Illegal drug's unique characteristic ... not readily identifiable, and easily open to tampering, alteration or substitution...

"The identity and integrity of the corpus delicti must definitely be shown to have been preserved. This requirement necessarily arises from the illegal drug's unique characteristic that renders it indistinct, not readily identifiable, and easily open to tampering, alteration or substitution either by accident or otherwise."

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Link/Source: Lito Lopez v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 188653, January 29, 2014.

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[2017V416] PP vs Rommel Diputado

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