Illegal marriages – refer to the offense of knowing contracting a marriage knowing of defects in the marriage. 1. Concept Illegal marriages – refer to the offense of knowing contracting a marriage knowing of defects in the marriage. a. Legal basis ART. 350. Marriage contracted against provisions of laws. – The penalty of prision correccional…
Bigamy – refers to contracting a second/subsequent marriage despite the first/prior marriage is still subsisting. 1. Concept Bigamy – refers to contracting a second/subsequent marriage despite the first/prior marriage is still subsisting. a. Legal basis Article 349. Bigamy. – The penalty of prision mayor shall be imposed upon any person who shall contract a second…
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…
Concealment or abandonment of child for purposes of losing civil status – refers to the act of leaving newly-born children or infants in front of various places such as hospitals or religious institutions, resulting on the children being foundlings whose family and lineage is unknown. 1. Concept Concealment or abandonment of child for purposes of…
Substitution of one child from another results in the children no longer being with their biological parents. 1. Concept Substitution of a child from another – refers to the act of interchanging a child with another such that they are no longer with their biological parents. a. Legal basis Revised Penal Code provides: Art. 347….
Simulation of birth refers to the act of deceptively making it appear that the parents of a newly born child are persons other than the biological parents. 1. Concept Simulation – refers to deceptive imitation or copying. Simulation birth – refers to the act of deceptively making it appear that the parents of a newly…
To incriminate an innocent person is to perform an act which tends directly to cause a false prosecution. 1. Concept Incriminating innocent person – refers to the performing of an act which tends directly to cause a false prosecution. a. Legal basis Article 363. Incriminating innocent person. – Any person who, by any act not…
Libel is the malicious imputation of a crime, vice, or defect – in writing. 1. Concept Libel – refers to “a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status or circumstance tending to cause dishonor, discredit or contempt of a natural…
Threatening to publish libel and offering to prevent publication for compensation is also known as blackmail. 1. Concept Threatening to publish libel and offering to prevent publication for compensation is also known as blackmail. a. Legal basis Art. 356. Threatening to publish and offer to prevent such publication for a compensation. – The penalty of…
Prohibited publication of acts referred to in the course of official proceedings – refer to the offense of publishing facts connected with the private life of another and offensive to the honor, virtue and reputation of said person, even though said publication be made in connection with or under the pretext that it is necessary…