SECTION  1486 . Search of Dwelling House . — A dwelling house may be entered and searched only upon warrant issued by a judge or justice of the peace, upon sworn application showing probable cause and particularly describing the place to be searched and the p erson or thing to be seized. [355-327; G.O. 58, sec. 67.] SECTION  1487 . Right to Search Vessels and Persons or Merchandise Conveyed Therein.  — It shall be lawful for any officer or person exercising police authority under the provisions of this article to go aboard any vessel within the limits of any collection d istrict of the Philippine Islands, and to inspect, search, and examine the same, and any person, trunk, package, box or envelope on board, and to this end to hail and stop such vessel if under way, to use all necessary force to compel compliance; and if it  shall appear that any breach or violation of the laws of the Philippine Islands has been committed, whereby or in consequence of which such vessel, or the merchandise, or any part thereof, on board of or imported by such vessel, is liable to forfeiture, t o make seizure of the same or any part thereof. [355-320.] The power of search hereinabove given shall extend to the removal of any false bottom, partition, bulkhead, or other obstruction, so far as may be necessary to enable the officer to discover whether any dutiable or forfeitable object may be concealed by th e same. No proceeding hereunder shall give rise to any claim for the damage thereby caused to merchandise or vessel. [355-397.] SECTION  1488 . Right to Search Vehicles, Beasts, and Persons . — It shall also be lawful for a person exercising authority as aforesaid to open and examine any box, trunk, envelope, or other container, wherever found, in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect the presence of dutiable merchandise or merchandise introduced into the Philippine Islands contrary to law, and likewise to stop, search, and examine any vehicle, beast, or person reasonably suspected of holding or conveying such merchandise as af oresaid. [355-322.] SECTION  1489 . Search of Persons Arriving from Foreign Countries . — All persons coming into the Philippine Islands from foreign countries shall be liable to detention and search by the customs authorities under such regulations as Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 434