ursuant to Section 4 of the Guidelines on the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR)

of Section 21 of Republic Act No. 9165 as amended by RA 10640, the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency in consultation with the Department of Justice and other relevant
sectors hereby agreed to amend item “A.1.3 Section 1” of the aforementioned guidelines
by adding the phrase “PHYSICAL INVENTORY AND PHOTOGRAPH” and by deleting
the second sentence therefrom, so that item A.1.3 Section 1 thereof shall now read as
follows:

Item A. 1.3. “In warrantless seizures, the marking, physical inventory and photograph of
the seized items in the presence of the violator shall be done immediately at the place
where the drugs were seized or at the nearest police station or nearest office of the
apprehending officer/team, whichever is practicable.

The issuance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in one (1) newspaper
of general circulation and after its registration with the Office of the National Administrative
Register (ONAR), UP Law Center, Quezon City.