''Any other coercions or unjust vexations shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine ranging from One thousand pesos (P1,000) to not more than Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) or both.". 80. Anticipation of duties of a public office. "A fine not. Grave threats. SEC. Article 234 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: ART. 3815, December 8, 1930), Article 2; Revised Penal Code (An Act Revising the Penal Code and other Penal Laws No. - The forging or falsification of treasury or bank notes or certificates or other obligations and securities payable to bearer and the importation and uttering in connivance with forgers or importers of such false or forged obligations or notes, shall be punished as follows: "1. SEC. 358. Disobedience to summons issued by Congress, its committees or subcommittees, by the Constitutional Commissions, its committees, subcommittees or divisions.- The penalty of arresto mayor or a fine ranging from Forty thousand pesos (P40, 000) to Two hundred thousand pesos (P200, 000), or both such fine and imprisonment, shall be imposed upon any person who, having been duly summoned to attend as a witness before Congress, its special or standing committees and subcommittees, the Constitutional Commissions and its committees, subcommittees, or divisions, or before any commission or committee chairman or member authorized to summon witnesses, refuses, without legal excuse to obey such summons or being present before any such legislative or constitutional body or official, refuses to be sworn or placed under affirmation or to answer any legal inquiry or to produce any books, papers, documents, or records in his possession, when required by them to do so in the exercise of their functions. SEC. Alarms and scandals.- The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand peos (P40, 000) shall be imposed upon: "1. "(b) By misappropriating or converting, to the prejudice of another, money, goods, or any other personal property received by the offender in trust or on commission, or for administration, or under any other obligation involving the duty to make delivery of or to return the same, even though such obligation be totally or partially guaranteed by a bond: or by denying having received such money, goods, or other property. Unlawful aggression. 329. Article 282 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 45. - The penalties of prision correccional in its minimum period, temporary special disqualification and a fine not exceeding Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000). Any private individual who shall commit any of the falsifications enumerated in the next preceding article in any public or official document or letter of exchange or any other kind of commercial document; "2. - Any public officer who, by reason of the duties of his office, is accountable for public funds or property, shall appropriate the same, or shall take or misappropriate or shall consent, through abandonment or negligence, shall permit any other person to take such public funds or property, wholly or partially, or shall otherwise be guilty of the misappropriation or malversation of such funds or property, shall suffer: "1. 9. 28 U.S. Code Chapter 154 - SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES . 172. "3. 51. Qualified trespass to dwelling. Article 239 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Repealing Clause. the penalty shall be prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000).". Article 278 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. "This provision shall apply to any public officer who, being ordered by competent authority to deliver any property in his custody or under his administration, shall refuse to make such delivery. If the amount exceeds the latter, the penalty shall be reclusion perpetua. "The disturbance or iterruption shall be deemed to be tumultuous if caused by more than three (3) persons who are armed or provided with means of violence. - The penalty of arresto menor or fine not exceeding Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) shall be imposed for any intrigue which has for its principal purpose to blemish the honor or reputation of a person.". 154. SEC. SEC. Unlawful Means of Publications I. 10951, any person who by means of printing, lithography, or any other means of Prohibited publication of acts referred to in the course of official proceedings. Special cases of malicious mischief. - The penalty of arresto mayor and a in its minimum period, if such amount is over Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) but does not exceed One million two hundred thousand pesos (P1,200,000). 154 Revised Penal Code. Article 140 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 65. WebArticle 154 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Art. Causing it to appear that persons have participated in any act or proceeding when they did not in fact so participate; "3. if such value does not exceed Forty thousand pesos (P40,000). By prision mayor in its medium period and a fine not to exceed One million pesos (P1,000,000),if the falsified or counterfeited document was issued by a foreign government. 237. Inducing a minor to abandon his home. 217. "Any person who shall destroy or damage any useful or ornamental painting of a public nature shall suffer the penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (P40,000), or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.". "2nd. 280. ''Reckless imprudence consists in voluntarily, but without malice, doing or failing to do an act from which material damage results by reason of inexcusable lack of precaution on the part of the person performing or failing to perform such act. 90. Web2 web name arturo reyes phone number 973 484 5805 state nj city newark zip code 7104 and more information revised penal code book one law books rex e store 34. Any person who. Article 218 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. "If the coercion be committed in violation of the exercise of the right of suffrage, or for the purpose of compelling another to perform any religious act, or to prevent him from exercising such right or from so doing such act the penalty next higher in degree shall be imposed.''. 181. miriam defensor santiago. Article 154 does not cover all news which may be shown to be false. The RPC covers only false news which may endanger the public order, or cause damage to the interest or credit of the State. Fake news affecting individuals, on the other hand, may be covered by other laws or provisions of the RPC, including libel . 92. Article 237 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. without being included in the provisions of the next preceding article, shall threaten another with a weapon, or draw such weapon in a quarrel, unless it be in lawful self-defense. SEC. Article 178 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. SEC. in any case other than those authorized by law, or without reasonable ground therefor, shall arrest or detain another for the purpose of delivering him to the proper authorities.". 259. having charge of the rearing or education of a minor, shall deliver said minor to a public institution or other persons, without the consent of the one who entrusted such, child to his care or in the absence of the latter, without the consent of the proper authorities., "The same penalty shall be imposed upon the parents who shall neglect their children by not giving them the education which their station in life requires and financial condition permits."'. "2. but the total of the penalty which may be imposed shall not exceed twenty (20) years. SEC. The penalty of prision correccional or a fine ranging from Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) to Two hundred thousand pesos (P200.000), or both, shall be imposed upon any person who shall knowingly import or sell or dispose of any article or merchandise made of gold, silver, or other precious metals, or their alloys, with stamps, brands, or marks which fail to indicate the actual fineness or quality of said metals or alloys. Penalties. 3815, December 8, 1930), Articles Malversation of public funds or property. WebArticle 154 covers only untruthful news which may endanger the public order, or cause damage to the interest or credit of the state. 26. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680] CHAPTER 7. Grave felonies, less grave felonies and light felonies.- Grave felonies are those to which the law attaches the capital punishment or penalties which in any of their periods are afflictive, in accordance with Article 25 of this Code. Article 315, Par. 154. SEC. By arresto mayor in its minimum and medium periods, if such value is over Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) but does not exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000); and, "3) By arresto menor or a fine of not less than the value of the damage caused and not more than Forty thousand pesos (P40,000), if the amount involved does not exceed Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) or cannot be estimated.". Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal Article 166 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Unlawful appointments. SEC. - The penalties of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (P200.000) shall be imposed upon: "1. Article 217 of the same Act., as amended by Republic Act No. Article 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 23. "When the death of the minor shall result from such abandonment, the culprit shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods: but if the life of the minor shall have been in danger only, the penalty shall be prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods. 174. SEC. - Any executive officer who shall address any order or suggestion to any judicial authority with respect, to any case or business coming within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of justice shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000).. SEC. 36. -Any person who, by means of violence against or intimidation of persons, shall take possession of any real property or shall usurp any real rights in property belonging to another, in addition to the penalty incurred for the acts of violence executed by him, shall be punished by a fine from fifty (50) to one hundred (100) per centum of the gain which he shall have obtained, but not less than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000). Removal, concealment, or destruction of documents. Article 244 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 82. Usurpation of legislative powers. - The penalty of prision mayor or a fine ranging from Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) to Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000), or both such imprisonment and fine, shall be imposed upon: "1. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal 142. as amended by Republic Act No. 54. Article 299 of the same Act. By prision mayor in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,000), when the forged or altered document is a circulating note or bill issued by a foreign bank duly authorized therefor.". "3. Exploitation of minors. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. By arresto mayor in its medium and maximum periods, if such amount does not exceed Forty thousand pesos (P40,000): Provided, That in the four cases mentioned, the fraud be committed by any of the following means. SEC. Article 209 of the same Act jb hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 47. 3999, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "ART. "The same rule shall be applied when the offenders are armed, but the value of the property taken does not exceed Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000). False testimony against a defendant. Separability Clause. 70. - The mischiefs not included in the next preceding article shall be punished: "1. . SEC. SEC. SEC. - The penalty of prision correccional in its medium period to prision mayor in its minimum period, in addition to his liability for the physical injuries or damage caused, shall be imposed upon any public officer or employee who shall overdo himself in the correction or handling of a prisoner or detention prisoner under his charge, by the imposition of punishments not authorized by the regulations, or by inflicting such punishments in a cruel and humiliating manner. an act repealing article 247 of act no. Article 318 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 16. - The conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat shall be punished by prision mayor in its minimum period and a fine which shall not exceed One million pesos (P1, 000, 000). WebJune 21st, 2018 - Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines libel is defined as a public and malicious imputation of a crime or of a vice or defect real Revised Penal Code of the Philippines Wikipedia June 25th, 2018 - The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines First enacted in 1930 it remains Any person who by the same means, or by words, utterances or speeches shall encourage disobedience to the law or to the constituted authorities or praise, justify, or extol any act punished by law; "3. 63. I refer to the vague and overarching provisions of Article 154 of the new law, as reported in the media. It reportedly penalizes the unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances. (Arresto mayor [one month and one day to six months] and a fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000). SEC. SEC. 24. Article 315 of the same Act. Direct assaults.- Any person or person who, without a public uprising, shall employ force or intimidation for the attainment of any of the purposes enumerated in defining the crimes of rebellion and sedition, or shall attack, employ force, or seriously intimidate or resist any person in authority or any of his agents, while engaged in the performance of official duties, or on occasion of such performance, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods and a fine not exceeding Two hundred thousand pesos (P200, 000), when the assault is committed with a weapon or when the offender lays hand upon a person in authority. Altering boundaries or landmarks. "In all cases, persons guilty of malversation shall, also suffer the penalty of perpetual special disqualification and a fine equal to the amount of the funds malversed or equal to the total value of the property embezzled. Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat, rebellion or insurrection. 52. 115. "If the purpose of the maltreatment is to extort a confession, or to obtain some information from the prisoner, the offender shall be punished by prision mayor in its minimum period, temporary special disqualification and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000), in addition to his liability for the physical injuries or damage caused.". Article 328 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. SEC. - A libel committed by means of writing, printing, lithography, engraving, radio, phonograph, painting, theatrical exhibition., cinematographic exhibition, or any similar means, shall be punished by prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods or a fine ranging from Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) to One million two hundred thousand pesos (P1,200,000), or both, in addition to the civil action which may be brought by the offended party.''. WebRevised Penal Code (An Act Revising the Penal Code and other Penal Laws No. Article 115 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. - The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100, 000) shall be imposed upon any person who not being included in the provisions of the preceding articles shall resist or seriously disobey any person in authority or the agents of such person while engaged in the performance of official duties. 285. "Any stamp, brand, label, or mark shall be deemed to fail to indicate the actual fineness of the article on which it is engraved, printed, stamped, labeled or attached, when the test of the article shows that the quality or fineness thereof is less by more than one-half karat, if made of gold, and less by more than four one-thousandth, if made of silver, than what is shown by said stamp, brand, label or mark. - Any judicial or executive officer who shall openly refuse to execute the judgment, decision or order of any superior authority made within the scope of the jurisdiction of the latter and issued with all the legal formalities, shall suffer the penalties of arresto mayor in its medium period to prision correccional in its minimum period, temporary special disqualification in its maximum period and a fine not. "4. By arresto menor in its minimum period or a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000) when the offender shall ill-treat another by deed without causing any injury.". SEC. WebArticle 11, par. The law penalizes the violators with the penalty of arresto mayor and a fine ranging from PHP40,000 to PHP200, 000 or imprisonment for a minimum period of or other explosives calculated to cause alarm or danger;"2. 73. exceeding Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000).". "3. - Any robbery committed in an uninhabited place or in a building other than those mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 299 if the value of the property taken exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000), shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods provided that any of the following circumstances is present: "1. Arreslo mayor in its medium period to prision correccional in its minimum period, if the value of the property stolen is over Five thousand pesos (P5,000) but does not exceed Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000). 11. 182. Definition of libel. 355. and if -. 26. Article 143 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. as amended by Republic Act No. Those who shall sell, give away or exhibit films, prints, engravings, sculpture or literature which are offensive to morals.". SEC. 289. 228. 315. "No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two (2) witnesses at least to the same over act or on confession of the accused in open court. "This provision shall not be applicable to parents, guardians, or persons entrusted with the custody of minors with respect to the papers or letters of the children or minors placed under their care or custody, nor to spouses with respect to the papers or letters of either of them.". Article 172 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. "Simple imprudence consists in the lack of precaution displayed in those cases in which the damage impending to be caused is not immediate nor the danger clearly manifest. - Any person who shall inflict upon another physical injuries not described in the preceding articles, but which shall incapacitate the offended party for labor for ten (10) days or more, or shall require medical assistance for the same period, shall be guilty of less serious physical injuries and shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor. "The same penalty shall be incurred by anyone who shall furnish the place for the perpetration of the crime. Article 201 of the same Act, as amended by Presidential Decree Nos. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Art. Less serious physical injuries. 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