Article 27Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 27

Reclusion perpetua.-Any person sentenced to any of the perpetual penalties shall be pardoned after undergoing the penalty for thirty years, unless such person by reason of his conduct or some other serious cause shall be considered by the Chief Executive as unworthy of pardon.

Reclusion temporal.-The penalty of reclusion temporal shall be from twelve years and one day to twenty years.

Prision mayor and temporary disqualification.-The duration of the penalties of prision mayor and temporary disqualification shall be from six years and one day to twelve years, except when the penalty of disqualification is imposed as an accessory penalty, in which case its duration shall be that of the principal penalty.

Prision correccional, suspension, and destierro.-The duration of the penalties of prision correccional, suspension and destierro shall be from six months and one day to six years, except when suspension is imposed as an accessory penalty, in which case, its duration shall be that of the principal penalty.

Arresto mayor.-The duration of the penalty of arresto mayor shall be from one month and one day to six months.

Arresto menor.-The duration of the penalty of arresto menor shall be from one day to thirty days.

Bond to keep the peace.-The bond to keep the peace shall be required to cover such period of time as the court may determine.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

1. Any person other than those referred to in subsections

(b) and (c) who, in any manner shall directly, or indirectly

take part in any game of monte, jueteng or any other

form of lottery, policy, banking, or percentage game, dog

races, or any other game of scheme the result of which

depends wholly or chiefly upon chance or hazard; or

wherein wagers consisting of money, articles of value or

representative of value are made; or in the exploitation or

use of any other mechanical invention or contrivance to

determine by chance the loser or winner of money or any

object or representative of value.

2. Any person who shall knowingly permit any form of

gambling referred to in the preceding subdivision to be

carried on in any unhabited or uninhabited place of any

building, vessel or other means of transportation owned

or controlled by him. If the place where gambling is

carried on has the reputation of a gambling place or that

prohibited gambling is frequently carried on therein, the

culprit shall be punished by the penalty provided for in

this article in its maximum period.

(b) The penalty of prision correccional in its maximum

degree shall be imposed upon the maintainer, conductor,

or banker in a game of jueteng or any similar game.

(c) The penalty of prision correccional in its medium

degree shall be imposed upon any person who shall,

knowingly

and

without

lawful

purpose,

have in his

possession

and

lottery

list,

paper

or

other

matter

containing letters, figures, signs or symbols which pertain

to or are in any manner used in the game of jueteng or

any similar game which has taken place or about to take

place.

Article 196. Importation, sale and possession of lottery

tickets or advertisements. - The penalty of arresto mayor

in its maximum period to prision correccional in its

minimum period or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000

pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court, shall be

imposed upon any person who shall import into the

Philippine Islands from any foreign place or port any

lottery ticket or advertisement or, in connivance with the

importer, shall sell or distribute the same.

Any person who shall knowingly and with intent to use

them,

have

in

his

possession

lottery

tickets

or

advertisements,

or

shall

sell

or distribute the same

without connivance with the importer of the same, shall

be punished by arresto menor , or a fine not exceeding

200 pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.

The possession of any lottery ticket or advertisement shall

be prima facie evidence of an intent to sell, distribute or

use the same in the Philippine Islands.

Article 197. Betting in sports contests. - The penalty of

arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both,

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 sports contests.

Article 198. Illegal betting on horse race. - The penalty of

arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both,

shall be imposed upon any person who except during the

period allowed by law, shall be on horse races. The penalty

of arresto mayor or a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000

pesos, or both, shall be imposed upon any person who,

under the same circumstances, shall maintain or employ

a totalizer or other device or scheme for betting on horse

races or realizing any profit therefrom.

For the purposes of this article, any race held in the same

day at the same place shall be held punishable as a

separate offense, and if the same be committed by any

partnership, corporation or association, the president and

the directors or managers thereof shall be deemed to be

principals in the offense if they have consented to or

knowingly tolerated its commission.

Article 199. Illegal cockfighting. - The penalty of arresto

menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos, or both, in the

discretion of the court, shall be imposed upon:

1. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in

cockfights, by betting money or other valuable things, or

who organizes cockfights at which bets are made, on a

day other than those permitted by law.

2. Any person who directly or indirectly participates in

cockfights, at a place other than a licensed cockpit.

Chapter Two OFFENSES AGAINST DECENCY AND

GOOD CUSTOMS

Article 200. Grave scandal. - The penalties of arresto

mayor and public censure shall be imposed upon any

person

who

shall

offend

against

decency

or

good

customs by any highly scandalous conduct not expressly

falling within any other article of this Code.

Article 201. Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and

exhibitions and indecent shows. - The penalty of prision

mayor or a fine ranging from Twenty thousand pesos

(P20,000) to Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000), or

both such imprisonment and fine, shall be imposed

upon:

(1)

Those

who

shall

publicly

expound

or

proclaim

doctrines openly contrary to public morals;

(2) (a) the authors of obscene literature, published with

their knowledge in any form; the editors publishing such

literature; and the owners/operators of the establishment

selling the same;

(b) Those who, in theaters, fairs, cinematographs or any

other place, exhibit, indecent or immoral plays, scenes,

acts

or

shows,

whether

live

or

in

film,

which

are

prescribed by virtue hereof, shall include those which (1)

glorify criminals or condone crimes; (2) serve no other

purpose but to satisfy the market for violence, lust or

pornography; (3) offend any race or religion; (4) tend to

abet traffic in and use of prohibited drugs; and (5) are

contrary to law, public order, morals, and good customs,

established policies, lawful orders, decrees and edicts;

(3) Those who shall sell, give away or exhibit films, prints,

engravings, sculpture or literature which are offensive to

morals. (As amended by PD Nos. 960 and 969).

Article 202. Prostitutes; Penalty.

- For the purposes of

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this article, women who, for money or profit, habitually

indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are

deemed to be prostitutes.

Any person found guilty of any of the offenses covered by

this article shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine

not exceeding Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000), and in

case of recidivism, by arresto mayor in its medium period

to prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine

ranging from Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) to Two

hundred thousand pesos (P200,000), or both, in the

discretion of the court.

(as amended by Republic Act No. 10158, [March 27, 2012])

Title Seven CRIMES COMMITTED BY PUBLIC

OFFICERS

Chapter One PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Article 203. Who are public officers. - For the purpose of

applying the provisions of this and the preceding titles of

this book, any person who, by direct provision of the law,

popular election or appointment by competent authority,

shall take part in the performance of public functions in

the Government of the Philippine Islands, of shall perform

in said Government or in any of its branches public duties

as an employee, agent or subordinate official, of any rank

or class, shall be deemed to be a public officer.

4Sec 17 of RA No 10364, February 6, 2013. Victims of trafficking

for purposes of prostitution as defined under Section 4 of this Act

are not covered by Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code and as

such, shall not be prosecuted, fined, or otherwise penalized under

the said law.

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