Revised Penal Code
Revised Penal Code Criminal Law BOOK ONE TITLE ONE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE TITLE TWO TITLE THREE SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3 TITLE FOUR TITLE FIVE BOOK TWO SECTION 4 CHAPTER SIX...
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Facts: On June 12, 2020, Ramon committed robbery. Under the Revised Penal Code then in force, the penalty for robbery...
Facts: On June 12, 2020, Ramon committed robbery. Under the Revised Penal Code then in force, the penalty for robbery ranged from 8 to 14 years of imprisonment. On January 15, 2023, the Legislature enacted a new law redu...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 22 (Ex Post Facto)
Facts: On May 5, 2019, Mara, as treasurer of a municipality, malversed PHP 150,000 of public funds. Under the Revised...
...r of a municipality, malversed PHP 150,000 of public funds. Under the Revised Penal Code, the penalty for malversation ranged from 6 to 20 years of imprisonment. On January 10, 2024, the Legislature enacted a new law red...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 21 (Ex Post Facto)., Philippine Revised Penal Code; doctrine of lex mitior (retroactive application of lenient penal laws).
Revised Corporation Code
Revised Corporation Code Commercial / Mercantile Law TITLE I / GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Title of the Code Section 2. Corporation Defined Section 3. Classes of Corporations Section 4. Corporations Created by Special...
A person, Dela Cruz, is arrested for murder. An information is filed in the RTC, and the court, after receipt of the...
...ges the order, arguing that preventive imprisonment is not a punitive penalty but a pre-trial measure, and that detention should be limited to the shortest appropriate period. (a) Define preventive imprisonment under Phi...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 14(2) on due process and liberty, Rules on Criminal Procedure (pre-trial detention and bail), Revised Penal Code provisions on penalties and related pre-trial safeguards (conceptual basis)
A provincial Information Office issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal CapitolPulse prohibiting...
A provincial Information Office issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal CapitolPulse prohibiting publication of a forthcoming investigative report alleging that a provincial housing project contrac...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (Freedom of speech, of the press, and of expression)., Revised Penal Code (Defamation/Libel) and recognized defenses (truth/justification, fair comment, privilege).
Elena C. was convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention and sentenced to life imprisonment. After serving...
...overlap with prior questions while testing the same fundamental rule. Revised Penal Code, Article 70 (Commutation of penalties), Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 19 (Presidential clemency powers: par...
Citations: Revised Penal Code, Article 70 (Commutation of penalties), Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 19 (Presidential clemency powers: pardons, reprieves, commutations)
Lara, a migrant worker from Indonesia, is employed at a private fruit-processing plant. She is housed in a dormitory...
Lara, a migrant worker from Indonesia, is employed at a private fruit-processing plant. She is housed in a dormitory on-site and, after her scheduled shift ends, the plant manager locks the dormitory door and forces h...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 18(1), Revised Penal Code (on illegal detention/forced labor)
Provincial Governor Gloria Mercado approved a non-competitive procurement of disaster-relief vehicles from a private...
Provincial Governor Gloria Mercado approved a non-competitive procurement of disaster-relief vehicles from a private supplier for ₱120 million. The supplier later billed ₱165 million. The governor directed the provinc...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article XI, Section 5 (Sandiganbayan jurisdiction over graft and corruption), Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), Sec. 4 (Sandiganbayan original jurisdiction over graft and related offenses), Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), Sec. 3(e) (elements of graft), Revised Penal Code, Article 217 (Malversation of public funds)
(a) A public market vendor, Lando, sells a cosmetic product that requires registration under a national health act. T...
...1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 1 (nullum crimen sine lege), Revised Penal Code principles on legality of punishment, Rules of Court, Rule on Inf...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 1 (nullum crimen sine lege), Revised Penal Code principles on legality of punishment, Rules of Court, Rule on Information amendments (Rule 110/Rule 120 context), General doctrine on fatal variance between information and law
A city government, through its Office of the City Information and Communications, issues an immediate order forbiddin...
A city government, through its Office of the City Information and Communications, issues an immediate order forbidding a local daily from publishing a forthcoming investigative report about alleged kickbacks involving...
Citations: 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (freedom of speech, press, and assembly)., Revised Penal Code, Libel (defamation).
A city Information Office, acting on its own, issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal PulseLine p...
A city Information Office, acting on its own, issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal PulseLine prohibiting the publication of a forthcoming investigative report alleging that a flood-control proje...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (freedom of speech, press, and expression), Revised Penal Code, Libel provisions (defining libel and defenses)
A convict, Leo Cruz, was convicted by final judgment of estafa. After serving a portion of his sentence, the Presiden...
...into tangential topics. Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 19 (clemenc...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 19 (clemency and pardon powers), Revised Penal Code, Book I (Extinction of Criminal Liability)
A homeowners' association (HOA) president posts on the HOA's official Facebook page: "If the group opposing the renov...
...ior prompts. Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4, Revised Penal Code (incitement to violence/lawless acts)
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4, Revised Penal Code (incitement to violence/lawless acts)
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to a local online news portal prohibiting publicati...
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to a local online news portal prohibiting publication of a forthcoming investigative report alleging that a public-works contract was awarded to a firm...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (Freedom of speech and of the press), Revised Penal Code (defamation/libel provisions), Libel defenses: truth, fair comment, privilege (general doctrinal understanding)
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to a regional online outlet, PulseLine News, prohib...
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to a regional online outlet, PulseLine News, prohibiting publication of a forthcoming investigative report alleging that a public works project awarded...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (freedom of speech and of the press), Revised Penal Code (Libel provisions), Related jurisprudence on prior restraints and post-publication liability (constitutional guarantees and penal libel)
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal BrightLine News prohibiti...
A provincial information office issues a prepublication directive to the online news portal BrightLine News prohibiting publication of a forthcoming investigative report alleging that a water-treatment facility contra...
Citations: Constitution, Article III, Section 4 (freedom of speech and press), Revised Penal Code, Libel (Article 353 et seq.)
A provincial Vice-Governor issues a prepublication directive to WaveFront FM, prohibiting the airing of a forthcoming...
A provincial Vice-Governor issues a prepublication directive to WaveFront FM, prohibiting the airing of a forthcoming investigative report alleging kickbacks in the awarding of a major public works contract to a compa...
Citations: 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 4 (freedom of speech, press, and expression), Revised Penal Code, Libel, Articles 353-357 (elements of libel; defamation by publication)
A university's Board of Regents issues a prepublication directive to the campus newspaper Campus Chronicle, prohibiti...
...le III, Section 4 (Freedom of Speech, Expression, and of the Press)., Revised Penal Code, Article 353 (Libel) and related defamation provisions.
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (Freedom of Speech, Expression, and of the Press)., Revised Penal Code, Article 353 (Libel) and related defamation provisions.
An online news portal, MetroWatch, owned by a private media company, prepares to publish an exposé alleging that the...
...f the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (Freedom of speech, press), Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815), Article 353 (Libel)
Citations: Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Article III, Section 4 (Freedom of speech, press), Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815), Article 353 (Libel)
Arlene C. was convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention and sentenced to life imprisonment. After serving...
...VII, Section 19 (reprieves, pardons, and commutations of sentences), Revised Penal Code, Extinction of Criminal Liability (Partial Extinction) – Commutation of Sentence, Board of Pardons and Parole...
Citations: Constitution of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 19 (reprieves, pardons, and commutations of sentences), Revised Penal Code, Extinction of Criminal Liability (Partial Extinction) – Commutation of Sentence, Board of Pardons and Parole (as the recommending body for presidential action)
At a busy bus terminal at 3:45 a.m., Paolo snatches a wallet from a passenger. He is under the influence of dangerous...
...rugs at the time of the offense. He is charged with Robbery under the Revised Penal Code. (a) Is the circumstance of being under the influence of dangerous drugs at the time of the offense an aggravating circumstance tha...
Citations: Republic Act No. 9165, Section 25, Revised Penal Code, Article 14
At a crowded festival along a city street, Marcus snatches a wallet from a passerby at 1:15 a.m. He is under the infl...
...rugs at the time of the offense. He is charged with Robbery under the Revised Penal Code. (a) Is being under the influence of dangerous drugs at the time of the offense an aggravating circumstance that increases liabilit...
Citations: Republic Act No. 9165, Section 25, Revised Penal Code, Article 14 (Aggravating Circumstances)
Elena, a solo offender, enters a hardware store in the afternoon with an accomplice waiting outside. Elena brandishes...
...in a tight, exam-friendly format. Republic Act No. 10591, Section 29, Revised...
Citations: Republic Act No. 10591, Section 29, Revised Penal Code, Article 14 (Aggravating Circumstances)