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    This document outlines several articles from the Philippine Penal Code that define key legal concepts. It discusses when the code takes effect, how its provisions are applied both within and outside Philippine jurisdiction, defines felonies and the types of criminal liability, and distinguishes between grave, less grave, and light felonies. It also addresses consummated, frustrated and attempted felonies as well as conspiracy and offenses not covered under the penal code.

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    This document outlines several articles from the Philippine Penal Code that define key legal concepts. It discusses when the code takes effect, how its provisions are applied both within and outside Philippine jurisdiction, defines felonies and the types of criminal liability, and distinguishes between grave, less grave, and light felonies. It also addresses consummated, frustrated and attempted felonies as well as conspiracy and offenses not covered under the penal code.

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    This document outlines several articles from the Philippine Penal Code that define key legal concepts. It discusses when the code takes effect, how its provisions are applied both within and outside Philippine jurisdiction, defines felonies and the types of criminal liability, and distinguishes between grave, less grave, and light felonies. It also addresses consummated, frustrated and attempted felonies as well as conspiracy and offenses not covered under the penal code.

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    Article 1. Time when Act takes effect.

    This Code shall take effect on the first day of


    January, nineteen hundred and thirty-two.chanrobles virtual law library
    Art. 2. 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:
    1. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship
    2. 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; chan
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    3. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these islands of the
    obligations and securities mentioned in the presiding number;
    4. While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise
    of their functions; or
    5. Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations,
    defined in Title One of Book Two of this Code.chanrobles virtual law library
    Title One
    FELONIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES
    WHICH AFFECT CRIMINAL LIABILITY
    Chapter One
    FELONIES

    Art. 3. Definitions. Acts and omissions punishable by law are felonies


    (delitos).chanrobles virtual law library
    Felonies are committed not only be means of deceit (dolo) but also by means of fault
    (culpa).chanrobles virtual law library
    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.chanrobles virtual law library
    Art. 4. Criminal liability. Criminal liability shall be incurred:
    1. By any person committing a felony (delito) although the wrongful act done be
    different from that which he intended.chanrobles virtual law library
    2. By any person performing an act which would be an offense against persons or
    property, were it not for the inherent impossibility of its accomplishment or an
    account of the employment of inadequate or ineffectual means.chanrobles virtual law
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    Art. 5. Duty of the court in connection with acts which should be repressed but which
    are not covered by the law, and in cases of excessivepenalties.chanrobles virtual law
    library Whenever a court has knowledge of any act which it may deem proper to
    repress and which is not punishable by law, it shall render the proper decision, and
    shall report to the Chief Executive, through the Department of Justice, the reasons
    which induce the court to believe that said act should be made the subject of
    legislation.chanrobles virtual law library
    In the same way, the court shall submit to the Chief Executive, through the
    Department of Justice, such statement as may be deemed proper, without suspending
    the execution of the sentence, when a strict enforcement of the provisions of this
    Code would result in the imposition of a clearly excessive penalty, taking into
    consideration the degree of malice and the injury caused by the offense.chanrobles
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    Art. 6. Consummated, frustrated, and attempted felonies. Consummated felonies as
    well as those which are frustrated and attempted, are punishable.chanrobles virtual
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    A felony is consummated when all the elements necessary for its execution and
    accomplishment are present; and it is frustrated when the offender performs all the
    acts of execution which would produce the felony as a consequence but which,
    nevertheless, do not produce it by reason of causes independent of the will of the
    perpetrator.chanrobles virtual law library
    There is an attempt when the offender commences the commission of a felony directly
    or over acts, and does not perform all the acts of execution which should produce the
    felony by reason of some cause or accident other than this own spontaneous
    desistance.chanrobles virtual law library
    Art. 7. When light felonies are punishable. Light felonies are punishable only when
    they have been consummated, with the exception of those committed against person
    or property.chanrobles virtual law library chan robles virtual law library
    Art. 8. Conspiracy and proposal to commit felony. Conspiracy and proposal to
    commit felony are punishable only in the cases in which the law specially provides a
    penalty therefor.chanrobles virtual law library
    A conspiracy exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the
    commission of a felony and decide to commit it.chanrobles virtual law library
    There is proposal when the person who has decided to commit a felony proposes its
    execution to some other person or persons.chanrobles virtual law library
    Art. 9. Grave felonies, less grave felonies and light felonies. Grave felonies are
    those to which the law attaches the capital punishment or penalties which in any of
    their periods are afflictive, in accordance with Art. 25 of this Code.chanrobles virtual
    law library
    Less grave felonies are those which the law punishes with penalties which in their
    maximum period are correctional, in accordance with the above-mentioned
    Art..chanrobles virtual law library
    Light felonies are those infractions of law for the commission of which a penalty of
    arrest menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos or both; is provided.chanrobles virtual
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    Art. 10. Offenses not subject to the provisions of this Code. Offenses which are or in
    the future may be punishable under special laws are not subject to the provisions of
    this Code. This Code shall be supplementary to such laws, unless the latter should
    specially provide the contrary.chanrobles virtual law library

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