Article 77Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 77

When the penalty is a complex one composed of three distinct penalties.-In cases in which the law prescribes a penalty composed of three distinct penalties, each one shall form a period; the lightest of them shall be the minimum, the next the medium, and the most severe the maximum period.

Whenever the penalty prescribed does not have one of the forms specially provided for in this book, the periods shall be distributed, applying by analogy the prescribed rules.

CHAPTER FIVE

EXECUTION AND SERVICE OF PENALTIES

SECTION ONE.-General provisions

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

time to lapse, shall immediately order it to forthwith

disperse;

(d) No arrest of any leader, organizer or participant shall

also be made during the public assembly unless he

violates during the assembly a law, statute, ordinance or

any provision of this Act. Such arrest shall be governed by

Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended:

(e) Isolated acts or incidents of disorder or branch of the

peace during the public assembly shall not constitute a

group for dispersal.

Section 12. Dispersal of public assembly without permit -

When the public assembly is held without a permit

where a permit is required, the said public assembly may

be peacefully dispersed.

Section 13. Prohibited acts - The following shall constitute

violations of this Act:

(a) The holding of any public assembly as defined in this

Act by any leader or organizer without having first

secured that written permit where a permit is required

from the office concerned, or the use of such permit for

such purposes in any place other than those set out in

said permit: Provided, however, That no person can be

punished or held criminally liable for participating in or

attending an otherwise peaceful assembly;

(b) Arbitrary and unjustified denial or modification of a

permit in violation of the provisions of this Act by the

mayor or any other official acting in his behalf.

(c) The unjustified and arbitrary refusal to accept or

acknowledge receipt of the application for a permit by

the mayor or any official acting in his behalf;

(d)

Obstructing,

impeding,

disrupting

or

otherwise

denying the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly;

(e) The unnecessary firing of firearms by a member of any

law enforcement agency or any person to disperse the

public assembly;

(f) Acts in violation of Section 10 hereof;

(g) Acts described hereunder if committed within one

hundred (100) meters from the area of activity of the

public assembly or on the occasion thereof;

1. the carrying of a deadly or offensive weapon or device

such as firearm, pillbox, bomb, and the like;

2. the carrying of a bladed weapon and the like;

3 the malicious burning of any object in the streets or

thoroughfares;

4. the carrying of firearms by members of the law

enforcement unit;

5. the interfering with or intentionally disturbing the

holding of a public assembly by the use of a motor

vehicle, its horns and loud sound systems.

Section 14. Penalties - Any person found guilty and

convicted of any of the prohibited acts defined in the

immediately preceding Section shall be punished as

follows:

(a) violation of subparagraph (a) shall be punished by

imprisonment of one month and one day to six months;

(b) violations of subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and item

4, subparagraph (g) shall be punished by imprisonment

of six months and one day to six years;

(c) violation of item 1, subparagraph (g) shall be punished

by imprisonment of six months and one day to six years

without

prejudice

to

prosecution

under

Presidential

Decree No. 1866;

(d) violations of item 2, item 3, or item 5 of subparagraph

(g) shall be punished by imprisonment of one day to

thirty days.

Section 15. Freedom parks - Every city and municipality

in the country shall within six months after the effectivity

of this Act establish or designate at least one suitable

"freedom park" or mall in their respective jurisdictions

which, as far as practicable, shall be centrally located

within

the

poblacion

where

demonstrations

and

meetings may be held at any time without the need of

any prior permit.

In the cities and municipalities of Metropolitan Manila,

the respective mayors shall establish the freedom parks

within the period of six months from the effectivity of this

Act.

Section 16. Constitutionality - Should any provision of this

Act be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the validity or

constitutionality of the other provisions shall not be

affected thereby.

Section 17. Repealing clause - All laws, decrees, letters of

instructions,

resolutions,

orders,

ordinances

or

parts

thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this

Act

are

hereby

repealed,

amended,

or

modified

accordingly.

Section 18. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect upon its

approval.

Approved, October 22, 1985.

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Book TWO Title THREE

RA No 10591 | Comprehensive Firearms and

Ammunition Regulation Act

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10591

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LAW ON

FIREARMS

AND

AMMUNITION

AND

PROVIDING

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled:

ARTICLE I TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY AND

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the

"Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation

Act".

Section 2. Declaration of State Policy. – It is the policy of

the State to maintain peace and order and protect the

people against violence. The State also recognizes the

right of its qualified citizens to self-defense through,

when it is the reasonable means to repel the unlawful

aggression under the circumstances, the use of firearms.

Towards

this

end,

the

State

shall

provide

for

a

comprehensive law regulating the ownership, possession,

carrying, manufacture, dealing in and importation of

firearms, ammunition, or parts thereof, in order to provide

legal

support

to law enforcement agencies in their

campaign against crime, stop the proliferation of illegal

firearms or weapons and the illegal manufacture of

firearms or weapons, ammunition and parts thereof.

Section 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act:

(a) Accessories refer to parts of a firearm which may

enhance

or

increase

the

operational

efficiency

or

accuracy of a firearm but will not constitute any of the

major or minor internal parts thereof such as, but not

limited

to,

laser

scope,

telescopic

sight

and

sound

suppressor or silencer.

(b)

Ammunition

refers

to

a

complete

unfixed

unit

consisting of a bullet, gunpowder, cartridge case and

primer or loaded shell for use in any firearm.

(c) Antique firearm refers to any: (1) firearm which was

manufactured at least seventy-five (75) years prior to the

current date but not including replicas; (2) firearm which

is certified by the National Museum of the Philippines to

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