Article 144Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 144

Disturbance of proceedings.-The penalty of arresto mayor or a fine ranging from 200 to 1,000 pesos shall be imposed upon any person who disturbs the meetings of either of the Houses of the Legislature or of any provincial board or municipal council, or in the presence of any such bodies should behave in such manner as to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to it.

SECTION TWO.-Violation of parliamentary immunity

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

d) The penalty of imprisonment from ten (10) years and

one (1) day to twelve (12) years, if such person acts as a

coordinator, controller or supervisor;

e) The penalty of imprisonment from twelve (12) years and

one (1) day to ten (10) fourteen (14) years, if such person

acts as a maintainer, manager or operator; and

f) The penalty of imprisonment from fourteen (14) years

and one (1) day to sixteen (16) years, if such person acts as

a financier or capitalist;

g) The penalty of imprisonment from sixteen (16) years

and one (1) day to twenty (20) years, if such person acts as

protector or coddler.

Sec.

4.

Possession

of

Gambling

Paraphernalia

or

Materials .

-

The

possession

of

any

gambling

paraphernalia and other materials used in the illegal

numbers game operation shall be deemed prima facie

evidence of any offense covered by this Act.

Sec. 5. Liability of Government Employees and/or Public

Officials . - a) If the collector, agent, coordinator, controller,

supervisor, maintainer, manager, operator, financier or

capitalist of any illegal numbers game is a government

employee

and/or

public

official,

whether

elected

or

appointed shall suffer the penalty of twelve (12) years and

one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from

Three million pesos (P3,000,000.00) to Five million pesos

(P5,000,000.00) and perpetual absolute disqualification

from public office.

In addition to the penalty provided in the immediately

preceding section, the accessory penalty of perpetual

disqualification from public office shall be imposed upon

any local government official who, having knowledge of

the existence of the operation of any illegal numbers

game in his/her jurisdiction, fails to abate or to take

action, or tolerates the same in connection therewith.

b) In the case of failure to apprehend perpetrators of any

illegal numbers game, any law enforcer shall suffer an

administrative penalty of suspension or dismissal, as the

case may be, to be imposed by the appropriate authority.

Sec. 6. Liability of Parents/Guardians . - The penalty of

imprisonment from six (6) months and one (1) day to one

(1) year or fine ranging from One hundred thousand

pesos (P100,000.00) to Four hundred thousand pesos

(P400,000.00)

shall

be

imposed

upon

any

parent,

guardian

or

person

exercising

moral

authority

or

ascendancy over a minor, ward or incapacitated person,

and not otherwise falling under any of the foregoing

subsections, who induces or causes such minor, ward or

incapacitated person to commit any of the offenses

punishable in this Act. Upon conviction, the parent,

guardian

or

person

exercising

moral

authority

or

ascendancy over the minor, ward or incapacitated person

shall be deprived of his/her authority over such person in

addition to the penalty imposed.

Sec. 7. Recidivism . - The penalty next higher in degree as

provided for under Section 3 hereof shall be imposed

upon a recidivist who commits any of the offenses

punishable in this Act.

Sec. 8. Immunity from Prosecution . - Any person who

serves as a witness for the government or provides

evidence in a criminal case involving any violation of this

Act, or who voluntarily or by virtue of a subpoena

testificandum or duces tecum, produces, identifies, or

gives testimony shall be immune from any criminal

prosecution,

subject

to

the

compliance

with

the

provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1732, otherwise

known as Decree Providing Immunity from Criminal

Prosecution to Government Witnesses and the pertinent

provisions of the Rules of Court.

Sec. 9. Prosecution, Judgment and Forfeiture of Property .

- Any person may be charged with or convicted of the

offenses covered by this Act without prejudice to the

prosecution of any act or acts penalized under the

Revised Penal Code or existing laws.

During the pendency of the case, no property or income

used or derived therefrom which may be confiscated and

forfeited shall be disposed, alienated or transferred and

the same shall be in custodia legis and no bond shall be

admitted for the release of the same.

The trial prosecutors shall avail of provisional remedies

provided

for

under

the

Revised

Rules

on

Criminal

Procedure.

Upon conviction, all proceeds, gambling paraphernalia

and other instruments of the crime including any real or

personal property used in any illegal numbers game

operation shall be confiscated and forfeited in favor of the

State. All assets and properties of the accused either

owned or held by him/her in his/her name or in the name

of

another

person

found

to

be

manifestly

out

of

proportion to his/her lawful income shall be prima facie

presumed to be proceeds of the offense and shall likewise

be confiscated and forfeited in favor of the State.

Sec. 10. Witness Protection . - Any person who provides

material

information,

whether

testimonial

or

documentary,

necessary

for

the

investigation

or

prosecution of individuals committing any of the offenses

under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 herein shall be placed under

the Witness Protection Program pursuant to Republic

Act. No. 6981.

Sec. 11. Informer's Reward . - Any person who, having

knowledge or information of any offense committed

under this Act and who shall disclose the same which

may lead to the arrest and final conviction of the offender,

may be rewarded a certain percentage of the cash money

or articles of value confiscated or forfeited in favor of the

government, which shall be determined through a policy

guideline promulgated by the Department of Justice

(DOJ) in coordination with the Department of Interior and

Local

Government

(DILG)

and

the

National

Police

Commission (NAPOLCOM).

The DILG, the NAPOLCOM and the DOJ shall provide for a

system of rewards and incentives for law enforcement

officers and for local government official for the effective

implementation of this Act.

Sec. 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations . - Within

sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DILG,

DOJ,

NAPOLCOM,

and other concerned government

agencies shall jointly promulgate the implementing rules

and regulations, as may be necessary to ensure the

efficient and effective implementation of the provisions

of this Act.

Sec. 13. Separability Clause . - If for any reason any section

or provision of this Act, or any portion thereof, or the

application of such section, provision or portion thereof to

any person, group or circumstance is declared invalid or

unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this Act

shall not be affected by such declaration and shall remain

in force and effect.

Sec. 14. Amendatory Clause . - The pertinent provisions of

Presidential

Decree

No.

1602, in so far as they are

inconsistent herewith, are hereby expressly amended or

modified accordingly.

Sec. 15. Repealing Clause . - The provisions of other laws,

decrees,

executive

orders,

rules

and

regulations

inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended

or modified accordingly.

Sec. 16. Effectivity . - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)

days after its publication in at least two (2) national

newspapers of general circulation.

RA No 9208 | Expanded Anti-Trafficking in

Persons Act of 2012 as amended by RA No

10364

Republic Act No. 9208 May 26, 2003

As amended by RA No 10364

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