1, Revised Penal Code (RPC) provides as a justifying circumstance that the following do not incur any criminal liability: Anyone who acts in defense of his person or rights, provided that the following circumstances concur; 2 First. By arresto mayor in its medium and maximum periods, if the value of the damage caused exceeds Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000); "2. Discovering secrets through seizure of correspondence. Act No. "3. Revealing secrets with abuse of office. WebArticle 154 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "Art. 7659, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "ART. "(b) Failing voluntarily to issue a receipt, as provided by law. 99. 72. SEC. 215. 164. 6. Article 243 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. the custody of which is incumbent upon him. 227. SEC. The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods, if the value of the thing stolen is more than Six hundred thousand pesos (P600,000) but does not exceed One million two hundred thousand pesos (P1,200,000). - Any person who shall assume the performance of the duties and powers of any public officer or employment, without first, being sworn in or having given the bond required by law. 5513 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 30, 2017. Article 269 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: ART. Correctional and Penal Institutions / 217.420; - For the purpose of this article, women who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are deemed to be prostitutes. Article 142 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Mere members of said associations shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor.". in any case other than those authorized by law, or without reasonable ground therefor, shall arrest or detain another for the purpose of delivering him to the proper authorities.". Article 244 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Article 328 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. SEC. But in case of watch cases and flatware made of gold, the actual fineness of such gold shall not be less by more than three one-thousandth than the fineness indicated by said stamp, brand, label, or mark.". Failure of accountable officer to render accounts. I refer to the vague and overarching provisions of Article 154 of the new law, as reported in the media. It reportedly penalizes the unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances. (Arresto mayor [one month and one day to six months] and a fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000). False testimony in civil cases. 94. Unlawful appointments. - The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000) shall be imposed upon the person in charge, employee or workman of any manufacturing or industrial establishment who. 311. '"Any physician or surgeon or pub he officer who, in violation of the duties of his profession or office - shall cooperate in the execution of any of the crimes mentioned in the two (2) next preceding paragraphs, shall suffer the penalties therein prescribed and also the penalty of temporary special disqualification.". Making any alteration or intercalation in a genuine document which changes its meaning; "7. - Revelation of secrets. False testimony favorable to the defendant. - The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000) shall be imposed upon any manager, employee or servant who, in such capacity, shall learn the secrets of his principal or master and shall reveal such secrets.". Article 114 of the same Act, as amended by Republic Act No. Light coercions. - Any person who makes, imports, or utters false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters, or importers, shall suffer: "1, Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,000), if the counterfeited coins be any of the coinage of the Philippines. "2nd. SEC. - Any person guilty of theft shall be punished by: "1. - The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine of not less than the amount of the damage caused and not more than twice such amount, shall be imposed upon any person who shall defraud or damage another by any other deceit not mentioned in the preceding articles of this Chapter. SEC. Article 164 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Forging treasury or bank notes or other documents payable to bearer; Importing, and uttering such false or forged notes and documents. 292. SEC. "4. 55. Those who shall publiclyexpound or proclaim doctrines openly contrary to public morals; "2. a. WebArticle 11, par. By arresto mayor, if such value does not exceed the abovementioned amount but is over Forty thousand pesos (P40,000): and, "3. Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat, rebellion or insurrection. 85. "2. 98. By taking such furniture or objects away to be broken or forced open outside the place of the robbery. 302. - The penalty of prision correccional and a fine not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100.000) shall be imposed upon anyone who shall induce a minor to abandon the home of his parents or guardians or the persons entrusted with his custody., "If the person committing any of the crimes covered by the two (2) preceding 1 articles shall be the father or the mother of the minor, the penalty shall be arresto mayor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) or both.". WebThe offender in Article 154 of the RPC is any person, such as a public officer or private individual; while the offender in violation of Section 3 (k) of RA No. ''2nd. The penalty of reclusion temporal, in its medium and maximum periods, if the amount involved is more than Two million four hundred thousand pesos (P2,400,000) but does not exceed Four million four hundred thousand pesos (P4,400,000). Article 285 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 3815 December 8, 1930. as amended by Commonwealth Act No. Article 242 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 21. "The fine shall be graduated in such ease by the value of the thing: Provided, That it shall not be less than Ten thousand pesos (P 10,000).". by simple imprudence or negligence, shall commit an act which would otherwise constitute a grave felony, shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor in its medium and maximum periods; if it would have constituted a less serious felony, the penalty of arresto mayor in its minimum period shall be imposed. "5th. - Any robbery committed in an uninhabited place or in a building other than those mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 299 if the value of the property taken exceeds Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000), shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods provided that any of the following circumstances is present: "1. In this case, the offender shall be punished by the maximum period of the penalty. Prostitutes; Penalty. Retroactive Effect. "4. The RPC covers only false news which may endanger the public order, or cause damage to 18. is hereby further amended to read as follows: ART. "Less grave felonies are those which the law punishes with penalties which in their maximum period are correctional, in accordance with the abovementioned article. - This Act shall have retroactive effect to the extent that it is favorable to the accused or person serving sentence by final judgment. Refusal to discharge elective office. - Any public officer who, by reason of the duties of his office, is accountable for public funds or property, shall appropriate the same, or shall take or misappropriate or shall consent, through abandonment or negligence, shall permit any other person to take such public funds or property, wholly or partially, or shall otherwise be guilty of the misappropriation or malversation of such funds or property, shall suffer: "1. Counterfeiting or imitating any handwriting, signature or rubric: "2. Article 154 of the new RA 10951, as reported, seems to be unconstitutional. By arresto mayor in its minimum and medium periods, if such value is over Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) but does not exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000); and, "3) By arresto menor or a fine of not less than the value of the damage caused and not more than Forty thousand pesos (P40,000), if the amount involved does not exceed Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) or cannot be estimated.". If any closed or sealed receptacle, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, has been removed, even if the same be broken open elsewhere. "In all cases, persons guilty of malversation shall, also suffer the penalty of perpetual special disqualification and a fine equal to the amount of the funds malversed or equal to the total value of the property embezzled. Falsification of legislative documents. Article 259 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. Imprudence and negligence. Article 286 of the same Act as amended by Republic Act No. Article 217 of the same Act., as amended by Republic Act No. SEC. "Any stamp, brand, label, or mark shall be deemed to fail to indicate the actual fineness of the article on which it is engraved, printed, stamped, labeled or attached, when the test of the article shows that the quality or fineness thereof is less by more than one-half karat, if made of gold, and less by more than four one-thousandth, if made of silver, than what is shown by said stamp, brand, label or mark. SEC. Article 302 of the same Act, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. SEC. Arresto mayor in its minimum and medium periods, if such value does not exceed Five hundred pesos (P500). "When the death of the minor shall result from such abandonment, the culprit shall be punished by prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods: but if the life of the minor shall have been in danger only, the penalty shall be prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods. Article 202 of the same Act. WebOTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, FOR THIS PURPOSE Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. 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