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Section 30March 2, 1989, Sec./Art. 30
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Paragraph (a) of Article 272 of the same Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 272. Penalties. - (a) Any person violating any of the provisions of Article 264 of this Code shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand pesos (P1,000.00) nor more than ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) and/or imprisonment for not less than three (3) months nor more than three (3) years, or both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. Prosecution under this provision shall preclude prosecution for the same act under the Revised Penal Code, and vice-versa."
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