Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Art. III
SECTION 2. The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever
nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no
search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except
upon probable cause to be determined personally by
the judge after examination under oath or affirmation
of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce,
and particularly describing the place to be searched
and the persons or things to be seized.
SECTION 3. (1) The privacy of communication and
correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful
order of the court, or when public safety or order
requires otherwise as prescribed by law.
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the
preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose
in any proceeding.
SECTION 12. (1) Any person under investigation for the
commission of an offense shall have the right to be
informed of his right to remain silent and to have
competent and independent counsel preferably of his
own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of
counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights
cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence
of counsel.
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or
any other means which vitiate the free will shall be
used against him. Secret detention places, solitary,
incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are
prohibited.
(3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of
this or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in
evidence against him.
(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions
for violations of this section as well as compensation to
and rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar
practices, and their families.
SECTION 17. No person shall be compelled to be a
witness against himself.
TAX REFORM ACT
SEC. 201. Effect of Failure to Stamp Taxable
Document. - An instrument, document or paper which
is required by law to be stamped and which has been
signed, issued, accepted or transferred without being
duly stamped, shall not be recorded, nor shall it or any
copy thereof or any record of transfer of the same be
admitted or used in evidence in any court until the
Footnote
This Section and Section 3 were both amended by PD
No. 1792 issued January 16, 1981, PD 1792 was
expressly repealed by Sec 135 of R.A. No. 7653,
approved June 14, 1993. The original sections 2 and 3
of R.A. No.1405 are hereby reproduced for reference,
as follows; "Sec 2 All deposits of whatever nature with
banks or banking institutions in the Philippines
including investments in bonds issued by the
Government of the Philippines, its political subdivisions
and its instrumentalities, are hereby considered as of
an absolutely confidential nature and may not be
examined, inquired or looked into by any person,
government official, bureau or office, except upon
written per-mission of the depositor, or in cases of
impeachment, or upon order of a competent court in
cases of bribery or dereliction of duty of public officials.
or in cases where the money deposited or invested is
the subject matter of the litigation," "Sec. 3. It shall be
unlawful for any official or employee of a banking
institution to disclose to any person other than those
mentioned in Section two hereof any information
concerning said deposits."
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