DURATION AND EFFECT OF PENALTIES

Penalty
Death
(REPEALED)

Duration

Effects

Indivisible

Death, when not executed

due to pardon or
Indivisible
commutation

Reclusion Perpetua

Perpetual absolute
disqualification (PAD)

Perpetual special
disqualification (PSD)

Accessories

1) Perpetual Absolute
Disqualification
2) Civil Interdiction 30
years from sentence
1) Perpetual Absolute
Disqualification
2) Civil Interdiction for
life

20 years & 1 day to 40

years (Indivisible)

For life

(1) Deprivation of public

office, even if by
election
(2) Deprivation of right to
vote & be voted for
(3) Disqualification from
public office held
(4) Loss of retirement
rights

For life

(1) Deprivation of office,

employment,
profession, or calling
affected
(2) Disqualification from
similar offices or
employments
(1) PAD

Reclusion temporal

12 years & 1 day to 20

years

(2) Civil interdiction for

duration of sentence

Prision mayor

6 years & 1 day

to 12 years

(1) TAD
(2) PSD of suffrage

Temporary absolute
disqualification
(TAD)

6 years & 1 day

to 12 years

Temporary special
disqualification
(TSD)

6 years & 1 day

to 12 years

Prision correccional

6 months & 1 day

to 6 years

Suspension

6 months & 1 day

to 6 years

(1) Deprivation of public

office, even if by
election
(2) Deprivation of right to
vote & be voted for
during sentence
(3) Disqualification from
public office held
during sentence
(4) Loss of retirement
rights
(1) Deprivation of office,
employment,
profession, or calling
affected
(2) Disqualification from
similar offices or
employments
(1) Suspension from
public office
(2) Suspension from
profession or calling
(3) PSD of suffrage, if the
duration of
imprisonment exceeds
18 mos.
(1) Public office
(2) Profession or calling
(3) Suffrage

Destierro

6 months & 1 day

to 6 years

Arresto mayor

1 month & 1 day

to 6 months

(1) Suspension of right to

hold office
(2) Suspension of the right
of suffrage

Arresto menor

1 day to 30 days

Suspension of
right to hold
office and right
of suffrage

Public Censure
Fine
Bond to keep the Peace

As determined by the
court

Prohibition to enter w/in

25-250 km radius from the
designated place