Article 172Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 172

Falsification by private individuals and use of falsified documents.-The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods and a fine of not more than 5,000 pesos shall be imposed upon:

1. Any private individual who shall commit any of the falsifications enumerated in the next preceding article in any public or official document or letter of exchange or any other kind of commercial document; and

2. Any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next preceding article.

Any person who shall knowingly introduce in evidence in any judicial proceeding or to the damage of another or who, with the intent to cause such damage, shall use any of the false documents embraced in the next preceding article or in any of the foregoing subdivisions of this article, shall be punished by the penalty next lower in degree.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

knowledge of the hazing conducted therein but failed to

take any action to prevent the same from occurring. If the

hazing is held in the home of one of the officers or

members of the fraternity, group, or organization, the

parents shall be held liable as principals when they have

actual knowledge of the hazing conducted therein but

failed to take any action to prevent the same from

occurring.

The school authorities including faculty members who

consent to the hazing or who have actual knowledge

thereof, but failed to take any action to prevent the same

from occurring shall be punished as accomplices for the

acts of hazing committed by the perpetrators.

The officers, former officers, or alumni of the organization,

group, fraternity or sorority who actually planned the

hazing although not present when the acts constituting

the hazing were committed shall be liable as principals. A

fraternity or sorority's adviser who is present when the

acts constituting the hazing were committed and failed

to take action to prevent the same from occurring shall

be liable as principal.

The presence of any person during the hazing is prima

facie evidence of participation therein as principal unless

he prevented the commission of the acts punishable

herein.

Any person charged under this provision shall not be

entitled to the mitigating circumstance that there was no

intention to commit so grave a wrong.

This

section

shall

apply

to

the president, manager,

director or other responsible officer of a corporation

engaged in hazing as a requirement for employment in

the manner provided herein.

Section 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared

invalid or unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions

thereof shall remain valid and effective.

Section 6. All laws, orders, rules or regulations which are

inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act

are hereby amended or repealed accordingly.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) calendar

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

newspapers of general circulation.

RA No 9262 | Anti-VAWC Act of 2004

Republic Act No. 9262 March 08, 2004

AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND

THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIVE

MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES

THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled :

SECTION 1. Short Title .- This Act shall be known as the

"Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of

2004".

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy .- It is hereby declared

that the State values the dignity of women and children

and guarantees full respect for human rights. The State

also recognizes the need to protect the family and its

members particularly women and children, from violence

and threats to their personal safety and security.

Towards this end, the State shall exert efforts to address

violence

committed against women and children in

keeping with the fundamental freedoms guaranteed

under the Constitution and the Provisions of the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights, the convention on the

Elimination of all forms of discrimination Against Women,

Convention

on

the

Rights

of

the

Child

and

other

international human rights instruments of which the

Philippines is a party.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms .- As used in this Act,

(a) " Violence against women and their children " refers to

any act or a series of acts committed by any person

against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a

woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or

dating relationship, or with whom he has a common

child,

or

against

her

child

whether

legitimate

or

illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which

result

in

or

is

likely

to

result

in

physical,

sexual,

psychological

harm or suffering, or economic abuse

including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion,

harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty. It includes,

but is not limited to, the following acts:

A. " Physical Violence " refers to acts that include bodily or

physical harm;

B. " Sexual violence " refers to an act which is sexual in

nature, committed against a woman or her child. It

includes, but is not limited to:

a) rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness, treating

a woman or her child as a sex object, making demeaning

and sexually suggestive remarks, physically attacking the

sexual parts of the victim's body, forcing her/him to watch

obscene publications and indecent shows or forcing the

woman or her child to do indecent acts and/or make

films thereof, forcing the wife and mistress/lover to live in

the conjugal home or sleep together in the same room

with the abuser;

b) acts causing or attempting to cause the victim to

engage in any sexual activity by force, threat of force,

physical or other harm or threat of physical or other harm

or coercion;

c) Prostituting the woman or child.

C. " Psychological violence " refers to acts or omissions

causing or likely to cause mental or emotional suffering of

the

victim

such as but not limited to intimidation,

harassment, stalking, damage to property, public ridicule

or

humiliation,

repeated

verbal

abuse

and

mental

infidelity. It includes causing or allowing the victim to

witness the physical, sexual or psychological abuse of a

member of the family to which the victim belongs, or to

witness pornography in any form or to witness abusive

injury to pets or to unlawful or unwanted deprivation of

the right to custody and/or visitation of common children.

D. " Economic abuse " refers to acts that make or attempt

to make a woman financially dependent which includes,

but is not limited to the following:

1. withdrawal of financial support or preventing the victim

from engaging in any legitimate profession, occupation,

business or activity, except in cases wherein the other

spouse/partner

objects

on

valid,

serious

and

moral

grounds as defined in Article 73 of the Family Code;

2.

deprivation

or

threat

of

deprivation

of

financial

resources and the right to the use and enjoyment of the

conjugal, community or property owned in common;

3. destroying household property;

4. controlling the victims' own money or properties or

solely controlling the conjugal money or properties.

(b) " Battery " refers to an act of inflicting physical harm

upon the woman or her child resulting to the physical

and psychological or emotional distress.

(c) " Battered Woman Syndrome " refers to a scientifically

defined

pattern

of

psychological

and

behavioral

symptoms

found

in

women

living

in

battering

relationships as a result of cumulative abuse.

(d) " Stalking " refers to an intentional act committed by a

person who, knowingly and without lawful justification

follows the woman or her child or places the woman or

her child under surveillance directly or indirectly or a

combination thereof.

(e) " Dating relationship " refers to a situation wherein the

parties live as husband and wife without the benefit of

marriage or are romantically involved over time and on a

continuing basis during the course of the relationship. A

casual acquaintance or ordinary socialization between

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