Article 143Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 143

Acts tending to prevent the meeting of the Legislature and similar bodies.-The penalty of prision correccional or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000 pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who by force or fraud prevents the meeting of either of the Houses of the Legislature or of any provincial board or municipal council.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

thousand pesos shall be imposed if the maintainer,

conductor or banker of said gambling schemes is a

government official, or where such government official is

the player, promoter, referee, umpire, judge or coach in

case of game fixing, point shaving and machination.

(d) The penalty of prision correccional in its medium

period or a fine ranging from four hundred to two

thousand pesos shall be imposed upon any person who

shall, knowingly and without lawful purpose in any hour

of any day, possess any lottery list, paper or other matter

containing letters, figures, signs or symbols pertaining to

or in any manner used in the games of jueteng, jai-alai or

horse racing bookies, and similar games of lotteries and

numbers which have taken place or about to take place.

(e) The penalty of temporary absolute disqualifications

shall be imposed upon any barangay official who, with

knowledge of the existence of a gambling house or place

in his jurisdiction fails to abate the same or take action in

connection therewith.

(f) The penalty of prision correccional in its maximum

period or a fine ranging from five hundred pesos to two

thousand pesos shall be imposed upon any security

officer,

security

guard,

watchman,

private

or

house

detective of hotels, villages, buildings, enclosures and the

like which have the reputation of a gambling place or

where gambling activities are being held.

Section 2. Informer's reward. Any person who shall

disclose information that will lead to the arrest and final

conviction of the malfactor shall be rewarded twenty

percent of the cash money or articles of value confiscated

or forfeited in favor of the government.

Section 3. Repealing Clause. Provisions of Art. 195-199 of

the Revised Penal Code, as amended, Republic Act No.

3063, Presidential Decrees Numbered 483, 449, 510 and

1306, letters of instructions, laws, executive orders, rules

and regulations, city and municipal ordinances which are

inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed.

Section

4.

Effectivity.

This

Decree

shall

take

effect

immediately

upon

publication

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper of general circulation.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the

year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.

RA No 9287 | Increasing the Penalties for Illegal

Numbers Games

Republic Act No. 9287 April 2, 2004

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL

NUMBERS GAMES, AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1602, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled :

Section 1. Declaration of Policy . - It is the policy of the

State to promote a just and dynamic social order that will

ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation

and free the people from poverty through policies that

provide

adequate

social

services,

promote

full

employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved

quality of life for all. It is likewise the policy of the State

that the promotion of social justice shall include the

commitment to create economic opportunities based on

freedom of initiative and self-reliance.

Hence, the State hereby condemns the existence of

illegal gambling activities such as illegal numbers games

as this has become an influential factor in an individual's

disregard for the value of dignified work, perseverance

and thrift since instant monetary gains from it are being

equated to success, thereby becoming a widespread

social menace and a source of corruption.

Towards this end, the State shall therefore adopt more

stringent measures to stop and eradicate the existence of

illegal numbers games in any part of the country.

Sec. 2. Definition of Terms . - As used in this Act, the

following terms shall mean:

a) Illegal Numbers Game . - Any form illegal gambling

activity which uses numbers or combinations thereof as

factors in giving out jackpots.

b) Jueteng . - An illegal numbers game that involves the

combination

of

thirty-seven

(37)

numbers

against

thirty-seven (37) numbers from number one (1) to thirty

seven

(37)

or

the

combination

of

thirty-eight

(38)

numbers in some areas, serving as a form of local lottery

where bets are placed and accepted per combination,

and its variants.

c) Masiao . - An illegal numbers game where the winning

combination is derived from the results of the last game

of Jai Alai or the Special Llave portion or any result thereof

based on any fictitious Jai Alai game consisting of ten (10)

players pitted against one another, and its variants.

d) Last Two . - An illegal numbers game where the

winning combination is derived from the last two (2)

numbers of the first prize of the winning Sweepstakes

ticket which comes out during the weekly draw of the

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and its

variants.

e) Bettor ("Mananaya", "Tayador" or variants thereof) . -

Any person who places bets for himself/herself or in

behalf of another person, or any person, other than the

personnel or staff of any illegal numbers game operation.

f) Personnel or Staff of Illegal Numbers Game Operation .

- Any person, who acts in the interest of the maintainer,

manager or operator, such as, but not limited to, an

accountant,

cashier,

checker,

guard,

runner,

table

manager,

usher,

watcher,

or

any

other

personnel

performing such similar functions in a building structure,

vessel,

vehicle,

or

any

other place where an illegal

numbers game is operated or conducted.

g) Collector or Agent ("Cabo", "Cobrador", "Coriador" or

variants thereof) . - Any person who collects, solicits or

produces bets in behalf of his/her principal for any illegal

numbers game who is usually in possession of gambling

paraphernalia.

h) Coordinator, Controller or Supervisor ("Encargado" or

variants thereof) . - Any person who exercises control and

supervision over the collector or agent.

i) Maintainer, Manager or Operator . - Any person who

maintains, manages or operates any illegal number game

in a specific area from whom the coordinator, controller

or supervisor, and collector or agent take orders.

j) Financiers or Capitalist . - Any person who finances the

operations of any illegal numbers game.

k) Protector or Coddler . - Any person who lends or

provides protection, or receives benefits in any manner in

the operation of any illegal numbers game.

Sec. 3. Punishable Acts . - Any person who participates in

any illegal numbers game shall suffer the following

penalties:

a) The penalty of imprisonment from thirty (30) days to

ninety (90) days, if such person acts as a bettor;

b) The penalty of imprisonment from six (6) years and one

(1) day to eight (8) years, if such person acts as a personnel

or staff of an illegal numbers game operation;

The same penalty shall likewise be imposed to any person

who allows his vehicle, house, building or land to be used

in the operation of the illegal numbers games.

c) The penalty of imprisonment from eight (8) years and

one (1) day to ten (10) years, if such person acts as a

collector or agent;

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