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BOOK ONE
Correctional penalty
Fine: not exceeding 6,000 pesos but is not Correctional penalty
less than 200 pesos Fine: not exceeding 1,200,000 pesos but is not less
than 40,000 pesos
Light penalty
Fine: less than 200 pesos Light penalty
Fine: less than 40,000 pesos
BOOK TWO
Title One: CRIMES AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW OF NATIONS
Prisión mayor
Fine: not exceeding 10,000 pesos Prisión mayor
Fine: not exceeding 2,000,000 pesos
Prisión correccional
Fine: not exceeding 5,000 pesos Prisión correccional
Fine: not exceeding 1,000,000 pesos
Leader Leader
Fine: not exceeding 10,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 2,000,000 pesos
Any person or persons who, without a public Any person or persons who, without a public uprising,
uprising, shall employ force or intimidation shall employ force or intimidation for the attainment of
for the attainment of any of the purposes any of the purposes enumerated in defining the crimes
enumerated in defining the crimes of of rebellion and sedition, or shall attack, employ force
rebellion and sedition, or shall attack, employ or seriously intimidate or resist any person in authority
force or seriously intimidate or resist any or any of his agents
person in authority or any of his agents Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos
Serious disturbance
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Serious disturbance
Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
in violation of the provisions contained in the
last clause of article 85 shall bury with pomp in violation of the provisions contained in the last
the body of a person who has been legally clause of article 85 shall bury with pomp the body of a
executed person who has been legally executed
Fine: not to exceed 200 pesos
Fine: not to exceed 40,000 pesos
154 Unlawful Use of Means of Publication and Unlawful Use of Means of Publication and Unlawful
Unlawful Utterances Utterances
Fine: from 200 to 1,000 pesos Fine: from 40,000 to 200,000 pesos
155 Alarms and Scandals Alarms and Scandals
Fine: not to exceed 200 pesos Fine: not to exceed 40,000 pesos
Coin be silver coin of the Philippines or coin Any of the coinage of the Philippines
of the Central Bank of the Philippines of ten Fine: not exceeding 400,000 pesos
centavo denomination or above
Fine: not exceeding 10,000 pesos
circulating note issued by any banking circulating note issued by any banking association
association Fine: not to exceed 1,000,000 pesos
Fine: not to exceed 5,000 pesos
falsified or counterfeited document was issued by a
falsified or counterfeited document was foreign government
issued by a foreign government Fine: not to exceed 1,000,000 pesos
Fine: not to exceed 5,000 pesos
circulating note or bill issued by a foreign bank
circulating note or bill issued by a foreign Fine: not to exceed 400,000 pesos
bank
Fine: not to exceed 2,000 pesos
167 Counterfeiting, importing and uttering Counterfeiting, importing and uttering instruments not
instruments not payable to bearer payable to bearer
Fine: not to exceed 6,000 pesos Fine: not to exceed 1,200,000 pesos
170 Falsification of legislative documents Falsification of legislative documents
Fine: not to exceed 6,000 pesos Fine: not to exceed 1,200,000 pesos
171 Falsification by public officer, employee or Falsification by public officer, employee or notary or
notary or ecclesiastic minister ecclesiastic minister
Fine: not to exceed 5,000 pesos Fine: not to exceed 1,000,000 pesos
172 Falsification by private individual and use of Falsification by private individual and use of falsified
falsified documents documents
Fine: not to exceed 5,000 pesos Fine: not to exceed 1,000,000 pesos
174 False medical certificates, false certificates of False medical certificates, false certificates of merits or
merits or service, etc service, etc
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
176 Manufacturing and possession of instruments Manufacturing and possession of instruments or
or implements for falsification. implements for falsification.
Fine: not exceeding 10,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 1,000,000 pesos
178 Using fictitious name and concealing true Using fictitious name and concealing true name
name
publicly use a fictitious name for the purpose publicly use a fictitious name for the purpose of
of concealing a crime, evading the execution concealing a crime, evading the execution of a
of a judgment or causing damage judgment or causing damage
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
if the amount in controversy shall exceed if the amount in controversy shall exceed 1,000,000
5,000 pesos pesos
Fine: not exceeding 6,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 1,200,000 pesos
not exceed said amount or cannot be not exceed said amount or cannot be estimated
estimated
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
187 Importation and disposition of falsely marked Importation and disposition of falsely marked articles or
articles or merchandise made of gold, silver, merchandise made of gold, silver, or other precious
or other precious metals or their alloys metals or their alloys
Fine: from 200 to 1,000 pesos
Fine: from 40,000 to 200,000 pesos
recidivism recidivism
Fine: from 200 to 2,000 pesos Fine: from 20,000 to 200,000 pesos
caused serious damage to the public interest caused serious damage to the public interest
Fine: not exceeding 2,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 400,000 pesos
if not
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos if not
Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
230 Public officer revealing secrets of private Public officer revealing secrets of private individual
individual Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos
231 Open disobedience Open disobedience
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
233 Refusal of assistance Refusal of assistance
serious damage to the public interest, or to a serious damage to the public interest, or to a third party
third party Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos
if not
if not Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos
234 Refusal to discharge elective office Refusal to discharge elective office
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
235 Maltreatment of prisoners Maltreatment of prisoners
Fine: not exceeding 6,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
236 Anticipation of duties of a public office. Anticipation of duties of a public office.
Fine: from 200 to 500 pesos Fine: from 40,000 to 100,000 pesos
237 Prolonging performance of duties and Prolonging performance of duties and powers
powers
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
239 Usurpation of legislative powers. — The Usurpation of legislative powers. — The penalties of
penalties of prisión correccional prisión correccional
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
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242 Disobeying request for disqualification Disobeying request for disqualification
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
243 Orders or requests by executive officers to Orders or requests by executive officers to any judicial
any judicial authority authority
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
244 Unlawful appointments Unlawful appointments
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 200,000 pesos
259 Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife and
and dispensing of abortives dispensing of abortives
Fine: not exceeding 1,000 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
Fine: not exceeding 200 pesos Fine: not exceeding 40,000 pesos
illtreat another by deed without causing any illtreat another by deed without causing any injury
injury
Fine: not exceeding 50 pesos Fine: not exceeding 5,000 pesos
Any other coercions or unjust vexations Any other coercions or unjust vexations
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Fine: from 5 to 200 pesos Fine: from 1,000 to 40,000 pesos
288 Other Similar Coercions; (Compulsory Other Similar Coercions; (Compulsory Purchase of
Purchase of Merchandise and Payment of Merchandise and Payment of Wages by Means of
Wages by Means of Token) Token)
Fine: from 200 to 500 pesos Fine: from 40,000 to 100,000 pesos
289 Formation, Maintenance and Prohibition of Formation, Maintenance and Prohibition of
Combination of Capital or Labor Through Combination of Capital or Labor Through Violence or
Violence or Threats Threats
Fine: not exceeding 300 pesos Fine: not exceeding 60,000 pesos
290 Discovering Secrets Through Seizure of Discovering Secrets Through Seizure of
Correspondence Correspondence
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
291 Revealing Secrets With Abuse of Office Revealing Secrets With Abuse of Office
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
292 Revelation of Industrial Secrets Revelation of Industrial Secrets
Fine: not exceeding 500 pesos Fine: not exceeding 100,000 pesos
Fine: from 50 to 100% of the gain which he Fine: from 50 to 100% of the gain which he shall have
shall have obtained, but not less than 75 obtained, but not less than 15,000 pesos
pesos
If the value of the gain cannot be If the value of the gain cannot be ascertained
ascertained
Fine: from 200 to 500 pesos Fine: from 40,000 to 100,000 pesos
313 Altering Boundaries or Landmarks Altering Boundaries or Landmarks
Fine: not exceeding 100 pesos Fine: not exceeding 20,000 pesos
315 Swindling (Estafa) Swindling (Estafa)
xxx penalty of prisión correccional in its xxx penalty of prisión correccional in its maximum
maximum period to prisión mayor in its period to prisión mayor in its minimum period, if the
minimum period, if the amount of the fraud is amount of the fraud is over 2,400,000 pesos but does
over 12,000 pesos but does not exceed not exceed 4,400,000 pesos, and if such amount
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22,000 pesos, and if such amount exceeds exceeds the latter sum, the penalty provided in this
the latter sum, the penalty provided in this paragraph shall be imposed in its maximum period,
paragraph shall be imposed in its maximum adding one year for each additional 2,000,000 pesos
period, adding one year for each additional xxx
10,000 pesos xxx
xxx penalty of prisión correccional in its minimum and
xxx penalty of prisión correccional in its medium periods, if the amount of the fraud is over
minimum and medium periods, if the amount 1,200,000 pesos but does not exceed 2,400,000
of the fraud is over 6,000 pesos but does not pesos.
exceed 12,000 pesos.
Xxx arresto mayor in its maximum period to prisión
Xxx arresto mayor in its maximum period to correccional in its minimum period, if such amount is
prisión correccional in its minimum period, if over 40,000 pesos but does not exceed 1,200,000
such amount is over 200 pesos but does not pesos.
exceed 6,000 pesos.
xxx arresto mayor in its medium and maximum
xxx arresto mayor in its medium and periods, if such amount does not exceed 40,000 pesos
maximum periods, if such amount does not xxx
exceed 200 pesos xxx
(e) Any person who shall defraud another by means of
(e) By obtaining any food, refreshment or false pretenses or fraudulent acts as defined in
accommodation at a hotel, inn, restaurant, paragraph 2(d) hereof shall be punished by:
boarding house, lodging house, or apartment
house and the like without paying therefor, 1st. The penalty of reclusión temporal in its maximum,
with intent to defraud the proprietor or if the amount of fraud is over Four million four hundred
manager thereof, or by obtaining credit at a thousand pesos (P4,400,000) but does not exceed
hotel, inn, restaurant, boarding house, Eight million eight hundred thousand pesos
lodging house, or apartment house by the (P8,800,000). If the amount exceeds the latter, the
use of any false pretense, or by abandoning penalty shall be reclusión perpetua.
or surreptitiously removing any part of his
baggage from a hotel, inn, restaurant, 2nd. The penalty of reclusión temporal in its minimum
boarding house, lodging house, or apartment and medium periods, if the amount of fraud is over Two
house after obtaining credit, food, million four hundred thousand (P2,400,000) but does
refreshment, or accommodation therein not exceed Four million four hundred thousand pesos
without paying for his food, refreshment, or (P4,400,000). 3rd. The penalty of prisión mayor in its
accommodation. maximum period, if the amount of fraud is over One
million two hundred thousand pesos (P1,200,000) but
does not exceed Two million four hundred thousand
pesos (P2,400,00).
damage caused exceeds 1,000 pesos damage caused exceeds 200,000 pesos
Penalty: prisión correccional Penalty: prisión correccional
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damage caused exceeds 200 pesos damage caused exceeds 40,000 pesos
Penalty: arresto mayor Penalty: arresto mayor
damage caused not exceed 200 pesos damage caused not exceed 40,000 pesos
Penalty: arresto menor Penalty: arresto menor
329 Other Mischiefs Other Mischiefs
damage caused exceeds 1,000 pesos damage caused exceeds 200,000 pesos
Penalty: arresto mayor Penalty: arresto mayor
damage caused exceeds 200 pesos but damage caused exceeds 40,000 pesos but does not
does not exceed 1,000 pesos exceed 200,000 pesos
Penalty: arresto mayor Penalty: arresto mayor
damage caused not exceed 200 pesos or damage caused not exceed 40,000 pesos or cannot
cannot be estimated be estimated
Penalty: arresto menor Penalty: arresto menor
331 Destroying or Damaging Statues, Public Destroying or Damaging Statues, Public Monuments or
Monuments or Paintings Paintings
Fine: not exceeding 200 pesos Fine: not exceeding 40,000 pesos
355 Libel by Means of Writing or Similar Means Libel by Means of Writing or Similar Means
Fine: from 200 to 6,000 pesos
Fine: from 40,000 to 1,200,000 pesos
356 Threatening to Publish and Offer to Prevent Threatening to Publish and Offer to Prevent Such
Such Publication for a Compensation Publication for a Compensation
Fine: from 200 to 2,000 pesos
Fine: from 40,000 to 400,000 pesos
357 Prohibited Publication of Acts Referred to in Prohibited Publication of Acts Referred to in the Course
the Course of Official Proceedings of Official Proceedings
Fine: from 200 to 2,000 pesos Fine: from 40,000 to 200,000 pesos
358 Slander Slander
Fine: not exceeding 200 pesos Fine: not exceeding 20,000 pesos
359 Slander by Deed Slander by Deed
Fine: from 200 to 1,000 pesos Fine: from 20,000 to 100,000 pesos