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Department of Justice

NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE


The 2000 BAIL BOND GUIDE
VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

ABANDONMENT
Of person in danger and abandonment of one's
own victim (Art. 275)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Of child under seven years of age under custody


of offender (Art. 276, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

When death of the minor results from such


abandonment (Art. 276, 2nd Par. 1st phrase)

Prision correctional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

If the life of the minor shall have been in danger


only (Art. 276, 2nd Par., 2nd phrase)

Prision correctional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with


his custody (Art. 277, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Neglect by parents of their duty to give proper


education to their children (Art. 277, 2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Forcible (Art. 342)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correctional

P12,000.00

Forcible abduction with simple rape (Sexual


Intercourse)
(Art. 342 in rel. to Arts. 266-A, Par. 1 and 266-B
1st Par.)

Reclusion Perpetua

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)


qualified by any of the circumstances under Art.
266-B, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Pars.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-B 2nd, 3rd, 4th Pars.)

Death

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)


qualified by any of the circumstances under Art.
266-B, 5th & 6th Pars.

Death

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A

Reclusion Temporal

P200,000.00

ABDUCTION

Par. 2 (committed by inserting penis into


another's mouth, or anal oriface; or any
instrument or object, into the genital or anal
Maximum
oriface of another person
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 7th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.
2 with any one of the 10 qualifying circumstances
in Art. 266-B, 6th Par.
Reclusion Temporal Maximum
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 6th and 12th Pars.)

P200,000.00

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.


2 with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or
more persons
Reclusion Temporal Maximum
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 8th Par.)

P200,000.00

Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A,


Par. 2, where the victim has become insane.

P200,000.00

Reclusion Temporal Maximum

(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 9th Par.)
Forcible abduction with attempted rape with
homicide under Art. 266-A, Par. 2
Reclusion Perpetua
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 10th Par.)

No Bail

Forcible abduction with rape with homicide under


Art. 266-A, Par. 2
Reclusion Perpetua
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266B, 11th Par.)

No Bail

Consented Abduction (Art. 343)

Prision correctional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not
Required

If offender shall use violence on the pregnant


woman (Art. 256, No. 1)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

If without using violence, offender shall act


without the consent of the woman (Art. 256, No.
2)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

If the woman shall have consented (Art. 256, No.


3)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

If the woman shall practice abortion upon herself


or shall consent that another should do so (Art.
258, 1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

If the woman committed abortion upon herself to


conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 2nd Par.)

Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

If crime be committed by parents of pregnant


woman or either of them with the woman's
consent to conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 3rd
Par.)

Prision correctional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

ABORTION
Intentional abortion (Art. 256)

Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife and dispensing of abortives (Art. 259)


With the use of violence (Art. 259, 1st Par., in
relation to Art. 256, No. 1)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

Without violence but without consent of the


woman (Art. 259, 1st Par. in relation to Art. 256,
No. 2)

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

If the woman shall have consented (art. 259, 1st


Par. in relation to Art. 256, No. 3)

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum

P12,000.00

Dispensation of abortive by a pharmacist without


the proper prescription from a physician (Art.
259, 2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

Unintentional Abortion (Art. 257)

Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS (Art. 336)


When the victim is under 12 years of age (Art.

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

336, as amended by Sec. 5, Par. 2 (b) RA 7610)


- Against the will of the victim when victim is 12
years of age or over

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- With consent of offended woman (Art. 339)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

ADULTERY (Art. 333)


- If committed while being abandoned with
Arresto mayor maximum to prision
justification by offended party (Art. 333, 3rd Par.) correccional minimum

P6,000.00

ALARMS AND SCANDALS (Art. 155)


Arresto menor or fine not exceeding
P200.00

Bail Not
Required

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

ARREST, Unlawful (Art. 269)

ARSON, Destructive (Art. 320 as amended by RA 7659)


Resulting in death

Death

No Bail

Under other qualifying circumstances

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision Mayor

P120,000.00

ARSON, under other circumstances mentioned in PD 1613. (see PD 1613)


ASSAULTS, Direct (Art. 148)
- If committed with a weapon or when offender is
a public officer or employee or when the offender
lays hands upon a person in authority (1st
sentence)

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P1,000.00

P12,000.00

If committed without the above attendant


circumstances (2nd sentence)

Prision correccional minimum and fine not


exceeding P500.00

P6,000.00

Direct Assault with Murder (Arts. 148 and 248 in


relation to Art. 48)

Death

No Bail

Direct Assault with Frustrated Murder

Reclusion temporal maximum

P200,000.00

Direct Assault with Attempted Murder

Prision mayor maximum

P120,000.00

Direct Assault with Homicide (Arts. 148 and 249


in relation to Art. 48)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

- Direct Assault with Frustrated Homicide

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide

Prision correctional maximum

P12,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts.


148, 1st sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to
Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum and fine of
P1,000.00

P12,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts.


148, 2nd sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to
Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum

P12,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.


148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation
to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum and fine of
P1,000.00

P12,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.


148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation
to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision correccional


minimum and

P10,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.

Maximum period of prision correccional

P12,000.00

148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 4, 1st Par. in


relation to Art. 48)

medium and maximum and fine of


P1,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.


148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263 No. 4, 1st par. in
relation to Art. 48)

Maximum period of prision correccional


minimum and fine of P500.00

P6,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries


committed with any of the attendant
circumstances of parricide or murder, and the
injured person becomes insane, imbecile,
impotent or blind
Art. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 1st phrase in relation
to Art. 48, RPC)

Maximum period of reclusion temporal


medium and maximum

P40,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries


committed with any of the attendant
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person losses use of speech, or 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 in which he
was theretofore habitually engaged.
(Arts. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 2nd phrase, in rel. to
Art. 48, RPC)

Maximum period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

Direct Assault with serious physical injuries


committed with any of the attendant
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person shall have become deformed, or
shall have lost any other part of his body, or shall
have lost the use thereof, or have become
incapacitated for work for a period of more than
90 days.
(Art. 148 1st sentence and Art. 263, 2nd Par. 3rd
phrase in rel. to Art. 48, RPC)

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum and fine of
P1,000.00

P12,000.00

- If committed under Art. 148, 2nd sentence in


relation to Art. 363 2nd Par., 3rd phrase

Maximum period of prision correccional


medium and maximum

P12,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

ASSEMBLIES, Illegal (Art. 146)


- Organizers or leaders or illegal assembly

Prision correccional maximum to


prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Persons present at illegal assembly, if armed


with licensed firearms, bolos, knives or other
deadly weapons

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- Persons present at illegal assembly, if not armed Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

ASSOCIATIONS, Illegal (Art. 147)


- Founders, directors and presidents

Prision correccional minimum and


medium and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

P10,000.00

Members

Arresto Mayor

Bail Not Required

ATTORNEY, betrayal of trust by an; revelation of


secrets (Art. 209)

Prision correccional minimum and/or


fine from P200.00 to P1,000.00

P6,000.00

AUCTIONS, machinations in public (Art. 185)

Prision correccional minimum and fine


of 10% to 50% of the value of the
thing auctioned

P6,000.00

BIGAMY (Art. 349)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

BOUNDARIES or Landmarks, Altering of (Art. 313)

Arresto menor and/or fine not


exceeding P100.00

Bail Not Required

Direct bribery (Art. 210)


- If public officer agrees to perform an act
constituting a crime and the same has been
committed (1st Par.)

Prision mayor minimum and medium


and fine not less than 3x the value of
gift, in addition to the penalty
corresponding to the crime agreed
upon, if committed

P20,000.00

- If public officer agrees to perform an act not


constituting a crime and the same has not been
accomplished (2nd Par., 1st phrase)

Prision mayor minimum and medium


and fine not less than twice the value
of the gift

P10,000.00

- If public officer refrains from doing something


which it was his official duty to do (Art. 210, 3rd
Par.)

Prision correccional maximum to


prision mayor minimum and fine not
less than 3x the value of the gift

P16,000.00

Indirect Bribery (Art. 211)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

BRIBERY

Qualified Bribery (Art. 211-A as amended by Sec. 4 R.A. 7659)


- If any public official is entrusted with law
enforcement and he refrains from arresting or
prosecuting an offender who has committed a
crime punishable by reclusion perpetua and/or
death in consideration of any offer, promise, gift
or present

Same penalty for the offense not


prosecuted

No Bail

- If it is the public officer who asks for or


demands such gifts or present

Death

No Bail

BRIGANDAGE (Art. 306, as amended by P.D. 532)


- If kidnapping for ransom or extortion, or
murder, or homicide or rape is committed as a
result or on the occasion thereof (Sec. 3(b), 3rd
sentence, PD 532)

Death

No Bail

- If physical injuries or other crimes are


committed during or on the occasion of the
commission thereof (Sec. 3(b), 2nd sentence, PD
532)

Reclusion temporal medium and


maximum

P40,000.00

- If none of the above attendant circumstances


are present (Sec. 3(b), 1st sentence, PD 532)

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

Aiding highway robbers/brigands or abetting highway robbery/brigandage (Art. 307, as amended by Sec. 4. P.D.
532)
- If the principal has committed kidnapping for
ransom or extortion, murder or homicide or rape
as a result or on the occasion thereof

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

-If the principal has committed physical injuries or


Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
other crimes are committed during or on the
temporal minimum
occasion of the highway robbery/brigandage

P30,000.00

- If the principal has committed


brigandage/highway robbery without the above
attendant circumstances

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Grave coercion (Art. 286, 1st Par. as amended


by R.A. 7890)

Prision correccional and fine not


exceeding P6,000.00

P12,000.00

- If the coercion be committed in violation of the


exercise of the right of suffrage or to compel

Prision mayor and fine not exceeding


P7,500.00

P24,000.00

COERCION

another to perform any religious act or to prevent


him from exercising such right or from doing such
act (Art. 286, 2nd Par., as amended by RA 7890)
Light coercion (Art. 287, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor minimum and fine


equivalent to the value of the thing
seized but not less P75.00

Bail Not Required

Other coercions or unjust vexations (Art. 287,


2nd Par.)

Arresto menor and/or fine from P5.00


to P200.00

Bail Not Required

Other similar coercions (Compulsory purchase of


merchandise and payment of wages by means of
tokens) (Art. 288)

Arresto mayor and/or fine from


P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not Required

Formation, maintenance and prohibition of


combination of capital or labor etc. through
violence or threats (Art. 289)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P300.00

Bail Not Required

COINS. (Making, importing and uttering false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers)
(Art. 163)
- If the counterfeited coin can be silver of the
Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the
Prision mayor minimum and medium
Philippines of ten centavo denominations or above and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 1)

P20,000.00

- If the counterfeited coin can be any of the minor


Prision correccional minimum and
coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank
medium and fine not exceeding
of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination
P2,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 2)

P10,000.00

- If the counterfeited coin is currency of a foreign


country (Art. 163, Par. 3)

Prision correccional minimum and fine


not exceeding P1,000.00

P6,000.00

Mutilation, defacement or destruction of coins


(Art. 164 as amended by PD 247)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

- Importation or utterance of mutilated coins in


connivance with mutilators or importers (Art.
164)

Prision correccional minimum and fine


not exceeding P2,000.00

P6,000.00

Possessing with intent to utter, uttering or selling false or mutilated coins without connivance with mutilators or
importers (Art. 165)
- Under Art. 163, Par. 1

Prision correccional medium and


maximum and fine not exceeding
P7,500.00

P12,000.00

- Under Art. 163, Par. 2

Arresto mayor medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P1,500.00

Bail Not Required

- Under Art. 163, Par. 3

Arresto mayor maximum and fine not


exceeding P750.00

Bail Not Required

- Under Art. 163, Par. 3

Arresto mayor maximum and fine not


exceeding P750.00

Bail Not Required

- Under Art. 164 as amended by PD 247

Not more than 3 years and 4 months


and/or fine not exceeding P15,000.00

P8,000.00

Commission of another crime during service of


penalty imposed for another previous offense.
(Art. 160)

Maximum period of penalty for new


felony committed

Bail corresponding to
the penalty of new
felony

COMMUNICATION, Damage and obstruction to means of (Art. 330)


- Damaging any railway, telegraph or telephone
lines (1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- If the damage shall result in any derailments of


cars, collisions or other accident (2nd Par.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

CONCEALING TRUE NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR USING FICTITIOUS NAME (Art.

178)
- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
the execution of judgement causing damage (Par.
P500.00
1)

Bail Not Required

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not Required

- For husband (1st Par.)

Prision correccional minimum and


medium

P10,000.00

- For concubine (2nd Par.)

Destierro

Bail Not Required

Act tending to prevent the meeting of Congress


and similar bodies (Art. 143)

Prision correccional and/or fine from


P200.00 to P2,000.00

P12,000.00

Disturbance of proceeding (Art. 144)

Arresto mayor or fine from P200.00 to


P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

- Simple concealment (Par. 2)


CONCUBINAGE (Art. 334)

CONGRESS

Violation of Parliamentary Immunity (Art. 145, 1st


Prision mayor
phrase)

P24,000.00

- Arresting or searching members of the Congress


Prision correccional
while it is in session (Art. 145, 2nd phrase)

P12,000.00

Disobedience to summons issued by Congress, its


committees/subcommittees; by constitutional
commissions, its committees/subcommittees or
Arresto mayor and/or fine from
divisions, refusing to be sworn, refusing to answer
P200.00 to P1,000.00
any legal inquiry, restraining another from
attending as a witness and inducing disobedience
(Art. 150)

Bail Not Required

CORRESPONDENCE WITH HOSTILE COUNTRY (Art. 120)


- If correspondence has been prohibited by the
government (No. 1)

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- If correspondence is carried on in ciphers or


conventional signs (No. 2)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If notice or information be given thereby which


might be useful to the enemy (No. 3, 1st
sentence)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- If the offender intended to aid the enemy by


giving such notice or information (No. 3, 2nd
sentence)

Reclusion temporal to death (death


can not be imposed as crime is not
included in RA 7659)

P40,000.00

CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS (Art. 212)


- Under Arts. 210 and 211

Same penalties as those in Arts. 210


and 211

Same bail as those


for public officers in
Arts. 210 and 211

- Under Art. 211-A

Same penalties as those in Art. 211-A

No Bail

COUP D'ETAT, REBELLION OR INSURRECTION (Arts. 134 and 134-A, in relation to Art. 135 as
amended by RA 6968
DEATH or physical injuries under exceptional
circumstances (Art. 247)

Destierro

Bail Not Required

DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF DETAINED PERSONS TO THE PROPER JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES (Art. 125,
as amended by EO 272)
- If delay has not exceeded three days

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If delay is more than three days but not more


than fifteen days

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- If delay is more than fifteen days but not more


than six months

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If delay has exceeded six months

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

DELAYING RELEASE (Art. 126)

Same penalty as in arbitrary detention


(Art. 124)

Same bail as in
arbitrary detention

- By means of violence, intimidation or bribery


(1st Par. 1st sentence)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- By other means (1st Par., 2nd sentence)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place


outside of said establishment by means of
violence, intimidation or bribery (2nd Par. in
relation to Par. 1, 1st sentence)

Minimum period of arresto mayor


maximum to prision correccional
minimum

P6,000.00

- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place


outside of said establishment by other means
(Par. 2 in relation to Par. 1, 2nd sentence)

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not Required

DELIVERY of prisoners from jail (Art. 156)

DESTROYING or damaging statues or any other useful or ornamental public monuments (Art. 331, 1st
Par.)
Arresto mayor medium to prision
correccional minimum

P6,000.00

DESTROYING or damaging any useful or ornamental painting of public nature (2nd Par.)
Arresto menor and/or fine not
exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

- If detention has not exceeded three days (No.


1)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If detention has continued for than three days


but not more than fifteen days (No. 2)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- If detention has continued for more than fifteen


days but not more than six months (No. 3)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If detention has exceeded six months (No. 4)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

Serious illegal detention (Art. 267 as amended by


R.A. 7659)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

DETENTION. Arbitrary (Art. 124)

DETENTION. Illegal

If detention was committed for the purpose of


extorting ransom (Art. 267, 2nd Par.) or when the
victim is killed or dies or is raped or is subjected
Death
to torture or dehumanizing acts (Art. 267, last
Par.)

No bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion perpetua

No bail

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

DETENTION, SLIGHT ILLEGAL (Art. 268)


- If attendant circumstances enumerated in Art.
267 are not present; or anyone who shall furnish
the place of detention (1st Par.)

- If offender voluntarily releases the person so


kidnapped or detained within three days from the
commencement of detention without having
attained the purposes intended, and before
institution of criminal proceeding against him
(2nd Par.)

Prision mayor minimum and medium


and fine not exceeding P700.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

P20,000.00

AMOUNT OF BAIL

DISTURBANCES OF PUBLIC ORDERS (Art. 153)


- Serious disturbance or interruptions (1st Par.)

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum and fine not
exceeding P1,000.00

P6,000.00

- If tumultuous in character (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional medium to prision


mayor minimum and fine not exceeding
P1,250.00

P16,000.00

- Making any outcry tending to incite rebellion or


sedition, or displaying placards or emblems which
provoke a disturbance or public order (4th Par.)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- Burying with pomp the body of person who has


been legally executed (5th Par., Art. 153)

Arresto menor and fine note exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not Required

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

DOMICILE
Violation of Domicile (Art. 128)
Entering any dwelling against the will of the
owner, etc. (1st Par.)

- If committed at nighttime or if any papers or


Prision correccional medium and
effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not
maximum
returned immediately after the search (2nd Par.)

P12,000.00

- Searching domicile without witnesses (Art. 130)

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

DUEL (Art. 260)


- If accused kills his adversary in a duel (1st Par.)

- If accused inflicts physical injuries, he shall


Same as in physical injuries (Arts. 262,
suffer the penalty therefor according to the nature
263, 265, 266)
of injuries (2nd Par.)

See bail under


physical injuries

- Combatants in a duel, although no physical


injuries have been inflicted (3rd Par.)

Arresto Mayor

Bail Not Required

- Seconds in duel (4th Par.)

One degree lower than the


corresponding above penalties

Bail corresponding
to the penalty

Challenges to a duel, inciting another to a duel,


publicly, scoffing at or decrying another for
having refused to accept the challenge (Art. 261)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

ESPIONAGE (Art. 117)


- Entering a warship, fort, or naval or military establishment or reservation to obtain any information, plans,
photographs, or other data of a confidential nature relative to the defense of the Philippines (No. 1)
- If offender is a private person

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- If offender is a public employee or officer

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Disclosing to a representative of a foreign nation


contents of articles, data, or information of
confidential nature referred to in No. 1 which he
Prision mayor
has in his possession by reason of the public
office he holds (No. 2)

P24,000.00

For other forms of espionage, see Commonwealth Act 616


ESTAFA. (Art. 315, No. 1 (a), (b), and (c); No. 2(a), (b), (c) and (e); and No. 3(a), (b) and (c)

- If the amount is over P22,000.00

Maximum period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum
See specific amount
plus one year for each additional
with corresponding
P10,000.00 in excess of P22,000.00,
bail below
but the total penalty shall not exceed 20
years

- If the amount is P142,000 or over

20 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (Maximum period of prision
correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 12 years)

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- If the amount is P132,000.00 or over but less


than P142,000

19 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (Maximum period of prision
correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 11 years)

P34,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P30,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P24,000.00

- If the amount is P122,000.00 or over but less


than P132,000.00

18 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (Maximum period of prision
correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 10 years

P32,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P30,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P24,000.00

- If the amount is P92,000.00 or over but less


than P102,000.00

15 years of reclusion temporal medium


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P30,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 7 years)

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal minimum

P28,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- If the amount is P82,000.00 or over but less


than P92,000.00

14 years of reclusion temporal minimum


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P28,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 6 years

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- If the amount is P72,000.00 or over but less


than P82,000.00

13 years of reclusion temporal minimum


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P26,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 5 years

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- If the amount is P62,000.00 or over but less


than P72,000.00

12 years of prision mayor maximum


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P24,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 4 years)

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- If the amount is P52,000.00 or over but less

11 years of prision mayor maximum

P22,000.00

than P62,000.00

(Maximum period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 3 years)

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- If the amount is P42,000.00 or over but less


than P52,000.00

10 years of prision mayor medium


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P20,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 2 years)

- Frustrated

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- If the amount is P32,000.00 or over but less


than P42,000.00

9 years of prision mayor medium


(Maximum period of prision correccional
P18,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 1 year)

- Frustrated

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- If the amount is P22,000.00 or over but less


than P32,000.00

Maximum period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Frustrated

Medium period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum

P14,000.00

- Attempted

Minimum period of prision correccional


maximum to prision mayor minimum

P12,000.00

- If the amount is P12,000.00 or over but less


than P22,000.00

Prision correccional maximum to prision


mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional minimum and


medium

P10,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- If the amount is P6,000.00 or over but but does


not exceed P12,000.00

Prision correccional minimum and


medium

P10,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto minimum or destierro maximum Bail Not Required

- If the amount is over P200.00 but does not


exceed P6,000.00

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor minimum and medium

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- If the amount does not exceed P200.00

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro


maximum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro minimum and medium

Bail Not Required

ESTAFA (Art. 315, Par. 2(d) as amended by PD 818)

- If the amount of fraud exceeds P22,000.00

Reclusion temporal maximum plus 1


year for each additional P10,000.00 in
excess of P22,000.00 but the total
penalty shall not exceed 30 years

See specified
amount with the
corresponding bail
below

- If the amount of fraud is P32,000.00 or over

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If the amount of fraud is over P22,000.00 but


not exceed P32,000.00

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

If the amount is over P12,000.00 but does not


exceed P22,000.00

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

If the amount is over P6,000.00 but does not


exceed P12,000.00

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P16,000.00

If the amount is over P200.00 but does not


exceed P6,000.00

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

If the amount does not exceed P200.00

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional medium

P10,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

OTHER FORMS OF SWINDLING (Art. 316)


Arresto mayor minimum and
medium and fine not less than the
Bail Not Required
value of damage but not exceeding
3x such value
SWINDLING OF MINOR (Art. 317)
Arresto mayor and fine not less
than 10% but not to exceed 50%
of the value of obligation
contracted by the minor

Bail Not Required

Arresto mayor and fine not less


than the value of the damage nor
more than twice such value

Bail Not Required

Arresto menor or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

OTHER DECEITS (Art. 318, 1st Par.)

- Interpreting dreams, making forecast, telling


fortunes for profit or gain (2nd Par.)

ESTAFA THRU FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC, OFFICIAL OR COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS (Art. 315, in


relation to Art. 171, and Art. 48)
If committed by a public officer, employee notary or ecclesiastical minister
If the amount of fraud is P72,000.00 or more

Apply the maximum period of the


penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as estafa
the amount of fraud

- Frustrated

Apply the maximum period of the


penalty for frustrated estafa

Same bail as in
frustrated estafa

- Attempted

Apply the maximum period of the


penalty for attempted estafa

Same bail as in
attempted estafa

- If the amount of fraud is less than P72,000.00

Prision mayor maximum and fine


of P5,000.00 (maximum penalty
for falsification)

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium and fine of


P3,750.00

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum and fine of


P16,000.00
P2,500.00

If committed by a private individual (Art. 315 in relation to Art. 172 and Art. 48)
- If the amount of fraud exceeds P12,000.00

Apply the maximum period of the


penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as in estafa
the amount of fraud

- Frustrated

Apply the medium period of the


Same bail as in
penalty for estafa corresponding to
frustrated estfa
the amount of fraud

- Attempted

Apply the minimum period of the


Same bail as in
penalty for estafa corresponding to
attempted estafa
the amount of fraud

If the amount of fraud is P12,000.00 or less

Maximum period of prision


correccional medium and
maximum and fine of P5,000.00

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Medium period of prision


correccional medium and
maximum and fine of P3,750.00

P10,000.00

- Attempted

Minimum period of prision


correccional medium and
maximum and fine of P2,500.00

P8,000.00

EVASION OF SERVICE OF SENTENCE (Art. 157)


- If committed during the term of imprisonment
by a final judgment (1st sentence)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

- If evasion takes place by unlawful entry,


breaking doors, windows, gates, walls, roofs or
floors, or using picklocks, false keys, disguise,
deceit, violence or intimidation or through
connivance with other convicts or employees of
the penal institution (2nd sentence)

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional medium

P10,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If committed on the occasion of disorders,


conflagrations, earthquakes, or other calamities
(Art. 158, 1st Par.)

1/5 of the time remaining to be


served under the original sentence
but not to exceed 6 months

Bail Not Required

P12,000.00

Other cases of evasion of service of sentence (Art.


Prision correccional minimum
159, 1st sentence)

P6,000.00

- If penalty remitted by the granting of such

Bail corresponding to the

Unexpired portion of the original

pardon be higher than six years (Art. 159, 2nd


sentence)

sentence

unexpired portion of the


original sentence

EVASION, Public Officer conniving with or consenting to (Art 223)


- If the fugitives shall have been sentenced by
final judgment (No. 1)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- If the fugitives is only a detention prisoner (No.


2)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Evasion through negligence of public officer (Art.


224)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum

Escape of prisoner under custody of a person not


a public officer (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223,
No. 1)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum

Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223, No.


2)

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not Required

Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 224)

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

EXPULSION of a person from the Philippines or compelling a person to change residence (Art. 127)
Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to


death (No. 1)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to


reclusion temporal or perpetua (No. 2)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If defendant has been sentenced to any other


afflicted penalty (No. 3)

Prision correccional and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P12,000.00

FALSE TESTIMONY
False testimony against a defendant (Art. 180)

- If defendant has been sentenced to a


Arresto mayor and fine not
correccional penalty or a fine, or acquitted (No. 4) exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

False testimony favorable to the defendant (Art. 181)


- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by an
afflictive penalty (1st clause)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00

- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by a


penalty lower than afflictive (2nd clause)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- If the amount of controversy shall exceed


P5,000.00 (1st clause)

Prision correccional minimum and


fine not exceeding P6,000.00

P6,000.00

-If the amount of controversy does not exceed


P5,000.00 or cannot be estimated (2nd clause)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00

False testimony made under oath, or in an


affidavit, and not included in the provisions of
Arts. 180 to 182 (Art. 183, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum

- Perjury in solemn affirmation (Art. 183, 2nd


Par.)

Same penalty as in Arts. 180-182


and 183 1st Par. which ever is
applicable

Same bail as in Art. 180182 & 183 1st Par.


whichever is applicable

Offering false testimony in evidence (Art. 184)

Same penalty as in Arts. 180-183


whichever is applicable

Same bail as in Arts.


180-183 whichever is
applicable

False testimony in civil case (Art. 182)

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

FALSIFICATION
Falsification of legislative documents (Art. 170)

Prision correccional maximum and fine not


exceeding P6,000.00

P12,000.00

Falsification of documents by public officer


employee, notary or ecclesiastical minister (Art.
171)

Prision mayor and fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

P24,000.00

- Of any public, official, or commercial documents


(No. 1)

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P12,000.00

- Of any private document with intent to cause


damage or to the damage of a third person Art.
172 (No. 2)

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P5,00.00

P12,000.00

- Use and introduction in evidence of falsified


document (Art. 172, last Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


corrreccional minimum and fine not
exceeding P3,750.00

P6,000.00

Falsification of wireless, cable, telegraph and


telephone messages (Art. 173, 1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

-Use of falsified dispatch (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

False medical certificates (Art. 174, No. 1) and


false certificate of merit or service, good conduct
or similar circumstances (No. 2)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

P6,000.00

- When committed by a private person (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Using false medical certificate of merit or service,


or good conduct or similar circumstances (Art.
175)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Making or introducing into the Philippines any


stamps, dies, marks or other instruments or
implements intended for counterfeiting or
falsification (Art. 176 1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine nto exceeding P10,000.00

P12,000.00

- Possession of instruments or implements with


intent to use them for falsification or
counterfeiting (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading


the execution of judgment, or causing damage
(1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Simple concealment (2nd Par.)

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

Falsification by Private Individual (Art. 172

FICTITIOUS NAME, Using (Art. 178)

FIREARMS, Illegal Discharge of (Art. 254)


Illegal Possession of Firearms, etc. (see PD 1866)
FLIGHT TO ENEMY'S COUNTRY (Art. 121)

FORGERIES
Counterfeiting the great seal of the government
or forging the signature or stamp of the Chief

Executive (Art. 161)


Using forged signature or counterfeit seal or
stamp of the Chief Executive (Art. 162)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

Reclusion temporal minimum and fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P30,000.00

Making or counterfeiting coins (Art. 163)


Mutilation of coins (Art. 164 as amended by PD
247)
Forging treasury or bank notes or other
documents payable to bearer, importing and
uttering forged notes and documents in
connivance with forgers or importers (Art. 166)
-If document is an obligation or security of the
Philippines (No. 1)

- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor maximum and fine not
note issued by any banking institution (No. 2)
exceeding P2,000.00
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was
issued by foreign government (No. 3)

P24,000.00

Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding


P20,000.00
P5,000.00

- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor minimum and fine not
note or bill issued by a foreign bank (No. 4)
exceeding P2,000.00

P16,000.00

Counterfeiting, importing and uttering


instruments, payable to order or not payable to
bearer in connivance with forgers or importers
(Art. 167)

P12,000.00

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P6,000.00

Illegal possession with intent to use or use of


false treasury or bank notes and other
instruments or credit without connivance with
forgers or importers (Art. 168 in relation to Art.
166 No. 1)
- If document is an obligation or security of the
Prision mayor maximum and fine not
Philippines (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 1) exceeding P7,500.00

P24,000.00

- If the forged or altered document is a circulating


Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
note or bill issued by any banking institution (art.
P20,000.00
P1,500.00
168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 2)
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was
issued by a foreign government (Art. 168 in
relation to Art. 166, No. 3)

Prision mayor minimum and fine not


exceeding P3,750.00

P16,000.00

If the forged or altered document is a circulating


note or bill issued by a foreign bank (Art. 168 in
relation to Art. 166, No. 4)

Prision correccional maximum and fine not


exceeding P1,500.00

P12,000.00

Counterfeiting, importing and uttering


instruments payable to order or not payable to
bearer (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 167)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum and fine not exceeding
P4,500.00

P6,000.00

FRAUDS against the treasury or fraud in the collection of taxes, licenses and fees (Art. 213)
Prision correccional medium to prision mayor
minimum and/or fine from P200.00 to
P10,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

GAMBLING (See PD 1602)


GRAVE SCANDAL (Art. 200)
Arresto mayor and public
censure

P16,000.00

Bail Not Required

HABITUAL Deliquency (Art. 62, sub-Par. 5)


In addition to the penalty
for the last crime
committed but the total
penalty shall not exceed
30 years

In addition to the bail for the last


crime committed but the total
amount shall not exceed
P60,000.00

- Upon a third conviction [Sub-Par.5(a)]

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- Upon a fourth conviction [Sub-Par. 5(b)]

Prision mayor minimum


and medium

P20,000.00

- Upon a fifth or additional conviction [Sub-Par. 5


(c)]

Prision mayor maximum to


reclusion temporal
P30,000.00
minimum

HOMICIDE (Art. 249)


Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

Homicide where victim is under 12 years of age.


See RA 7610

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

Homicide, reckless imprudence resulting in (Art.


365, See Imprudence)
IMMORAL doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions, and indecent shows (Art. 201 as amended by PDs
960 and 969)
Prision mayor and/or fine
from P6,000.00 to
P12,000.00

P24,000.00

IMPORTATION, Sale or disposition of articles or merchandise of gold, silver or other precious metals or their
alloys, with stamps, brands, or marks which fail to indicate actual fineness or quality of said metals or their alloys
(Art. 187)
Prision correccional and/or
fine from P200.00 to
P1,000.00

P12,000.00

IMPOSSIBLE CRIME (Art. 59)


Arresto mayor or fine from
Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P500.00
IMPRUDENCE. Reckless (Art. 365, 1st Par.)
- If the act would have constituted a grave felony
(1st phrase)

Arresto mayor maximum


to prision correccional
medium

P10,000.00

- If act would have constituted a less grave felony Arresto mayor minimum
(2nd phrase)
and medium

Bail Not Required

- If act would have constituted a light felony (3rd


phrase)

Arresto menor maximum

Bail Not Required

- Reckless imprudence causing damage to


property (3rd Par.)

Fine ranging from the


value of the damage to 3
times such value but in no
case be less than P25.00

One fourth (1/4) of the value of


the damage but to exceed
P30,000.00, except when
covered by the rule on summary
procedure

- Reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and


with violation of motor vehicle, (6th Par., No. 2)

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P30,000.00 (regardless of the


number of deceased victims)

- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to


his victim (last Par.)

One degree higher than


the above penalties

Bail corresponding to the


applicable penalty mentioned
above

IMPRUDENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)


- If act would have constituted grave felony (1st
phrase)

Arresto mayor medium


and maximum

Bail Not Required

- If act would have constituted a less serious


felony (2nd phrase)

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not Required

- Simple imprudence causing damage to property


(3rd Par.)

Fine ranging from the


value of the damge to 3
times such value but in no
case be less than P25.00

One fourth (1/4) of the value of


the damage but to exceed
P30,000.00, except when
covered by the rule on summary
procedure

- If act would have constituted a light felony (Art.


365, 4th Par.)

Fine not exceeding


P200.00 and censure

Bail Not Required

- Simple imprudence resulting to homicide and


with violation of Automobile Law (Art. 365, 6th
Par., No. 2)

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P30,000.00

- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to


his victim (Art. 365, last Par.)

One degree higher than


the above penalties

Bail corresponding to the penalty

INCRIMINATING INNOCENT PERSON (Art. 363)


Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

INFANTICIDE (Art. 255 as amended by R.A. 7659)


If circumstances of parricide/murder be present
(1st Par.)

Reclusion perpetua to
death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

If crime be committed by the mother to conceal


her dishonor (2nd Par., 1st phrase)

Prision mayor medium and


P120,000.00
maximum

- Frustrated

Prision correccional
maximum to prision mayor P80,000.00
minimum

- Attempted

Prision correccional
minimum and medium

P50,000.00

If committed by maternal grandparents of child to


Reclusion temporal
conceal mother's dishonor (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)

P200,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Attempted

Prison correccional

P60,000.00

- If accused is a merchant

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If accused is not a merchant

Prision correccional
maximum to prision mayor P20,000.00
medium

INSOLVENCY, Fraudulent (Art. 314)

INTRIGUING AGAINST HONOR (Art. 364)


Arresto menor or fine not
exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

Arresto mayor maximum


to prision correccional
minimum

P6,000.00

INVOLUNTARY Servitude (Art. 274)

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

JUDGES, crimes committed by


Knowingly rendering unjust judgment (art. 204)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

Unjust judgment thru negligence (Art. 205)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Unjust interlocutory order (Art. 206)

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not
Required

Malicious delay in the administration of justice


(Art. 207)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Usurpation or obstruction by a judge of executive


functions (Art. 240)

Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional


P6,000.00
minimum

KIDNAPPING (Art. 267, 1st Par., as amended by R.A. 7659)


Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

If kidnapping is for ransom (2nd Par.); or if victim


Death
is killed or dies, is raped or tortured (3rd Par.)

No Bail

LIBEL by means of writing or similar means (Art. 355)


Prision correccional minimum and medium
and/or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00

P10,000.00

Threatening to publish a libel or offering to


prevent libelous publication for compensation
(Art. 356)

Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to


P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

Publishing facts connected with the private life of


another and offensive to the honor, virtue and
reputation of said person (Art. 357)

Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to


P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1)

Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not


exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

- If value of damage does not exceed P200.00


(No. 3)

Arresto menor

Bail Not
Required

- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1)

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not


exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2)

Arresto mayor minimum and medium

Bail Not
Required

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Special cases of malicious mischief (Art. 328)

Other Mischief (Art. 329)

Arresto menor of fine of not less than the


- If the value of damage does not exceed P200.00
value of the damage and not more than
or cannot be estimated (No. 3)
P200.00

Bail Not
Required

Damage and obstruction to means of communication (Art. 330)


- Damaging railway, telegraph/telephone lines
(1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- If damage results in derailment of cars, collision


or other accident (2nd Par.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

Destroying or damaging statues, public monuments or paintings (Art. 331)

-Destroying/damaging statues or other useful or


ornamental public monument (1st Par.)

Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional


P6,000.00
minimum

-Destroying/damaging useful or ornamental


painting of a public nature (2nd Par.)

Arresto menor and/or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not
Required

Arresto menor minimum or fine not


exceeding P50.00

Bail Not
Required

Prision correccional medium to prision mayor


minimum

P16,000.00

If the amount involved does not exceed P200.00


(No. 1)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and medium

Bail Not
Required

MALTREATMENT (Art. 266)

Maltreatment of prisoner (Art. 235)


MALVERSATION (Art. 217)

If amount involved is more than P200.00 but does


Prision mayor minimum and medium
not exceed P6,000.00 (No. 2)

P20,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

If the amount involved is more than P6,000.00


but does not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3)

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor minimum and medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

If amount involved is more than P12,000.00 but


is less than P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence)

Reclusion temporal medium and maximum

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum and medium

P20,000.00

If the amount involved is P22,000 or higher (No.


4, 2nd sentence)

Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion


perpetua

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum to prision


mayor medium

P20,000.00

MALVERSATION THRU FALSIFICATION (Art. 217 in relation to Arts. 171 and 48)
If the amount is P22,000.00 or higher (No. 4, 2nd
Reclusion perpetua
sentence)

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

If amount is more than P12,000.00 but less than


P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence)

Maximum period of reclusion temporal


medium and maximum

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Medium period of reclusion temporal medium


P38,000.00
and maximum

- Attempted

Minimum period of reclusion temporal


medium and maximum

P34,000.00

If the amount is more than P6,000.00 but does

Maximum period of prision mayor maximum

P30,000.00

not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3)

to reclusion temporal minimum

- Frustrated

Medium period of prision mayor maximum to


reclsuion temporal minimum

P28,000.00

- Attempted

Minimum period of prision mayor maximum


to reclusion temporal minimum

P24,000.00

If amount does not exceed P6,000.00 (Nos. 1 &


2)

Prision mayor maximum and fine of


P5,000.00 (maximum period of the penalty
for falsification under Art. 171)

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium and fine of P3,750.00

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum and fine of


P2,500.00

P16,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

MARRIAGE CONTRACTED AGAINST PROVISIONS OF LAWS (Art. 350, 1st Par.)

If consent is obtained through violence,


intimidation or fraud (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P12,000.00

Maximum period of
prision correccional
medium and maximum

P12,000.00

Arresto mayor and fine


not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

MARRIAGE. Premature

Illegal Marriage Ceremony (Art. 352) (See Act 3613)


MEETINGS. Prohibition, Interruption and Dissolution of Peaceful (Art. 131)
Prision correccional
minimum

P6,000.00

MINORS, Crimes against


Failure to return a minor to his parents or guardians (Art. 270)
- If committed by any person other than any of
the parents entrusted with custody of the minor
(Art. 270)

Reclusion perpetua

- If committed by the father or mother of the


minor (Art. 271, 2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and/or fine


Bail Not Required
not exceeding P300.00

No Bail

Inducing a minor to abandon his home (Art. 271)


- If committed by any person other than the
parents (1st Par.)

Prision correccional and


fine not exceeding
P700.00

- If committed by the father or mother (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and/or fine


Bail Not Required
not exceeding P300.00

P12,000.00

Other crimes against minors. (see RA 7610, as amended by RA 7658)

Exploitation of child labor (Art. 273)

Prision correccional
minimum and medium
and fine not exceeding
P500.00

Failure to deliver found abandoned child under


seven years of age to the authorities or to his
Arresto mayor
family or shall fail to take him to safe a place (Art.
275, No. 3)

P10,000.00

Bail Not Required

Abandonment of a child under seven years of age


the custody of which is incumbent upon him (Art.
276, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine


not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

- If death of such minor results from such


abandonment (2nd Par., 1st phrase)

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- If the life of such minor shall have been in


danger only (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)

Prision correccional
minimum and medium

P10,000.00

Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with


his custody, neglect of parents to give education
to minor (Art. 277) (see also PD 603)

Arresto mayor and fine


not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

Exploitation of minors (Art. 278)

Prision correccional
minimum and medium
and fine not exceeding
P500.00

P10,000.00

Corruption of minors (Art. 340)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

-If victim is below 12 years old (Art. 340 as


amended by Sec. 10 of RA 7610)

Reclusiion temporal

P200,000.00

MONOPOLY and combinations in restraint of trade (Art. 186, 1st Par.)

- If monopoly or restraint of trade affects any


food substance, motor fuel or lubricants or other
article of prime necessity (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional
minimum and/or fine
from P200.00 to
P6,000.00

P6,000.00

Prision mayor minimum


and medium

P20,000.00

MORTGAGED PROPERTY, removal, sale or pledge of (Art. 319)


Arresto mayor or fine
twice the value of
property

Bail Not Required

Reclusion perpetua to
death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Depriving another either totally or partially of


some essential organ for reproduction (1st Par.)

Reclusion temporal to
reclusion perpetua

P40,000.00

- Any other intentional mutilation (2nd Par.)

Prision mayor medium


and maximum

P24,000.00

- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 10, 6th


Par., 1st sentence, RA 7610)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

MURDER (Art. 248, as amended by R.A. 7659)

Direct Assault with Murder (See Assault)


MUTILATION (Art. 262)

MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS (Art. 122, 2nd Par. as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

NEGLIGENCE IN PROSECUTION of offenses or tolerance of offenses (Art. 208)


Prision correccional
minimum

P6,000.00

Arresto mayor medium

Bail Not Required

NEGLIGENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)


- If act would have constituted grave felony (1st

phrase)

and maximum

- If act would have constituted a less serious


felony (2nd phrase)

Arresto mayor minimum

Simple negligence causing damage to property


(3rd Par.)

One fourth (1/4) of the value of


Fine ranging from the
the damage but not exceeding
value of the damage to 3
P30,000.00 except when covered
times such value but in no
by the rule on summary
case less than P25.00
procedure

- If act would have constituted a light felony (4th


Par.)

Fine not exceeding


P200.00 and censure

Bail Not Required

Negligence resulting in homicide and with


violation of the automobile law (6th Par., No. 2)

Prision correccional
medium and maximum

P30,000.00

Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to


his victim (last Par.)

One degree higher than


the above penalties

Bail corresponding to the penalty

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

Bail Not Required

NEUTRALITY, Violation (Art. 119)

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

PARDON, conditional; violation of (Art. 159)


Prision correccional

P6,000.00

PARRICIDE (Art. 246, as amended by R.A. 7659)


Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

Arresto mayor maximum to


prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If as a consequence of the physical injuries the


person becomes imbecile, impotent or blind (No.
1)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 10, 6th


Par., 1st sentence, R.A. 7610)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- 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
have become incapacitated for the work in which
he was theretofore habitually engaged (No. 2)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

PERJURY (Art. 183)

PHYSICAL INJURIES, Serious (Art. 263)


Ordinary Serious Physical Injuries

- If 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 Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
ill or incapacitated for the performance of the
medium
work in which he was habitually engaged for a
period of more than ninety days (No. 3)
- If the physical injuries shall have caused the
Arresto mayor maximum to
illness or incapacity for labor of the injured person
prision correccional minimum
for more than 30 days (No. 4, 1st Par.)

P6,000.00

PHYSICAL INJURIES, Serious (Art. 263)


- If it shall have been committed with the
attendant circumstances of parricide or murder
and the injured person becomes insane, imbecile,
impotent or blind (No. 4, 2nd Par., 1st phrase)

Reclusion temporal medium and


maximum

P40,000.00

- If it shall have been committed with the


attendant circumstances of parricide or murder
and the injured person loses use of speech, power
to hear or to smell, or shall lost an eye, a hand, a Prision correccional maximum to
foot, an arm or a leg or shall have become
prison mayor minimum
incapacitated for the work in which he was
theretofore habitually engaged (No. 4, 2nd Par.,
2nd phrase)

P16,000.00

- If it shall have been committed with the


attendant circumstances of parricide or murder
and the injured person shall have become
deformed or shall have lost any other part of his
body, or shall have been ill or incapacitated from
work for more than ninety days (No. 4, 2nd Par.,
3rd phrase)

P12,000.00

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

- If committed against any of the persons


enumerated in Art. 246 (parricide) or with the
attendant circumstances in Art. 248 (murder) and Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
if the injured person shall have been
medium
incapacitated for labor for more than thirty days
(No. 4, 2nd Par., 4th phrase)
- Inflicting serious physical injuries by knowingly
administering any injurious substance or
beverages or by taking advantage of victim's
weakness of mind or credulity (Art. 264)

Same penalties as in Art. 263

Same bail as Art. 263

Serious physical injuries inflicted under


exceptional circumstances (Art. 247)

Destierro

Bail Not Required

- If the injuries shall incapacitate the offended


party for labor for ten days or more but not more
than thirty days, or shall required medical
attendance for same period (1st Par.)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- If the injuries shall have been inflicted with


manifest intent to insult or offend the injured
person, or under circumstances adding ignominy
to the offense (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

- If the injuries shall have been inflicted upon the


offender's parents, ascendants, guardians,
curators, teachers, or persons of rank or persons
in authority (3rd Par.)

Prision correccional minimum and


P10,000.00
medium

PHYSICAL INJURIES, less serious (Art. 265)

PHYSICAL INJURIES, SLIGHT (Art. 266)


- If the injuries shall incapacitate the offended
party for labor from one to nine days, or shall
required medical attendance during the same
period (No. 1)

Arresto menor

Bail Not Required

- If the injuries do not prevent the offended party


from engaging in his habitual work nor require
medical assistance (No. 2)

Arresto menor or fine not


exceeding P200.00 and censure

Bail Not Required

- When the offender shall ill treat another by deed Arresto menor minimum or fine
without causing injury (maltreatment) (No. 3)
not exceeding P50.00

Bail Not Required

PICKLOCKS OR SIMILAR TOOLS; Illegal possession and making of (Art. 304)

- Possession or making (1st and 2nd Par., 1st


sentence)

Arresto mayor maximum to


prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If the offender is a locksmith who makes such


tools (2nd Par., 2nd sentence)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

PRIRACY in general (Art. 122, 1st Par. as amended by R.A. 7659)


Reclusion perpetua

No bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

PRIRACY, Qualified (Art. 123, as amended by R.A. 7659)


Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

PROHIBITED INTEREST, possession of; committed by public officers, experts, arbitrators, private
accountants, guardians and executors (Art. 216)
Arresto mayor medium to prision
correccional minimum and fine
from P200.00 to P1,000.00

P6,000.00

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS (Art. 215)


Prision correccional minimum and
P6,000.00
fine from P200.00
PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES; Negligence and tolerance (Art. 208)
Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Arresto menor or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

PROSTITUTION (Art. 202)

- In case of recidivism

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum and/or fine P6,000.00
from P200.00 to P2,000.00

PUBLIC OFFICERS, crimes committed by:


Appointed officers who shall directly or indirectly
become interested in any transaction of exchange
or speculation within the territory subject to his
jurisdiction (Art. 215)

Prision correccional minimum


and/or fine from P200.00 to
P1,000.00

P6,000.00

Any public officer becoming interested directly or


indirectly in any contract or business in which it is
Arresto mayor medium to prision
his official duty to intervene (Art. 216, 1st Par.).
correccional minimum and/or fine P6,000.00
This provision is applicable to experts, arbitrators,
from P200.00 to P1,000.00
private accountants, guardians and executors
(2nd Par.)
Failure of accountable officer to render accounts
(Art. 218)

Prision correccional minimum


and/or firn from P200.00 to
P6,000.00

P6,000.00

Failure of responsible public officer to render


accounts before leaving or attempting to leave
the country (Art. 219)

Arresto mayor and/or fine

Bail Not Required

Illegal use of public funds or property (Art. 220,


1st Par.)

Prision correccional minimum or


fine ranging from one-half to
total value of sum misapplied

P6,000.00

- If no damage or embarrassment to the public


service has resulted (2nd Par.)

Fine from 5% to 50% of the sum


misapplied

50% of the maximum


imposable fine but not to

exceed P30,000.00
Arresto mayor and fine from 5%
to 25% of the sum which he
failed to pay

Bail Not Required

- If fugitive shall have been sentenced by final


judgment to any penalty (No. 1)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- If fugitive is a detention prisoner (No. 2)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Negligence of public officer causing evasion (Art.


224)

Arresto mayor maximum to


prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Failure to make delivery of public funds or


property (Art. 221)
Conniving with or consenting to evasion (Art. 223)

Removal, concealment, or destruction of documents (Art. 226)


- If serious damage shall have been caused to a
third party or to the public interest (No. 1)

Prision mayor and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

- If the damage caused shall not have been


serious (No. 2)

Prision correccional minimum and


medium and fine not exceeding
P10,000.00
P1,000.00

Officer breaking seal (Art. 227)

Prision correccional minimum and


medium and fine not exceeding
P10,000.00
P2,000.00

Opening of closed documents (Art. 228)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P24,000.00

Bail Not Required

Revelation of secrets and delivery of papers which should not be published (Art. 229)
- If serious damage is caused to public interest
(1st phrase)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum and fine not exceeding P12,000.00
P2,000.00

- If no serious damage is caused to public interest Prision correccional minimum and


P6,000.00
(2nd phrase)
fine not exceeding P500.00
Public officer revealing secrets of private
individual (Art. 230)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

Open disobedience by judicial or executive officer


by refusal to execute the judgment, decision or
order of any superior authority (Art.231)

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum and fine
not exceeding P1,000.00

P6,000.00

Disobedience to orders of superior officer when


said order was suspended by inferior officer (Art.
232)

Prision correccional minimum and


P10,000.00
medium

Refusal of Assistance (Art. 233)


- If such refusal or failure shall result in serious
damage to the public interest or third party (1st
phrase)

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum and fine
not exceeding P1,000.00

-If such refusal or failure shall not result in


serious damage to the public interest or third
party (2nd phrase)

Arresto mayor medium and


maximum and fine not exceeding Bail Not Required
P500.00

P6,000.00

Immoral or indecent advances by a public officer to a woman interested in matters pending before such officer or
a woman under his custody (Art. 245, Nos. 1 & 2)
Prision correccional medium and
maximum

P12,000.00

- If a person solicited be the wife, daughter, sister


or relative within the same degree of affinity of
Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
any person in the custody of such warden or
medium
officer (last Par.)
Refusal to discharge elective office (Art. 234)

Arresto mayor and/or fine not

Bail Not Required

exceeding P1,000.00
Maltreatment of Prisoners (Art. 235, 1st Paragraph)
Prision correccional medium and
prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Maltreatment of prisoners to extort a confession


or to obtain some information (2nd Paragraph)

Prision mayor minimum and fine


not exceeding P6,000.00

P16,000.00

Anticipation of duties of a public officer (Art. 236)

Fine from P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not Required

Prolonging performance of duties and powers


(Art. 237)

Prision correccional minimum and


P6,000.00
fine not exceeding P500.00

Abandonment of office or position (Art. 238, 1st Par.)


Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- Abandonment in order to evade the discharge of


the duties of preventing, prosecuting or punishing
Prision correccional minimum and
any of the crimes against national security (Arts.
P10,000.00
medium
114-123) and crimes against public order (Arts.
134-142), (2nd Par., 1st phrase)
- Abandonment in order to evade the duty or
preventing, prosecuting or punishing any other
crime not indicated above (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)

Arresto mayor

Usurpation of legislative powers (Art. 239)

Prision correccional minimum and


P6,000.00
fine not exceeding P1,000.00

Usurpation of executive functions (Art. 240)

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Usurpation of judicial functions (Art. 241)

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Disobeying request for disqualification (Art. 242)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

Unlawful appointments (Art. 244)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

Bail Not Required

AMOUNT OF BAIL

RAPE. (Art. 266-A and 266-B as amended by R.A. 8353)


A. FIRST KIND:
RAPE by having carnal knowledge of a woman
(Art. 266-A, Par. 1, in rel. to Art. 266-B, 1st Par.)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Rape with the use of a deadly weapon or by two


or more persons (Art. 266-A, Par. 1 in rel. to Art.
266-B, 2nd Par.)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Rape where victim has become insane (Art.


266-A, Art. 1 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 3rd Par.)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Attempted Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par.


1 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 4th Par.)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Rape with any of the following


aggravating/qualifying circumstances (Art. 266-A, Death
Par. in rel to Art. 266-B, 6th Par.)
(1) When the victim is under eighteen (18) years

No Bail

of age and the offender is parent, ascendant,


step-parent, guardian, relative by consaguinity or
affinity within the third civil degree, or commonlaw spouse of the parent of the victim;
(2) When the victim is under the custody of the
police or military authorities or any law
enforcement or penal institution;
(3) When rape is committed in full view of the
spouse, parent, or any of the children or other
relatives within the third civil degree of
consaguinity;
(4) When the victim is religious engaged in
legitimate religious vocation or calling and is
personally known to be such by the offender
before or at the time of the commission of the
crime;
(5) When the victim is a child below seven (7)
years old;
(6) When the offender knows that he is afflicted
with Human Immune-Deficiency Virus
(HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) or any sexually transmissible diseases and
the virus or disease is transmitted to the victim;
(7) When committed by any member of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines or para-military
units thereof of 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;
(8) When the reason or on the occasion of the
rape, the victim has suffered permanent physical
mutilation or disability;
(9) When the offender knew of the pregnancy of
the offended party at the time of the commission
of the crime; and
(10) When the offender knew of the mental
disability, emotional disorder and/or physical
handicap of the offended party at the time of the
commission of the crime.
- Attempted

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

Rape by inserting penis into another person's


mouth or orifice, or any instrument or object into
the genital or anal orifice of another person (Art.
266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 7th Par.)

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

Rape with the use of deadly weapon or by two or


more persons (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art.
266-B, 8th Par.)

Prision mayor to reclusiion temporal

P200,00.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

Rape where victim has become insane (Art. 266A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 9th Par.)

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional

P60,000.00

B. SECOND KIND

Attempted Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 Reclusion temporal to reclusion

P200,000.00

in rel. to Art. 266-B, 10th Par.)

perpetua

Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to


Art. 266-B, 11th Par.)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

Rape with any of the 10 aggravating/qualifying


circumstances in Art. 266-B, 6th Par. (Art. 266-A,
Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 12th Par.)

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional

P60,000.00

REBELLION, INSURRECTION OR COUP D'ETAT (Art. 134 and Art. 134-A in rel. to Art. 135, as amended
by R.A. 6968)
Any person who promoted, maintains or heads a
rebellion or insurrection (Art. 135, 1st Par.)

Reclusion perpetua

Any person who merely participates in or


executes the commands of others in a rebellion or Reclusion temporal
insurrection (Art. 135, 2nd Par.)

No Bail

P200,000.00

Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat


(Art. 136, 1st Par.)

Prision mayor minimum and fine not


P80,000.00
exceeding P8,000.00

Conspiracy to commit rebellion or insurrection


(Art. 136, 2nd Par., 1st phrase)

Prision correccional maximum and


fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P60,000.00

Any person who leads or in any manner


commands others to undertake copu d'etat (Art.
135, 3rd Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

Any person in government service who


participates or executes directions or commands
others in undertaking coup d'etat (Art. 135, 4th
Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P200,000.00

Any person not in government service who


participates, or in any manner supports, finances,
Prision mayor maximum
abets or aids in undertaking coup d'etat (Art. 135,
5th Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)

P120,000.00

Proposal to commit rebellion or insurrection (Art.


136, 2nd Par., last Phrase)

Prision correccional medium and


fine not exceeding P2,000.00

P50,000.00

Disloyalty of public officers or employees during


rebellion (Art. 137)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Inciting to rebellion or insurrection (Art. 138)

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

Outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition (Art.


153, 4th Par.)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

RELIGIOUS FEELINGS, offending the (Art. 133)

- If committed with violence or threats (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

RESISTANCE AND DISOBEDIENCE to persons in authority or agents of person in authority (Art. 151)
- Resistance and serious disobedience (Par. 1)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

- Simple disobedience (Par. 2)

Arresto menor of fine from P10.00


to P100.00

Bail Not Required

REVEALING SECRETS, with abuse of office by manager, employer or servant (Art. 291)

Revelation of industrial secrets (Art. 292)

Arresto mayor and fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not Required

Prision correccional minimum and


medium and fine not exceeding

P10,000.00

P500.00
ROBBERY with violence against or intimation of persons (Art. 294, as amended by Sec. 9 R.A. 7659)
- Robbery with homicide or with rape or
intentional mutilation or arson (Art. 292, No. 1)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Robbery with serious physical injuries which


rendered the injured person insane, imbecile,
impotent, or blind (Art. 294, No. 2 in relation to
Art. 263 Subdivision 1)

Reclusion temporal medium to


reclusion perpetua

P200,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium to reclusion


temporal minimum

P150,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional medium to


prision mayor minimum

P80,000.00

- Robbery with serious physical injuries


committed under Art. 294, No. 3 in relation to
Art. 263, Subdivision 2

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional

P60,000.00

- Robbery with serious physical injuries


committed under Art. 294, No. 4 in relation to
Art. 263 Subdivisions 3 & 4

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


P180,000.00
temporal medium

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum to


prision mayor medium

P100,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correctional medium

P50,000.00

-Robbery with violence or intimidation but without


Prision correccional maximum to
the foregoing attendant circumstances (Art. 294,
prision mayor medium
No. 5)

P100,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional medium

P50,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium or destierro maximum

Bail Not Required

ROBBERY WITH PHYSICAL INJURIES committed in an uninhabited place or by a band or with the use
of firearms on a street, road or alley (Art. 295)
Maximum period of the proper
penalty
- In relation to Art. 294, No. 3

Reclusion temporal maximum

P200,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P120,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum

P60,000.00

- In relation to Art. 294, No. 4

Maximum period of prision mayor


maximum to reclusion temporal
medium

P180,000.00

- Frustrated

Maximum period of prision


correccional maximum to prision
mayor medium

P100,000.00

- Attempted

Maximum period of arresto mayor


maximum to prision correccional
medium

P50,000.00

- In relation to Art. 294, No. 5

Maximum period of prision


correccional maximum to prision
mayor medium

P100,000.00

- Frustrated

Maximum period of arresto mayor

P50,000.00

maximum to prision correccional


medium
- Attempted

Maximum period of arresto mayor


minimum and medium, or maximum Bail Not Required
period of destierro maximum

ROBBERY in band with use of unlicensed firearms (Art. 296)


Maximum period of corresponding
penalty as provided above

Corresponding bail as
provided above

FRUSTRATED OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WITH HOMICIDE (Art. 297, 1st Phrase)

- Frustrated or attempted robbery with homicide


where the killing amount to murder or parricide
(2nd phrase)

Reclusion temporal maximum to


reclusion perpetua

P40,000.00

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

COMPELLING A PERSON to sign, execute or deliver any public instrument or document by means of
violence or intimidation with intent to defraud (Art. 298)
Same penalty as in robbery

Same bail as in robbery

ROBBERY BY THE USE OF FORCE UPON THINGS


Robbery in an inhabited house or public building
or edifice devoted to worship (Art. 299)
- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and
offenders are armed (1st Par.)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correctional

P12,000.00

- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and


offenders are not armed (2nd Par.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceed


P250.00 and offenders are not armed (4th Par.)

Prision mayor

P16,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not Required

Robbery in a dependency of an inhabited house, public building or devoted to worship (5th Par.)
- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and
offenders are armed (in relation to 1st Par.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken exceeds of P250.00


and offenders are not armed (in relation to 2nd
Par.)

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceed


P250.00 and offenders are armed (in relation to
3rd Par.)

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceed


P250.00 and offenders are not armed (in relation
to 4th Par.)

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro minimum

Bail Not Required

ROBBERY UNDER ART. 299 COMMITTED IN AN UNINHABITED PLACE AND BY A BAND (Art. 300)
- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and
offenders are armed

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and


offenders are not armed

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceeds


P250.00 and offenders are armed

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceed


P250.00 and offenders are armed

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not Required

- If value of property taken does not exceed


P250.00 and offenders are not armed

Maximum period of prision mayor


minimum

P16,000.00

- Frustrated

Maximum period of prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Maximum period of arresto mayor


minimum

Bail Not Required

Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building (Art. 302)


- If the value of the property taken exceeds
P250.00 (1st Par.)

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

- If the value of the property taken does not


exceed P250.00 (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Destierro medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- When property taken is mail matter or large


Next higher in degree than those
cattle under circumstances in Arts. 294, 295, 297,
specified in said Articles
299, 300 and 302 (3rd Par.)

Corresponding bail as
provided therein

Robbery of cereals, fruits or firewood in an


uninhabited place or private building in cases
enumerated in Arts. 299 and 302 (Art. 303)

Corresponding bail as
provided therein

Penalty next lower in degree than


that prescribed in said articles

FELONY/OFFENSE

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

PENALTY

SEARCH WARRANT, malicious procurement and abuse in service of (Art. 129)


Arresto mayor maximum to prision
correccional minimum and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

P6,000.00

SEARCHING DOMICILE without search warrant (violation of domicile) (Art, 128, 1st Par.)
Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- If committed a nighttime or if any papers or


effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not Prision correccional medium and maximum
returned immediately after the search (2nd Par.)

P12,000.00

Searching domicile with search warrant but


without witnesses (Art. 130)

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

Leader of sedition (Art. 140, 1st Par.)

Prision mayor minimum and fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P16,000.00

- Participant (2nd Par.)

Prision correccional maximum and fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P12,000.00

Conspiracy to commit sedition (Art. 141)

Prision correccional medium and fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P10,000.00

Inciting to sedition (Art. 142)

Prision correccional maximum and fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P12,000.00

Qualified seduction (Art. 337, 1st Par.)

Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro


maximum

Bail Not
Required

- If victim is offender's sister or descendant (2nd


Par.)

Prision correccional maximum to prision


mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

Simple seduction (Art. 338)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

SEDITION (Art. 140 in relation to Art. 139)

SEDUCTION

SEIZURE OF CORRESPONDENCE, discovering secrets through (Art. 290)


- If offender reveals secrets (1st Par.)

Prision correccional minimum and medium


and fine not exceeding P500.00

P10,000.00

- If offender does not reveal secrets (2nd Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

SIMULATION of births, substitution of one child for another and concealment or abandonment of a
legitimate child (Art. 347)
Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

P24,000.00

Serious slander (Art. 358, 1st phrase)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

Simple slander (2nd Phrase)

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

Serious slander by deed (Art. 359, 1st sentence)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00
P1,000.00

SLANDER

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- If committed for the purpose of enslaving the


offended party (1st Par.)

Prision mayor and fine not exceeding


P10,000.00

P24,000.00

- If committed for the purpose of assigning the


offended party to some immoral traffic (2nd Par.)

Prision mayor maximum and fine of


P10,000.00

P24,000.00

- Assisting another to commit suicide (1st


sentence, 1st Phrase)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Lending assistance to the extent of doing the


killing himself (1st sentence, 2nd phrase)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- If the suicide is not consumated (2nd sentence)

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

Arresto mayor and fine of a sum from 10 to


50 percent of the value of obligation
contracted by minor

Bail Not
Required

Simple slander by deed (2nd sentence)


SLAVERY (Art. 272)

SUICIDE, giving assistance to (Art. 253)

SWINDLING (See estafa)


Swindling a minor (Art. 317)

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

THEFT, simple (Art. 308 in relation to Art. 309)


If the value of property stolen exceeds
P22,000.00 (No. 1, 2nd Phrase)

Maximum period of prision mayor


minimum and medium (Plus one
year for each additional P10,000.00
in excess of P22,000.00 but total
penalty shall not exceed 20 years)

See below for specified


value of property
stolen with
corresponding bail

If the value of the property stolen is P122,000.00


or over

20 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (maximum period of
prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 10 years)

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P112,000.00


or over but less than P122,000.00

19 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (Maximum period of
prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 9 years)

P38,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P102,000.00


or over but less than P112,000.00

18 years of reclusion temporal


maximum (Maximum period of
prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 8 years)

P36,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal medium

P34,000.00

- Attempted

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P92,000.00


or over but less than P102,000.00

17 years of reclusion temporal


medium (Maximum period of prision
mayor minimum and medium plus 7
years)

P34,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P82,000.00


or over but less than P92,000.00

16 years of reclusion temporal


medium (Maximum period of prision
mayor minimum and medium plus 6
years)

P32,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P72,000.00


or over but less than P82,000.00

15 years of reclusion temporal


medium (Maximum period of prision
mayor minimum and medium plus 5
years)

P30,000.00

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal minimum

P28,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P62,000.00


or over but less than P72,00.00

14 years of reclusion temporal


minimum (Maximum period of
prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 4 years)

P28,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P52,000.00


or over but less than P62,000.00

13 years of reclusion temporal


minimum (Maximum period of
prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 3 years)

P26,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P42,000.00


or over but less than P52,000.00

12 years of prision mayor maximum


(Maximum period of prision mayor
minimum and medium plus 2 years)

P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is P32,000.00


or over but less than P42,000.00

11 years of prision mayor maximum


(Maximum period of prision mayor
minimum and medium plus 1 year)

P22,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is over


P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00

Maximum period of prision mayor


minimum and medium

P20,000.00

- Frustrated

Medium period of prision mayor


minimum and medium

P18,000.00

- Attempted

Minimum period of prision mayor


minium and medium

P16,000.00

If the value of property stolen is more than


P12,000.00 but does not exceed P22,000.00 (No.
1, 1st Phrase)

Prision mayor mayor minimum and


medium

P20,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

If the value of property stolen is more than


P6,000.00 but does not exceed P12,000.00 (No.

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

2)
- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen is more than P200.00


but does not exceed P6,000.00 (No. 3)

Prision correccional minimum and


medium

P10,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor medium and


maximum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro


maximum

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen is over P50.00 but does Arresto mayor medium to prision
not exceed P200.00 (No. 4)
correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro


medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto menor medium and


maximum or destierro minimum

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen is over P5.00 but does


not exceed P50.00 (No. 5)

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor medium

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00


(No. 6)

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Destierro medium and maximum

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto menor maximum or destierro


Bail Not Required
minimum

If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00


and the offender enters an enclosed estate or a
field where trespass is forbidden or which belongs
to another (No. 7)

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not Required

If value of the property stolen is over P5.00 and


the offender acted under the impulse or hunger,
poverty or the difficulty of earning a livelihood for
his support and of his family (No. 8)

Arresto menor minimum or fine not


exceeding P50.00

Bail Not Required

If property stolen belongs to the National Library


or National Museum (Art. 311, 1st Phrase)

Arresto mayor and/or fine from


P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Destierro and/or from P200.00 to


P375.00

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto menor and/or fine from


P200.00 to P250.00

Bail Not Required

Note: If the act constitutes simple theft and


penalty is higher, apply Art. 309; if the act
constitutes qualified theft apply Art. 310 (Art.
311, 2nd Phrase)
THEFT QUALIFIED (Art. 310 in relation to Arts. 308 and 309)
If the value of the property stolen is P32,000.00
or over

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- Frustrated

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

- Attempted

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is over

Maximum period of reclusion

P40,000.00

P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00

temporal medium and maximum

- Frustrated

Medium period of reclusion temporal


medium and maximum

P38,000.00

- Attempted

Minimum period of reclusion


temporal medium and maximum

P34,000.00

If the value of property stolen is more than


P12,000.00 but does not exceed P22,000.00

Reclusion temporal and medium and


maximum

P40,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor minimum and medium

P20,000.00

If the value of the property stolen is more than


P6,000.00 but does not exceed P12,000.00

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion


temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision mayor minimum and medium

P20,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

If value of property stolen is more than P200.00


but does not exceed P6,000.00

Prision mayor medium and maximum P24,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional maximum to


prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Prision correccional minimum and


medium

P10,000.00

If value of property stolen is over P50.00 but does Prision mayor medium to reclusion
not exceed P200.00
temporal minimum

P30,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional medium to


prision mayor minimum

P16,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor medium to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

If value of property stolen is over P5.00 but does


not exceed P50.00

Prision correccional medium

P10,000.00

- Frustrated

Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00

Prision correccional medium and


maximum

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and


medium

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00


and the offender enters an enclosed estate or a
field where trespass is forbidden or which belongs
to another

Arresto mayor or fine not exceeding


P300.00

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Destierro and fine not exceeding


P250.00

Bail Not Required

- Attempted

Arresto menor or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not Required

If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00


and the offender acted under the impulse of
hunger, poverty or difficulty of earning a
livelihood

Arresto menor maximum or fine not


exceeding P75.00

Bail Not Required

- Frustrated

Arresto menor medium or fine not


exceeding P62.50

Bail Not Required

Arresto menor minimum or fine not


exceeding P50.00

- Attempted

Bail Not Required

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

Grave threats subject to a condition and offender


shall have attained his purpose (Art. 282, No. 1,
1st sentence, 1st Par.)

Next lower in degree than that prescribed by


law for the crime he threatened to commit

Examples:
(a) Threat to kill

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

(b) Threat to kidnap (simple)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

(c) Threat to forcibly abduct

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse)

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

(e) Threat to burn any occupied building,


warehouse or vessel

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

Grave threat subject to a condition and offender


shall attained his purpose (No. 1, 1st Par., 2nd
sentence)

Two degrees lower than that prescribed by


law for the crime he threatened to commit

Examples:
(a) Threat to Kill

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

(b) Threat to kidnap (simple)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

(c) Threat to forcibly abduct

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

(e) Threat to burn any occupied building,


warehouse or vessel

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

If threat demanding money is made in writing or


through a middleman and offender shall have
attained his purpose (2nd Par.)

The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum


period

Examples:
(a) Threat to Kill

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

(b) Threat to kidnap (simple)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

(c) Threat to forcibly abduct

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

(e) Threat to burn any occupied building,


warehouse or vessel

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

If threat demanding money or subject to


condition is made in writing or through a
middleman but the offender shall not have
attained his purpose
(2nd Par., in rel. to the 1st Par.)
(Art. 282)

Penalty shall be 2 degrees lower but in its


maximum period

Examples:
(a) Threat to Kill

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

(b) Threat to kidnap (simple)

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

(c) Threat to forcibly abduct

Prision correccional maximum

P12,000.00

(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse)

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

(e) Threat to burn any occupied building,

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

THREATS

warehouse or vessel
Grave threats not made subject to condition (Art.
282, No. 2)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Light threats (Art. 283)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Failure to give bond for good behavior in crime of


threats (Art. 284)

Destierro

Bail Not
Required

Other lights threat (Art. 285)

Arresto menor minimum or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

TOLERANCE of commission of offenses or refraining from instituting prosecution for punishment of


violators of the law (Art. 208)
Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES OR SERVICE MARKS (See R.A. 8293), Intellectual Property Code, Note:
Art. 188 and 189 were repealed by R.A. 8293
TREASON (Art. 114, Par. 3, as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua to death and fine not
exceeding P100,000.00

No Bail

Alien residing in the Philippines committing


treason (Art. 114, Par. 3, as amended by R.A.
7659)

Reclusion temporal to death and fine not


exceeding P100,000.00

No Bail

Conspiracy to commit treason (Art. 115)

Prision mayor and fine not exceeding


P10,000.00

P24,000.00

Proposal to commit treason (Art. 115)

Prision correccional and fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

P12,000.00

Misprison of treason (Art. 116)

Prision mayor and fine not exceeding


P50,000.00

P24,000.00

Qualified trespass to dwelling (Art. 280, 1st Par.)

Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding


P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Frustrated

Destierro and fine not exceeding P750.00

Bail Not
Required

- Attempted

Arresto menor and fine not exceeding


P500.00

Bail Not
Required

If the trespass be committed by means of


violence and intimidation (Art. 280, 2nd Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P1,000.00

P12,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
P750.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor minimum and medium and


fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

Other forms of trespass (Art. 281)

Arresto menor and/or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not
Required

TRESPASS

FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

TUMULTUOUS AFFRAY, death caused in a (Art. 251)


If it cannot be ascertained who actually killed the
deceased but the person or persons who inflicted
serious physical injuries can be identified (Art.

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

251, 1st Par.)


If the person or persons who inflicted serious
physical injuries on the deceased cannot be
identified all those who used violence are liable
(Art. 251, 2nd Par.)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

If only serious physical injuries are inflicted in a tumultuous affray (Art. 252, 1st Par.)
(a) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 1

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

(b) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 2

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


correccional minimum

P6,000.00

(c) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 3

Arresto mayor medium and maximum

Bail Not
Required

(d) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 4

Arresto mayor minimum and medium

Bail Not
Required

If only less serious physical injuries are inflicted in


Arresto from five to fifteen days
a tumultuous affray (Art. 252, 2nd Par.)

Bail Not
Required

TUMULT AND DISTURBANCES in a public place, office or establishment (Art. 153, see disturbance)
UNFAIR COMPETITION (Art. 189, repealed by R.A. 8293, see Intellectual Property Code)
UNIFORMS OR INSIGNIAS. Illegal use of (Art. 179)
Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Arresto menor and/or fine from P5.00 to


P200.00

Bail Not
Required

UNJUST VEXATION (Art. 287, 2nd Par.)

UNLAWFUL NOMINATIONS OR APPOINTMENT TO A PUBLIC OFFICE (Art. 244)


Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

UNLAWFUL USE OF MEANS OF PUBLICATION and unlawful utterance (Art. 154)


Arresto mayor and fine from P200.00 to
P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

USURPATION OF AUTHORITY OR OFFICIAL function (Art. 177)


Prision correccional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

- If committed for the purpose of defrauding the


offended party or his heirs (1st Phrase)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If committed not for the purpose of defrauding


the offended party or his heirs (2nd Phrase)

Prision correccional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

USURPATION OF CIVIL STATUS (Art. 348)

USURPATION OF REAL RIGHTS IN PROPERTY or occupation of real property (Art. 312)


- If with violence or intimidation and value can
ascertained (Separate charge and penalty for the
acts of violence/intimidation if it results in other
crimes [1st Par.])

Fine from 50% to 100% of the gain but not


less than P75.00

- If value of gain cannot be ascertained (2nd Par.) Fine from P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required
Bail Not
Required

VAGRANCY (Art. 202)


Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
In case of recidivism

Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional


minimum and/or fine from P200.00 to

Bail Not
Required

P2,000.00
VIOLATION OF DOMICILE (Art. 128)
Prision correccional minimum

P6,000.00

WAR, inciting to; or giving motives for reprisals (Art. 118)


If offender is a public officer or employee

Reclusion temporal

P40,000.00

If offender is a private individual

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

Prision mayor medium and maximum

P24,000.00

WHITE SLAVE TRADE (Art. 341)

- If victim is a minor, see R.A. 7610

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

I. ACTS
ACT No. 55, prohibiting cruelty to animals in
transportation, as amended by Act. 275

Fine from US$100.00 to US$500.00 or its peso Bail Not


equivalent
Required

ACT No. 1956 (Insolvency Law), as amended by


Act. 3544 and R.A. 3912

3 months to 5 years

P10,000.00

- violation of Secs. 50 and 52

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

- violations of Secs. 51, 53, 54 and 55

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT No. 2172, authorizing the establishment of


quarantine and regulating the movement of cattle

1 year

P2,000.00

ACT No. 2137 (Warehouse Receipts Law)

ACT No. 2548, providing for the immunization of cattle and carabaos to prevent the spread of rinderpest
- Failure to present animal for immunization (Sec. Not more than 25 days and/or fine not
12, Par. A)
exceeding P25.00

Bail Not
Required

- Alteration of certificate of immunization (Sec.


12, Par. B)

Bail Not
Required

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

ACT No. 2580, providing for the publication and


recording in the Bureau of Post of the names and
6 months and 2 years and fine from P1,000.00
post office addresses of editors, publishers,
P4,000.00
to P5,000.00
managers, owners and stockholders of newspaper
publication, as amended
ACT 2590, protecting game and fish, as amended by Acts 3730 and 4005 and CA 491
- 1st offense

Fine from P10.00 to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- Subsequent offense(s)

Fine from P10.00 to P200.00 and may impose


penalty of imprisonment of not more than 30
days

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 2613, to improve the methods of


production and quality of tobacco, as amended

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 2706, making the inspection and


recognition of private schools and colleges
obligatory for the Minister of Education, Culture
and Sports

6 months and/or fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 2827, making it obligatory upon interisland vessels to provide tonnage for shipment of
rice or any article of prime necessity whenever
required to do so by the Minister of Trade and
Commerce

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P10,000.00

P4,000.00

ACT NO. 3027, protecting the agricultural


industries of the Philippines from injurious plant
pests and diseases existing in foreign countries

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3073, regulating the sale of viruses,


serums, toxins and analogous products

1 year and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3091, prohibiting the importation,


manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated
Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
or misbranded Paris green, lead arsenates, limeexceeding P1,000.00
sulphur compounds, and other insecticides and
fungicides

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3101, authorizing the Minister of


Agriculture to promulgate regulations for the
preparation, sale, traffic, in shipment and
importation of viruses, serums, toxins, or
analogous products used for treatment of
domestic animals

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P4,000.00

ACT NO. 3342, regulating the business of


furnishing bond in civil and criminal cases, as
amended by Act 3375

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3393, penalizing abuses on the part of


administrators or their agents of land seized by
the Government for delinquency in payment of
land tax

Not more than 2 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3396, making the installation of radio


apparatus obligatory for ships of Philippine
Registry, as amended

Fine not exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3573, providing for the prevention and


suspension of dangerous communicable diseases

Fine not exceeding P100.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3595, regulating the manufacture,


importation and sale of galvanized iron, barbed
wire and nails, as amended

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3596, preventing adulteration of, and


Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
deception in the sale of paints and paint materials P500.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3596, preventing adulteration of, and


Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
deception in the sale of paints and paint materials P500.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

ACT NO. 3613 (Marriage Law), as amended by R.A. 4236


- violation of Sec. 37

Not more than 1 month and fine not exceeding Bail Not
P200.00
Required

- violations of Secs. 38 and 39

1 month to 2 years or fine from P200.00 to


P2,000.00

P4,000.00

- violation of Sec. 40

Not more than 1 month and/or fine from


P25.00 to P300.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 41

Not more than 1 month and/or fine not


exceeding P300.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 42

1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P300.00


to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

- violation of Sec. 43

1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P50.00 to


P4,000.00
P2,000.00

- violation of Sec. 44

Not more than 1 month and/or fine not

Bail Not

ACT NO. 3708, prohibiting the importation into


the Philippines of virus of yellow fever or any
substance which might be considered infected
with causative agent or yellow fever or
experimentation of such virus or substance

exceeding P200.00

Required

Not exceeding 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

ACT NO. 3740, penalizing fraudulent advertising,


1 month to 6 months and/or fine from
mislabeling, or misbranding of any product,
P200.00 to P5,000.00
stocks, bonds, etc.

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3753, establishing a Civil Register


- violations penalized under Sec. 16

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- violations penalized under Sec. 17

Fine from P10.00 to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3767, regulating the importation,


bringing or introduction into the Philippines of
Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
living animals, such as insects, birds, crustaceans, exceeding P1,000.00
bats, mollusks, reptiles, mammals, etc.

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3846, providing for the regulation of


radio stations and radio communications, as
amended

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P4,000.00

ACT NO. 3883, regulating the use in business


transactions of names other than true names, as
amended by RAs 863 and 4147

20 days to 3 months and/or fine from P50.00


to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3902, regulating the buying of raw or


leaf tobacco

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3915, providing for the establishment


of National Parks

4 months to 6 months and fine equivalent to 4


Bail Not
times the government charges on timber or
Required
other forest products unlawfully destroyed

ACT NO. 3941, providing that the measuring of


timber in local market shall be in accordance with
the Revised Administrative Code

1 month to 3 months and/or fine from P20.00


to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 3952 (Bulk Sales Law), as amended

6 months to 5 years and fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 4075, regulating the practice of


soliciting or receiving contributions for charitable
and public welfare purposes, as amended

Not more than 6 months or fine not exceeding


P200.00

Bail Not
Required

ACT NO. 4164, preventing excessive increase in


2 months to 2 years and/or fine from P200.00
the price of certain prime necessities of life on the
to P2,000.00
occasion of public calamity

P4,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

II. COMMONWEALTH ACTS


CA 108 (Anti-Dummy Law), as amended by RAs
134, 421 and 6084 and PD 715

5 years to 15 years and fine not less than


the value of right or franchise but should
not be less than P5,000.00

P30,000.00

CA 141 (Public Land Act), as amended


- violations penalized under Sec. 129

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum (penalty for perjury)

- violations penalized under Sec. 130

Same penalty as coercion

Same bail as in
coercion

- violations penalized under Sec. 131

Not more than 3 months and/or fine not


exceeding P100.00

Bail Not
Required

- violations penalized under Sec. 132

2 months to 5 years and/or fine from


P200.00 to P5,000.00

P10,000.00

- violations penalized under Sec. 133

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

CA 142, regulating the use of aliases, as


amended by RA 6085

1 year to 5 years and fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P10,000.00

CA 146 (Public Service Act), as amended by CA 454, RAs 178, 723, 1270, 2677, and 3792
- violations penalized under Sec. 23

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P25,000.00

P10,000.00

- violations penalized under Sec. 24, 1st phrase,


and Sec. 25

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P4,000.00

- violations penalized under Sec. 24, 2nd phrase

Same penalty as Sec. 56(j) of RA 4136

Same bail as
provided therein

- violations penalized under Sec. 26

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violations penalized under Sec. 30(b)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- violations penalized under Sec. 30(d)

Arresto mayor maximum to prision


P6,000.00
correccional minimum (penalty for perjury)

CA 146
- violations penalized under Sec. 30(f)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 153, Prohibiting acceptance by public officials,


without consent of the National Assembly (now
Not more than 1 year
Congress) or any present, emoluments, office or
title from a foreign state

P2,000.00

CA 280, penalizing the construction and


maintenance of "cottas"

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

CA 289, requiring fixed unit of weight in trading


at wholesale and retail of unfermented
unstemmed leaf tobacco

1 month and 1 day to 3 months and/or


fine from P50.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 310, penalizing the transfer of private


agricultural lands to disqualified persons in
violation of the Philippine Constitution

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

CA 321, authorizing the President to establish


national defense zones

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 379, requiring the branding and registration


of imported large animals

30 days to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 383, prohibiting the dumping into any river of


refuse, waste matter or substances to cause
artificial alluvial formations

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 448, penalizing the construction of


obstruction hazardous to air navigation and of
private landing fields

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 473 (Revised Naturalization Act), as amended Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
by CA 535
exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

CA 542, establishing the Girl Scouts of the

Bail Not

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not

Philippines, as amended by RA 4375 and PD 720

exceeding P500.00

Required

- First conviction

Not more than 3 months and/or fine from


P10.00 to P50.00

Bail Not
Required

-Second conviction

Not more than 6 months and/or fine from


P20.00 to P100.00

Bail Not
Required

- Subsequent conviction(s)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P50.00 to P500.00

P2,000.00

CA 560, providing for security against fraud in


the kind of sawn lumber offered for sale

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 591, establishing the Bureau of Census (now


National Statistics Office)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P6,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 5

3 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P100.00 to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 14

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P50.00 to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 605- violation of any other provision


penalized under Sec. 16

Not more than 6 months or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 45, as amended by R.A. 144

Not more than 2 years and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- violation of Sec. 45-A, as amended by R.A. 503

5 years to 10 years and fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- violation of Sec. 46-A, 1st sentence, as


amended by R.A. 503

Not more than 6 months and fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 548, regulating the use of traffic on national


roads and as well as constructions along the same

CA 605, granting pensions to veterans of past


Philippine Revolutions

CA 613 (Immigration Act 1940), as amended

- violation of Sec. 46-A, 2nd sentence (If offender Not more than 6 months and fine of
is owner of vessel or aircraft)
P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 616, penalizing espionage and other offenses against national security


Not more than 10 years and may be fined
not exceeding P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- if committed in time of peace

Not more than 20 years

P40,000.00

- if committed in time of war

Not exceeding 30 years or death

No Bail

- violation of Sec. 2(b)

Not more than 30 years or death

No Bail

- violation of Sec. 3

Not more than 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- violation of Sec. 4

Not more than 20 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P40,000.00

- violation of Sec. 1
- violations of Sec. 2(a)

- violation of Sec. 5 (conspiracy to violate Secs. 1,


Same penalty as section violated
2, 3 or 4)

Same bail as
provided therein

CA 616
- violation of Sec. 6

Not more than 10 years and may be fined


not exceeding P10,00.00

P20,000.00

- violation of Secs. 8,9,& 10

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

- violation of Sec. 11 & 12

Not more than 30 years and/or fine not


exceeding P30,000.00

No Bail

- violation of Sec. 13 & 14

Not more than 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P20,000.00

CA 617, requiring uniform units of volume and


weight in trading in rice and palay

15 days to 3 months and/or fine from


P100.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

CA 625, prescribing the manner in which the


option to elect the Philippine citizenship shall be
declared by person whose mother is a Filipino
citizen

Prision correccional and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P12,000.00

CA 634, penalizing disrespect to the Philippine


National Anthem

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P25.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

First offense

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P25.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

Second and additional offense

Not more than 1 year and fine from P25.00


P2,000.00
to P1,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 4, creating the National Grains Authority, as amended by PD 1485 in relation to PD 1770 (now NFA), and RA
8178
- violation penalized under Sec. 29(a)

4 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P12,000.00 to P15,000.00

P12,000.00

- violation penalized under Sec. 29(b)

6 months and 1 day to 4 years and/or fine


from P4,000.00 to P8,000.00

P8,000.00

- violation penalized under Sec. 29(c)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P4,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 9, as amended by BP No. 6, illegal possession


of bladed, pointed, or blunt weapons

1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00 to


P2,000.00
P2,000.00

PD 46, making it punishable for public officials


and employees to receive and for private persons
to give, gifts, or any occasion, including
Christmas

1 year to years and perpetual disqualification


from office

P10,000.00

PD 66, creating the Export Processing Zone


Authority and Revising RA 5490 (as amended by
RA 7916, PEZA)

5 years to 10 years and fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 96, penalizing the use or attachments of


sirens, bullhorns, whistles or similar gadgets that
emit exceptionally loud or startling sounds,
including dome-lights and other similar signallling
or flashing devices on motor vehicles

6 months and/or fine of P600.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 105, penalizing desecration of National


Shrines

Not less than 10 years and/or fine not less


than P10,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 114, regulating the establishment and


operation of pawnshops

30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to


P1,000.00

P2,000.00

PD 115, regulating trust receipts transactions

Same bail as
Same penalty as in estafa under Art. 315, 1(b)
provided
of the RPC
therein

PD 129, regulating the establishment and


operations of investment houses

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 133, prescribing a heavy penalty for the theft


of any material, spare parts, product or article by
employees and laborers

Prision correccional to prision mayor

P24,000.00

PD 135, creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, as amended by PD 669


- If the amount involved in the violation is more
than P50,000.00 (Sec. 10, 1st phrase)

15 years and 1 day to 20 years

P40,000.00

- If falsification of public or commercial document


18 years, 4 mos. and 1 day to 20 years
is committed by reason or on the occasion of the
(Maximum penalty)
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase)

P40,000.00

- If the amount involved in the violation is more


than P10,000.00 but does not exceed P50,000.00
(Sec. 10, 2nd phrase)

10 years and 1 day to 15 years

P30,000.00

- If falsification of public or commercial document


is committed by reason or on the occasion of the
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase
in relation to Sec. 10, 2nd phrase)

13 years, 4 mos. and 1 day to 15 years


(Maximum penalty)

P30,000.00

- If the amount involved in the violation is


P10,000.00 or less 9Sec. 10, 3rd phrase)

5 years & 1 day to 10 years and fine


equivalent to the value involved to 3 times
such value but should not be less than
P5,000.00 nor more than P20,000.00

P20,000.00

3 years 4 months, 1 day to 10 years and fine


- If falsification of public or commercial document
equivalent to the maximum of the value
is committed by reason or on the occasion of the
involved to 3 times such value but not less
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase,
than P5,000.00 nor more than P20,000.00
in relation to Sec. 10, 3rd phrase)
(Maximum penalty)

P20,000.00

PD 143, prescribing a weekly rest period for


Not more than 5 months and/or fine not
working in any undertaking or enterprise, whether
exceeding P500.00
for profit or not

Bail Not
Required

PD 154, reducing the commission charged by


stockbrokers to customers
[Penalized under Sec. 73, Securities Regulation
Code (formerly Sec. 40, Securities Act (BP 178)]

7 years to 21 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P5 Million

P40,000.00

(Same penalty as in Sec. 73 of RA 8799)

PD 183, providing for annual registration of reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
- violation penalized under Par. b

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- violations penalized under Par. g

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violations penalized under Par. h

Not more than 3 years and/or fine of P500.00

P6,000.00

PD 194, authorizing aliens as well as


associations, corporations or partnerships owned
5 years to 10 years and fine from P10,000.00
in whole or in part by foreigners to engaged in the to P25,000.00
rice and corn industry

P20,000.00

PD 216, penalizing exportation of abaca


seedlings

Prision correccional to prision mayor and/or


fine from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

P24,000.00

PD 247, penalizing the defacement, mutilation,


tearing, burning or destruction of Central Bank
currency notes and coins

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 252, creating the Philippine International


Trading Corporation

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 269, creating the National Electrification Administration, as amended by PDs 1370 and 1645
- violation of Sec. 54(b)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- violation of Sec. 54(f)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 279, creating the Design Center of the


Philippines

6 months to 5 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P20,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 285, authorizing the compulsory licensing or


reprinting of educational, scientific or cultural
books and materials as a temporary or
emergency measure whenever the prices thereof
become so exorbitant as to be detrimental to the
national interest, as amended by PDs 400 and
1203

6 months to 3 years and fine from P10,000.00


to P50,000.00

P6,000.00

PD 296, directing all persons, natural or judicial,


to renounce possession and move out of portions
of rivers, creeks, esteros, drainage, channels and
other similar waterways encroached upon them

2 years to 10 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 410, declaring ancestral lands occupied and
cultivated by national cultural communities as
alienable and disposable

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violations penalized under Art. 39 (a)

Life imprisonment and fine of P100,000.00

No Bail

- violations penalized under Art. 39 (b)

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

P10,000.00

- violations penalized under Art. 39 (c)

4 years to 8 years and/or fine from


P20,000.00 to P100,000.00

P16,000.00

- violation of Art. 203

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00


to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- violations penalized under Art. 207 (a)

Apply penal provisions of RA 1161 or PD 1146

Same bail as
provided
therein

- violations of Art. 207 (b)

6 months to 1 year and fine from P500.00 to


P500,000.00

P2,000.00

- violations penalized under Art. 207 (c)

Not less than 1 year

P2,000.00

- violations of Art. 264 in relation to Art. 272

3 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P6,000.00

- violations penalized under Art. 288

3 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P6,000.00

PD 442 (Labor Code, as amended)

PD 464, (Real Property Tax Code), as amended by PD 1383


- violations of Secs. 104, 105 and 106 Pars. 1 and Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
2
exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- violation of Sec. 107

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

P2,000.00

PD 471, fixing a maximum period for the


duration of leases of private lands to aliens

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00


to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

PD 474, creating the Maritime Industry Authority, as amended by EO 783, series of 1982
- violations of Sec. 14, 1st phrase

2 months to 6 months and fine from P500.00


to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 14, 2nd phrase

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4


months

P6,000.00

PD 522, prescribing sanitation requirements for


the operation of establishments and facilities for
the protection and convenience of the traveling
public

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from P2,000.00


to P5,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 525, making mandatory the payment of


emergency allowance under LOI 174

6 months to 6 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 532, (Anti-Piracy and Anti-Highway Robbery Law of 1974). For Highway Robbery, refer to Brigandage (Arts.
306 and 307 RPC). For Piracy, refer to Piracy (Art. 122, RPC)
PD 533, (Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 1974)
- If the offense is committed without violence
against or intimidation of persons or force upon
things

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion temporal


medium

P36,000.00

- If the offense is committed with violence against Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion
or intimidation of persons or force upon things
perpetua

P40,000.00

- If a person is seriously injured or killed as a


result or on the occasion of the commission of
cattle rustling

No Bail

Reclusion perpetua to death

PD 581, prescribing heavier minimum penalty for


high-grading or theft of gold from a mining claim Prision correctional minimum
or mining camp (Sec. 1, 1st sentence, 1st phrase)

P6,000.00

- Frustrated

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not
Required

- Attempted

Arresto mayor medium

Bail Not
Required

- If the accused is an employee or laborer of the


operator of the mining claim (Sec. 1, 1st
sentence, 2nd phrase)

Prision correccional medium (without prejudice


to the imposition of higher penalty under Art.
P10,000.00
309 RPC)

- Frustrated

Prision correctional minimum

P6,000.00

- Attempted

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not
Required

- Person who knowingly buys or acquires stolen


gold-bearing ores or rocks or the gold extracted
or removed therefrom (Sec. 3)

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not
Required

PD 583, prescribing penalties for the unlawful ejectment, exclusion, removal or ouster of tenant-farmers from
their farm-holdings, as amended by PD 815
- violation of Sec. 2

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- violation of Sec. 3

Prision correccional

P12,000.00

- violations of Sec. 4, Pars. 1 & 2

Prision mayor and/or fine from P5,000.00 to


P10,000.00

P24,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 603, Child and Youth Welfare Code, as
amended by PDs 1179 and 1210 and EO 91, s. of
1986 and EO 209 s. of 1987 (Family Code)

2 months to 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 612, (Insurance Code of 1978), as amended


by PD 1460

6 months and/or fine not exceeding


P10,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 621, vesting upon the Minister of Labor


general supervision and control over the social
amelioration program in the sugar industry, as
amended by PD 1192

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from P1,000.00


to P10,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 627, authorizing the Philippine Tobacco Board Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
to fix floor prices of Philippine grown tobacco
exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

PD 650, requiring the taking of an integrated


census of population and economic activities

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 651, requiring the registration of births and


deaths in the Philippines which occurred from
January 1, 1974 and thereafter, as amended by
PD 766

3 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 656, prohibiting the use of the high-powered


inboard/outboard engines in watercraft of less
than one hundred (100) gross tons that are
capable of providing propelling power/speed in
excess of fifteen (15) knots

2 years to 4 years and fine from P5,000.00 to


P10,000.00

P8,000.00

PD 659, penalizing illegal trading and illegal exportation of Philippine sugar, as amended by PDs 686 and 786
- If the quantity of sugar involved in the violation
is more than 250 kilos but not more than 10,000
kilos (Sec. 3a)

6 months to 2 years

P4,000.00

- If the quantity of sugar involved in the violation


is more than 10,000 kilos but not more than
50,000 kilos (Sec. 3b)

2 years to 5 years

P10,000.00

- If the amount of sugar involved in the violation


is more than 50,000 kilos (Sec. 3c)

5 years to 10 years

P20,000.00

- violation of implementing rules and regulations


or making false statement in the required weekly
reports (Sec. 5-A)

6 months to 2 years

P4,000.00

PD 692, (Revised Accountancy Law)

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 705, (Revised Forestry Code) as amended by PD 1559, EO 277 and RA 7161)


- Cutting, gathering, and/or collecting timber or
other products without license, or other forest
products without legal documents required under
existing forest laws and regulations (Sec. 77,
formerly Sec. 68)

Same penalties imposed in Arts. 309 and 310,


RPC or qualified theft

Same bail as
provided
therein

1st Offense
(1st Phrase)

6 months to 2 years and fine from P500.00 to


P20,000.00

P4,000.00

2nd Offense (maximum)


(1st Phrase in rel. to 3rd Phrase)

1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine of P20,000.00

P4,000.00

3rd or Subsequent Offense


(double the maximum)
(1st Phrase in rel. to 3rd Phrase)

3 years to 4 years and fine of P40,000.00

P8,000.00

- Unlawful occupation or destruction of forest


lands and grazing lands (Sec. 78, formerly Sec.
69)

- If offender is guilty of making kainging (2nd Phrase)


- 1st Offense
(2nd Phrase)

2 years to 4 years and fine equal to 8 times


the regular forest charges on forest products
destroyed

P8,000.00

- 2nd Offense
(2nd Phrase in relation to 3rd Phrase)

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine equal to the maximum period based on 8
times the regular forest charge on forest

P8,000.00

products destroyed
- 3rd and subsequent offenses (2nd Phrase in
relation to 3rd Phrase) (double the maximum
penalty)

6 years, 8 months to 8 years and fine equal to


double the maximum fine based on 8 times
the regular forest products destroyed

P16,000.00

- Pasturing of livestocks without permit or lease a


contract in forest or grazing lands or alienable
and disposable lands not yet disposed of in
accordance with the Public Land Act (Sec. 79,
formerly Sec. 70)

6 months to 2 years and fine equal to 10


times the regular rentals due

P4,000.00

- Illegal occupation of National Parks Systems and


recreation area and vandalism therein, such as
cutting, destroying, removing timber or any
species of vegetation or forest cover and other
Fine from P500.00 to P20,000.00
natural resources therein; mutilating, defacing or
destroying objects of natural beauty, and killing of
bird, fish or wild animal life therein (Sec. 80,
formerly Sec. 71)

P10,000.00

- Destruction of wildlife resources (Sec. 81,


formerly Sec. 72)

Fine of not less than P100.00

Bail Not
Required

- Survey of forest lands by unauthorized persons


(Sec. 82, formerly Sec. 73)

2 years to 4 years

P8,000.00

- Misclassification and survey by government


official or employee of forest lands as alienable
and disposable contrary to criteria and standards
in the Code (Sec. 83, formerly Sec. 74)

Not less than one year and fine of not less


than P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- Issuance of tax declaration on real property


without certification from Director of Forest
Development and Director of Lands that the area
is alienable and disposable (Sec. 84, formerly
Sec. 75)

2 years to 4 years

P8,000.00

-Coercion of and influence on the public officer or


employee, referred to in Sec. 83 (formerly Sec.
74) and Sec. 84 (formerly Sec. 75) pr the act of
abetting or persuading such public officer or
employee to commit violation of Secs. 83 and 84,
(Sec. 85, 1st Par., formerly Sec. 76)

Not less than 1 year and fine of P500.00 per


hectare or fraction thereof so improperly
surveyed, classified or released

P2,000.00

- Coercion of or influence on, or the act of


abetting, persuading public officer or employee,
by using power and influence, in deciding any
pending case or matter in favor of the offender
(Sec. 85, 2nd Par., formerly Sec. 76)

Not less than one year and fine not more than
P5,000.00

P2,000.00

Not more than 6 years, and/or fine not


exceeding P100,000.00

P12,000.00

- Unlawful possession of implements and devices


used by forest officers (Sec. 86, formerly Sec. 77,
repealed by RA 7161)
- Failure or refusal to remit forest charges, or
delay, obstruction or prevention of such
remittance or causing/effecting the transfer or
diversion of funds for purposes other than those
specified in the Code (Sec. 87, 2nd Par., formerly
Sec. 78)

- Sale of wood products without complying with


grading rules, or any act of falsification of the
Fine not less than P200.00 or the total value
volume of logs and other forest products or failure
of the invoice whichever is greater
of lumber dealer to issue invoice (Sec. 88, 4th
Par., formerly Sec. 79)

Bail not
required for
fine not
exceeding
P2,000.00. If
fine exceeds
P2,000.00,
bail is

thereof, but
not to exceed
P30,000.00
PD 752, (Credit Financing for Local Government), as amended by PD 1195
- violation of Sec. 9(d), last sentence

Not more than 5 years

P10,000.00

- violation of Sec. 10, 2nd Par.

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

P10,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 807, (Civil Service Decree of the Philippines)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 825, providing for penalty for improper disposal of garbage and other forms of uncleanliness
- violation of Sec. 2, 1st Par.

5 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to


P2,000.00

P2,000.00

- violation of Sec. 2, 2nd Par.

8 months and 6 days to 1 year and/or fine of


P2,000.00 (Max. penalty)

P2,000.00

PD 856, (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 857, creating the Philippine Ports Authority

1 day to 6 years and fine from P200.00 to


P100,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 881, empowering the Minister (Secretary) of


Health to regulate the labellling, sale and
distribution of hazardous substances

6 months and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine not


less than P1,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 894, requiring government offices, agencies,


instrumentalities and government owned or
controlled corporations, persons and entities,
enjoying tax exemptions, incentives, or subsidies
from the government to utilize in international
transportation the services of the Philippine Flag
air carrier and vessel, as amended by PDs 962
and 1466

Fine not exceeding cost of freight of shipment


but not less than P5,000.00

50% of the
fine but not
less than
P2,500.00
nor more
than
P30,000.00

PD 897, fixing new minimum prices of locally


grown Virginia leaf tobacco, as amended by PD
920

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 933, creating the Human Settlements Commission (renamed as Human Settlements Regulatory Commission
under PD 1396), (Now renamed as Housing Land Use Regulatory Board under E.O. 90, s. of 1986)
- 1st conviction

Warning and probation

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd conviction

Removal or withdrawal of infrastructure


support

Bail Not
Required

- Third and subsequent convictions, Sec. 15(b)

6 months to 5 years

P10,000.00

- Giving false or misleading data or information


not under oath (Sec. 15(a), 1st phrase)

4 months to 6 months and fine from P500.00


to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Giving false or misleading data or information


under oath (Sec. 15(a), 2nd phrase)

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4


months

P6,000.00

PD 953, requiring the planting of trees in certain places and penalizing unauthorized cutting, destruction,
damaging and injury of certain trees, plants and vegetation
- violation of Secs. 1 and 3 penalized under Sec. 4 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from P500.00

P4,000.00

to P5,000.00

- violation of Sec. 2 penalized under Sec. 5

2 years to 5 years and/or fine equivalent to


the value at current valuation of the area
representing 30% of the total area of
subdivision

P10,000.00

PD 956, creating the National Gaming


Commission

1 year to 3 years and fine from P2,000.00 to


P5,000.00

P6,000.00

PD 957, regulating the sale of subdivision lots


and condominiums

Not more than 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 966, declaring violations of the International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial
discrimination to be criminal offenses
- violation of Sec.2 (a)

10 days to 6 months

Bail Not
Required

- If the offender is government officer or


employee

4 months, 3 days 6 months (maximum period)

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Sec. 2(b)

1 month to 1 year

P2,000.00

- If the offender is a government official or


employee

8 months, 11 days to 1 year (maximum


period)

P2,000.00

PD 968, establishing the Probation System, as


amended by PDs 1257 and 1990 and BP 76

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P600.00 to P6,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 979, Marine Pollution Decree of 1976


(repealed PD 600)

30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00 to


P10,000.00

P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1079, revising and consolidating all laws and
decrees, regulating the publication of judicial,
notices, advertisements for public biddings,
notices of auction sales and similar notices, as
amended by PD 1970

6 months to 2 years and fine from P5,000.00


to P20,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1083, ordaining and promulgating a code recognizing the system of Filipino Muslim Laws and codifying
Muslim Personal Laws
- violation of Art. 181

2 months to 2 years and /or fine from P200.00


P4,000.00
to P2,000.00

- violation of Art. 182

Fine not exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Art. 183

Arresto Mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to


P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- violation of Art. 184

Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 1096, (National Building Code of the


Philippines)

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1146, Revised GSIS Act of 1977, as amended by RA 8291


- violation of Sec. 52 (a)

Same penalty as in Art. 172, RPC


(falsification)

Same bail as
provided
therein

- violation of Sec. 52 (b) & (c)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine


from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

P24,000.00

- violation of Sec. 52 (d)

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P3,000.00 to P6,000.00

P12,000.00

- violation of Sec. 52 (e)

Same penalty as in Art. 217, RPC


(malversation)

Same bail
provided
therein

- violation of Sec. 52 (f)

Same penalty as in Art. 315, RPC (estafa)

Same bail as
provided
therein

- violation of Sec. 52 (g)

1 year to 5 years and fine from P10,000.00 to


P20,000.00

P10,000.00

- violation of Sec. 52 (j)

6 months to 1 year or fine from P5,000.00 to


P10,000.00

P2,000.00

PD 1150, regulating panning or sluicing for gold inside mining claims, or in public or private lands
- violations of Secs. 7,8 and 9

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

- violations of Sec. 11

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not
Required

PD 1167, developing and regulating the overseas Not more than 3 years and/or fine not
construction industry, as amended by PD 1657
exceeding P50,000.00

Fine equivalent to ten times the amount of


taxes, duties, fees due but not less than
P10,000.00

PD 1171, granting tax exemptions to the


Southeast Asian Regional Center

P6,000.00
50% of the
fine but not
less than
P5,000.00
nor more
than
P30,000.00

PD 1178, regulating aerial photography and mapping activities


- violation of Sec. 6 (a)

6 years to 12 years and/or

P24,000.00

- violations of Sec. 6 (b)

6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding


P12,000.00
P10,000.00

PD 1185, (Fire Code of the Philippines)

6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding


P12,000.00
P20,000

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1211, regulating the milling of rice

1 year to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00


to P6,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1212, giving incentives for the production of


soybeans, mongo, sorghum and other feed grains

1 year to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00


to P6,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1219, providing for the exploration and conservation of coral resources, as amended by PD 1698
- violations of Secs. 5 and 9, penalized under Sec. 30 days to 3 years and/or fine not exceeding
11, 2nd sentence
P3,000.00

P6,000.00

- violation of Sec. 11, 1st sentence

60 days to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding


P6,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 1258, reducing custom duties due on


importation of certain hospital/medical
equipment, machinery, implements and supplies

5 years to 10 years and fine from P10,000.00


to P200,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 1271, nullifying the decress or registration


and certificates of title covering lands within the

6 months to 6 years

P12,000.00

Baguio Townsite Reservation, as amended by PDs


1311, 1615 and 2034
PD 1277, providing for the preservation of the Walls of Intramuros, as amended by PD 1537
- First Offense

Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Second and subsequent offenses

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P1,500.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 1286, regulating the practice of nutrition and


dietetics

1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P500.00


to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1302, creating the Philippines Pilgrimage


Authority

5 years to 10 years

P20,000.00

PD 1308, regulating the practice of environment


planning

6 months to 5 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P5,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 1319, providing for the development and


accreditation of certain trading companies

Not more than 3 years and/or fine not


exceeding P50,000.00

P6,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1445, (Government Auditing Code of the
Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
Philippines), as amended by EO 19, series of 1986
exceeding P1,000.00
and EO 271, series of 1987

Bail Not
Required

PD 1463, creating the Ministry (Department of Tourism (Revised Charter of DOT)


- violating 2by a licensee or holder of authority.
[Penalized under Sec.19 (a)]

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- violating by a non-holder of authority.


[Penalized under Sec. 19(b)]

1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P4,000.00


to P20,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 1464, Tariff and Customs Code (formerly RA 1937, as amended by RA 4712)


-violation of Sec. 3601 (Unlawful importation or
smuggling)
-If the appraised value of the article, including
duties and taxes, does not exceed P25.00
(1st Par. No. 1)

5 days to 20 days and fine from P50.00 to


P200.00

Bail Not
Required

-Accomplice(1st Par. No 1 in rel. to Sec. 4 RA


4712)

5 days to 15 days and fine from P50.00 to


P150.00

Bail Not
Required

- If accomplice is government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. Sec. 4, RA 4712)

12 days to 15 days and fine of P150.00

Bail Not
Required

- Accessory
(1st Par. No. 1 in rel. to Sec. 4 RA 4712)

5 days to 10 days and fine from P50.00 to


P100.00

Bail Not
Required

If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In rel. to Sec. 4 RA
4712)

8 days to 10 days and fine of P100.00


(Maximum period)

Bail Not
Required

If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 1, in rel. to 2nd Par.) 2nd sentence

16 days to 20 days and fine of P200.00


(Maximum period)

Bail Not
Required

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. 2nd


sentence in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712

16 days to 18 days and fine from P150.00 to


P183.00

Bail Not
Required

-If accomplice is government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par., 2nd sentence, in rel. 17 days to 18 days and fine of P183.00
to RA 4712)

- If accessory is government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. 2nd sentence, in rel.
to Sec. 4, RA 4172)

16 days to 17 days and fine of P167.00


(Maximum period)

Bail Not
Required

- If the appraised value of the articles, including


duties and taxes, is more than P25.00 but does
not exceed P50,000.00 (1st Par., No.2)

6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine from


P800.00 to P5,000.00

P40,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA


4712)

6 months and 1 day to 2 years and 10 months


P30,000.00
and fine from P800.00 to P5,000.00

- If the accomplice is a government


official/employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In
rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

2 years and 21 days to 2 years and 10 months


P30,000.00
and fine from P800.00 to P3,600.00

- If the accomplice is a government


official/employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In
rel. to Sec. 4, 4712)

2 years and 21 days to 2 years and 10 months


P30,000.00
and fine of P3,600.00 (Maximum period)

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA


4712)

6 months and 1 day to 1 year and 8 months


and fine from P800.00 to 2,200.00

P20,000.00

- If accessory is government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to Sec. 4, RA
4712)

1 year, 3 months and 11 days to 1 year and 8


months and fine of P2,200.00 (Maximum
period)

P20,000.00

- If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to 2nd Par.)

2 years, 10 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine of P5,000.00 (Maximum period)

P40,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In rel.


to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

2 years, 10 months and 1 day to 3 years, 7


months and 10 days and fine from P3,600.00
to P4,533.00 (Maximum period)

P40,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to
Sec.4, RA 4712)

3 years, 4 months and 7 days to 3 years, 7


months and 10 days and fine of P4,533.00
(Maximum period)

P40,000.00

2 years, 10 months and 1 day to 3 years, 2


- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to
months and 20 days and fine from P3,600.00
RA 4712)
to P4,067.00

P40,000.00

- If the appraised value of the articles, including


duties and taxes, is more than P50,000.00 but
does not exceed P150,000.00 (Par. No. 3 Sec.
3601)

5 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine from


P6,000.00 to P8,000.00

P80,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 3 Sec. 3601 in rel., to


Sec. 4, RA 4712)

5 years and 1 day to 7 years and fine from


P6,000.00 to P7,733.00

P70,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No. 3 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601
in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

6 years and 4 months and 1 day to 7 years


and fine of P7,733.00 (Maximum period)

P70,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 3 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA


4712)

5 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P6,000.00 to P6,666.00

P60,000.00

- If accessory is government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 3 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in rel. to
Sec. 4, RA 4712)

5 years, 8 months and 1 day to 6 years and


fine of P6,666.00

P60,000.00

- If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to 2nd Par.)

7 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine of


P8,000.00 (Maximum period)

P80,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec.


3601 in rel to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

7 years and 1 day to 7 years and 8 months


and fine from P7,333.00 to P7,777.00

P80,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601
in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

7 years, 5 months and 11 days to 7 years and


8 months and fine of P7,777.00 (Maximum
period)

P80,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 2nd Par. Sec 3601 in


relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

7 years, and 1 day to 7 years and 8 months


and fine from P7,333.00 to P7,555.00

P80,000.00

- If the accessory is government official or


employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601
in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

7 years, 5 months and 10 days to 7 years and


8 months and fine of P7,555.00

P80,000.00

- If the appraised value of the article, including


duties and taxes, exceeds P150,000.00 (1st Par.
No. 4, Sec. 3601)

8 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine from


P8,000.00 to P10,000.00

P120,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 4, Sec. 3601 in rel. to


Sec. 4 RA 4712)

8 years and 1 day to 10 years and 8 months


and fine from P8,000.00 to P9,333.00

P110,000.00

- If accomplice is government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in rel. to
Sec. 4, RA 4712)

9 years, 4 months and 1 day to 10 years and


fine of P9,333.00 (Maximum period)

P100,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No.4 Sec. 3601 in relation to 8 years and 1 day 9 years and 4 months and
Sec. 4, RA 4712)
fine from P8,000.00 to P8,666.00

P100,000.00

- If accessory is government official/employee


8 years, 10 months and 21 days to 9 years
(1st Par. No.4, and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation and 4 months and fine of P8,666.00
to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
(Maximum period)

P100,000.00

- If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 4 in relation to 2nd Par. Sec. 3601)

10 years, 8 months and 1 day to 12 years and


fine of P10,000.00 (Maximum period)

P120,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec.


3601 in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

10 years, 8 months and 1 day to 11 years, 6


months and 20 days and fine from P9,333.00
to P9,777.00

P120,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official/employee


(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601 in relation
to Sec.4, RA 4712)

11 years, 3 months and 5 days to 11 years, 6


months and 20 days and fine of P9,777.00
(Maximum period)

P120,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec.


3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

10 years, 8 months and 1 day to 11 years, 1


month and 10 days and fine from P9,333.00
to P9,555.00

P60,000.00

- If accessory is a government official/employee


10 years, 11 months and 17 days to 11 years,
(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation 1 months and 10 days and fine of P9,555.00
to RA 4712)
(Maximum period)

P120,000.00

- If the crime of serious physical injuries is


committed by reason or on the occasion of the
unlawful importation (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601,
RA 1937)

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601 in relation


to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

Prision correctional

P60,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official/employee


(1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. of Sec. 3601 in
relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)

Prision correctional maximum

P60,000.00

- Accessory (Sec. 3601, 1st Par. No. 5 in relation


to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

- If accessory is a government official/employee


(Sec. 3601, 1st Par. and 2nd Par. in relation to
Sec.4, RA 4712)

Arresto mayor maximum

Bail Not
Required

- If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 5 in relation to 2nd Par. Sec. 3601)

Prision mayor maximum

P120,000.00

- Accomplice is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation Maximum period of prision mayor medium
to Sec.4, RA 4712)

P100,000.00

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec.3601,
in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Maximum period of prision mayor medium

P100,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Sec.


3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Prision mayor minimum

P80,000.00

- If homicide is committed by reason on the


occasion of the unlawful imporation (1st Par. No.
5, Sec. 3601)

Reclusion perpetua to Death

No Bail

- Accomplice (1st Par. No.5 Sec.3601, in relation


to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Reclusion temporal

No Bail

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601,
in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Reclusion temporal maximum

P200,000.00

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601, in relation


to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- If accessory is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Par. Sec.
3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Presion mayor maximum

P120,000.00

- If offender is a government official or employee


(1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par Par. Sec. 3601)

Death (Maximum period)

No Bail

- Accomplice (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par.


Sec.3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- If accomplice is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par.Sec. 3601 in Reclusion perpetua
relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

No Bail

- Accessory (1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Sec.


3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

P200,000.00

Reclusion temporal

- If accessory is a government official or


employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec.3601 in Reclusion temporal maximum
relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)

P200,000.00

- Violation penalized under Sec. 3602

Same penalties as in Sec. 3601

Same bail as
provided
therein

- Violation of Sec. 3603

Not more than 1 year and fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation penalized under Sec. 3604

1 year to 10 years and fine from P5,000.00 to


P50,000.00

P100,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 3605

Not more than 2 years and fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

P20,000.00

- Violations of Secs. 3606, 3607 and 3608

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P50,000.00

- Violation of any other provisions (Penalized


under Sec. 3610)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 1466, creating the Maritime and Air Transport Fine not more than the cost of freight of
Industries
shipment but not less than P5,000.00

50% of the
fine but not
less than
P2,500.00
nor more
than
P30,000.00

PD 1468 (Revised Coconut Industry Code), as


amended by PDs 1841 and 1854

P10,000.00

Not more than 5 years and fine not exceeding


P20,000.00

PD 1481, regulating trading of locally grown Virginia leaf tobacco


- Violation of Sec.37 (a)

4 years and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine from


P15,000.00 to P20,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 37 (b)

1 year and 1 day to 3 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P6,000.00

2 months and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine


from P500.00 to P2,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 37 (c)

Bail Not
Required

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1517, providing for Urban Land Reform

Not more than 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 1529 (Property Registration Decree) as


amended by RA 6732

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

PD 1536, regulating the practice of Metallurgical


Engineering

1 month to 6 months and/or finr from P3,000


to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 1542, requiring registration and licensing of


dental prosthetic laboratories

1 month to 1 year and/or fine not less than


P200.00

P2,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 5, 1st Par.

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec.5, 2nd Par

Not more than 4 years and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P8,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 5, 3rd Par. (Apply penalty


under Art.60, PD 603, unless a higher penalty is
provided for under the RPC or other special law)

2 months to 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00 (see PD 603)

Bail not
Required

PD 1570, regulating the practice of Aeronautical


Engineering

6 months to 6 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P6,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 1563 (Mendicacancy Law of 1978)

PD 1572, regulating the operation of repair


enterprises for motor vehicles, heavy equipment
and engines and engineering works; electronics,
30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to
electrical, air-conditioning and refrigeration, office P5,000.00
equipment and other consumer mechanical and
industrial equipment, appliances or devises

P2,000.00

PD 1575, requiring practitioners of dentistry to


keep records of their patients

Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 1588, creating a National Cartography,


Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Center

6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding


P12,000.00
P10,000.00

PD 1599, establishing an exclusive economic


zone of the Philippines extending 200 nautical
miles beyond and from the baselines from which
the territorial sea is measured

6 months to 10 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P100,000.00

P20,000.00

PD 1602, prescribing stiffer penalties on illegal gambling


- violation of Sec. 1 (a) (1)

Prision correctional medium or fine from


P1,000.00 to P6,000.00

P10,000.00

- In case of recidivism

Prision mayor medium or fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- violation of Sec. (a) (2), 1st Sentence in rel. to


Sec. 1 (a) (1)

Prision correctional medium or fine from


P1,000.00 to P6,000.00

P10,000.000

- In case of recidivism

Prision mayor medium o fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

-violation of Sec. 1 (a) (2), 2nd sentence in


relation to Sec. 1 (a) (1)

Prision correctional maximum and fine of


P6,000.00

P12,000.00

-In case of recidivism

Prision mayor medium or fine from P5,000.00

P20,000.00

to P10,000.00
-violation of Sec. 1 (b)

Prision correctional maximum or fine of


P6,000.00

P12,000.00

-violation of Sec. 1 (c)

Prision mayor medium or fine of P6,000.00

P20,000.00

-violation of Sec. 1 (d)

Prision correctional medium or fine from


P400.00 to P2,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Sec. 1 (e)

Temporary absolute disqualification

Bail Not
Required

-violation of Sec. 1 (f)

Prision correctional maximum or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P12,000.00

PD 1604 (Franking Privilege)

Fine of not more than P500.00

Bail Not
Required

PD 1612 (Anti-Fencing Law)


- If the value of such property exceeds
P22,000.00

Prision mayor maximum plus I year for each


additional P10,000.00 in excess of P22,000.00
but not exceed 20 years

- If the value of the property involved is


P102,000.00 or over

20 years of reclusion temporal maximum


(Prision mayor maximum plus 8 years)

P40,000.000

- If the value of the property involved is


P92,000.00 or over but less than P102,000.00

19 years of reclusion temporal maximum


(Prision mayor maximum plus 7 years)

P38,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is


P82,000.00 or over but less than P92,000.00

18 years of reclusion temporal maximum


(Prision mayor maximum plus 6 years)

P36,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is


P72,000.00 or over but less than P82,000.00

17 years of reclusion temporal medium


(Prision mayor maximum plus 5 years)

P34,000.00

- if the value of the property involved is


P62,000.00 or over but less than P72,000.00

16 years of reclusion temporal medium


(Prision mayor maximum plus 4 years)

P32,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is


P52,000.00 or over but less than P62,000.00

15 years of reclusion temporal medium


(Prision mayor maximum plus 3 years

P30,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is


P42,000.00 or over but less than P52,000.00

14 years of reclusion temporal minimum


(Prision mayor maximum plus 2 years)

P28,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is


P32,000.00 or over but less than P42,000.00

13 years of reclusion temporal minimum


(Prision mayor maximum plus 1 year)

P26,000.00

- If the value of the property involved is more


than P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00

Maximum period of prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- If the value of the property is more than


P6,000.00 but not exceeding P12,000.00

Prision correctional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- If the value of the property is more than


P200.00 but not exceeding P6,000.00

Prision correctional minimum and medium

P10,000.00

- If the value of the property is more than P50.00


but not exceeding P200.00

Arresto mayor medium to prision correctional


minimum

P6,000.00

- If the value of the property is over P5.00 but not


Arresto mayor medium
exceeding P50.00

Bail Not
Required

- If the value of the property does not exceed


P5.00

Bail Not
Required

Arresto mayor minimum

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

IV. EXECUTIVE ORDER


E.O. 648, S. of 1981, Charter of the Human

Prision correctional and/or

P12,000.00

Settlements Regulatory Commission (Now


fine not exceeding
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board) (E.O. 90 P20,000.00
s. of 1986)
V. BATAS PAMBANSA
BP 8, adopting the metric system and its
implementing rules and regulations

Not more than 1 year


and/or fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

P2,000.00

BP 22, penalizing the making or drawing and


issuance of a check without sufficient funds or
credit with the drawee bank

30 days to 1 year and/or


fine of not more than
double the amount of the
check but not exceeding
P200,000.00

P2,000.00 for the first


P40,000.00 face value of the
check plus P1,000.00 for every
P10,000.00 in excess of
P40,000.00 but bail shall not
exceed P30,000.00

BP 33, penalizing certain acts inimical to the


public interest and national security involving
petroleum and/or petroleum products

2 months to 1 year and/or


fine from P2,000.00 to
P10,000.00

P2,000.00

BP 39, or its implementing rules and regulations


regulating the activities of foreign agents in the
Philippines

Not more than 5 years


and/or fine of not
exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

BP 68, Corporate Code

30 days to 5 years and/or


fine from P1,000.00 to
P10,000.00

P10,000.00

BP 73, promoting energy conservation

1 month to 1 year and/or


fine from P1,000.00 to
P50,000.00

P2,000.00

BP 265, prohibiting extraction of gravel and sand


from beaches

Not less than 6 months


and/or fine not exceeding
P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

BP 702, penalizing refusal of hospitals and medical clinics to administer appropriate medical treatment and
support in emergency and serious cases, as amended by RA 8344

-Violation of any provisions of the act

6 months and 1 day to 2


years and 4 months and/or
P6,000.00
fine from P20,000.00 to
P100,000.00

- If violation was committed pursuant to an


established policy of the hospital, the director or
officers responsible for such formulation and
implementation of such policy is liable

4 years to 6 years and/or


fine from P100,000.00 to
P500,000.00

P12,000.00

BP 881, Omnibus Election Code of 1978, as amended


-Violation of Secs. 261 and 262

1 year to 6 years

P12,000.00

-Violation of Sec. 261 (y) (1) and 261(z) (1) both


in relation to Sec. 264, last Par.

Fine of P100.00

Bail Not Required

- Violation of Sec. 266 (Illegal Arrest)

6 years and 1 day to 12


years

P24,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1613
Burning of any property of another not covered by
Prision mayor
Art. 320 of RPC, as amended by RA 7659 nor by

P24,000.00

the other provisions of PD 1613 (Sec.1, 1st Par)


- If committed with intent to gain; or for the
benefit of another; or offender is motivated by
spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant of
property burned; or committed by a syndicate
(Sec.1, 1st Par., in relation to Sec.4)

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

- If death results by reason of or on the occasion


Reclusion perpetua to death
of the arson (Sec. 1, 1st Par. in relation to Sec. 5)

No Bail

Burning of one's own property under


circumstances which exposes to danger the life or
property of another (Sec.1, 2nd Par.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- If committed with the intent to gain; or for the


benefit of another; or offender is motivated by
spite or hatred towards occupant of property
burned (sec.1, 2nd Par. in relation to Sec.4)

Prision mayor maximum

P24,000.00

-If death results by reason of or on the occasion


of the burning of one's own property (Sec.1, 2nd
Par. in relation of Sec.5)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

Burning of establishment where inflammable or


explosive materials are stored in an uninhabited
place ( Sec. 2, No. 1 PD 1613)

Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion


perpetua

P40,000.00

- If committed with intent to gain; or for the


benefit of another; or offender is motivated by
spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant of
property burned; or committed by a syndicate
(Sec.2, No.1, in relation to Sec.4)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- If death results by reason of or on the occasion


of the arson (Sec.2, No.1 in relation to Sec.5)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua

P40,000.00

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

PD 1613

In an inhabited place, burning of establishment


where inflammable/combustible or explosive
materials are stored (refer to Art. 320, RPC)
- Even if such establishment is located in an
uninhabited place, but the burning includes also
the building where it is housed (Refer to Art. 320,
RPC)

-Other cases of Arson (Sec.3)


Burning of :
Any building used as offices of the government or
any of its agencies (No.1): Any inhabited house or
dwelling (No.2): or Shipyard (No.3) (refer to Art.
320 RPC)
Burning of the following:
Oil well or mine shaft, platform or tunnel; or any
industrial establishment which does not involve
burning of a building (No.3): or
Any Plantation, farm, pastureland, growing crop,
grain field, orchard, bamboo groove or forest
(No.4): or
Any rice mill, sugar mill, cane mill or mill central
which does not involve the burning of a building
(No.5) or Wharf (No. 6)
- If committed with intent to gain, or for the

benefit of another; or if offender is motivated by


spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant; or
committed by a syndicate (Sec.3, Nos.3,4,5 or 6
in relation to Sec.4)
- If death results by reason of or on the occasion
of the arson (Sec.3, Nos.3,4,5 or 6 relation to
Sec.5)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

Burning of railway station or bus station or airport


warehouse (No. 6) (Refer to Art. 320, RPC)
PD 1619, penalizing the use or possession or unauthorized sale to minors of volatile substances for the purpose
of including intoxication or in any manner changing, distorting or in any disturbing the auditory, visual or mental
processes.
- violation of Secs. 2, 5 and 6

6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine from


P600.00 to P4,000.00

P8,000.00

-violation of Sec.3

4 years and 1 day 8 years and fine from


P4,000.00 to P8,000.00

P16,000.00

-violation of Sec. 4

4 years and 1 month to 8 years and fine from


P4,000.00 to P8,000.00

P16,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES


PD 1640, freezing the rates of rental above
P300.00 a month of residential and commercial
buildings, houses, apartments and dwelling units
in Metropolitan Manila

3 months to 2 years and fine from P1,000.00


to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1689, increasing the penalty for certain form of swindling or estafa


- If committed by a syndicate (Sec. 1, 1st Par.)

Life imprisonment to death

No Bail

- If not committed by a syndicate by the amount


of fraud exceeds P100,000.00 (Sec. 1, 2nd Par)

Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua

P40,000.00

- If not committed by a syndicate and the amount


Apply Art. 315/316 of RPC
of fraud is P100,000.00 or less

Bail as
provided
under Arts.
315/316 RPC

PD 1788, Cottage Industries Development


Decree of 1981 (Revised Charter of NACIDA)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 1829, Obstruction of Apprehension and


Prosecution of Criminal Offenders

Prision correctional maximum and/or fine from


P12,000.00
P1,000.00 to P6,000.00

PD 1868, Act to promote and expand utilization


of Chemicals derived from coconut oil

Not more than 5 years and fine not exceeding


P20,000.00

P10,000.00

PD 1866, as amended by RA 8294 (Law on Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives)


Violation of Sec. 1
- Any person who shall unlawfully manufacture,
deal in, acquire, dispose or posses any lowpowered firearm such as rimfire hangun, .380 or
.32 and other firearm of similar firepower, part of Prision correctional maximum and fine of not
firearm, part of firearm, ammunition, or
less than P15,000.00
machinery, tool or instrument used or intended to
be used in the manufacture of any low powered
firearm or ammunition (1st paragraph)

P60,000.00

- If homicide or murder is committed with the use Maximum period of prision correctional

P60,000.00

of an unlicensed low-powered firearm (3rd Par. in


relation to 1st Par.)

maximum and fine of not less than


P15,000.00

-Any owner, president, manager, director or other


responsible officer of any private firm, company,
corporation or entity who shall willfully or
knowingly allow any of the low powered firearms
owned by such firm, company, corporation or
entity to be used by any person or persons found
Prision correctional maximum and fine not less
guilty of violating the provision of the 1st
P60,000.00
than P15,000.00
paragraph of this Section or willfully or knowingly
allows any of them to use low-powered unlicensed
firearms or licensed firearms but without any
legal authority to be carried outside of their
residence in the course of their employment (5th
Par. in relation to 1st Par., Sec.1)
- If such owner, president, manager, director or
other responsible officer of any public or private
firm, company, corporation or entity, willfully or
knowingly allows any of the low-powered firearms
Maximum period of prision correctional
owned by such firm, company, corporation or
maximum and fine not less than P15,000.00
entity to be used by any person or persons found
guilty of using the same in committing homicide
or murder (5th Par. in relation to the 3rd Par.
Sec. 1)

P60,000.00

-Any person who shall unlawfully manufacture,


deal in, acquire, dispose or possess any highpowered firearm which includes those with bores
bigger in diameter than .38 caliber and 9
millimeter such as caliber .40, .40, .45 and also
lesser calibrated .357 and caliber .22 centerfire
magnum and other firearms with firing capability
of full automatic and by burst of two or three
(2nd par., Sec.1)

Prision mayor minimum and fine of


P30,000.00

P80,000.00

-If homicide or murder is committed with the use


of an unlicensed high-powered firearm (3rd Par.
in relation to the 2nd Par., Sec.1

Maximum period of Prision mayor minimum


and fine of P30,000.00

P80,000.00

- Any owner, president, manager, director or


other responsible officer of any public or private
firm, company, corporation or entity who allows
any of the high powered firearms owned by such
firm, company, corporation or entity to be used
by any person or persons found guilty of violating
the provisions of the 2nd Par. of this Section, or
willfully or knowingly allows any of them to use
high powered unlicensed firearms or licensed
firearms but without any legal authority to be
carried outside of their residence in the course of
their employment (5th Par. in relation to 2nd
Par., Sec.1)

Prision mayor minimum and fine of


P30,000.00

P80,000.00

-If such owner, president, manager, director or


other responsible officer of any public or private
firm, company, corporation or entity willfully or
knowingly allows any of the high-powered
firearms owned by such firm, company,
corporation or entity to be used by any person or
persons found guilty of using said firearm in
committing homicide or murders (5th Par. in
relation to 3rd Par., Sec.1)

Maximum period of prision mayor minimum


and fine of P30,000.00

P80,000.00

-Any person who shall carry any licensed firearm


(of any caliber) outside of his residence without
legal authority therefore (6th Par. Sec.1)

Arresto mayor

Bail Not
Required

Violation of Section 3
-Any person who shall manufacture, assemble,
deal in, acquire, dispose or posses hand
grenade(s), rifle grenade(s), and other
explosives, including but not limited to pillbox,
motolov, coctail bombs, firebombs or other
incendiary devices capable of producing
destructive effect on contiguous objects or
causing injury or death to any person (1st
paragraph)

Prision mayor maximum to reclusion temporal


and fine not less than P50,000.00

P200,000.00

-When a person commits any of the crimes


defined in the Revised Penal Code or special laws
Maximum period of prision mayor maximum to
with the use of the aforementioned explosives,
reclusion temporal and fine not less than
P200,000.00
detonation agents of incendiary devices, which
P50,000.00
results in the death of any person or persons (2nd
Par. in relation to 1st Par., Sec.3)
-Any owner, president, manager, director or other
responsible officer of any public or private firm
,company ,corporation or entity, who shall
willfully or knowingly allow any of the explosives
Prision mayor maximum to reclusion temporal
owned by such firm, company, corporation or
and fine not less than P50,000.00
entity, to be used by any person or persons found
guilty of violating the provision of the 1st
paragraph of Sec.3. (fourth paragraph in relation
to 1st Par., Sec.3).

P200,000.00

-If such owner, president, manager, director or


other responsible officer of any such public or
private firm, company, etc., willfully or knowingly
allow such explosives owned by the firm,
company, corporation or entity to be used by any
person found guilty of committing any of the
crimes defined in the Revised Penal Code or
Special laws, which results the death of any
person(s) (4th Par. in rel. to 2nd Par., Sec.3)

Maximum period of prision mayor maximum to


reclusion temporal and fine not less than
P200,000.00
P50,000.00

Violation of Section 5. Any person who shall


unlawfully tamper, change, deface or erase the
serial number of any firearm

Prision correctional

P60,000.00

Violation of Section 6. Any person who shall


unlawfully repack, alter or modify the composition Prision correctional
of any lawfully manufactured explosives

P60,000.00

Violation of Section 7. Any person, civilian or


military, who shall issue authority to carry firearm
Prision correctional
and/or ammunition outside of residence without
authority therefore

P60,000.00

PD 1916, penalizing mooring of barges, ships or


boats to any portion of bridges or super structure
of bridges

1 year to 2 years and/or fine of P10,000.00

P4,000.00

PD 1986, creating the Movie and Television


Review and Classification Board

3 months and 1 day to 1 year plus fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 11, prohibiting slaughtering of male and
female carabaos, horses, mares and cows

2 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 65, providing for a bill of rights for officers


and enlisted men of the Philippine Army and
Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
recognized or deserving guerilla organizations and
exceeding P1,000.00
veterans of the Philippines revolutions, as
amended

Bail Not
Required

RA 68, regulating the prices of admission to


theaters, cinematographies, horse races, jai-alai,
and other places of amusements

Not more than 1 year or fine not exceeding


P5,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 71, requiring price tags or labels to be affixed


on all articles of commerce offered for sale at
retail as amended by RA 1074

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 75, penalizing acts which would impair proper observance by the Republic and the inhabitants of the
Philippines of the immunities, rights and privileges of duly accredited diplomatic and consular agent in the
Philippines
-violation of Secs.1 and 2

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Sec. 3

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

-violation of Secs. 4 and 6

Not more than years and fine not exceeding


P6,000.00
P200.00

RA 85, creating the Development Bank of the Philippines, as amended


-violation of Sec.22

Not more than 5 years and fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Secs. 23 and 24

1 year to 5 years and fine from P1,000.00


to P5,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Sec. 25

1 year to 3 years and fine from P1,000.00


to P3,000.00

P6,000.00

-violation of Sec. 26

3 months to 3 years and fine of not less


than the amount of loan obtained or applied P6,000.00
for but not more than 3 times such amount

-violation of Sec. 27

Not more than 5 years and fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 123, creating the Bureau of Quarantine


Service

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 124, requiring private schools, colleges, and


universities to provide medical and dental service
to pupils and students, as amended by R.A. 951

Fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 145, penalizing unlawful solicitation of, or


contract for, fees relative to claim or benefit
under statues of the United States being
administered by the U.S. Veterans Administration

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 226, prohibiting the use of the emblem,


official seal and name of the United Nations for
commercial purpose

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 229, prohibiting cockfighting, horse racing


and jai-alai on December 30 of each year and
creating committee to take charge of the proper
celebration of Rizal Day

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 248, penalizing the reprinting, reproduction


or republication of government publications and
official documents without previous authority

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 318, regulating the practice of chemical


engineering

1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00


P2,000.00
to P1,000.00

RA 349, legalizing permission to use human


organs or any portion or portions of the human
body for medical, surgical or scientific purposes,
as amended by RA 1056

6 months to 1 year

P2,000.00

RA 382, regulating the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery


-violation of Sec.17

30 days to 6 months and/or fine from


P100.00 to P200.00

Bail Not
Required

-violation of Sec.18

Apply penalty for falsification

Same bail as
provided therein

RA 387, (Petroleum Act of 1949), as amended

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P300.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 460, regulating the operation of sawmills

Fine from P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P5,000.00

RA 493, prohibiting the use or conferring of military or naval grades or titles by or upon persons not in the
service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Philippine Constabulary
-violation of Sec.4, 1st sentence

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

-violation of Sec. 4, 2nd sentence

1 month to 2 years and/or fine from


P100.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 544, regulating the practice of civil


engineering, as amended by RA 1582

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 545, regulating the practice of architecture,


as amended by RA 1581

Not more than 3 months and fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 562, (Alien Registration Act of 1950), as amended by RAs 578 and 751
-violation of Sec. 6, 1st Par.

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

-violation of Sec.6, 2nd Par.

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 646, converting the Knights of Rizal into a


corporation

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 679 (Woman and Child Labor Law), as


amended by RAs 1131 and 6237 and PD 148

30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00


to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 698, limiting the importation of foreign leaf


tobacco, as amended by RAs 1194 and 4155

1 year to 10 years and fine from P5,000.00


to P20,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 747, regulating the fees to be charged


against patients in government hospitals and
charity clinics

Fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 754, regulating the practice of chemistry, as


amended by PD 683

Not more than 3 months and/or fine from


P100.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 776, creating the Civil Aeronautics Board and Civil Aeronautics Administration, as amended by PDs 589 and
1462 and EO 217 s. 1987
-violation of Sec. 42 (A), (E), (F), (M) and (N)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

-violations of Sec. 42 (B), (C) and (D)

Fine not exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

-violation of Sec. 42 (G)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

-violations of Sec. 42 (H) and (I)

Fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P2,500.00

-violation of Sec. 42 (J), (K) and (L)

Fine not exceeding P500.00

P2,500.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 43

Fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 821, creating the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration (ACCFA), as amended by RAs
1285 and 2049
-violation of Sec.24

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

-violation of Sec. 25

1 year to 5 years and fine from P1,000.00


to P500.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Sec. 26

1 year to 3 years and fine from P1,000.00


to P3,000.00

P6,000.00

-violation of Sec. 27

3 months to 3 years and fine of not less


than the amount of loan obtained or applied P6,000.00
for, nor more than 3 times such amount

RA 821
-violation of Sec. 28

Not more than 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P20,000.00

-violation of Sec.29

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 832, regulating the sale, exchange or delivery of home pounded, undermilled, milled or polished rice
- violation of Sec. 11

5 years to 10 years

P20,000.00

-violation of any other provision of the Act


penalized under Sec. 7

30 days to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 947, making it unlawful for any person,


corporation or association to forcibly enter or
occupy public agricultural lands

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 953, (Narcotics Drug Law), requiring registration with the BIR any person, etc. who produces, imports, deals
in opium, marijuana, etc.
-violation penalized under Sec.11 (a)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation penalized under Sec. 11 (b)

Not more than 10 years and fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P20,000.00

-violation penalized under Sec.11 (c) (penalty for


3rd and subsequent offenses)

Not more than 20 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P40,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 1051, requiring all bureaus, offices, agencies
and instrumentalities of the government,
including government owned or controlled
corporations, provinces, cities and municipalities
to deduct and without from any money payments
to private individuals, corporations, partnership
and/or associations, any and all taxes due and
payable on account of said money payment

Not more than 1 year and fine from


P1,000.00 to P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 1071, regulating the sale of veterinary


biologics and medicine preparations

30 days to 6 months and/or fine from


P100.00 to P200.00

Bail Not Required

RA 1135, creating the Philippine Tobacco


Administration, as amended by RA 5555

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine


from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 1161 (Social Security Law), as amended by RA 8282 (SSS Law of 1997)


-violation of Sec. 28 (a)

Prision correctional medium and maximum


and fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P24,000.00

-violation of Sec. 28 (c) , (d) and (e), 1st phrase

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine


from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

P24,000.00

-violation of Sec. 28 (g)

Same penalty as in malversation, Art. 217


RPC

Same bali as in
Art. 217

-violation of Sec. 28 (h)

Same penalty as in estafa, Art. 315,RPC

P60,000.00

RA 1169, creating the Philippine Charity


Sweeptakes Office, as amended by RAs 1502,
1622, 2064. PD 1157 and BP 42

1 month to 3 years

P6,000.00

RA 1176, authorizing zonification of Abaca areas

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P200.00

Bail Not Required

RA 1239, requiring registration of agents,


contractors, and dealers in logs, timbers and
commercial piles

Not more than 1 year or fine not exceeding


P20,000.00
P1,000.00

RA 1287, granting a special privilege to any


person who discovers or invents a new process,
discovery or invention for the conversion of any
native agricultural raw product into a product
which will stabilize not only the national economy
but also the dollar resources or its implementing
rules and regulations

5 years to 10 years or fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 1364, regulating the practice of sanitary


engineering

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 1365,requiring all copra buyer to use moisture meter in all their domestic purchases of copra in the place
where each such purchase is made
-violating penalized under Secs. 2 (1st phrase) 8,
10 (par.2), 11 and 18 (Par.2)

1 month to 6 months and fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not Required

-Violations penalized under Secs. 2 (2nd phrase)


and 21

Not more than 30 days and fine from


P100.00 to P500.00

Bail Not Required

RA 1378, regulating the trade of master plumber

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 1379, declaring forfeiture in favor of the


State of any property found to have been
unlawfully acquired by any public official or
employee

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 1480, authorizing the DBP and the PNB to


grant loans to graduates of trade, agriculture and
technical schools and colleges and physicians and
dentists who shall practice in the rural areas

6 months to 1 year

P2,000.00

RA 1517, regulating the collection, processing


and sale of human blood, and its implementing
rules and regulations

1 month to 1 year and/or fine from


P100.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 1365

RA 1538, requiring the presentation of proof of


the filing of income tax returns and certification to
payment of taxes during the preceding year
Not exceeding 1 year and/or fine not
before issuing any receipt of permit to engage in
exceeding P500.00
any trade, business or occupations or practice of
a profession

P2,000.00

RA 1556, regulating and controlling the


manufacture, importation, labeling, advertising
and sale of livestock and poultry feeds

Not more than 1 year and 1 day and/or


fine from P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,0000.00

P4,000.00

RA 1827 (Lobbying Law)


-violations of Secs. 2 and 3

-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (1)

Fine from P1,000.00 to P20,0000.00

P10,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (2) and (13)

Fine from P500.00 to P10,000.00

P5,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (3), 1st


sentence and Sec. 12

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (3), 2nd


sentence

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 1929, prohibiting the sale of acetic acid in any


form in grocery and retail stores

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 2056, prohibiting the construction of dams,
dikes or any other works in public navigable
waters or waterways and in communal fishing
grounds

6 months to 6 years and fine from


P500.00 to P6,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 2067 (Science Act of 1958), as amended by RA 3589


-Violations penalized under Sec. 25, 1st Par.

Not exceeding 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P4,000.00

P2,000.00

-If violator is a corporation (Sec. 25, 2nd Par.)

Fine not exceeding P10,000.00

Bail Not Required

-violations penalized under Sec. 25, 3rd Par.

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,0000.00

Bail Not Required

RA 2207, prohibiting the importation of rice and


corn

5 years and fine of P5,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 2265, creating the Virginia Tobacco


Administration, as amended by RA 4155

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P10,000.00

-violation of Sec. 34

Same penalty as in Sec. 73 of the


Securities Regulation Code (Refer to RA
8799, p.284)

Same penalty as
provided therein

- violation of Sec. 39 (c) ,last sentence

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

-violation penalized under Sec. 40, 3rd paragraph

Fine of P500.00

Bail Not Required

-violation of any other provision of the Act,


penalized under Sec. 48

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P50,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 2629 (Investment Company Act)

RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.), as amended by RA 3047, PDs 667 and 1288 and BP 195
-violations of Secs. 3,4,5 and 6 penalized under
Sec. 9 (a)

6 years and 1 month to 15 years

P30,000.00

-violation of Sec. 7 penalized under Sec. 9 (b)

Not more than 1 year and 6 months


and/or fine from P1,000.oo to
P5,0000.00

P4,000.00

RA 3137, creating the Embroidery and Apparel


Control and Inspection Board

1 year to 3 years and/or fine from


P3,000.00 to P30,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 3524, prohibiting the barter in international


trade

2 months to 5 years and fine from


P200.00 to P5,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 3553, prohibiting possession of deadly arrow


(pana)

30 days to 6 months

Bail Not Required

RA 3571, prohibiting the cutting, destroying or


injuring of planted or growing trees or of

Prision correctional minimum to prision


mayor minimum

P16,000.00

flowering plants and shrubs or plants of scenic


value along public roads, in plazas, parks, school
premises or in any public pleasure ground
RA 3591, creating the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, as amended by RA 6037, PD 1940, EO 890,
Series of 1983 and RA 74000
-violation of Sec. 16 (a), as amended by RA 7400

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P2,000.00

-violation of Sec. 16 (b)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 16(g), as


amended by PD 1940

Not more than 5 years and fine not


exceeding P20,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 3627, creating the Bureau of Agriculture


Economics

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P600.00

P2,000.00

RA 3720, (Food, Drugs ad Devices, and


Cosmetics Act), as amended by EO 175, series of
1987

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 3765 (Truth in Lending Act)

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 3779 (Savings and Loan Association Act), as amended by RA 4378 and PDs 113, 450, 1318, 1539 and 1796
and BP 62
-violation of Sec. 29 (a)

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P4,000.00

-violation of Sec. 29 (b)

Not more than 3 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P6,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 29

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 29(c-1), (c-2)


and (c-3)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code), as amended by RAs 4366, 5984, 6389, PD 251 and RA 7907
-violations penalized under Sec. 100 (as amended Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
by PD 251)
exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (1) and (3)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (2)

Fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P2,500.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (4)

1 month to 1 year and/or fine from


P100.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- 1st conviction

Fine not exceeding P2,000.00

Bail Not Required

- 2nd conviction

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (6) (as


amended by RA 6389)

Not more than 5 years and fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 3870, creating the UP Law Center as


amended by PD 200

Not more than 1 year or fine not


exceeding P2,000.00

P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 4093 (Private Development Banks Act), as

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not

P2,000.00

amended by RA 4887, PD 119 BPs 63 and 390

exceeding P2,000.00

RA 4110 (Airconditioning and Refrigeration


Specialization Law), as amended by RA 5788

Not more than 3 months and/or fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code), as amended by PD 98 and BP 43


-violation of Sec. 17 (as amended by BP 43)

6 months and/or fine not less than


P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

-Registering motor vehicle later than 7 days from


acquisition of unregistered motor vehicle or after
conversion.
[Sec. 5 in relation to Sec. 56 (a)]

Fine of 50% of the registration fees


corresponding to the portion of the year
from which the vehicle is registered for use

Bail Not
Required

-Failure to sign driver's license or to carry the


same while driving (Secs. 23 and 19 respectively,
in relation to Sec. 56 (b))

Fine of P100.00

Bail Not
Required

Not more than 10 days or fine of P200.00

Bail Not
Required

-Driving a motor vehicle with delinquent,


Not more than 15 days or fine of P300.00
suspended or invalid registration, or without
registration or without proper license plate for the
current year [Sec. 5 in relation to Sec. 56 (d)]

Bail Not
Required

-Driving a motor vehicle without first securing a


Not more than 15 days or fine of P500.00
driver's license (Sec. 56 (e) in relation to Sec. 19)

Bail Not
Required

-Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence 3 months to 6 months and/or fine not less
of liquor or narcotic drug. [Sec. 53 in relation to
than P1,000.00
Sec. 56 (f)]

Bail Not
Required

-violation of Sections 32, 34 (a), (b), and (b-1),


35 and 46 in relation to Sec. 56 (g)

Fine not exceeding P100.00

Bail Not
Required

-violations of Sections 49, 51 and 53 in relation to Fine from P25.00 to P50.00


Sec. 56 (h)

Bail Not
Required

-Using or attempting to use driver's license


Not more than 6 months and/or fine from
identification card, certificate of registration,
P1,000.00 to P3,000.00
number plate, tag or permit in similitude of those
issued under this Act, or falsely or fraudulently
representing as valid and in force any driver's
license under this act which is delinquent or which
has been suspended or revoked [Sec. 31 in
relation to Sec. 56 (i), 1st Par.]

Bail Not
Required

-violations penalized under Sec.56 (a) to (n)

RA 4136
-Driving a vehicle with a delinquent or invalid
driver's license [Sec.26 in relation to Sec. 56 (c)]

RA 4136
-Making, manufacturing, distributing or selling a
driver's license, identification card, certificate of
registration, number plate, tag or permit in
irritation or similitude of those issued under this
Act (Sec. 31, relation to Art. 171 or 172 of the
RPC as the case may be)

Same penalty as in Art. 171 or 172 of RPC

Same bail as
provided therein

- 1st Conviction

Fine of P200.00

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd Conviction

6 months and fine P300.00

Bail Not
Required

-Using private passenger automobiles, private


trucks, private motorcycles, and motor wheel
attachments for hire. (Violation of Sec. 7 (a), (b)
and (c), in relation to Sec. 56 (j)

- 3rd Conviction

1 year and permanent revocation of license

P2,000.00

- 1st Conviction

Fine of P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Subsequent Conviction

Fine of P600.00

Bail Not
Required

Fine from P100.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Hit and run (No driver of motor vehicle involved Fine from P100.00 to P500.00
in a vehicular accident shall leave the scene of the
accident without aiding the victim). (Sec.56(1) in
relation to Sec. 55)

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of any other provisions of the Act such


as Secs. 33, 35, and 48, among others, and IRR
[Sec. 56(1)]

Fine from P100.00 to P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Negligent or reckless driving resulting in death


or physical injuries [Sec.56(n)]

Same penalty as in Art. 365 RPC

Same bail as
provided therein

RA 4155, promoting and strengthening the


Virginia Tobacco Industry, as amended by RA
8178

1 year to 10 years ad fine from P5,000.00


to P20,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 4200 (Anti-Wire Tapping Act)

6 months to 6 years

6 months to 6
years

RA 4209, regulating the practice of Geology

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- 1st offense

Fine not exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Each subsequent offense (each day that the


hospital operates without a license or each day of
violation with any of the act after the first
conviction, shall be considered as separate
subsequent offenses)

Fine not exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 4274, regulating the practice of Mining


Engineering, as amended by RA 5677

1 year to 2 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 4373, regulating the practice of Social Work,


as amended by RA 5175

1 month to 2 years and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 4419, regulating the practice of Dentistry

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from


P3,000.00 to P5,000.00

RA 4565, regulating the practice of Naval


Architecture and Marine Engineering

3 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 4566, (Contractor's License Law)

Fine from P500.00 to P5,000.00

P2,500.00

RA 4653, prohibiting the importation of used


clothing and rags

2 years to 5 years and fine from P200.00 to P10,000.00


P20,000.00

- if offender is an alien

Fine from P200.00 to P20,000.00 plus


immediate deportation

- Permitting, allowing, consenting to , or


tolerating the use of privately-owned motor
vehicles for hire (Violation of Sec. 7(a), (b) and
(c), in relation to Sec. 56 (k)

RA 4136
- Obstruction of traffic (Sec. 56 (1) in relation to
Sec. 54)

RA 4226 (Hospital Licensure Act)

RA 4666, prohibiting the exportation of fibers


2 months to 1 years and/or fine not
(buntal) or filaments of "buri" or seeds or seedling exceeding P500.00
thereof, as amended by PD 180 and EO 221,

P10,000.00
P2,000.00

series of 1987

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 5183, regulating the award of contracts for
the supply to or procurement by any government
owned and controlled corporation, company,
agency, or municipal corporation of material,
equipment, goods and commodities

2 years to 4 years and fine from P5,000.00 P8,000.00


to P10,000.00

RA 5186 (Investment Incentive Act), as


amended by RA 6135, PDs 92, 485, 1159 and
1646

Not more than 3 years and/or fine not


exceeding P50,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 5487 (Private Security Law), as amended by


PDs 11, 100 and 1919

10 years to 15 years and fine from


P10,000.00 to P15,000.00

P30,000.00

RA 6135 (Export Incentive Act of 1970), as


amended by PDs 92, 485 and 1646

Not more than 3 years and/or fine not


exceeding P50,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 6235, penalizing certain acts inimical to Civil Aviation


- Violation of Sec. 1 penalized under Sec. 2, 1st
Par.

12 years to 20 years or fine from


P20,000.00 to P40,000.00

P40,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 1 penalized under Sec. 2, 2nd


Par.

15 years to death or fine from P25,000.00


to P50,000.00

P40,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 3 penalized under Sec. 6, 1st


Par.

5 years to 10 years or fine from


P10,000.00 to P20,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 6235
- Violation of Sec. 4 penalized under Sec. 2nd Par. 5 years and 1 day to 6 years and 8 months P14,000.00
- If any death or injury to persons or damage to
Same penalty as in RPC
property results from a violation of Sections 3 and
4, the offender may be charged separately for
said offenses under the RPC (Sec. 7)

Same bail as
provided therein

RA 6425. (Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as


amended by RA 7659
- Violation of Sec. 3 (importation of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 4 (sale, etc. of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 7 (manufacture of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 8 (possession or use of
prohibited drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 9 (cultivation)
- Violation of Sec. 14 (importation of regulated
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 15 (sale, administration,
dispensation, delivery, transportation, distribution
of regulated drugs) and
- Violation of Sec. 16 (possession or use of
regulated drugs)
A) If dangerous drugs involved are in any of the
following quantities:
a) 40 grams or more of opium;
b) 40 grams or more of morphine;

Reclusion perpetua to death and fine from


P500,000.00 to P10 million

No Bail

c) 200 grams or more of shabu or methyl


amphetamine hydrochloride
d) 40 grams or more of heroine;
e) 750 grams or more of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) 50 grams or more of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil;
g) 40 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride, and
h) quantities of other dangerous drugs far beyond
therapeutic requirements as determined and
promulgated by the Dangerous Drugs Board
B) If the quantity involved is in any of the
following:
a) 26.67 to 39.00 grams of opium;
b) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of morphine;
c) 133.33 to 199.99 grams of shabu or
methylamphetamine hydrochloride;
d) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of heroine;
e) 500.01 to 749.99 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana
f) 33.33 to 49.99 grams of marijuana resin oil;
g) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride

Reclusion temporal

C) If the quantity involved is in any of the


following:
a) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of opium;
b) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of morphine;
c) 66.67 to 133.32 grams of shabu or
methylamphetamine hydrochloride;
d) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of heroine;
e) 250.01 to 500.00 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) 16.67 to 33.32 grams of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil; or
g) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

D) If the quantity involved is in any of the


following:
a) .01 to 13.33 grams of opium;
b) .01 to 13.33 grams of morphine;
c) .01 to 66.66 grams of shabu or
methylamphetamine hydrochloride;
d) .01 to 13.33 grams of heroiner;
e) .01 to 250.00 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) .01 to 16.66 grams of marijuana resin or
marijuana oil;
g) .01 to 13.33 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride; and

Prision mayor

P60,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 4, 2nd Par.(Regardless of the


Death and fine of 10 million (Maximum
quantity of prohibited drugs involved, if victim of
penalty)
the offense is a minor, or should a prohibited drug
involved be the proximate cause of death of
victim)

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 5, 1st Par.


(Regardless of the quantity of prohibited drugs
involved, if victim of the offense is a minor, or
should a prohibited drug involved be the
proximate cause of death of victim)

Death and fine of 10 million (Maximum


penalty)

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 5 2nd Par.


(Regardless of the quantity of the prohibited drug

Death and fine of 10 million

No Bail

involved, if it is administered, delivered, or sold to


a minor who is also allowed to use the same in
such den, dives or resort
- Violation of Sec. 5 3rd Par.
Death and fine of 10 million
(Regardless of the quantity of the prohibited drug,
if it be the proximate cause of death of a person
using the same in such den, dive or resort, the
maximum penalty be imposed upon the
maintainer of such den, dive or resort.

No Bail

RA 6425
- Violation of Sec. 6
(Employees and visitors of prohibited drug den)

2 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P2,000.00 to P6,000.00

P60,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 9, in rel. to 3rd Par. thereof

Maximum period of the penalty provided


therein

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violations of Sec. 25 penalized under Sec. 10


(Failure to keep records of prescription, sales,
purchases, acquisition and/or deliveries of
prohibited drugs)

1 year and 1 day to 6 years and fine from


P8,000.00 to P12,000.00

P120,000.00

- Violations of Sec. 11
( Unlawful prescription of prohibited drugs)

8 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine


from P8,000.00 to P12,000.00

P120,000.00

- Violations of Sec. 12
(Unnecessary prescription of prohibited drugs)

4 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine


from P4,000.00 to P12,000.00

P120,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 13
(Possession of opium pipe and other
paraphernalia for prohibited drugs)

6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine


from P600.00 to P4,000.00

P40,000.00

- Violation of Secs. 7, 8, and 9

- Violation of Sec. 14 and 14-A

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 15 1st Par.

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd Par.


(Maintenance of a den, dive or resort for
regulated drug users where any regulated drug is
used in any form, or where such regulated drugs
in quantities specified in Section 20, Par. 1 of the
Act are found)

Reclusion perpetua to death and fine from


P500,000.00 to P10 million

- If quantities of such drugs are less than those


specified in Sec. 20 Par. 1
- Regardless of the quantity involved, if such
regulated drug be the proximate cause of the
death of a person using the same in such den,
dive or resort. (3rd Par.)

No Bail

Same bail as
provided therein
Death and fine of P10 million

Violation of Sec. 16

No Bail

As provided
therein

- Violation of Sec. 25, penalized under Sec. 17


(Records of prescription sales, purchases,
acquisition, and/or deliveries of Regulated Drugs)

6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine


from P600.00 to P4,000.00

P40,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 20, 4th Par.


(Misappropriation by or failure of apprehending or
arresting officers to account for seized or
confiscated drugs or plant-sources of dangerous
drugs or proceeds or instruments of the crime for
violation of this Code where the quantities of the
drugs are anyone of those specified in Section 20
Par. 1 of the Code

Reclusion Perpetua to death and fine from


P500.000.00 to P10 million

No Bail

- If the quantity of the drug misappropriated or


which the arresting officer failed to account for is
less than those specified in Sec. 20 Par. 1 of the
Act.

Penalty depends on the quantity of drugs


involved

Same bail as
provided therein

Violation of Sec. 21 (Attempt or conspiracy in


Same penalty as that prescribed for the
case of
principal
a) importation of dangerous drugs
b) sale, administration, delivery, distribution and
transportation of dangerous drugs
c) maintenance of a den, dive or resort for
prohibited drug users
d) manufacture of dangerous drugs
e) cultivation or culture of plants which are source
of prohibited drugs

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 23, 1st Par


(Partner, president, director or manager of a
partnership, corporation, association or any
judicial person who knowingly tolerates any
violation of any provision of the Act.)

Same penalty as that prescribed for the


principal

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 23, 2nd Par.


(Partner, president, director, manager, officer, or
stockholder of juridical entity who tolerates,
authorizes or consents to the use of vehicle,
vessel, or aircraft as an instrument in the
importation, sale, delivery, distribution or
transportation of dangerous drugs or to use their
equipment, machineries or other instruments in
the manufacture of any dangerous drugs, if such
vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other
instrument is owned by or under the control or
supervision of the partnership, corporation,
association or judicial entity to which they are
affiliated.)

Same penalty prescribed for the principal

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 24, 1st Par.


- If the offender is a government official,
employee or officer or officer, including members
of police agencies and the armed forces, in cases
of violations of Sec. 3,4 (1), 5(1), 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
12 and 13, 14, 14-A, 14(1), 15-A(1), 16 and 19
of the Code

Maximum penalties as prescribed therein

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 24, 2nd Par.


Same penalty as provided therein
(Planting evidence in cases of violation of Secs. 3,
4, 7, 8, 9 and 13, 14, 14-A, 15 and 16 of the
Code)

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 26
Maximum penalties provided for in
(Possessing or using any dangerous drug during a Sections 8 and 16 of the Code
party, or at a social gathering or in a group of at
least five persons possessing or using such drugs)

Same bail as
provided therein

- Violation of Sec. 33
(Violations of confidentiality of records)

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine


from P600.00 to P6,000.00

P60,000.00

RA 6506 (Board of Examiners for Criminologist


Act)

1 year to 3 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P10,000.00

P6,000.00

14 years and 8 months to 17 years and 4


months

P180,000.00

RA 6539 (Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972), as


amended by PD 1911 and RA 7659
If the carnapping is committed without violence
against or intimidation of persons or force upon
things (Sec. 14, 1st phase)

- If the carnapping is committed by means of


17 years and 4 months to 30 years
violence against or intimidation of any persons, or

P300,000.00

force upon things (Sec. 14, 2nd phase)


If the owner, driver or occupant of the carnapped
motor vehicle is killed or raped in the course of
the commission of the carnapping or on the
occasion thereof (Sec.14, last phrase)

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Violation of any other provision of the Act.


(Sec.13)

2 years to 6 years and fine equal to the


acquisition cost of the motor vehicle,
motor engine or any part involved in the
violation

P60,000.00

RA 6650, granting Franking Privilege to the


members of Congress

Fine of P500.00

Bail not Required

RA 6656, protecting the security of tenure of civil 3 years to 5 years and/or fine not
service officers and employees in the
exceeding P10,000.00
implementation of government reorganization

P10,000.00

RA 6657, instituting a comprehensive Agrarian


Reform program, as amended by RAs 7881 and
7905

1 month to 3 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P15,000.00

P6,000.00

- 1st conviction [Sec. 12-A (a)

Reprimand, to be entered in the books of


the Professional Regulation Commission

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd conviction [Sec. 12-A (b)

Fine from P2,000.00 to P5,000.00

P2,500.00

- 3rd conviction [Sec. 12-A (c)

Fine from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P5,000.00

- 4th and subsequent convictions [Sec. 12-A (d)]

Fine not exceeding P10,000.00

P5,000.00

- If offender is a juridical person (Sec. 12-B, 1st


phrase)

Fine from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P5,000.00

- If offender is officer of the juridical person (Sec.


12-B, 2nd phrase)

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 6683, providing benefits for early retirement


and voluntary separation from the government
service, as well as involuntary separation of civil
service officers and employees, pursuant to
various Executive Orders authorizing government
reorganization after the ratification of the 1987
Constitution

Not more than 6 months and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 6685, requiring private contractors to whom


national, provincial, city and municipal public
works project have been awarded under contract
to hire at least fifty percent of the unskilled labor
requirements to be take from the available
bonafide residents in the province, city or
municipality in which the projects are to be
undertaken

Fine of P20,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 6713, establishing a code of conduct and


ethical standards for public officials and
employees

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

RA 6727, rationalizing wage policy determination

1 year to 2 years and/or fine not

P4,000.00

RA 6675, promoting, requiring and ensuring the


production of an adequate supply, distribution,
use and acceptance of drugs and medicines
identified by their generic names (Generics Acts
of 1988)
- Violations of Secs. 6(a) & (b) penalized under
Sec. 12

- Violations of Secs. 6 (c) & (d); and 7 and 8


penalized under Sec. 12-B

exceeding P25,000.00
RA 6732, allowing administrative reconstitution
of original copies and certificates of titles lost or
destroyed due to fire, food and other force
majeure
- Violation of Sec. 12, 1st Par.

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from


P20,000.00 to P200,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 12, 2nd Par.

5 years to 10 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 6768, instituting a Balikbayan Program

2 years and to 4 years and/or fine from


P20,000.00 to P40,000.00

P8,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 35, malicious prosecution

1 month and 1 day to 6 months and fine


not exceeding P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Sec. 36, obstruction

Fine not exceeding P5,000.00

P2,500.00

RA 6810, establishing the Magna Carta for


countryside and barangay business enterprises

Fine from P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P5,000.00

RA 6848 (Charter of Al Amanah Islamic


Investment Bank of the Philippines)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

1 year and/or fine not exceeding


P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 6770, providing for the functional and


structural organization of the Office of the
Ombudsman, and for other purposes.

RA 6938, Cooperative Code of the Philippines


- Violation of Art. 124, Sub-Section 1

- Violations penalized under Art. 124, Sub-Section 1 year to 5 years and/or fine not less than
2
P5,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violations of Arts. 47, 50 and 51 penalized


under Art. 124, Sub-Section 3

5 years to 10 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P500,000.00

P20,000.00

- Violation of any other provisions, penalized


under Art. 124, Sub-Section 4

6 months to 1 year and/or fine not less


than P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 6955, declaring unlawful the practice of


6 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine from
matching Filipino women for marriage for foreign P8,000.00 up to P20,000.00
nationals on a mail-order basis and other similar
practices including the advertisement, publication,
printing or distribution of brochures, fliers and
other propaganda materials in furtherance thereof

P16,000.00

RA 6966, regulating the practice of librarianship


and prescribing the qualification of librarians

1 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P500.00 to P2,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 13 (a) to (c) penalized under


Sec. 14 (a)

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and 1 day


and fine from P600.00 to P4,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations of Sec. 13 (d), penalized under Sec.


14 (b)

12 years and 1 day to 20 years

P40,000.00

RA 6971, encouraging productivity and


maintaining industrial peace by providing
incentives to both labor and capital (Productivity
Incentives Act of 1990)

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P6,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 6968, an act punishing the crime of coup


d'etat
RA 6969, controlling toxic substance and
hazardous nuclear wastes

RA 6981, an Act providing for Witness


Protection, Security and Benefit Program

- Violation of Sec. 7

1 year to 6 years and deprivation of right


P12,000.00
to hold public office or employment for five
years

- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd sentence (contempt)

Prision correctional medium and maximum

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd sentence (contempt)

1 month to 1 year

P2,000.00

RA, 6982, strengthening the Social Amelioration


Program in the sugar industry

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 7041, requiring publication of existing vacant
positions in government offices
- Violation of Secs. 2 and 3 and implementing
rules and regulation, penalized under Sec. 4
- 1st violation

Public censure

Bail Not
Required

- repeated violations

2 years and/or fine from P5,000.00 to


P10,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 7076, (People's Small Scale Mining Act of


1991)

6 months to 6 years

P12,000.00

- Failure of citizen to register/report for training


(Sec. 68, 2nd sentence); and Failure of registrars
and canvassers to provide updated list of
registrants (Sec. 69)

1 month to 3 months

Bail Not
Required

RA 7080, defining and penalizing the crime of


plunder, as amended by RA 7659

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 10 (a)

1 year and 1 day to 6 years and fine of not


less than P100,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 10 (b)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine not


less than P200,000.00

P24,000.00

- Violation under Sec. 10 (c)

12 years and 1 day to 24 years and fine not


less than P300,000.00

P48,000.00

-Violation of Sec. 513

Not exceeding 1 month and/or fine not


exceeding P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Sec. 89 penalized under Sec. 514

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine


from P3,000.00 to P10,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 517, 1st and 2nd Par.

1 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Sec. 517, 3rd Par.

1 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P500.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Sec. 518

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P500.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 7077, providing for the development,


administration, organization, training,
maintenance and utilization of the Citizen Armed
Forces of the Philippines (Reservist Act)

RA 7103, Iron and Steel Industry Act

RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)

- Violation of Sec. 519

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Sec. 520

1 months to 2 years

P4,000.00

RA 7164 (Philippine Nursing Act of 1991)

1 year to 6 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P40,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 7183, regulating the sale, manufacture,


distribution and use of firecrackers and other
pyrotechnic devices

6 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P20,000.00 to P30,000.00

P2,000.00

- 1st violation Sec. 46 (a) (1)

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P4,000.00

- subsequent violation (Sec. 46 (a) (2)

2 years to 6 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P200,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 46 (b)

Not less than 6 months and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P50,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 7277, (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons)


- Violation of Sec. 46 (a)

RA 7299, (Urban Development Housing Act of 1992), as amended by RA 8763


- Violations penalized under Sec. 27, 3rd Par.

6 years and/or fine from P60,000.00 to


P100,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 27, 3rd Par.

6 years and/or fine from P60,000.00 to


P100,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 45

Not more than 6 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P100,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 7305 (Magna Carta of Public Health Workers)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P20,000.00 to P40,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 7308 (Seed Industry Development Act of


1992), as amended by RA 8178

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 26

6 months to 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violations of Sec. 27

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 7392, Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992

2 years to 7 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P30,000.00

RA 7353 (Rural Banks Act of 1992)

RA 7394, (Consumer Act of the Philippines)


- Violation of Art. 18 penalized under Art. 19 (a)

2 months to 1 year and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P2,000.00

Violation of any provision of Art. 40, penalized


under Art. 41 (a)

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from P5,000.00


to P10,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of any provision of Art. 46, penalized


under Art. 47 (a)

6 months to 5 years and/or fine of not less


than P1,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of any provision of Title III, Chapter I,


penalized under Art. 60 (A)

5 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00


to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violation of any provisions of Art. 64 (a) to (f)


Par. (1), or its implementing rules and
regulations, penalized under Art. 65 (a)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P200.00 to P1,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violation of Par. (g) Art 64, penalized under Art.


65 (b)

1 month to 5 years and/or fine not less than


P500.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Art. 64 Pars.(h) to (k) penalized

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not less

P2,000.00

under Art. 65 (c)

than P300.00

- Violation of any provision of Art. 67, penalized


under Art. 73 (a)

3 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P50,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of any provision of Title III, Chapter


IV, and its implementing rules and regulations,
(except arts. 81 to 83 of same Chapter),
penalized under Art. 95 (a) 2nd Phrase)

3 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P500.00 to P20,000.00

P4,000.00

- If the consumer product is one which is not a


food, cosmetic, drug, device or hazardous
substance (Art. 95 (a) 2nd Phrase

1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00


to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- 1st Conviction
(Art. 95(b) 1st sentence)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd Conviction
(Art. 95 (b) 2nd sentence)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P5,000.00 plus revocation of
business permit

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of Chapter V and its implementing


rules and regulations with respect to any
consumer products which is not food, cosmetic or
hazardous substance (Art. 107)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not less


than P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violations of the provisions of Arts. 110 to 115,


penalized under Art. 123 (a)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P500.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violations of the provisions of Arts, 116 to 121,


penalized under Art. 123 (b)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P200.00 to P600.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 7430, providing for optimum utilization of


government personnel through a system of
attrition

3 months to 6 months and/or fine from


P3,000.00 to P5,000.00

Bail Not
Required

RA 7431, (Radiologic Technology Act of 1992)

1 year to 6 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations of Arts. 81 to 83

VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

Not more than 1 month and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

- Violation of Sec. 4 (a)

8 years to 10 years and/or fine of


P6,000.00

P20,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 4(b)

4 years to 6 years and fine of


P4,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 7498 (Tax Amnesty for Foreign Currency


Remittance)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P10,000.00

- Illegal price manipulation (Sec. 15)

5 years to 15 years and fine from


P5,000.00 to P2 Million

P30,000.00

- Violation of price ceilings (Sec.16)

1 year to 10 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P1 Million

P20,000.00

RA 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas


System Act of 1992)

1 year to 6 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P500,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 7432 (Senior Citizen Act of 1992)


RA 7438, Rights of persons arrested/duties of
investigating officers during custodial
investigation (repealing RA No. 857)

RA 7581, Price Act (Repealing RA 4164 and PD


1674)

RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against


Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination), as
amended by RA 7658
- Violations of Sec. 5(a), (b) 1st phrase and (c)

Reclusion temporal medium to reclusion


P200,000.00
perpetua

- Sexual intercourse with a child exploited in


prostitution or other sexual abuse, where child is
below 12 years of age (Sec. 5 (b), 2nd phrase, in
relation to Arts. 266-A and Art. 266-B)

Reclusion perpetua, or reclusion


perpetua to death, or death as the case No Bail
maybe

- Acts of lasciviousness against a child exploited


in prostitution or other sexual abuse where the
Reclusion temporal medium
child is under 12 years of age (Sec. 5 (b) 2nd and
3rd phrases)

P180,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 6 (Attempt to Commit Prostitution)


- Attempt to commit child prostitution under Sec.
5 Par. (b), Sec. 6, 1st Par.)

Prision correctional medium to prision


mayor minimum

P80,000.00

- Attempt to commit child prostitution under Sec. 5 Par. (b), Sec. 6 2nd Par.)
- Where said victim is 12 years of age or over but
below 18 years (Sec. 6, 2nd Par. in relation to
Sec. 5 (b) 1st phrase)

Prision correctional medium to prision


mayor minimum

P80,000.00

- Where victim is below 12 years of age. (Sec. 6,


2nd Par. in rel. to Sec. 5 (b), 3rd Phrase)

Prision mayor maximum

P120,000.00

- Child Trafficking (Sec. 7, 1st sentence)

Reclusion temporal to reclusion

P200,000.00

- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 7, 2nd


sentence)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 8 (Attempt to commit child


trafficking) (Sec. 8, relation to Sec. 7, 1st
sentence)

Prision correctional

P60,000.00

-If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 8, in


relation to Sec. 7, 2nd sentence)

Prision mayor

P120,000.00

- Violation of Section 9 (Obscene Publication and Indecent Shows)


- Any person hiring, employing, using, inducing,
or coercing a child to perform in obscene
exhibition and indecent shows whether live or in
video, or to pose or model in obscene publication
or pornographic materials or to sell or distribute
the said materials (Sec. 9, 1st Par.)

Prision mayor medium

P100,000.00

- If the victim is a child below 12 years of age


(Sec. 9, 2nd Par.)

Maximum period of prision mayor


medium

P100,000.00

- Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in


any capacity with the care of the child causing
and/or allowing such child to be employed or to
Prision mayor medium
participate in an obscene play, act, movie, or
show or in any other acts covered by Sec, 9 (Sec.
9, 3rd Par.)

P100,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 10 (Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, or Exploitation and other Conditions Prejudicial to
the Child's Development)
- Violation of Sec. 10 (a)

Prision mayor minimum

P80,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 10 (b)

Prision mayor maximum and fine of not


less than P40,000.00

P100,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 10 (c) 1st phrase

Prision mayor maximum and fine of not


less than P50,000.00 and loss of
parental authority

P120,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 10 (d)

Prision mayor medium and fine of not


less than P50,000.00 and loss of license P100,000.00
to operate such place or establishment

- Violation of Sec. 10 (e)

Prision correctional medium to reclusion


P200,000.00
perpetua

- If victim is under 12 years of age in cases


covered by Arts. 249, (262 Par. 2) and 263 Par.
1, Revised Penal Code. (Sec. 10, 6th Par., 1st
sentence)

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

- If covered by Art. 248, RPC as amended by RA


7659

Reclusion perpetua to death

No Bail

- If victim is under 12 years of age in cases


covered by Art. 339 (Acts of Lasciviousness with
the consent of the offended party), Art. 340
(corruption of minors) and Art. 241 (white slave
trade), RPC. (Sec. 10 6th Par. 2nd sentence)

Note: One degree higher than the


corresponding penalty under RPC

Bail corresponding
to the applicable
penalty

- Acts of Lasciviousness with the consent of the


offended party (Art. 339, RPC)

Prision correctional

P60,000.00

- Corruption of minors (Art. 340, RPC)

Reclusion temporal

P200,000.00

- White Slave Trade (Art. 341, RPC)

Reclusion temporal minimum and


medium

P180,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 11 (Unauthorized removal of


"off limits" sign)

Prision correctional

P60,000.00

- Violations of Secs. 12, 13, 14 and 15, penalized


under Sec. 16

3 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P10,000.00

P30,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 20

Arresto mayor maximum and fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

Bail Not Required

Note: Common Penal Provision (Sec. 31)


(Aggravating Circumstances common to all
violations)

Maximum period of corresponding


penalty

Same bail for the


corresponding
penalty

RA 7637. Mt. Pinatubo Assistance Resettlement


and Development

6 years to 15 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P1,000,000.00

P30,000.00

RA 7652, Allowing Long Term Lease of Private


Lands by Foreign Investors

6 months to 6 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P1,000,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 34 (refusal to make reports or


permit examination)

1 year to 5 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 35 (false statement)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00
P100,000.00 to P200,000.00

- Violation penalized under Sec. 36 (other


provisions of the Act)

2 years to 10 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 50 or any regulation issued


pursuant thereto (Exclusive power to issue
currency)

5 years to 10 years (If RPC provides for


a greater penalty then that penalty
P20,000.00
shall be imposed)

RA 7653 (New Central Bank Act)

P20,000.00

VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF BAIL

RA 7655, increasing minimum wage of house


helpers

Not more than 3 months and/or fine


not exceeding P2,000.00

Bail not Required

RA 7656, requiring government-owned


corporations to declare dividends

1 year to 3 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 7659, Heinous Crimes Law (amendments


already incorporation into the original laws)

Refer to the corresponding pertinent


law applicable

RA 7719. National Blood Services Act of 1994


- Collecting excessive fees. (Sec. 12, 1st and 2nd
Pars.)

1 month to 6 months and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P50,000.00

Bail Not Required

- Operating a blood bank without permit (Sec. 12, 12 years and 1 day to 20 years and/or
3rd Par.)
fine from P50,000.00 to P500,000.00

P40,000.00

-Non-disposal of contaminated blood within 48


hours (Sec. 12, 5th Par.)

P20,000.00

10 years

RA 7832, Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994


- Violations of Sec. 3 penalized under Sec. 7 (b)

Reclusion temporal and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P40,000.00

- If violation of Sec. 3 is committed by or in


connivance with, an officer or employee of the
power company, private electric utility or rural
electric cooperative concerned, such
officer/employee shall be penalized one degree
higher (Sec. 7 (c))

Reclusion perpetua and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P125,000.00

No Bail

- If in committing any act enumerated in Sec. 4 in


violation of Sec. 3 any other acts enumerated in
Reclusion perpetua and/or fine from
said Sec. 4, is also committed, the penalty next
P50,000.00 to P125,000.00
higher in degree shall be imposed (Sec. 7 (c) in
relation to 4th Par. thereof)

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 2 penalized under Sec. 7 (a)

Prision mayor and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P20,000.00

P24,000.00

- If violation in Sec. 2 is committed by or in


connivance with an officer or employee of the
power company, private electric utility or rural
electric cooperative concerned, such
officer/employee shall be penalized one degree
highest (Sec. 7 (a) in relation to Sec. 7 (c)

Reclusion temporal and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P25,000.00

P40,000.00

RA 7875, National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (repeated PD 1519, Medicare Act)
Violation of any provisions of the Act (Sec. 44)
- If committed by the hospital management or
provider (1st Par.)

Fine from P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

P25,000.00

-If committed by member (2nd Par.)

6 months to 1 year and fine from


P500.00 to P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- If violations consist of failure or refusal to


deduct contributions from employee's
compensation or to remit the same to the
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (3rd Par.
1st Phrase)

6 months to 1 year and fine from


P500.00 to P1,000.00 multiplied by the
total number of employees employed
by the film

P2,000.00

-Failure of self-employed members to remit one's


own contribution (3rd Par., 2nd phrase)

Fine from P500.00 to P1,000.00

Bail Not Required

- Failure of employer or any officer authorized to


collect contributions to remit the collected or
deducted contributions to the corporation within

Same penalties as in Art. 315, RPC

Same bail provided


therein

30 days from the date they become due (4th


Par.)
- The act of deducting by the employer directly or
indirectly from the compensation of covered
employees or otherwise recover from them his
own contribution on behalf of such employees
(5th Par.)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P1,000.00 multiplied by the
total number of employees employed
by the firm

P2,000.00

-Misappropriation by an employer of the


corporation of any funds or property belonging,
payable or deliverable to the corporation or
consenting to, or through abandonment or
negligence, permitting any person to take such
property or funds wholely or partially (7th Par)

6 years to 12 years and fine from


P10,000.00 to P20,000.00

P24,000.00

All other violations involving funds of the


corporation (8th Par.)

Apply applicable provisions of RPC or


other laws applicable

Apply the
corresponding bail
under the RPC or
other laws
applicable

RA 7877 (Anti-sexual Harassment Act)

1 month 6 months and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P20,000.00

Bail No Required

RA 7906 (Thrift Banks Act of 1995)

6 months to 10 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P20,000.00

RA 7920 (New Electrical Engineering Law)

6 months to 5 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 101 (False Statement)

Fine not exceeding P10,000.00

P5,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 102 (Illegal Exploration)

Fine not exceeding P50,000.00

P25,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 103 (Theft of Minerals)

6 months to 6 years and/or fine from


P10,000.00 to P20,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 104 (Destructing of Mining


Structures)

Not more than 5 years

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 105 (Mines Arson)

Prison mayor

P24,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 106 (Willful Damage to a Mine)

Not more than 5 years

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 107 (Illegal Obstruction to


Permitees or Contractors)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 7942 (Mining Act of 1995)

- Violation of Sec. 108 (Violation of the Terms and


6 months to 6 years and/or fine from
Conditions of the Environment Compliance
P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
Certificate)

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 109 (Illegal Obstruction of


Government Officials)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine not


exceeding P5,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 110 (other violations of the


Act)

Fine of not more than P5,000.00

P2,500.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 8041 (National Water Crisis Act of 1995)
- Violation of Sec. 8 (anti-pilferage), (In relation
to Sec. 11, 3rd Par., 1st phrase)

6 months to 2 years and fine not exceeding


double the value of the water stolen or
damage of facilities

P4,000.00

- If offender is a plumber, officer or employee of

2 years to 6 years

P12,000.00

water utility firm who assisted the violator


- If water is stolen for resale/profit

6 years to 12 years

P24,000.00

RA 8042 (Migrant Worker & Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995)


- Violation of Sec. 6 penalized under Sec. 7 (a)
(Illegal Recruitment)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine from


P200,000.00 to P500,000.00

P24,000.00

- If victim is less than 18 years old or if illegal


recruitment is committed by a non-licensee or
non-holder of authority (Sec. 7 (a) in relation to
the Par. thereof)

10 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine of


P500,000.0 ( max. penalty)

P24,000.00

- If illegal recruitment constitutes economic


sabotage (Sec. 7 (b)

Life imprisonment and fine from P500,000.00


to 1 million pesos

No Bail

- If victim is less than 18 years old or illegal


recruitment is committed by a non-licensee or
non-holder of authority (Sec. 7 (b) in relation to
the last Par. thereof.)

Life imprisonment and fine of P1million

No Bail

- Violation of Sec. 8 (Prohibition on Officials and


Employees of DOLE, POEA, OWWA and DFA and
other agencies involved in the implementation of
the Act., or their relatives within the x4th civil
degree, from engaging in the business of
recruiting migrant workers

Same penalties as above

Same bail as
provided
therein

- Carrying out illegal adoption (Sec. 16 (a))

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine


from P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

P24,000.00

- Attempt to carry out illegal adoption (Sec. 16


(a) in relation to 3rd Par. thereof)

6 years and 1 day to 8 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P16,000.00

- Violation of confidentiality and integrity of


records, documents and communications of
adoption applications, cases and processes (Sec.
16 (b))

1 year and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- Attempt to violate confidentiality (Sec. 16, 3rd


Par.)

1 year and 1 day to 1 year and 4 months


and/or fine of P5,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 8043 (Inter-Country Adoption Act)

- Child trafficking (If any of the foregoing acts is


committed by a syndicate or when it involves 2 or Reclusion perpetua
more children (Sec. 16. 4th Par.)

No Bail

- Attempted child trafficking

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

RA 8048 (Coconut Preservation Act of 1995)

1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P50,000.00


to P500,000.00

P12,000.00

(a) If death, rape, sodomy or mutilation results


from hazing

Reclusion perpetua

No Bail

(b) If victim becomes insane, imbecile, impotent


or blind

Reclusion temporal maximum

P40,000.00

(c) If victim losses use of speech, power to hear


or to smell: losses an eye, hand, foot, arm, leg or
losses any use of such member or incapacitates
him for work which he was habitually engaged

Reclusion temporal medium

P36,000.00

RA 8049 (anti-Hazing Act)


- Violation of Sec. 4

(d) If victim becomes deformed or losses any


other parts of his body or losses the use thereof
or becomes ill or incapacitated for work in which
Reclusion temporal minimum
he has been habitually engaged, for more than 90
days

P30,000.00

(e) If victim becomes incapacitated for work for


more than 30 days

Prision mayor minimum

P24,000.00

(f) If victim becomes ill or incapacitated for work


for more than 10 days or injury requires medical
attendance for the same period

Prision mayor medium

P20,000.00

(g) If victim becomes ill or incapacitated for work


for 1 to 9 days or injury requires medical
attendance for the same period

Prison mayor minimum

P16,000.00

(h) If victim sustains injury that do not prevent


him from engaging in his habitual activity or work
or does not require medical attendance

Prision correctional maximum

P12,000.00

RA 8050 (Revised Optometry Law of 1995)

1 year to 8 years and/or fine from P10,000.00


to P40,000.00

P16,000.00

18 months to 6 years and fine from


P15,000.00 to P60,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 8239 (Philippine Passport Act of 1996)


- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (a) (Offenses
relating to issuances of passport or travel
documents

- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (b) (Offenses 3 years to 10 years and fine from P15,000.00
relating to False Statements)
to P60,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (c) No. 1 or


2, 1st phrase (offenses relating to forgery of
passports, travel documents or supporting
documents)

6 years to 15 years and fine from P60,000.00


to P150,000.00

P30,000.00

- Forgery of 5 or more passports or travel


documents (massive forgery, tantamount to
national sabotage) (Sec. 19 (c) No. 2 last phrase)

7 years to 17 years and fine from P250,000.00


P34,000.00
to P1 Million

- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (d) (Offenses


6 years to 15 years and fine from P60,000.00
relating to improper use of passport or supporting
to P150,000.00
documents)

P30,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (e) (Offenses


relating to multiple possession of unexpired
passports)
- For every unexpired passport found in one's
possession (Sec. 19 (e) Par. 1st phrase)

18 months to 6 years and fine from


P15,000.00 to P60,000.00

P12,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Repealed by PD 49 and Arts. 188 and 189, RPC)
- If infringement of a patent is repeated by the
infringer or by anyone in connivance with him
after finality of the judgment of the court against
the infringer (Sec. 84)

6 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P300,000.00

P6,000.00

- Violation of Section 155, Section 168 and Subsection 169, penalized under Sec. 170 (Law on
Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names)

2 years to 5 years and fine from P50,000.00


to P200,000.00

P10,000.00

1 year to 3 years plus a fine from P50,000.00


to P150,000.00

P6,000.00

- Infringement of any right secured by the


provisions of the Copyright Law or aiding or
abetting such infringements (Sec. 217-1)
- First Offense (Sec. 217, (a)

- Second Offense (Sec. 217 (b)

3 years and 1 day to 6 years plus fine from


P150,000.00 to P500,000.00

P12,000.00

- Third and Subsequent Offenses (Sec. 217 (c)

6 years and 1 day to 9 years plus fine from


P500,000.00 to P1.5 million

P18,000.00

RA 8424, The Tax Reform Act of 1997, (repealed


PD 1158)
- Violation of Sec. 251 (failure of a withholding
agent to collect and remit tax)

50% of such
Fine equal to the total amount of tax not
fine but not
withheld or not accounted for and not remitted exceeding
P30,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 254 (attempt to evade or


defeat tax)

2 years to 4 years and fine from P30,000.00


to P100,000.00

P8,000.00

- Second and subsequent offenses (in relation to


Sec. 274)

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine of P100,000.00

P8,000.00

1 years and 1 day to 10 years and fine of not


less than P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- Violation penalized under Sec. 255 (Failure to


file, return, supply correct and accurate
information, pay tax withheld and remit tax and
refund excess taxes withheld on compensation)
- Violation of 1st Par.

- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec. 7 years and 1 day to 10m years and fine of
274)
not less than P10,000.00

P20,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 256, (Penal Liability of


Corporation)

P30,000.00

Fine from P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec.


Fine of P100,000.00
274)

P30,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 257, (Making


2 years to 6 years and fine from P50,000.00
false entries, records, or reports, or using falsified
to P100,000.00
or fake accountable forms)

P12,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec. 4 years, 8 months and 1 day to 6 years and
274)
fine of P100,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 258 (Unlawful


Pursuit of Business)
- Any person who carries on any business for
which an annual registration fee is imposed
without paying the tax as required by law (1st
phrase)

6 months to 2 years and fine from P5,000.00


to P20,000.00

P4,000.00

-2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine of P20,000.00

P4,000.00

- If offended is engaged in the business of


distilling, rectifying, repacking, compounding or
manufacturing any article subject to excise tax
(2nd phrase)

2 years to 4 years and fine from P30,000.00


to P50,000.00

P8,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine of P50,000.00

P8,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 259 (illegal Collection of


Foreign Payments)

1 year to 2 years and fine from P20,000.00 to


P50,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine of P50,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 260, (Unlawful Possession of


Cigarette Paper in Bobbins or Rolls, etc.) or
- Violations penalized under Sec. 261 (Unlawful
use of Denatured Alcohol), or

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine from


P20,000.00 to P100,000.00

P24,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 262


- 2nd and subsequent violations of Secs. 260, 261 10 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine of
or 262
P100,000.00

P24,000.00

- Violations penalized under 263


- Violations of 1st Par., sub. Par. (a)

60 days to 100 days and fine from P1,000.00


to P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

87 days to 100 days and fine of P2,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- Violation of 1st Par., sub. Par. (b)

2 years to 4 years and fine from P10,000.00


to P20,000.00

P8,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine of P20,000.00

P8,000.00

- Violation of 1st Par., sub Par. (c)

4 years to 6 years and fine from P30,000.00


to P60,000.00

P12,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

5 years, 4 months and 1 day to 6 years and


fine of P60,000.00

P12,000.00

- Violation of 1st Par., sub Par. (d)

10 years to 12 years and fine from P50,000.00


P24,000.00
to P100,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

11 years, 4 months and 1 day to 12 years and


fine of P100,000.00

P24,000.00

- Violation penalized under the 2nd Par. (Sec.


263)

2 years to 4 years and fine of not less than 10


times the amount of excise tax due on articles
found but not less than P500.00

P8,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine from not less than 10 times the amount of
P8,000.00
excise tax due on articles found but not less
than P500.00

-Violation penalized under 3rd Par.,

1 year to 2 years and fine of not less than 10


times the amount of excise tax due but not
less than P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine of not less than 10 times the amount of
excise tax due but not less than P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of the 4th Par. in rel. to the 3rd Par.,


Sec.263 (Unexplained possession of article
subject to excise tax)

1 year to 2 years and fine not less than 10


times the amount of excise tax due but not
less than P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine not less than P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 264

2 years to 4 years and fine from P1,000.00 to


P50,000.00

P8,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and


fine of P50,000.00

P8,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 265

4 years to 8 years and fine from P20,000.00


to P50,000.00

P16,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

6 years, 8 months and 1 day to 8 years and


fine of P50,000.00

P16,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 266

1 year to 2 years and fine from P5,000.00 to


P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and


fine of P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 269

10 years to 15 years and fine from P50,000.00 P30,000.00

to P100,000.00
- 2nd and subsequent offenses

13 years, 4 months and 1 day to 15 years and


fine of P100,000.00

P30,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 270

2 years to 5 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P10,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

4 years and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine of


P100,000.00

P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 271

2 years and 1 day to 4 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P8,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and/or


P8,000.00
fine of P10,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 272

6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine


from P5,000.00 to P50,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or


fine of P50,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 275 (Violation of other


Provisions of this Code or Rules and Regulations
in General)

Not more than 6 months and/or fine of


P1,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

4 months and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine


of P1,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 276

2 years and 1 day to 4 years and/or fine of not


less than twice the value of property sold,
P8,000.00
encumbered or disposed of but not less than
P50,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 4 months and 1 day of 4 years and/or


fine of not less than twice the value of
P8,000.00
property sold, encumbered or disposed of but
not less than P5,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 277

6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine of


not less than P5,000.00

P4,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or


fine of not less than P5,000.00

P4,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 278

6 months to 5 years and/or fine of not more


than P2,000.00

P10,000.00

- 2nd and subsequent offenses

3 years, 6 months and 1 day to 5 years and/or


P10,000.00
fine of P2,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 8435 (Agriculture & Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997)
- Violation of Sec.11 (premature or illegal land
use conversion)

2 years to 6 years and/or fine equivalent to


100% of the governments' investment cost

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 109 penalized under Sec. 110

6 months to 1 year and/or fine equivalent to


200% of the value of the imported materials

P2,000.00

Apply R.A. 6713

Bail
corresponding
to the offense
committed
under R.A.

- Violation of Sec. 113

6713
RA 8479 (Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation
Act of 1998)

3 months to 1 year and fine from P50,000.00


to P300,000.00

P2,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (a) (In case


of an offense under Sec. 9 (b) to (e), and (g) to
(p) which does not occur after a conviction for
another offense under Section 9)

6 years to 10 years and fine of P10,000.00 or


twice the value obtained by the offense which
ever is greater

P20,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (b) (In the


case of an offense under Sec 9 (a) and (f) which
does not occur after a conviction for another
offense under Sec. 9)

10 years to 12 years and fine of P10,000.00


or twice the value obtained by the offense
whichever is greater

P24,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (c) (In the


safe of any offense under Sec. 9, which occurs
after a conviction for another offense under said
subsection, or an attempt to commit the same)

12 years to 2 years and/or fine of P10,000.00


or twice the value obtained by the offense
whichever is greater

P40,000.00

- Violations of Sec. 11 (Conspiracy to commit


access device fraud)

Same penalty for the consumed act

Same bail as
provided
therein

RA 8484 (Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998)

- Violation of Sec. 12 (Frustrated and Attempted Access Device Fraud)

- Frustrated Violation of Sec. 9

Two-thirds (2/3) of the imprisonment and of


the fine for the consummated offense in Sec.
9

Bail
corresponding
to 2/3 of the
penalty of
imprisonment

- Attempted violation of Sec. 9

One-half (1/2) of the imprisonment and of the


fine for the consummated offense in Sec. 9

Bail
corresponding
to of the
penalty
imprisonment

Bail
One-half (1/2) of the imprisonment and of the corresponding
- Violation of Sec. 13 (Accessory to Access Device
fine for the applicable consummated offense in to of the
Fraud)
Sec. 9 of the Act.
penalty of
imprisonment
RA 8485 (Animal Welfare Act of 1998)

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P1,000.00 to P5,000.00

P4,000.00

RA 8491 (Flag and Heraldic Code of the


Philippines)
- 1st Offense
(Sec. 50, 1st Phrase)

Not more than 1 year and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

P2,000.00

- 2nd and additional offenses


(Sec. 50 2nd Phrase)

Not more than1 year and fine from P5,000.00


to P20,000.00

P2,000.00

RA 8492, (Nationality Museum Act of 1998)


Not more than 2 years and/or fine not
(repealing Act 3477, RA 4846, PD 374, EO 30 and
exceeding P10,000.00
President Proc. No. 913)

P4,000.00

RA 8495 (Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act


of 1998)

P6,000.00

6 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

RA 8504 (Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998)


- Violation of Secs. 30 and 32 penalized under
Sec. 33

6 months to 4 years

P8,000.00

- Violations penalized under Sec. 42

6 months to 4 years and fine not exceeding


P10,000.00

P8,000.00

RA 8506 (Banning the registration and operation

Prision correctional medium and fine of

P10,000.00

of vehicles with right-hand steering wheel in any


private or public street, road or highway)
RA 8534 (Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998)

P50,000.00
6 months to years and/or fine from
P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 8544 (Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P20,000.00
P12,000.00
of 1998)
to P100,000.00

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
- Unauthorized fishing or engaging in other
unauthorized fisheries activities (Sec. 86)
- Violations by the commercial fishing boat
captain or the 3 highest officers of the boat (4th
Par.)

6 months and fine equivalent to the value of


the catch or P10,000.00 whichever is higher

Bail Not
Required

- Commercial fishing in municipal waters by


fisherfolk not listed in the registry of municipal
fisherfolk (5th Par.)

Fine of P500.00

Bail Not
Required

- Poaching in the Philippine waters by foreign


person, corporation or entity (Sec. 87)

Fine of US$100,000.00

P30,000.00

- Mere possession of explosive, noxious or


poisonous substances, or electrofishing devices
for illegal fishing (No.2)

6 months to 2 years

P4,000.00

- Actual use of explosive, noxious or poisonous


substance or electrofishing devices for illegal
fishing (No. 3)

5 years to 10 years

P20,000.00

- Dealing in, selling, or in any manner disposing


of, for profit, illegally caught/gathered fisheries
species (No. 4)

6 months to 2 years

P4,000.00

- Use of fine mesh net (Sec. 89)

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P2,000.00 to P20,000.00

P4,000.00

- If offender is the boat captain or master


fisherman of the vessel (No. 1)

2 years to 6 years

P12,000.00

- If offender is the owner/operator of the vessel


(No. 2)

Fine from P2,000.00 to P20,000.00

P10,000.00

- Ban on coral exploitation and exportation


(Gathering, possessing, selling or exporting
ordinary precious and semi-precious corals,
whether raw or processed) (Sec.91)

6 months to 2 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P500,000.00

P20,000.00

- Gathering, selling or exporting whitesand, silica,


pebbles and any other substances which make up
marine habitat (3rd Par. in rel. to 4th Par.)

2 years to 10 years and/or fine from


P100,000.00 to P500,000.00

P20,000.00

- Illegal use of Superlights (Sec. 93)

6 months to 2 years and/or fine of P5,000.00


per superlight

P4,000.00

- Fishing through explosives, noxious or


poisonous substance and/or electricity (Sec.88)

- Use of active gear in the municipal waters


waters and bays and other fishery management
area (Sec. 90)

- Conversion of mangroves into fishponds (Sec.


94)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine of


P80,000.00

P24,000.00

- Fishing in overfished area and during closed


season (Sec. 95)

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine of


P6,000.00

P12,000.00

- Fishing in fishery areas declared as fishery


reserves, refuge and sanctuaries (Sec. 96)

2 years to 6 years and/or fine from P2,000.00


to P20,000.00

P12,000.00

- Fishing or taking rare, threatened or


endangered species (Sec. 97)

12 years to 20 years and/or fine of


P120,000.00

P40,000.00

- Catching, gathering, capturing or possessing


6 months and 1 day to to 8 years and/or fine
mature milkfish or "Sabalo" and other breeders or
of P80,000.00
spawners of other fishery species (Sec. 98)

P16,000.00

- Exportation of breeders, spawners, eggs or fry


(Sec. 99)

8 years

P16,000.00

- Importation or exportation of fish or fishery


species (Sec. 100)

8 years and fine of P80,000.00

P16,000.00

- Violation of catch ceilings (Sec. 101)

6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine of


P50,000.00

P12,000.00

- Aquatic Pollution (Sec. 102)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine of


P80,000.00 plus an additional of P8,000.00
per day until violation ceases and fines paid

P24,000.00

- Other violations (Sec. 103)

1 month and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine


from P2,000.00 to P10,000.00

Bail Not
Required

- 1st offense

Fine of P500.00 per unreported hectare

Bail Not
Required

- Subsequent offense

Fine of P1,000.00 per unreported hectare

Bail Not
Required

- Obstructing or delaying authorized inspection


and/or movement of fish and fishery products
(2nd Par. Last Phrase, Sec. 103)

Not more than 2 years and/or fine not


exceeding P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- If offender is minor/youth

Fine of P500.00 for each unlicensed crew per


month employed

Bail Not
Required

- If offender is an unlicensed crew

Fine of P1,000.00 per month

Bail Not
Required

- Obstruction of defined migration paths (Sec.


105)

7 years to 12 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P24,000.00

- Failure to conduct a yearly report on all


fishponds, fishpens and fish cages (Sub-par,b)

- Violation of Sec. 104

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS


FELONY/OFFENSE

PENALTY

AMOUNT OF
BAIL

III. REPUBLIC ACTS


RA 8552 (Domestic Adoption Act of 1998)
- Violation penalized under Sec. 21 (a)

6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine


from P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

P24,000.00

- Attempted (Sec. 21 (a) in rel. to 4th Par.)

6 years and 1 day to 8 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

P16,000.00

- If committed by a syndicate or where it involves


Reclusion perpetua
2 or more children

No Bail

(Sec. 21 (a) in relation to 5th Par.)


- Attempted (Sec. 21 (a) in rel. to 4th and 5th
Pars.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 21 9b). (Fictitious registration


of birth of a child under names of person not
his/her biological parents, or physician, nurse, or
hospital personnel who cooperates in the
execution of acts in violation of Sec. 21 (b)

Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding


P50,000.00

P20,000.00

- Attempted
(Sec. 21 (b) in rel. to 4th Par.)

Prision correctional maximum and fine not


exceeding P25,000.00

P12,000.00

- If committed by a syndicate or where it involves


2 or more children (Sec. 21 (b) in relation 5th
Reclusion perpetua
Par.)

No Bail

- Attempted
(Sec. 21 (b) in relation to 4th and 5th Pars.)

Prision mayor

P24,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 21, 3rd Par. (Violation of


regulations on confidentiality and integrity of
records, documents, etc.)

1 year and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine from


P5,000.00 to P10,000.00

P4,000.00

- Attempted
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in rel. to 4th Par.)

1 year and 1 day to 1 year and 4 months


and/or fine of P5,000.00

P4,000.00

- If committed by a syndicate or where it involves


2 or more children
Reclusion perpetua
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in relation to 5th Pars.)

No Bail

- Attempted
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in rel. to 4th and 5th Par.)

Prision Mayor

P24,000.00

RA 8559, Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act


of 1998

6 months to 3 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

P6,000.00

RA 8560, Philippine Geodetic Act of 1998

6 months to 6 years and/or fine from


P50,000.00 to P200,000.00

P12,000.00

RA 8749, Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (repealed PD 1181)


- Violation of all other provisions (expect Secs. 45
6 months to 6 years and/or fine from
and 46), and its implementing rules and
P10,000.00 to P100,000.00
regulations (Sec. 47)

P12,000.00

- Gross violations of the Act and its implementing


rules and regulations (Sec. 48)

6 years to 10 years

P20,000.00

RA 8762, Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000

6 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine from


P1million to P20 million

P16,000.00

RA 8763, Home Guaranty Corporation Act of


2000 (repeated RAs 580, 1557 & 5488 and 7835,
and E.O. 535 and E.O. 90)
- Violation of Sec. 27 (a)

Not more than 10 years and/or fine of not less


P20,000.00
than the amount of loan(s) involved

- Violation of Sec. 27 (b)

Not more than 5 years and/or fine of not less


than the amount of loan involved

- Violation of Sec. 27 (c)

1 year and/or fine of not less than the amount


P2,000.00
of loan involved

P10,000.00

RA 8791, The General Banking Act of 2000

- Violation of Sec. 70

Apply the applicable penal provisions of the


New Central Bank Act (RA 7653)

Bail
corresponding
to the penalty
prescribed
under the
applicable

provision of
the New
Central Bank
Act.
Bail
corresponding
to the penalty
prescribed
under the
applicable
provision

- Violation of Sec. 91

Apply the pertinent provisions of Sec. 66 of


the Gen. Banking Act of 2000 (RA 8791) or
Sec. 36 of the New Central Bank Act (RA
7653), whichever is applicable

- Violation of any other provisions of the Act.

Bail
corresponding
Apply the penalty under Secs. 34, 35 or 36, of to the penalty
the New Central Bank Act (RA 7653), which
of the
ever is applicable
applicable
provision of
RA 7653

RA 8792, Electronics Commerce Act


- Violation of Sec. 33 (a), (Hacking)

6 months to 3 years and a minimum fine of


P100,000.00 and a minimum commensurate
to the damage incurred

P6,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 33 (b), (Piracy)

6 months to 3 years and a minimum fine of


P100,000.00 and a maximum commensurate
to the damage incurred

P6,000.00

Same penalty under the applicable provisions


of RA 7394 or other pertinent law violated

Same bail as
provided
under RA
7394 or other
pertinent law
violated

6 years or maximum penalty of P1million

P12,000.00

- Violation of Sec. 33 (c) [Violations of the


Consumer Act (RA 7394) & other pertinent laws]

RA 8792
- Violation of Sec. 33 (d), (Other Violations of the
provision of this Act.)
RA 8799, Securities Regulation Code
- Violation of any provision of the code or its rules 7 years to 21 years and/or fine from
and regulations (Sec. 73)
P50,000.00 to P5million

P40,000.00

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