Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction. The State shall exercise jurisdiction over anyactdefined and penalized under thisAct, even if committed outside the Philippines and whether or not suchactoractsconstitute an offense at the place of commission, if the offense, being a continuing offense, was either commenced in the Philippines; or committed in another country:Provided, That in the case of the latter, the suspect or accused is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident of the Philippines, and has committed theactagainst a citizen of the Philippines.

Noprosecution may be commenced against a person under this section if a foreign government, in accordance with jurisdiction recognized by the Philippines, has prosecuted or is prosecuting such person for the conduct constituting such offense, except upon the approval of the Secretary of Justice.