REVISE PENAL CODE

REVISE PENAL CODE

ARTICLE ONE - Time When Act Takes Effect

The provisions of this Code shall be enforced on January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-two.

Article two. Application of its provisions. - Except as provided in the treaties and laws of preferential application, the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its jurisdiction, against those who:

One. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship;

Two. Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands;

Three. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these islands of the obligations and securities mentioned in the preceding number;

Four. While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of their functions; or

Five. Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations, defined in Title One of Book two of this Code.

Article three. Definition. - Acts and omissions punishable by law are felonies, delitos.

Felonies are committed not only by means of deceit, dolo, but also by means of fault, culpa.

There is deceit when the act is performed with deliberate intent; and there is fault when the wrongful act results from imprudence, negligence, lack of foresight, or lack of skill.