Art. 287, par.

2 of the Revised Penal Code that punishes unjust vexations is unconstitutional on

its face for its fatal failure to forbid a specific or definite act or conduct. It suffers from congenital
vagueness and overbreadth which are anathema to constitutional due process and the right of the
accused to be informed of the nature of the offense charged. Therefore, Art. 287, par. 2 cannot be
a basis of any criminal prosecution, much less conviction. An unspeakable injustice was
therefore done to all those who were convicted under this unjustly vexatious law. (Atty. Sarmiento)
Unjust Vexation from the word "unjust" means not just; lacking in justice or fairness, and the
word "vexation" is defined as the act of harassing or causing trouble. So unjust vexation must
mean harassing or causing trouble without justifiable reasons.