Arrest After Escape Or Rescue
Section 11. Right of officer to break into building or enclosure
Requisites Before An Officer Can Break Into A Building Or
Enclosure To Make An Arrest:
1. That the person to be arrested is or is reasonably believed to be
in the said building;
2. That he has announced his authority and purpose for entering therein;
3. That he has requested and been denied admittance.
NOTE: Rule is applicable both where there is a warrant and where there
is a valid arrest without a warrant.
Section 12. Right to break out of the building or enclosure to
effect release
An officer making an arrest who has entered a building or enclosure
may break out therefrom when necessary to liberate himself.
Section 13. Arrest after escape or rescue
If a person arrested escapes or is rescued, any person may immediately
pursue or retake him without a warrant at any time and in any place
within the Philippines.