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6 years and one day to 12 years 6 years and 1 day to 8 years 8 years and 1 day to 10 years 10 years and 1 day to 12 years If disqualification is imposed, 12 years and 1 day; Temporary absolute disqualification and that of perpetual special disqualification from the right of suffrage; Prisión correccional: Correctional 6 months and one day to 6 ...
There has been calls to repeal the offending religious feelings provision from the Revised Penal Code. It has been argued that it is unconstitutional contrary to the 1987 Constitution's non-establishment clause stating "no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." [1] [8]
Two counts of malicious mischief under the Revised Penal Code (RPC), filed by Duterte at the Davao City prosecutor's office; [64] respondents include Abalos, PNP chief Police General Rommel Marbil, and Torre [63] In November 2024, Benhur Abalos submitted his counter-affidavit with the Department of Justice denying the allegations. [65]
Republic Act No. 386, the Civil Code of the Philippines (1949). Act No. 3815, the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (1930). The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Luis B. Reyes, The Revised Penal Code: Criminal Law 20 (1998, 14th ed.). Antonio L. Gregorio, Fundamentals of Criminal Law Review 50-51 (1997).
See Revised Penal Code § Penalties. prisión mayor: major imprisonment Spanish See Revised Penal Code § Penalties. quasi-judicial agency: N/A: English An agency of the executive branch that exercises some judicial functions and before which a minimum of due process is required. [16] Cf. administrative case. quo warranto: by what authority Latin
While Philippine legal codes are, strictly speaking, also Republic Acts, they may be differentiated in that the former represents a more comprehensive effort in embodying all aspects of a general area of law into just one legislative act. In contrast, Republic Acts are generally less expansive and more specific in scope.
This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties ...
The law also reaffirms existing laws against child pornography, an offense under Republic Act No. 9775 (the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009), and libel, an offense under Section 355 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, also criminalizing them when committed using a computer system. Finally, the Act includes a "catch-all" clause ...