigation and Detective
Management (DIDM)’s Arrest and
Warrant Registry to determine if the detainee to be released has other pending warrants of arrest.
(5) Granting that all documents are legally in order, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center shall prepare the
memorandum addressed to the Chief of Offi ce for the approval of the release.
(6) If there are valid grounds to sustain further detention, the Chief of Offi ce in coordination with the arresting unit,
will prepare the appropriate manifestation to the court containing therein the ground/s for objection.
(7) Prior to the offi cial release of the detainee, the Chief, Detention/Custodial Center must bring the detainee to the
Offi ce of the PNP Health Service or Rural Health Unit for medical examination, which shall form part of the
records/case folder of the subject detainee.
(8) The Property or Evidence Custodian Offi cer shall be responsible for the custody of all the properties seized from
the detainee prior to his detention. The former shall release the same to the detainee immediately upon his discharge
from detention.
20.3 Transporting Detention Prisoner
a. If transported by a patrol jeep, the subject must be seated on the right rear seat and a PNP escort shall sit at the
rear on the left side facing the subject. Hands of the subject should be secured by handcuffs under his knees.
b. If transported by a patrol car, subject must be seated on the right rear seat and the PNP escort personnel shall sit
on the left rear seat. Hands of the subject should be secured by handcuffs under his knees.
c. In no case shall a Detention Prisoner be transported using public utility land vehicles that are not exclusively
utilized for the purpose.
d. In no case shall a high-risk Detention Prisoner be transported without proper escort and handcuffs.
e. Female detainees shall be transported in handcuffs, preferably aided by a police woman.
f. In no case shall a Detention Prisoner be allowed out of the Detention Cell without proper escort.
g. Transport and escort of Detention Prisoner shall be limited only from the detention cell to the proper office for
inquest, or court for hearing, or to the nearest hospital/ clinic in case of the mandatory medical examination prior to
detention or during actual medical emergency, or in court-permitted transport.
h. In no case shall a Detention Prisoner be allowed travel and escort outside the detention cell to places devoted for
recreation, worship, entertainment, meals and dining
and others of similar and analogous description, unless upon lawful orders of the court.
i. Detention Prisoners shall as much as possible be transported wearing detention prisoner uniform or proper attire
that may identify them as a detention prisoner.

Lesson 7. RULE 21. INQUEST PROCEDURES

21.1 Commencement of Inquest
The inquest proceedings shall commence upon the presentation
of arrested person and witness/es by the police offi cer before the
inquest prosecutor. The concerned police offi cer shall also
submit the following documents:
a. Affi davit of Arrest;
b. Statement(s) of the complainant(s);
c. Affi davit(s) of the witness(es) if any; and
d. Other supporting evidence gathered by law
enforcement authorities in the course of their
investigation of the criminal incident involving the
arrested person.
21.2 Documents to Be Submitted
The investigator shall ensure that, as far as practicable, the following documents shall be presented during the
inquest proceedings:
a. Murder, Homicide and Parricide
(1) Certifi ed true/machine copy of the certifi cate of death of the victim; and
(2) Necropsy Report and the certifi cate of Post-Mortem Examination, if readily available.
b. Frustrated or Attempted Homicide, Murder, Parricide, and Physical Injuries Cases
(1) Medical Certifi cate of the complaining witness showing the nature or extent of the injury;
 (2) Certifi cation or statement as to the duration of the treatment or medical attendance; and
(3) Certifi cate or statement as to duration of incapacity for work.
c. Violations of the Dangerous Drugs Law
(1) Chemistry Report or Certifi cate of Laboratory Examination duly signed by the forensic chemist
or other duly authorized offi cer;
(2) Machine copy or photograph of the buy-bust money;
(3) Inventory/list of property seized; and
(4) Affi davit of Poseur-Buyer/Arresting Offi cer.
d. Theft and Robbery Cases, Violation of the Anti- Piracy Law, Anti-Highway Robbery Law, and
Violation of the Anti-Fencing Law
(1) List/Inventory of the articles and items subject of the offense; and
(2) Statement of their respective value.
e. Rape, Seduction, and Forcible Abduction with Rape Cases
(1) Medico-Legal Report (Living Case Report), if the victim submitted herself for medical or physical
examination;
(2) Statement of the victim/complainant;
f. Violation of the Anti-Carnapping Law
(1) Machine copy of the certifi cate of motor vehicle registration;
(2) Machine copy of the current offi cial receipt of payment of the registration fees of the subject motor
vehicle; and
(3) Other evidence of ownership.
g. Violation of the Anti-Cattle Rustling Law
(1) Machine copy of the cattle certificate of registration; and
(2) Picture of the cattle, if readily available.
h. Violation of Illegal Gambling Law
(1) Gambling paraphernalia; and
(2) Cash money, if any.
i. Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosives
(1) Chemistry Report duly signed by the forensic chemist; and Photograph of the explosives, if readily
available; and
(2) Certification from the Firearms and Explosives Office, Civil Security Group, PNP.
j. Violation of the Fisheries Law
(1) Photograph of the confi scated fi sh, if readily available;
(2) Certifi cation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; and
(3) Paraphernalia and equipment used in illegal fi shing.
k. Violation of the Forestry Law
(1) Scale sheets containing the volume and species of the forest products confi scated, number of pieces
and other important details such as estimated value of the products confi scated;
(2) Certifi cation of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources/Bureau of Forest
Management; and
(3) Seizure Receipt.
21.3 Waiver of Rights
The inquest shall proceed unless the arrested person opts for a preliminary investigation by executing the required
waiver of rights under Article 125 of the RPC.
21.4. Monitoring of Cases by the Investigators
An investigator’s job does not end upon the fi ling of the case with the Prosecutor’s Offi ce. The investigator on case
shall continuously monitor the case up to its fi nal resolution.