Crimes against honor are intended to protect the honor and reputation of an individual. General Provisions 1) Persons responsible Any person who shall publish, exhibit, or cause the publication or exhibition of any defamation in writing or by similar means, shall be responsible for the same. (Article 360, Act No. 3815, Revised Penal Code) The…
Crimes against civil status – refer to those crimes that illegally change, alter, or modify an individual’s civil status. 1. Concept Crimes against civil status – refer to those crimes that illegally change, alter, or modify an individual’s civil status. 2. Crimes against civil status a. Simulation of birth Simulation birth – refers to the…
Crimes against chastity – refer to those crimes that relate to sexual intercourse. 1. Common Provisions a. Prosecution of the crimes of adultery, concubinage, seduction, abduction, rape and acts of lasciviousness Article 344. Prosecution of the crimes of adultery, concubinage, seduction, abduction, rape and acts of lasciviousness. – The crimes of adultery and concubinage shall…
CHAPTER 1: ROBBERY IN GENERAL ELEMENTS – ROBBERY IN GENERAL: 1) There is taking of personal property; 2) The personal property belongs to another; 3) The taking is with animus lucrandi; and, 4) The taking is with violence against or intimidation of persons or with force upon things. (Ablaza v. People, G.R. No. 217722, 26…
Title Nine – Crimes Against Personal Liberty and Security Chapter One: Crimes Against Liberty Section One. – Illegal Detention ⦁ Kidnapping and serious illegal detention ⦁ Slight illegal detention ⦁ Unlawful arrest Section Two. – Kidnapping of minors ⦁ Kidnapping and failure to return a minor ⦁ Inducing a minor to abandon his home Section…
Title Eight – Crimes against Persons Chapter One: Destruction of Life Section One. – Parricide, murder, homicide ⦁ Parricide ⦁ Death or physical injuries inflicted under exceptional circumstances ⦁ Murder ⦁ Homicide ⦁ Death caused in a tumultuous affray ⦁ Physical injuries inflicted in a tumultuous affray ⦁ Giving assistance to suicide ⦁ Discharge of…
Title Seven – Crimes committed by Public Officers Chapter 1: Preliminary Provisions Article 203. Who are public officers. – For the purpose of applying the provisions of this and the preceding titles of this book, any person who, by direct provision of the law, popular election or appointment by competent authority, shall take part in…
Title Six – Crimes against Public Morals Chapter One: Gambling and Betting ⦁ Gambling ⦁ Importation and sale of lottery tickets or advertisements ⦁ Possession of lottery tickets or advertisements ⦁ Betting in sports contests ⦁ Illegal betting on horse race ⦁ Illegal cockfighting Chapter Two: Offenses Against Decency and Good Customs ⦁ Grave scandal…
Title Four – Crimes Against Public Interest Chapter One: Forgeries Section One. – Forging the seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands, the signature or stamp of the Chief Executive. Section Two. – Counterfeiting Coins Section Three. – Forging treasury or bank notes, obligations and securities; importing and uttering false or forged notes, obligations…
Title Three – Crimes against Public Order Chapter One: Rebellion, Sedition and Disloyalty Chapter Two: Crimes against Popular Representation Section One. – Crimes against legislative bodies and similar bodies Section Two. – Violation of parliamentary immunity Chapter Three: Illegal Assemblies and Associations Chapter Four: Assault Upon, and Resistance and Disobedience to, Persons in Authority and…