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BOOK ONE
Title One
FELONIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH AFFECT CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Chapter One
FELONIES
9. Grave felonies, less grave felonies Grave felonies, less grave felonies
and light felonies. — and light felonies. —
Light felonies are those infractions Light felonies are those infractions
of law for the commission of which of law for the commission of which
a penalty of arresto menor or a fine a penalty of arresto menor or a fine
not exceeding 200 pesos or both, not exceeding Forty thousand
is provided. pesos (P40,000) or both, is
provided.
Title Three
PENALTIES
Chapter Two
CLASSIFICATION OF PENALTIES
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BOOK TWO
Title One
CRIMES AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW OF NATIONS
Chapter One
CRIMES AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY
Section One. — Treason and espionage
114. Treason. — Any Filipino citizen Treason. — Any Filipino citizen who
who levies war against the levies war against the Philippines
Philippines or adheres to her or adheres to her enemies, giving
enemies, giving them aid or them aid or comfort within the
comfort within the Philippine Philippine Islands or elsewhere,
Islands or elsewhere, shall be shall be punished by reclusión
punished by reclusión perpetua to perpetua to death and shall pay a
death and shall pay a fine not to fine not to exceed Four million
exceed P100,000 pesos. pesos (P4,000,000).
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Title Two
CRIMES AGAINST THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF THE STATE
Chapter One
ARBITRARY DETENTION OR EXPULSION, VIOLATION
OF DWELLING, PROHIBITION, INTERRUPTION, AND
DISSOLUTION OF PEACEFUL MEETINGS AND CRIMES
AGAINST RELIGIOUS WORSHIP
Section Two. — Violation of domicile
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or, having legally procured the without just cause, or, having
same, shall exceed his authority or legally procured the same, shall
use unnecessary severity in exceed his authority or use
executing the same. unnecessary severity in executing
the same
Title Three
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Chapter One
REBELLION, SEDITION AND DISLOYALTY
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140. Penalty for sedition. — The leader Penalty for sedition. — The leader of
of a sedition shall suffer the a sedition shall suffer the penalty
penalty of prisión mayor in its of prisión mayor in its minimum
minimum period and a fine not period and a fine not exceeding
exceeding 10,000 pesos. Two million pesos (P2,000,000).
Title Three
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Chapter Two
CRIMES AGAINST POPULAR REPRESENTATION
Section One. — Crimes against legislative bodies and similar bodies
143. Acts tending to prevent the meeting Acts tending to prevent the meeting
of the Assembly and similar bodies. of the Assembly and similar bodies.
— The penalty of prisión — The penalty of prisión
correccional or a fine ranging from correccional or a fine ranging from
200 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall Forty thousand pesos (P40,000)
be imposed upon any person who, to Four hundred thousand pesos
by force or fraud, prevents the (P400,000) or both, shall be
meeting of the Congress or of any imposed upon any person who, x x
of its committees or x.
subcommittees, constitutional
commissions or committees or
divisions thereof, or of any
provincial board or city or
municipal council or board.
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Title Three
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Chapter Three
ILLEGAL ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Title Three
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Chapter Four
ASSAULT UPON, AND RESISTANCE AND DISOBEDIENCE TO
PERSONS IN AUTHORITY AND THEIR AGENTS
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Title Three
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Chapter Five
PUBLIC DISORDERS
published officially; or
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter One
FORGERIES
Section Two. – Counterfeiting Coins
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163. Making and Importing and Uttering Making and Importing and Uttering
False Coins. — Any person who False Coins. — Any person who
makes, imports, or utters, false makes, imports, or utters false
coins, in connivance with coins, in connivance with
counterfeiters, or importers, shall counterfeiters or importers, shall
suffer: suffer:
and medium periods and a fine not and medium periods and a fine not
to exceed P10,000 pesos, if the to exceed Four hundred thousand
counterfeited coin be silver coin (P400,000) pesos, if the
of the Philippines or coin of the counterfeited coins be any of the
Central Bank of the Philippines coinage of the Philippines.
of ten centavo denomination or
above. 2. Prisión correccional in its
minimum and a fine of not to
2. Prisión correccional in its exceed Two hundred thousand
minimum and medium periods pesos (P200,000), if the
and a fine of not to exceed counterfeited coin be currency of a
P2,000 pesos, if the foreign country.
counterfeited coins be any of the
minor coinage of the Philippines
or of the Central Bank of the
Philippines below ten-centavo
denomination.
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter One
FORGERIES
Section Three. — Forging treasury or bank notes,
obligations and securities; importing and
uttering false or forged notes, obligations and securities.
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter One
FORGERIES
Section Four. — Falsification of legislative, public, commercial, and
Private documents, and wireless, telegraph, and telephone message
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter One
FORGERIES
Section Five. — Falsification of medical certificates,
certificates of merit or services and the like.
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter One
FORGERIES
Section Six. — Manufacturing, importing and possession of instruments or
implements intended for the commission of falsification.
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter Two
OTHER FALSIFICATIONS
Section One. — Usurpation of authority, rank, title, and
improper use of names, uniforms and insignia.
178. Using fictitious name and Using fictitious name and concealing
concealing true name. — The true name. — The penalty of arresto
penalty of arresto mayor and a fine mayor and a fine not to exceed One
not to exceed 500 pesos shall be hundred thousand pesos
imposed upon any person who (P100,000) shall be imposed upon
shall publicly use a fictitious name any person who shall publicly use
for the purpose of concealing a a fictitious name for the purpose of
crime, evading the execution of a concealing a crime, evading the
judgment or causing damage. execution of a judgment or causing
damage.
Any person who conceals his true
name and other personal Any person who conceals his true
circumstances shall be punished name and other personal
by arresto menor or a fine not to circumstances shall be punished
exceed 200 pesos. by arresto menor or a fine not to
exceed Forty thousand pesos
(P40,000).
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Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter Two
OTHER FALSIFICATIONS
Section Two. — False testimony
Title Four
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC INTEREST
Chapter Three
FRAUDS
Section Two. — Frauds in commerce and industry
Title Six
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS
Chapter Two
OFFENSES AGAINST DECENCY AND GOOD CUSTOMS
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Two
MALFEASANCE AND MISFEASANCE IN OFFICE
Section One. — Dereliction of duty
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client.
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Three
FRAUDS AND ILLEGAL EXACTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS
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213. Frauds against the public treasury Frauds against the public treasury
and similar offenses. — The and similar offenses. — The penalty
penalty of prisión correccional in its of prisión correccional in its medium
medium period to prisión mayor in period to prisión mayor in its
its minimum period, or a fine minimum period, or a fine ranging
ranging from 200 to 10,000 pesos, from Forty thousand (P40,000) to
or both, shall be imposed upon any Two million pesos (P2,000,000),
public officer who: or both, shall be imposed upon any
public officer who: x x x.
1. In his official capacity, in dealing
with any person with regard to
furnishing supplies, the making of
contracts, or the adjustment or
settlement of accounts relating to
public property or funds, shall
enter into an agreement with any
interested party or speculator or
make use of any other scheme, to
defraud the Government;
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Four
MALVERSATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS OR PROPERTY
suffer: suffer:
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Five
INFIDELITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section Two. — Infidelity in the custody of document
1. The penalty of prisión mayor and 1. The penalty of prisión mayor and
a fine not exceeding 1,000 pesos, a fine not exceeding two hundred
whenever serious damage shall thousand pesos (P200,000),
have been caused thereby to a whenever serious damage shall
third party or to the public have been caused thereby to a
interest. third party or to the public interest.
227. Officer breaking seal. — Any public Officer breaking seal. — Any public
officer charged with the custody of officer charged with the custody of
papers or property sealed by papers or property sealed by proper
proper authority, who shall break authority, who shall break the
the seals or permit them to be seals or permit them to be broken,
broken, shall suffer the penalties of shall suffer the penalties of prisión
prisión correccional in its minimum correccional in its minimum and
and medium periods, temporary medium periods, temporary special
special disqualification and a fine disqualification and a fine not
not exceeding 2,000 pesos. exceeding Four hundred thousand
pesos (P400,000).
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Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Five
INFIDELITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section Three. — Revelation of secrets
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Six
OTHER OFFENSES OR IRREGULARITIES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section One. — Disobedience, Refusal of Assistance and
Maltreatment of Prisoners.
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Six
OTHER OFFENSES OR IRREGULARITIES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section Two. — Anticipation, prolongation and abandonment of
the duties and powers of public office.
beyond the period provided by law, beyond the period provided by law,
regulation or special provisions regulation or special provisions
applicable to the case, shall suffer applicable to the case, shall suffer
the penalties of prisióón the penalties of prisióón
correccional in its minimum period, correccional in its minimum period,
special temporary disqualification special temporary disqualification
in its minimum period and a fine in its minimum period and a fine
not exceeding 500 pesos. not exceeding One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000).
Title Seven
CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Chapter Six
OTHER OFFENSES OR IRREGULARITIES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS
Section Three. — Usurpation of Powers and Unlawful Appointments.
Title Eight
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Chapter One
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
Section Two. — Infanticide and abortion.
Any pharmacist who, without the Any pharmacist who, without the
proper prescription from a proper prescription from a
physician, shall dispense any physician, shall dispense any
abortive shall suffer arresto mayor abortive shall suffer arresto mayor
and a fine not exceeding 1,000 and a fine not exceeding One
pesos. hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000).
Title Eight
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Chapter Two
PHYSICAL INJURIES
Any less serious physical injuries Any less serious physical injuries
inflicted upon the offender's inflicted upon the offender's
parents, ascendants, guardians, parents, x x x.
curators, teachers, or persons of
rank, or persons in authority, shall
be punished by prisión correccional
in its minimum and medium
periods: Provided, That in the case
of persons in authority, the deed
does not constitute the crime of
assault upon such person.
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter One
CRIMES AGAINST LIBERTY
Section One. — Illegal Detention.
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter One
CRIMES AGAINST LIBERTY
Section Two. — Kidnapping of minors.
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter Two
CRIMES AGAINST SECURITY
Section One. – Abandonment of Helpless Persons and Exploitation of Minors.
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter One
CRIMES AGAINST LIBERTY
Section Two. — Trespass to dwelling.
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter One
CRIMES AGAINST LIBERTY
Section Three. – Threats and Coercion
282. Grave Threats. — Any person who Grave Threats. — Any person who
shall threaten another with the shall threaten another with the
infliction upon the person, honor infliction upon the person, honor or
or property of the latter or of his property of the latter or of his
family of any wrong amounting to a family of any wrong amounting to a
crime, shall suffer: crime, shall suffer:
285. Other Light Threats. — The penalty Other Light Threats. — The penalty
of arresto menor in its minimum of arresto menor in its minimum
period or a fine not exceeding 200 period or a fine not exceeding
pesos shall be imposed upon: Forty thousand pesos (P40,000)
shall be imposed upon:
1. Any person who, without being
included in the provisions of the 1. Any person who, without being
next preceding article, shall included in the provisions of the
threaten another with a weapon, or next preceding article, shall
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287. Light Coercions. — Any person Light Coercions. — Any person who,
who, by means of violence, shall by means of violence, shall seize
seize anything belonging to his anything belonging to his debtor for
debtor for the purpose of applying the purpose of applying the same to
the same to the payment of the the payment of the debt, shall
debt, shall suffer the penalty of suffer the penalty of arresto mayor
arresto mayor in its minimum in its minimum period and a fine
period and a fine equivalent to the equivalent to the value of the thing,
value of the thing, but in no case but in no case less than Fifteen
less than 75 pesos. thousand pesos (P15,000).
Title Nine
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONAL LIBERTY AND SECURITY
Chapter Three
DISCOVERY AND REVELATION OF SECRETS
minimum and medium periods and minimum and medium periods and
a fine not exceeding 500 pesos a fine not exceeding One hundred
shall be imposed upon any private thousand pesos (P100,000) shall
individual who in order to discover be imposed upon any private
secrets of another, shall seize his individual who in order to discover
papers or letters and reveal the secrets of another, shall seize his
contents thereof. papers or letters and reveal the
contents thereof.
If the offender shall not reveal such
secrets, the penalty shall be arresto If the offender shall not reveal such
mayor and a fine not exceeding secrets, the penalty shall be arresto
500 pesos. mayor and a fine not exceeding
One hundred thousand pesos
This provision shall not be (P100,000).
applicable to parents, guardians,
or persons entrusted with the This provision shall not be
custody of minors with respect to applicable to parents, guardians, or
the papers or letters of the children x x x.
or minors placed under their care
or custody, nor to spouses with
respect to the papers or letters of
either of them.
Title Ten
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Chapter One
ROBBERY IN GENERAL
Section Two. – Robbery by the Use of Force Upon Things
Worship. — Any armed person who Worship. — Any armed person who
shall commit robbery in an shall commit robbery in an
inhabited house or public building inhabited house or public building
or edifice devoted to religious or edifice devoted to religious
worship, shall be punished by worship, shall be punished by
reclusión temporal, if the value of reclusión temporal, if the value of
the property taken shall exceed the property taken shall exceed
250 pesos, and if — Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000),
and if —
(a) The malefactors shall enter the
house or building in which the xxx xxx
robbery was committed, by any of
the following means: (b) The robbery be committed
under any of the following
1. Through an opening not circumstances:
intended for entrance or egress;
1. By the breaking of doors,
2. By breaking any wall, roof, or wardrobes, chests, or any other
floor or breaking any door or kind of locked or sealed furniture
window; or receptacle;
Title Ten
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Chapter Three
THEFT
311. Theft of the Property of the National Theft of the Property of the National
Library and National Museum. — If Library and National Museum. — If
the property stolen be any property the property stolen be any property
of the National Library or of the of the National Library or of the
National Museum, the penalty National Museum, the penalty shall
shall be arresto mayor or a fine be arresto mayor or a fine ranging
ranging from 200 to 500 pesos, or from Forty thousand pesos
both, unless a higher penalty (P40,000) to One hundred
should be provided under other thousand pesos (P100,000), or
provisions of this Code, in which both, unless a higher penalty
case, the offender shall be should be provided under other
punished by such higher penalty. provisions of this Code, in which
case, the offender shall be
punished by such higher penalty.
Title Ten
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Chapter Four
USURPATION
Title Ten
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Chapter Six
SWINDLING AND OTHER DECEITS
Any person who, for profit or gain, Any person who, for profit or gain,
shall interpret dreams, make shall interpret dreams, make
forecasts, tell fortunes, or take forecasts, tell fortunes, or take
advantage of the credulity of the advantage of the credulity of the
public in any other similar public in any other similar manner,
manner, shall suffer the penalty of shall suffer the penalty of arresto
arresto menor or a fine not mayor or a fine not exceeding
exceeding 200 pesos. Forty thousand pesos (P40,000).
Title Ten
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Chapter Nine
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Any person who shall destroy or Any person who shall destroy or
damage any useful or ornamental damage any useful or ornamental
painting of a public nature shall painting of a public nature shall
suffer the penalty of arresto menor suffer the penalty of arresto menor
or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or a fine not exceeding Forty
or both such fine and thousand pesos (P40,000), or both
imprisonment, in the discretion of such fine and imprisonment, in the
the court. discretion of the court.
Title Twelve
CRIMES AGAINST THE CIVIL STATUS OF PERSONS
Chapter One
SIMULATION OF BIRTHS AND USURPATION OF CIVIL STATUS
Title Thirteen
CRIMES AGAINST HONOR
Chapter One
LIBEL
Section One. – Definitions, Forms and Punishment of this Crime
Title Thirteen
CRIMES AGAINST HONOR
Chapter Two
INCRIMINATORY MACHINATIONS
Title Fourteen
QUASI OFFENSES
Sole Chapter
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
When the execution of the act When the execution of the act
covered by this article shall have covered by this article shall have
only resulted in damage to the only resulted in damage to the
property of another, the offender property of another, the offender
shall be punished by a fine ranging shall be punished by a fine ranging
from an amount equal to the value from an amount equal to the value
of said damages to three (3) times of said damages to three (3) times
such value, but which shall in no such value, but which shall in no
case be less than 25 pesos. case be less than Five thousand
pesos (P5,000).
A fine not exceeding 200 pesos
and censure shall be imposed A fine not exceeding Forty
upon any person who, by simple thousand pesos (P40,000) and
imprudence or negligence, shall censure shall be imposed upon any
cause some wrong which, if done person who, by simple imprudence
maliciously, would have or negligence, shall cause some
constituted a light felony. wrong which, if done maliciously,
would have constituted a light
In the imposition of these felony.
penalties, the court shall exercise
their sound discretion, without In the imposition of these penalties,
regard to the rules prescribed in the court shall exercise their sound
article 64. discretion, without regard to the
rules prescribed in article 64.
The provisions contained in this
article shall not be applicable: The provisions contained in this
article shall not be applicable:
1. When the penalty provided for
the offense is equal to or lower 1. When the penalty provided for
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than those provided in the first two the offense is equal to or lower than
(2) paragraphs of this article, in those provided in the first two (2)
which case the court shall impose paragraphs of this article, in which
the penalty next lower in degree case the court shall impose the
than that which should be penalty next lower in degree than
imposed, in the period which they that which should be imposed, in
may deem proper to apply. the period which they may deem
proper to apply.
2. When, by imprudence or
negligence and with violation of the 2. When, by imprudence or
Automobile Law, the death of a negligence and with violation of the
person shall be caused, in which Automobile Law, the death of a
case the defendant shall be person shall be caused, in which
punished by prisión correccional in case the defendant shall be
its medium and maximum periods. punished by prisión correccional in
its medium and maximum periods.
Reckless imprudence consists in
voluntary, but without malice, Reckless imprudence consists in
doing or falling to do an act from voluntary, but without malice,
which material damage results by doing or falling to do an act from
reason of inexcusable lack of which material damage results by
precaution on the part of the reason of inexcusable lack of
person performing or failing to precaution on the part of the
perform such act, taking into person performing or failing to
consideration his employment or perform such act, taking into
occupation, degree of intelligence, consideration his employment or
physical condition and other occupation, degree of intelligence,
circumstances regarding persons, physical condition and other
time and place. circumstances regarding persons,
time and place.
Simple imprudence consists in the
lack of precaution displayed in Simple imprudence consists in the
those cases in which the damage lack of precaution displayed in
impending to be caused is not those cases in which the damage
immediate nor the danger clearly impending to be caused is not
manifest. immediate nor the danger clearly
manifest.
The penalty next higher in degree
to those provided for in this article The penalty next higher in degree
shall be imposed upon the offender to those provided for in this article
who fails to lend on the spot to the shall be imposed upon the offender
injured parties such help as may who fails to lend on the spot to the
be in his hands to give. injured parties such help as may
be in his hands to give.