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A warrant issued by Judge Valdez directs police to search the Marina Center Storage Facility, Unit 7B, Marina Center Building, Marina Street, Pasay City, for firearms, ammunition, and property used in the illicit firearms trade, and to seize those items. The warrant is supported by an affidavit stating that a confidential informant saw suspicious activity at the facility and identified Unit 7B as a location where firearms are kept. The warrant describes the place as "the Marina Center Storage Facility, Marina Center Building, Marina Street, Pasay City, Unit 7B" but does not describe the items to be seized with particularity beyond the general categories, and does not specify any particular firearms to be seized. On execution, officers search Unit 7B and seize two pistols and magazines.   (a)Identify the requisites of a valid search warrant under Philippine law and discuss which requisites are satisfied or lacking in the warrant described. (b)If the warrant lacks the requisite particularity in the items to be seized, explain the effect on the admissibility of the seized evidence and what remedies may be available to the defense.