Revised Penal Code

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    Other similar coercions, A288 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Other similar coercions – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of coercing or compelling laborers or employees to purchase of merchandise and/or receive payment of wages by means of tokens. a. Legal basis Art. 288. Other similar coercions; (Compulsory purchase of merchandise and payment of wages by means of tokens….

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    Unjust vexation, A287 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Unjust vexation – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of causing cause annoyance, irritation, torment, distress, or disturbance to the mind of the person to whom it was directed. [U]njust vexation [is] a form of light coercion, under Article 287 of the Revised Penal Code. (Baleros, Jr. v. People, G.R….

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    Light coercions, A287 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Light coercions – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of seizing anything belonging to his debtor for the purpose of applying the same to the payment of the debt by means of violence. a. Legal basis Art. 287. Light coercions. – Any person who, by means of violence, shall seize…

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    Grave coercions, A286 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Grave coercion – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of preventing another from doing something not prohibited by law, or compelling him to do something against his will, whether it be right or wrong, by means of violence, threats, or intimidation, and the offender does not have any authority of…

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    Other light threats, A285 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Other light threats – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of threatening another in such a way as not to constitute grave threats or light threats or any other felony. a. Legal basis Art. 285. Other light threats. – The penalty of arresto menor in its minimum period or a…

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    Light threats, A283 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Light threats – refers to the crime of making any threat to commit a wrong not constituting a crime, made in the manner expressed in subdivision 1 of Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code on Grave Threats a. Legal basis Art. 282. Grave threats. – Any person who shall threaten another with…

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    Grave threats, A282 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Grave threats – refers to the crime of threatening another with the infliction upon the person, honor or property of the latter or of his family of any wrong amounting to a crime. a. Legal basis Art. 282. Grave threats. – Any person who shall threaten another with the infliction upon the person,…

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    Qualified trespass to dwelling, A280 Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Qualified trespass to dwelling – under the Revised Penal Code, refers to the crime of entering another’s dwelling against the latter’s will. a. Legal basis Art. 280. Qualified trespass to dwelling. – Any private person who shall enter the dwelling of another against the latter’s will shall be punished by arresto mayor and…