Robbery, A293 Revised Penal Code

Robbery is an offense committed by any person who, with intent to gain, shall take any personal property belonging to another, by means of violence or intimidation of any person, or using force upon anything shall be guilty of robbery. 1. Concept Robbery – is an offense committed by “any person who, with intent to gain, shall take any personal property belonging to another, by means of violence or intimidation of any person, or using force upon anything shall be guilty of robbery.” (REVISED PENAL CODE, Article 293) a. Legal basis Article 293. Who are guilty of robbery. - Any person who, with intent to gain, shall take any personal property belonging to another, by means of violence or intimidation of any person, or using force upon anything shall be guilty of robbery. (Revised Penal Code) 2. Modes of commission By definition in the RPC, robbery can be committed in three ways, by using: 1) Violence against any person; 2) Intimidation of any person; and/or 3) Force upon anything. (Ablaza v. People, G.R. No. 217722, September 26, 2018, Per Del Castillo, J.) NB: While there is jurisprudence dividing robbery into 3 modes, the vast majority of other case law divides robbery only into two by combining violence against or intimidation of persons into one and the other via force upon things. Thus, the following are the modes of committing the offense: 1) With violence against or intimidation of persons; or 3) By the use of force upon things. (Marquez v. People, G.R. No. 181138, Decemb...