“Violence against women and their children” (VAWC) – refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or…
“Trafficking in Persons” – refers to the recruitment, obtaining, hiring, providing, offering, transportation, transfer, maintaining, harboring, or receipt of persons with or without the victim’s consent or knowledge, within or across national borders by means of threat, or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or of position,…
“Torture” – refers to an act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him/her or a third person information or a confession; punishing him/her for an act he/she or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed;…
“Public Officer” – means any person holding any public office in the Government of the Republic of the Philippines by virtue of an appointment, election or contract. (Section 1[a], R.A. 7080, Anti-Plunder Act, as amended by R.A. 7659) “Government” – includes the National Government, and any of its subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, including government-owned or…
“Broadcast” – means to make public, by any means, a visual image with the intent that it be viewed by a person or persons. (Section 3[a], R.A. No. 9995, Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009) “Capture” with respect to an image – means to videotape, photograph, film, record by any means, or broadcast. (Section…
“Covered Institution” refers to: 1) Banks, non-banks, quasi-banks, trust entities, and all other institutions and their subsidiaries and affiliates supervised or regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); 2) Insurance companies and all other institutions supervised or regulated by the Insurance Commission; and 3) (a) Securities dealers, brokers, salesmen, investment houses and other similar…
“Hazing” – refers to any act that results in physical or psychological suffering, harm, or injury inflicted on a recruit, neophyte, applicant, or member as part of an initiation rite or practice made as a prerequisite for admission or a requirement for continuing membership in a fraternity, sorority, or organization including, but not limited to…
“Government” – includes the national government, the local governments, the government-owned and government-controlled corporations, and all other instrumentalities or agencies of the Republic of the Philippines and their branches. (Section 2[a], R.A. 3019, Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, as amended) “Public officer” – includes elective and appointive officials and employees, permanent or temporary, whether in…
1. Concept Fencing – refers to the crime of buying or transacting with stolen goods knowing or should have known that they are proceeds of a crime. a. Legal basis Fencing – is “the act of any person who, with intent to gain for himself or for another, shall buy, receive, possess, keep, acquire, conceal,…
“Child” – refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age or over, but is unable to fully take care of himself/herself from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition. (Section 3[a], R.A. No. 9775, Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009) A child shall also refer to:…