Article 197Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 197

Betting in sport contests.-The penalty of arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both,contes shall be imposed upon any person who shall bet money or any object or article of value or representative of value upon the result of any boxing or other sport contest.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

CHAPTER VII COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

Section 23. Department of Justice (DOJ). — There is

hereby created an Office of Cybercrime within the DOJ

designated as the central authority in all matters related

to international mutual assistance and extradition.

Section 24. Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating

Center. — There is hereby created, within thirty (30) days

from the effectivity of this Act, an inter-agency body to be

known as the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating

Center (CICC), under the administrative supervision of the

Office of the President, for policy coordination among

concerned

agencies

and

for

the

formulation

and

enforcement of the national cybersecurity plan.

Section 25. Composition. — The CICC shall be headed by

the

Executive

Director

of

the

Information

and

Communications

Technology

Office

under

the

Department of Science and Technology (ICTO-DOST) as

Chairperson

with

the

Director

of

the

NBI

as

Vice

Chairperson; the Chief of the PNP; Head of the DOJ Office

of Cybercrime; and one (1) representative from the private

sector and academe, as members. The CICC shall be

manned by a secretariat of selected existing personnel

and

representatives

from

the

different

participating

agencies.

Section 26. Powers and Functions. — The CICC shall have

the following powers and functions:

(a) To formulate a national cybersecurity plan and extend

immediate assistance for the suppression of real-time

commission of cybercrime offenses through a computer

emergency response team (CERT);

(b) To coordinate the preparation of appropriate and

effective measures to prevent and suppress cybercrime

activities as provided for in this Act;

(c)

To

monitor

cybercrime

cases

being

bandied

by

participating law enforcement and prosecution agencies;

(d) To facilitate international cooperation on intelligence,

investigations, training and capacity building related to

cybercrime prevention, suppression and prosecution;

(e) To coordinate the support and participation of the

business

sector,

local

government

units

and

nongovernment organizations in cybercrime prevention

programs and other related projects;

(f) To recommend the enactment of appropriate laws,

issuances, measures and policies;

(g) To call upon any government agency to render

assistance

in

the

accomplishment

of

the

CICC’s

mandated tasks and functions; and

(h) To perform all other matters related to cybercrime

prevention and suppression, including capacity building

and such other functions and duties as may be necessary

for the proper implementation of this Act.

CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

Section 27. Appropriations. — The amount of Fifty million

pesos (PhP50,000,000.00) shall be appropriated annually

for the implementation of this Act.

Section 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The

ICTO-DOST, the DOJ and the Department of the Interior

and Local Government (DILG) shall jointly formulate the

necessary rules and regulations within ninety (90) days

from approval of this Act, for its effective implementation.

Section 29. Separability Clause — If any provision of this

Act is held invalid, the other provisions not affected shall

remain in full force and effect.

Section 30. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees or rules

inconsistent

with

this

Act

are

hereby

repealed

or

modified accordingly. Section 33(a) of Republic Act No.

8792

or

the

"Electronic

Commerce

Act"

is

hereby

modified accordingly.

Section 31. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15) days after the completion of its publication in the

Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of

general circulation.

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RA No 10586 | Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving

Act of 2013

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10586

AN ACT PENALIZING PERSONS DRIVING UNDER THE

INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS, AND

SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, 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-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013″.

Section

2. Declaration of Policy. – Pursuant to the

Constitutional principle that recognizes the protection of

life and property and the promotion of the general

welfare as essential for the enjoyment of the blessing of

democracy, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to

ensure

road

safety

through

the

observance

of

the

citizenry of responsible and ethical driving standards.

Towards this end, the State shall penalize the acts of

driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous drugs

and other intoxicating substances and shall inculcate the

standards of safe driving and the benefits that may be

derived

from

it

through

institutional

programs and

appropriate public information strategies.

Section 3. Definition of Terms. – For purposes of this Act:

(a) Alcohol refers to alcoholic beverages classified into

beer, wine and distilled spirits, the consumption of which

produces intoxication.

(b) Breath analyzer refers to the equipment which can

determine the blood alcohol concentration level of a

person through testing of his breath.

(c) Chemical tests refer to breath, saliva, urine or blood

tests to determine the blood alcohol concentration level

and/or positive indication of dangerous drugs and similar

substances in a person’s body.

(d) Dangerous drugs and other similar substances refer

to drugs listed in the schedules annexed to the 1961

Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs, as amended by

the 1972 Protocol, and in the schedules annexed to the

1971 Single Convention of Psychotropic Substances as

enumerated in its attachment which is an integral part of

Republic

Act

No.

9165,

otherwise

known

as

the

"Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002″ and those

that the Board may reclassify, add to or remove from the

list of dangerous drugs.

(e) Driving under the influence of alcohol refers to the act

of operating a motor vehicle while the driver’s blood

alcohol concentration level has, after being subjected to a

breath analyzer test, reached the level of intoxication, as

established jointly by the Department of Health (DOH),

the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the

Department

of

Transportation

and

Communications

(DOTC).

(f) Driving under the influence of dangerous drugs and

other similar substances refers to the act of operating a

motor vehicle while the driver, after being subjected to a

confirmatory test as mandated under Republic Act No.

9165, is found to be positive for use of any dangerous

drug.

(g) Field sobriety tests refer to standardized tests to

initially assess and determine intoxication, such as the

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