Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws.  The Revised Penal Code itself was enacted as Act No. 3815, and some Philippine criminal laws have been enacted outside of the Revised Penal Code as separate Republic Acts.

Historical background
The Revised Penal Code supplanted the Spanish Código Penal, which was in force in the Philippines (then a colony of the Spanish Empire up to 1898) from 1886 to 1930, after a failed attempt in to be implented in 1877. The new Code was drafted by a committee created in 1927, and headed by Judge Anacleto Díaz, who would never it later serve on the Supreme Court. Rather than engage in a wholesale codification of all penal laws in the Philippines, the committee instead revised the old Penal Code and included all other penal laws only insofar as they related to the Penal Code.

Features

The Revised Penal Code criminalizes a whole class of acts that are generally accepted as criminal, such as the taking of a life whether through murder or homicide, rape, robbery and theft, and treason. The Code also penalizes other acts which are considered criminal in the Philippines, such as adultery, concubinage, and abortion. It expressly defines the elements that each crime comprises, and the existence of all these elements have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt in order to secure conviction.

Not all crimes in the Philippines are penalized under the Code; certain crimes, such as the illegal possession of firearms, are penalized under special legislation contained in Republic Acts. The most notable crimes now excluded from the Revised Penal Code are those concerning illegal drug use or trafficking, which are penalized instead under the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 and later the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

One distinct aspect of the Revised Penal Code centers on its classification of aggravating, exempting and mitigating circumstances, the appreciation of which affects the graduation of penalties. Penalties under the Revised Penal Code are generally divided into three periods – the minimum period, the medium period, and the maximum period. In addition to establishing the elements of the crime, the prosecution may also establish the presence of aggravating circumstances in order to set the penalty at the maximum period, or mitigating circumstances to reduce the penalty to its minimum period. The presence of both aggravating and mitigating circumstance, or the absence of such circumstances, may result in the imposition of the penalty in its medium period.

Several provisions of the Revised Penal Code have also been amended through Republic Acts.  One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. Prior to the 1997 amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as "having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated lack of consent. Under the amendments, rape was reclassified as a crime against persons. The definition was further expanded from mere "carnal knowledge of a woman" and now included "an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into other person's mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person." Additional circumstances by which the victim would be deemed incapable of giving valid consent were also integrated into this new definition of rape.

With the abolition of the death penalty in 2006, the highest penalty currently possible under the Revised Penal Code is reclusion perpetua, which ranges from 20 years and 1 day to 40 years' imprisonment.  The penalty of life imprisonment is not provided for in the Revised Penal Code, although it is imposed by other penal statutes such as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.

Penalties
All penalties relating to death are commuted to reclusion perpetua.

Length of incarceration 

 Public censure (also a light penalty)
 Fines (also an afflictive penalty)

List
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" width=100%
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! rowspan="2" |Crime
! rowspan="2" |Aggravating, exempting and mitigating circumstances
! rowspan="2" |Public censure
! rowspan="2" |Fine is not more than (unless specified)
! rowspan="2" |Suspension or disqualification
! colspan="3" |Arresto menor
! colspan="3" |Arresto mayor
! colspan="3" |Prisión correccional
! colspan="3" |Prisión mayor
! colspan="3" |Reclusión temporal
! rowspan="2" |Reclusión perpetua
! rowspan="2" |Death
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!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
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| colspan="2" |Treason
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|₱4,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Consipracy to commit treason
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|₱2,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Proposal to commit treason
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|₱1,000,000
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| rowspan="2" |Espionage
|If a public officer
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|All other cases
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Inciting to war or giving motives for reprisals
|If a public officer
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|If a private individual
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| colspan="2" |Violation of neutrality
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| rowspan="4" |Correspondence with hostile country
|If prohibited by the government
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|If correspondence was carried on in ciphers or conventional signs
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|If information given might be useful to the enemy
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| colspan="3" 
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|If information given might be useful to the enemy, and offender intended to aid the enemy
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| colspan="5" 
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| colspan="2" |Flight to enemy country
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| colspan="2" |Piracy in general and mutiny on the high seas
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| colspan="2" |Qualified piracy
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| colspan="5" 
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| rowspan="4" |Arbitrary detention
|Detention has not exceeded three days
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|Detention is more than three days, but less than 15 days
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|Detention is more than 15 days, but less than six months
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| colspan="3" 
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|Detention has exceeded more than six months
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| colspan="2" |Delay in the delivery of detained persons to the proper judicial authorities.
| colspan="20" rowspan="2" |Same as above penalties for arbitrary detention.
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| colspan="2" |Delaying release
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| colspan="2" |Expulsion
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Violation of domicile
|If committed at night-time, or if any papers or effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not returned immediately after the search made by the offender
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|All other cases
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| colspan="2" |Search warrants maliciously obtained and abuse in the service of those legally obtained
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="2" |Searching domicile without witnesses
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| colspan="2" |Prohibition, interruption and dissolution of peaceful meetings
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| rowspan="2" |Interruption of religious worship
|If committed with violence or threats
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| colspan="2" 
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|All other cases
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| colspan="2" |Offending the religious feelings
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| rowspan="2" |Rebellion or insurrection
|Offender promotes, maintains, or heads
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|₱20,000
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| colspan="3" 
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|Offender merely participating or executing the commands of others
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| rowspan="3" |Coup d'etat
|Offender leads or in any manner directs or commands others
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|If a public officer participates, or executes directions or commands of others
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|If not a public officer, and participates, or executes directions or commands of others
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| colspan="2" |Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat'|
|₱1,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Conspiracy and proposal to commit rebellion'
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|₱1,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Conspiracy and proposal to commit insurrection''|
|₱400,000
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| colspan="2" |Disloyalty of public officers or employees
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| colspan="2" |Inciting a rebellion or insurrection
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| rowspan="2" |Sedition
|If leader
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|₱2,000,000
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|Other participants
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|₱1,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Conspiracy to commit sedition
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|₱400,000
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| colspan="2" |Inciting to sedition
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|₱400,000
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| colspan="2" |Act tending to prevent the meeting of the Assembly and similar bodies
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|₱40,000 to ₱400,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Disturbance of proceedings
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Violation of parliamentary immunity
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="3" |Illegal assemblies
|If leader
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| colspan="3" 
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|If present
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| colspan="3" 
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|If present, and armed
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Illegal associations
|If founders, directors, and presidents
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="2" 
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|If members
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Direct assaults
|If assault is committed with a weapon, or against a person of authority
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="2" 
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|All other cases
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|₱100,000
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| colspan="2" |Indirect assaults
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|₱100,000
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Disobedience to summons
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|₱40,000 to ₱200,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Resistance and disobedience to a person in authority
|Resist or seriously disobey
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|₱100,000
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| colspan="3" 
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|Not of a serious nature
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|₱2,000 to ₱20,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="4" |Tumultuous disturbance or interruption liable to cause disturbance
|If serious disturbance
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="3" 
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|If serious disturbance is of tumultuous character
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| colspan="3" 
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|If offender make any outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition or in such place shall display placards or emblems
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| colspan="3" 
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|If offender buries with pomp the body of a person who has been legally executed
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|₱40,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances
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|₱40,000 to ₱200,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Alarms and scandals
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|₱40,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Delivery of prisoners from jails
|If offender removes from any jail or penal establishment any person confined therein or shall help the escape of such person, by means of violence, intimidation, or bribery
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| colspan="2" 
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|If by other means
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="3" |Evasion of service of sentence
|If convict escaped
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| colspan="2" 
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|If convict was unlawfully done
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|If convict violated conditions of pardon
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| colspan="2" |Counterfeiting the great seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands, forging the signature or stamp of the Chief Executive
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Using forged signature or counterfeit seal or stamp
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Making and importing and uttering false coins
|If coinage of the Philippines
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|₱400,000
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| colspan="2" 
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|If counterfeit is from a foreign country
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|₱200,000
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| rowspan="2" |Mutilation of coins
|With connivance
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|₱400,000
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|Without connivance
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="4" |Forging treasury or bank notes on other documents payable to bearer; importing, and uttering such false or forged notes and documents
|if the document is an obligation or security of the Philippines
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|₱2,000,000
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|if the document is an obligation or security of a banking institution
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|₱1,000,000
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|if the document is an obligation or security of a foreign government
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|₱1,000,000
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|if the document is an obligation or security of a foreign bank
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|₱400,000
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| colspan="2" |Counterfeiting, importing and uttering instruments not payable to bearer
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|₱1,200,000
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Falsification of legislative documents
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|₱1,200,000
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| colspan="2" |Falsification by public officer, employee or notary or ecclesiastic minister
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|₱1,000,000
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| colspan="2" |Falsification by private individual and use of falsified documents
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|₱1,000,000
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| colspan="2" 
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| rowspan="2" |Falsification of wireless, cable, telegraph and telephone messages
|Creation of dispatch
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| colspan="2" 
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|Usage of dispatch
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| colspan="2" 
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| rowspan="3" |False medical certificates, false certificates of merits or service, etc.
|If physician or surgeon, or if a public officer
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|₱200,000
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| colspan="2" 
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|If a private indlvidual
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| colspan="3" 
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|Usage of certificates
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| colspan="3" 
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Manufacturing and possession of instruments or implements for falsification
|Making or introduction
|
|₱1,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Usage
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Using fictitious name and concealing true name.
|If offender publicly use a fictitious name for the purpose of concealing a crime, evading the execution of a judgment or causing damage
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If offender conceals his true name and other personal circumstances
|
|₱40,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Illegal use of uniforms or insignia
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |False testimony against a defendant
|If the defendant was sentenced to death
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
|if the defendant shall have been sentenced to reclusión temporal or reclusión perpetua|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If the defendant shall have been sentenced to any other afflictive penalty
|
| rowspan="2" |₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If the defendant shall have been sentenced to a correctional penalty or a fine, or shall have been acquitted
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |False testimony favorable to the defendants
|If the prosecution is for a felony punishable by an afflictive penalty
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Any other case
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |False testimony in civil cases
|If amount is more than one million pesos
|
|₱1,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If amount is less than one million pesos or cannot be estimated
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |False testimony in other cases and perjury in solemn affirmation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Offering false testimony in evidence
| colspan="20" |Depends on the penalties for any of the false testimony crimes.
|-
| colspan="2" |Machinations in public auctions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Monopolies and combinations in restraint of trade
|If affects any food substance, motor fuel or lubricants, or other articles of prime necessity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If other products or service
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Importation and disposition of falsely marked articles or merchandise made of metals
|
|₱40,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Grave scandal
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows
|
|₱20,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Prostitution
|If recidivist
|
|₱20,000 to ₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|₱20,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Knowingly rendering unjust judgment
|
|
|Perpetual absolute disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Judgment rendered through negligence
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Unjust interlocutory order
|All other cases
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Suspension
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If offender have acted by reason of inexcusable negligence or ignorance, and order was manifestly unjust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Malicious delay in the administration of justice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Prosecution of offenses; negligence and tolerance
|
|
|Suspension
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Betrayal of trust by an attorney or solicitor, or revelation of secrets
|
|₱40,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Direct bribery
|If act subject of bribery was accomplished
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Special temporary disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If act subject of bribery was not accomplished
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Indirect bribery
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Frauds against the public treasury and similar offenses
|
|₱40,000 to ₱2,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Other frauds
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification in its maximum period to perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Prohibited transactions
|
|₱40,000 to ₱2,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Possession of prohibited interest by a public officer
|
|₱40,000 to ₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |Malversation of public funds or property
|If value is less than 40.000 pesos
|
| rowspan="6" |Equal to the amount of the funds malversed or equal to the total value of the property embezzled
| rowspan="6" |Perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 40,000 pesos and less than 1,200,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 1,200,000 pesos and less than 2.400,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 2,400,000 pesos and less than 4,400,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 4,400,000 pesos and less than 8,800,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 8.800,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Failure of accountable officer to render accounts
|
|₱40,000 to ₱1,200,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Failure of a responsible public officer to render accounts before leaving the country
|
|₱40,000 to ₱200,000
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Failure to make delivery of public funds or property
|
|5% to 25% of the sum that was not delivered
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Conniving with or consenting to evasion of prisoners
|If the fugitive shall have been sentenced by final judgment to any penalty
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification in its maximum period to perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If the fugitive shall not have been finally convicted but only held as a detention prisoner
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Evasion of prisoners through negligence
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Escape of prisoner under the custody of a person not a public officer
| colspan="20" |Same as the evasion of prisoners for public officers, only that it is one degree lower.
|-
| rowspan="2" |Removal, concealment or destruction of documents
|When serious damage is caused
|
| rowspan="2" |₱200,000
| rowspan="2" |Temporary special disqualification in its maximum period to perpetual disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|When damage is not serious
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Officer breaking seal
|
|₱400,000
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Opening of closed documents
|
|₱400,000
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Revelation of secrets by an officer
|When serious damage is caused
|
|₱400,000
|Perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|When damage is not serious
|
|₱100,000
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Public officer revealing secrets of private individual
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Open disobedience to a judgment
|
|₱200,000
|Temporary special disqualification in its maximum period
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Disobedience to order of superior officers, when said order was suspended by inferior officer
|
|
|Perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Refusal of assistance of a public officer
|When serious damage is caused
|
|₱200,000
|Perpetual special disqualification
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|When damage is not serious
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Refusal to discharge elective office
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Maltreatment of prisoners
|If the purpose of the maltreatment is to extort a confession, or to obtain some information from the prisoner
|
|₱100,000
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Anticipation of duties of a public office
|
|₱100,000
|Suspension
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Prolonging performance of duties and powers of a public officer
|
|₱100,000
|Special temporary disqualification in its minimum period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Abandonment of office or position of a public officer
|If abandoned top evade discharge of the duties preventing, prosecuting or punishing any of the crime
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Usurpation of legislative powers
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Usurpation of executive functions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Usurpation of judicial functions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Disobeying request for disqualification
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Orders or requests by executive officers to any judicial authority
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Unlawful appointments
|
|₱200,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Abuses against chastity by public officers
|If against the wife, daughter, sister of relative within the same degree by affinity of any person in the custody of such warden or officer,
|
|
|Temporary special disqualification
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Parricide
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|-
| colspan="2" |Murder
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="5" 
|-
| colspan="2" |Homicide
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Frustrated parricide, murder or homicide
| colspan="20" |Same as respective punishments, only that it is one degree lower.
|-
| rowspan="2" |Death caused in a tumultuous affray
|If it cannot be ascertained who actually killed the deceased, but the person or persons who inflicted serious physical injuries can be identified
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If it cannot be determined who inflicted the serious physical injuries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Physical injuries inflicted in a tumultuous affray
|If serious physical injuries are inflicted upon the participants thereof and the person responsible thereof cannot be identified
| colspan="20" |Same as respective punishments, only that it is one degree lower.
|-
|When the physical injuries inflicted are of a less serious nature and the person responsible therefore cannot be identified
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |Giving assistance to suicide
|If person successfully kills oneself
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
|If a person merely assisted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If person failed in killing oneself
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Discharge of firearms
|Unless it is an attempted or frustrated parricide, murder or homicide
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |Infanticide
|If committed by mother of the child for the purpose of concealing her dishonor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If committed by maternal grandparents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
| colspan="20" |Same as parricide or murder
|-
| rowspan="3" |Abortion
|If violence upon the person of the pregnant woman was done
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
|If without violence upon and without the consent of the woman
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If the woman consented
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Unintentional abortion
|If violence was done
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |Abortion practiced by the woman herself of by her parents
|If practiced upon herself or consent to another person
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If practiced upon herself to conceal dishonor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If practiced by her parents for concealing her dishonor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| rowspan="4" |Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife and dispensing of abortives
|If violence upon the person of the pregnant woman was done
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|If without violence upon and without the consent of the woman
|
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|If the woman consented
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|If pharmacist who, without the proper prescription from a physician shall dispense any abortive
|
|₱100,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Dueling
|If adversary was killed
|
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| colspan="3" 
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|If no physical injuries inflicted
|
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Challenging to a duel
|
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| rowspan="2" |Mutilation
|If victim was deprived either totally or partially, or some essential organ of reproduction.
|
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| colspan="4" 
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|-
|All other cases
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| colspan="2" 
|
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| rowspan="4" |Serious physical injuries
|If the injured person shall become insane, imbecile, impotent, or blind
|
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| colspan="3" 
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|If person injured shall have lost the use of speech or the power to hear or to smell, or shall have lost an eye, a hand, a foot, an arm, or a leg or shall have lost the use of any such member, or shall have become incapacitated for the work
|
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| colspan="2" 
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|If the person injured shall have become deformed, or shall have lost any other part of his body, or shall have lost the use thereof, or shall have been ill or incapacitated for the performance of the work
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| colspan="2" 
|
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|If the physical injuries inflicted shall have caused the illness or incapacity for labor of the injured person for more than thirty days
|
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Administering injurious substances or beverages
| colspan="20" |Same as serious physical injuries.
|-
| rowspan="3" |Less serious physical injuries
|If the physical injuries inflicted shall have caused the illness or incapacity for labor of the injured person for 10 days or more
|
|
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| colspan="3" 
|
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|If manifest intent to insult or offend the injured person, or under circumstances adding ignominy to the offense
|
|₱50,000
|
|
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| colspan="3" 
|
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|Inflicted upon the offender's parents, ascendants, guardians, curators, teachers, or persons of rank, or persons in authority
|
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| colspan="2" 
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| rowspan="3" |Slight physical injuries and maltreatment
|If the offender has inflicted physical injuries which shall incapacitate the offended party for labor from one to nine days, or shall require medical attendance
|
|
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| colspan="3" 
|
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|-
|If it caused physical injuries which do not prevent the offended party from engaging in his habitual work nor require medical assistance
| 
|₱40,000
|
| colspan="3" , or fine.
|
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|If the offender shall ill-treat another by deed without causing any injury
|
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|, or fine
|
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| rowspan="15" |Rape, when offender has carnal knowledge of a woman
|All other cases
|
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|If done with a deadly weapon
|
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| colspan="2" 
|-
|If victim became insane
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| colspan="2" 
|-
|If rape is attempted and homicide is committed
|
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| colspan="2" 
|-
|If rape and homicide is committed
|
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|When the victim is under eighteen (18) years of age and the offender is a parent, ascendant, step-parent, guardian, relative by consanguinity or affinity within the third civil degree, or the common-law spouse of the parent of the victim
|
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|-
|When the victim is under the custody of the police or military authorities or any law enforcement or penal institution
|
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|-
|When the rape is committed in full view of the spouse, parent, any of the children or other relatives within the third civil degree of consanguinity
|
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|-
|When the victim is a religious engaged in legitimate religious vocation or calling and is personally known to be such by the offender
|
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|-
|When the victim is a child below seven years old
|
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|When the offender knows that he is afflicted with the Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or any other sexually transmissible disease and the virus or disease is transmitted to the victim
|
|
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|
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|-
|When committed by any member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or para-military units thereof or the Philippine National Police or any law enforcement agency or penal institution, when the offender took advantage of his position to facilitate the commission of the crime
|
|
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|-
|When by reason or on the occasion of the rape, the victim has suffered permanent physical mutilation or disability
|
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|-
|When the offender knew of the pregnancy of the offended party at the time of the commission of the crime
|
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|-
|When the offender knew of the mental disability, emotional disorder and/or physical handicap of the offended party
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|-
| rowspan="4" |Rape, if inserting his penis into another person's mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person
|Whenever the rape is committed with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or more persons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="6" 
|
|
|-
|When by reason or on the occasion of the rape, the victim has become insane
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
|If rape is attempted and homicide is committed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="4" 
|
|-
|If rape and homicide is committed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Acts of lasciviousness
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" |Kidnapping and serious illegal detention
|If committed for the purpose of extorting ransom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|-
| rowspan="2" |Slight illegal detention
|If offender released victim within three days of detention, did not attain purpose, and before proceedings against him
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Unlawful arrest
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Kidnapping and failure to return a minor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Inducing a minor to abandon his home
|If offender is parent of the minor
|
|₱40,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Slavery
|If purpose is for illegal trafficking
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Child labor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Services rendered under compulsion in payment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Abandonment of person in danger and abandonment of one's own victim
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |Abandoning a minor
|If minor died
|
| rowspan="3" |₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If minor was merely in danger
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with his custody
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Exploitation of minors
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Qualified trespass to dwelling
|If committed by violence or intimidation
|
| rowspan="2" |₱200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Other forms of trespass
|
|₱40,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Light threats
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Other light threats
|
|₱40,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Grave coercions
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Light coercions
|
|₱15,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Other coercions or unjust vexations
|
|₱1,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Compulsory purchase of merchandise and payment of wages by means of tokens
|
|₱40,000 to ₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Formation, maintenance and prohibition of combination of capital or labor through violence or threats
|
|₱60,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Discovering secrets through seizure of correspondence
|If secrets were revealed
|
| rowspan="2" |₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If secrets were not revealed
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Revealing secrets with abuse of office
|If secrets were revealed
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Revelation of industrial secrets
|
|₱100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |Robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons
|If the crime of homicide shall have been committed; or when the robbery shall have been accompanied by rape or intentional mutilation or arson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|-
|If serious physical injuries have been inflicted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|-
|If physical injuries have been inflicted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|-
|If light physical injuries have been inflicted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|-
|All other cases
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Attempted and frustrated robbery
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Brigandage
|If not acts cannot be punished by higher penalties
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If acts can be punished by higher penalties
| colspan="20" |The higher penalties will then be followed.
|-
| colspan="2" |Aiding and abetting a band of brigands
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |Theft
|If value is more than 2,200.000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 1,200,000 pesos but less than 2,200,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 20,000 pesos but less than 600,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 5,000 pesos but less than 20,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 500 pesos but less than 5,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is less than 500 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is less than 500 pesos, and enter an enclosed estate or a field where trespass is forbidden or which belongs to another and without the consent of its owner
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is less than 500 pesos, and if offender under the impulse of hunger, poverty, etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Theft of the property of the National Library and National Museum
|
|₱40,000 to ₱100,000
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Occupation of real property or usurpation of real rights in property
|
|₱15,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |Altering boundaries or landmarks
|
|₱20,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Fraudulent insolvency
|If a merchant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If not a merchant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="3" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |Swindling (estafa)
|If value is more than 4,400,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 2,400,000 pesos but less than 4,400,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 1,200,000 pesos but less than 2,400,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|If value is more than 40,000 pesos but less than 1,200,000 pesos
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| colspan="2" 
|
|
|
|
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|If value is less than 40,000 pesos
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| colspan="2" |Other forms of swindling
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|Not less than the value of damage caused
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| colspan="2" |Swindling a minor
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| colspan="2" |Other deceits, including fortune-telling
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|₱40,000
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| colspan="2" |Removal, sale or pledge of mortgaged property
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| colspan="2" |Destructive arson
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|Other forms of arson
|Varying circumstances
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| rowspan="3" |Malicious mischief (property damage)
|If damage exceeds 200,000 pesos
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|If damage exceeds 40,000 pesos, but less than 200.000 pesos
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|If damage is less than 40,000 pesos
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| rowspan="3" |Other mischiefs
|If damage exceeds 200,000 pesos
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|If damage exceeds 40,000 pesos, but less than 200.000 pesos
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|If damage is less than 40,000 pesos, or if it cannot be estimated
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| rowspan="2" |Damage and obstruction to means of communication
|If it caused an accident
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|All other cases
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| rowspan="2" |Destroying or damaging statues, public monuments or paintings
|Destroy or damage statues or any other useful or ornamental public monument
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|Destroy or damage any useful or ornamental painting of a public nature
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|₱40,000
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Adultery
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| rowspan="2" |Concubinage
|If the husband
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|If the concubine
| colspan="20" |The penalty shall be destierro|-
| rowspan="2" |Qualified seduction
|All other cases
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| colspan="2" 
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|If seduced his sister or descendant
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| colspan="2" |Simple seduction
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Acts of lasciviousness with the consent of the offended party
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Corruption of minors
|If a public officer
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|Temporary absolute disqualification
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| colspan="3" rowspan="2" 
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|All other cases
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| colspan="2" |White slave trade
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Forcible abduction
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Consented abduction
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| colspan="2" 
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| rowspan="2" |Simulation of births, substitution of one child for another and concealment or abandonment of a legitimate child
|If physician or public officer
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| rowspan="2" |₱200,000
|Temporary special disqualification
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| colspan="3" 
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|All other cases
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| rowspan="2" |Usurpation of civil status
|If done with the intent to defraud the offended part
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| colspan="3" 
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|All other cases
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Bigamy
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Marriage contracted against provisions of laws
|If either of the contracting parties shall obtain the consent of the other by means of violence, intimidation or fraud
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|All other cases
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Premature marriages
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Libel means by writings or similar means
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|₱40,000 to ₱1,200,000
|
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| colspan="2" 
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| colspan="2" |Threatening to publish libelous statements and offer to present such publication for a compensation
|
|₱40,000 to ₱400,000
|
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| colspan="3" 
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| colspan="2" |Prohibited publication of acts referred to in the course of official libel proceedings
|
|₱40,000 to ₱200,000
|
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| colspan="3" 
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| rowspan="2" |Slander
|If of insulting nature
|
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| colspan="2" 
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|Not of insulting nature
|
|₱20,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
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| rowspan="2" |Slander by deed
|If of serious nature
|
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| colspan="2" 
|
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|Not of serious nature
|
|₱20,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
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| colspan="2" |Incriminating innocent person
|
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| colspan="3" 
|
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| colspan="2" |Intriguing against honor
|
|₱20,000
|
| colspan="3" 
|
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| rowspan="4" |Imprudence and negligence
|If intentional act caused a grave felony
|
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| colspan="3" 
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|If imprudent act caused a grave felony
|
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| colspan="2" 
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|If act caused damage to property
|
|An amount equal to the value of said damages to 3 times such value
|
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|-
|If imprudent act caused some wrong, and if done maliciously, would have been a light felony
|
|₱40,000
|
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! rowspan="2" |Crime
! rowspan="2" |Aggravating, exempting and mitigating circumstances
! rowspan="2" |Public censure
! rowspan="2" |Fine is not more than (unless specified)
! rowspan="2" |Suspension or disqualification
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
!Min
!Med
!Max
! rowspan="2" |Reclusión perpetua! rowspan="2" |Death
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! colspan="3" |Arresto menor! colspan="3" |Arresto mayor! colspan="3" |Prisión correccional! colspan="3" |Prisión mayor! colspan="3" |Reclusión temporal|}

 Other penalties 
 Qualified bribery: If any public officer is entrusted with law enforcement and he refrains from arresting or prosecuting an offender who has committed a crime punishable by reclusión perpetua and/or death in consideration of any offer, promise, gift or present, he shall suffer the penalty for the offense which was not prosecuted.
 If it is the public officer who asks or demands such gift or present, he shall suffer the penalty of death.
Corruption of public officials: The same penalties on the person corrupted except those of disqualification and suspension, shall be imposed upon any person who shall have made the offers or promises or given the gifts or presents as described in the preceding articles. (Chapter 2, Section 2.)
Death or physical injuries inflicted under exceptional circumstances
Any legally married person who having surprised his spouse in the act of committing sexual intercourse with another person, shall kill any of them or both of them in the act or immediately thereafter, or shall inflict upon them any serious physical injury, shall suffer the penalty of destierro''.
If he shall inflict upon them physical injuries of any other kind, he shall be exempt from punishment.
 Dueling, if causing injury, will be treated as if it's a normal crime (as serious physical injuries or assault)
 Grave threats: The penalty next lower in degree than that prescribed by law for the crime be threatened to commit, if the offender shall not have attained his purpose, the penalty lower by two degrees shall be imposed.

Amendments 
The code has been amended multiple times:
Commonwealth Act 616 criminalized espionage
Republic Act 10 criminalized usurpation of public authority
Republic Act 1700 outlawed the Communist Party of the Philippines
Republic Act 3019 created the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
Republic Act 4200 criminalized wiretapping
Republic Act 4200 criminalized contraceptives
Republic Act 6425 criminalized illegal drugs
Republic Act 6539 criminalized carnapping
Presidential Decree 90 criminalized rumor-mongering
Presidential Decree 449 regulated cockfights
Presidential Decree 483 criminalized sports betting, point shaving, match fixing and the like
Presidential Decree 519 outlawed pinball machines
Presidential Decree 532 criminalized highway robbery
Presidential Decree 749 granted immunity to givers of bribes
Presidential Decree 818 increased penalties for estafa
Presidential Decree 1602 increased penalties for illegal gambling
Presidential Decree 1613 amended the law on arson
Republic Act 6968 criminalized coup d'etats
Republic Act 8353 amended the law on rape and increased the penalties for it
Republic Act 9208 established the Intellectual Property Office
Republic Act 9262 criminalized violence against women and their children
Republic Act 9372 criminalized terrorism
Republic Act 10158 decriminalized vagrancy
Republic Act 10175 criminalized acts in cyberspace via the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Republic Act 10951 updated the values of damages in certain crimes, and the value of fines

See also 

 Philippine legal codes
 Republic Acts of the Philippines

References

External links 

 Act No. 3815
 Act No. 3815, December 08, 1930
 Republic Act No. 10951
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10951, August 29, 2017

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Category:Philippine criminal law