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Expulsion, Revised Penal Code
1. Concept Article 127. Expulsion. – The penalty of prision correccional shall be imposed upon any public officer or employee who, not being thereunto authorized by law, shall expel any person from the Philippine Islands or shall compel such person to change his residence. (Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code) 2. Modes of commission 2…

Usurpation of civil status, A348 Revised Penal Code
Usurpation of civil status refers to the act of a person taking on the civil status of another for purposes of defrauding other people, a.k.a. identity fraud. 1. Concept Usurpation – refers to seizing, holding, or grabbing something unlawfully. Civil status – refers to personal status or events of an individual or natural person, from…

Supreme Court – composition and powers, Constitutional Law
1. Composition 1 Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justice. The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and fourteen (14) Associate Justices. It may sit en banc or in its discretion, in divisions of three, five, or seven Members. Any vacancy shall be filled within ninety days from the occurrence thereof. (Section 4[1],…

sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
Latin maxim. • “so use your property as not to injure the property of others” (Southern Luzon Drug Corporation v. DSWD, En Banc, G.R. No. 199669, April 25, 2017) … Already a subscriber? Log in below. Not yet a member? Subscribe. Username or E-mail Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Corruption of public officials, Revised Penal Code
1. Concept Article 212. The same penalties imposed upon the officer corrupted, except those of disqualification and suspension, shall be imposed upon any person who shall have made the offers or promises or given the gifts or presents as described in the preceding articles. (Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code) a. Public officer “Public officer”…

Question B.16, Political Law, 2019 Bar Exam
Under the 1987 Constitution, to whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification apply: (a) The authority to keep the general accounts of the Government and for such period provided by law, preserve the vouchers and other supporting documents pertaining thereto. (1%) (b) The power to allow small-scale utilization of natural resources by Filipino citizens, as well as cooperative…