Rizal police start checkpoint operations for election season

Kaxandra Salonga

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736643473497viber_image_2025-01-12_08-15-25-318.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Personnel of the Rizal Provincial Police office conduct a visual search at a Commission on Elections checkpoint in Taytay, Rizal on Jan 12., 2025. Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>RIZAL — The Rizal Provincial Police began Commission on Elections checkpoint operations at midnight on Sunday as the nationwide gun ban and the midterm election period officially started.</p><p>During his visit to a checkpoint at Barangay Santa Ana in Taytay, Rizal, Police Col. Felipe Maraggun said every municipality would have at least one checkpoint with eight personnel.</p><p>“It depends on the risk assessment ng isang munisipyo, ng isang hepe,” provincial police director Maraggun said.</p><p>“For example, crime clock, nangyayari ang krimen ng madaling araw, doon niya iu-utilize yung mga checkpoint.” he added.</p><p>(For example, if crime is more likely in the hourse before dawn, that is when we will utilize the checkpoints)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/11/manila-police-district-holds-briefing-and-send-off-for-start-of-election-season-1002">Manila Police District holds briefing and send-off for start of election season</a></div><p>The Rizal police chief said searches at the checkpoints will follow the Plain View Doctrine, which limits inspections to visual searches.</p><p>To minimize inconvenience, officers will not require motorists to open their glove compartments or ask riders to dismount from their motorcycles, unless there is a court-issued search warrant for them.</p><p>He also advised drivers to cooperate by slowing down when approaching checkpoints, turning on their cabin lights, and rolling down their windows.</p><p>The checkpoints will remain in place until June 11, after the midterm elections conclude.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XwZBr5x4pMg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Rizal police chief said searches at the checkpoints will follow the Plain View Doctrine, which limits inspections to visual searches.</p>

The Rizal police chief said searches at the checkpoints will follow the Plain View Doctrine, which limits inspections to visual searches.

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Rizal police start checkpoint operations for election season

Rizal police start checkpoint operations for election season

Kaxandra Salonga,

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Published Jan 12, 2025 09:01 AM PHT

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