Comparison of RPC and RA 10951

Provisions Amended General Provisions

Act No. 3815

1.  Ar ti cle 9. Grave 9. Grave felonies, Light felony when fine is less than P200 less grave felonies and light felonies.  Affl  Afflic ictiv tive e penalty if fine fine exce xceeds P6,000 2.  Ar ti cle 26. When 26. When afflictive, correctional, or light penalty. Correctional if P200 Light penalty if it less than P200

Now >P1.2 Million Now P40,000 Now less than P40,000

Committed by Filipinos: Filipinos: Reclusion temporal to death and a fine not exceeding P20,000 Committed by Aliens: Prision mayor to death and a fine not exceeding P20,000

Now reclusion perpetua to perpetua  to death and a fine not exceeding P4 Million Now reclusion temporal to temporal  to death and a fine not exceeding P4 Millio Millio n

Fine not exceeding P10,000

Fine not exceeding P2 Million

Fine not exceedingP5,000 exceeding P5,000

Fine not exceeding P1 Million

Crimes against the Fundamental Laws of the State

5.  Ar ti cle 129. Search 129. Search warrants Fine not exceeding P1,000 maliciously obtained and abuse in the service of those legally obtained

Fine not exceeding P200,000

Crimes against Public Order

6.  Ar ti cle 136. Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat Conspiracy and proposal to commit rebellion Conspiracy and proposal to commit insurrection 7.  Ar ti cle 140. 140. Penalty for sedition

Crimes against National Security

3.  Ar ti cle 114. Treason

RA 10951 Fine less thanP40,000 than P40,000

4.  Ar ti cle 115. 115. Conspiracy to commit treason Proposal to commit commit treason treason

Fine not exceeding P8,000

Fine not exceeding P1 Million

Fine not exceeding P5,000

Fine not exceeding P1 Million

Fine not exceeding P2,000

Fine not exceeding P400,000

Leader punished with fine ≤ P10,000

Fine not exceeding P2 Million

Participants punished with fine ≤ P5,000

Fine not exceeding P1 Million

8.  Ar ti cle 141. Conspiracy 141. Conspiracy to commit sedition 9.  Ar ti cle 142. Inciting 142. Inciting to sedition 10.  Ar ti cle 143. Act 143. Act tending to prevent the meeting of the Congress and similar bodies. 11.  Ar ti cle 144. Disturbance 144. Disturbance of proceedings 12.  Ar ti cle 147. Illegal 147. Illegal associations 13.  Ar ti cle 148. Direct assaults assaults

14.  Ar ti cle 149. Indirect 149. Indirect assaults. 15.  Ar ti cle 150. Disobedience 150. Disobedience to summons issued by Congress, its committees or subcommittees, by the Constitutional Constitutional Commissions, its committees, subcommittees or divisions 16.  Ar ti cle 151. Resistance 151. Resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or the agents of such person

17.  Ar ti cle 153. Tumults 153. Tumults and other disturbance of public orders; Tumultuous disturbance or interruption liable to cause disturbance

Fine not exceeding P2,000

Fine not exceeding P400,000

Fine not exceeding P2,000

Fine not exceeding P400,000

Fine ranging from P200 to P2,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 to P400,000

Fine from P200 to P1,000

Fine from fromP40,000 P40,000 to P200,000

Fine not exceeding P1,000

Fine not exceeding P200,000

Aggravated: Aggravated: Fine not exceeding P1,000 Simple: Fine not exceeding P500

Fine not exceeding P200,000 Fine not exceeding P100,000

Fine not exceeding P500

Fine not exceeding P100,000

Fine ranging from P200 to P1,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000

Resistance and serious disobedience: Fine not exceeding P500

Resistance and serious disobedience: Fine not exceeding P100,000

Simple disobedience: Fine ranging from P10 to P100

Fine ranging from P2,000 to P20,000

Fine not exceeding P1,000

Fine not exceeding P200,000

Burying with pomp the body of a person who has been legally executed: Fine not to exceed P200 Fine not to exceedP40,000 exceedP40,000

Crimes against Public Interest

18.  Ar ti cle 154. Unlawful 154. Unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances 19.  Ar ti cle 155. Alarms 155. Alarms and scandals

Fine ranging from P200 to P1,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000

Fine not exceeding P200

Fine not exceeding P40,000

20.  Ar ti cle 163. Making 163. Making and importing and uttering false coins.

10 centavo coins and above: Prision mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed P10,000 10 centavo centavo coins and below: Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine of not to exceed P2,000 Foreign currency: Fine not to exceed P1,000 Fine not to exceed P2,000

 An y co inag e: Prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed P400,000

21.  Ar ti cle 164. Mutilation 164. Mutilation of coins; Importation and utterance of mutilated coins

22.  Ar ti cle 166. Forging 166. Forging treasury Obligations or security of the Philippines: or bank notes on other Reclusion temporal in its minimum period documents payable to and a fine not to exceed P10,000 bearer; importing, and uttering such false or forged notes and documents Bank notes: Fine not to exceed P5,000 Foreign country notes or documents: Fine not to exceed P5,000 Foreign bank notes: Fine not to exceed P2,000

Foreign currency: Fine not to exceed P200,000 Fine not to exceedP400,000 exceedP400,000

Obligations or security of the Philippines: Fine not to exceed P2 Milli Milli on

Bank notes: Fine not to exceed P1 Milli Milli on Foreign country notes or documents: Fine not to exceed P1 Milli Milli on Foreign bank notes: Fine not to exceed P400,000

23.  Ar ti cle 167. 167. Counterfeiting, importing and uttering instruments not payable to bearer 24.  Ar ti cle 170. 170. Falsification of legislative legislative documen documents ts 25.  Ar ti cle 171. Falsification 171. Falsification by public officer, employee or notary or ecclesiastic minister 26.  Ar ti cle 172. Falsification 172. Falsification by private individual and use of falsified documents 27.  Ar ti cle 174. False 174. False medical certificates, false certificate certifi cates s of merits or service, etc 28.  Ar ti cle 176. Manufacturing 176. Manufacturing and possession of instruments or implements implements for falsification f alsification 29.  Ar ti cle 178. Using 178. Using fictitious name and concealing true name

Fine not exceeding P6,000

Fine not exceeding P1.2 Million

Fine not exceeding P6,000

Fine not exceeding P1.2 Million

Fine not to exceed P5,000

Fine not to exceedP1 exceedP1 Milli Milli on

Fine not more than P5,000

Fine not more than P1 Millio Millio n

Fine not to exceed P1,000

Fine not to exceedP200,000 exceedP200,000

Fine not to exceed P10,000

Fine not to exceedP1 exceedP1 Milli Milli on

Use of fictitious name: Fine not to exceed P500

Fine not to exceed P100,000

Concealment of true name: Fine not to exceed P200

Fine not to exceed P40,000

30.  Ar ti cle 180. False 180. False testimony Fine not to exceed P1,000 against a defendant 31.  Ar ti cle 181. False 181. False testimony Fine not to exceed P1,000 favorable to the defendants. 32.  Ar ti cle 182. False 182. False testimony  Am  Amount in in civi civill case excee ceeds P5,000: P5,000: in civil cases Fine not to exceed P6,000  Am  Amount in civil vil case less less tha than P5,000 or cannot cannot be estimated: Fine not to exceed P1,000

fine not to exceedP200,000 exceedP200,000 Fine not to exceedP200,000 exceedP200,000  Am  Amount in in civi civill case case exceeds P1 Million: Million : Fine not to exceed P1.2 Million  Am  Amount in civ civilil ca case les less tha than P1 Million or Million  or cannot cannot be estimated: Fine not to exceed P200,000

Crimes against Public Morals

Crimes Committed by Public Officers

33.  Ar ti cle 187. Importation 187. Importation and disposition of falsely marked articles or merchandise made of gold, silver, or other precious metals or their alloys

Fine ranging from P200 to P1,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000

34.  Ar ti cle 201. Immoral 201. Immoral doctrines, obscene obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows 35.  Ar ti cle 202. Prostitutes

Fine ranging from P6,000 to P12,000

Fine ranging from P20,000 to P200,000

36.  Ar ti cle 209. Betrayal 209. Betrayal of trust by an attorney or solicitor 37.  Ar ti cle 213. Frauds 213. Frauds against the public treasury and similar offenses 38.  Ar ti cle 215. Prohibited 215. Prohibited transactions.

Fine ranging from P200 to P1,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000

Fine ranging from P200 to P10,000

Fine ranging from P40,000 P40,000 to P2 Milli on

Fine not exceeding exceedingP200 P200 Fine not exceeding P20,000 In case of recidivism, a fine ranging from In case of recidivism, a fine ranging from P200 to P2,000 P20,000 to P200,000

Prision correccional maximum period  period   or a Prision correccional minimum period  period   or a fine ranging from P200 to P1,000 fine ranging from P40,000 to P200,000

39.  Ar ti cle 216. Possession 216. Possession of Fine ranging from P200 to P1,000 prohibited interest by a public officer 40.  Ar ti cle 217. Malversation 217. Malversation of  Am  Amount malve lverse rsed does not excee ceed P200: public funds or property; Prision correccional in its medium and Presumption of malversation maximum periods  Am  Amount malve lverse rsed >P200 to