Bail Bond Guide Philippines PDF

Department of Justice
NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE

The 2000 BAIL BOND GUIDE
VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
AMOUNT OF
FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY
BAIL
ABANDONMENT
Of person in danger and abandonment of one's Bail Not
Arresto mayor
own victim (Art. 275) Required
Of child under seven years of age under custody Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
of offender (Art. 276, 1st Par.) P500.00 Required
When death of the minor results from such
Prision correctional medium and maximum P12,000.00
abandonment (Art. 276, 2nd Par. 1st phrase)
If the life of the minor shall have been in danger
Prision correctional minimum and medium P10,000.00
only (Art. 276, 2nd Par., 2nd phrase)
Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
his custody (Art. 277, 1st Par.) P500.00 Required
Neglect by parents of their duty to give proper Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
education to their children (Art. 277, 2nd Par.) P500.00 Required
ABDUCTION
Forcible (Art. 342) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
- Frustrated Prision mayor P24,000.00
- Attempted Prision correctional P12,000.00
Forcible abduction with simple rape (Sexual
Intercourse)
Reclusion Perpetua No Bail
(Art. 342 in rel. to Arts. 266-A, Par. 1 and 266-B
1st Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)
qualified by any of the circumstances under Art.
Death No Bail
266-B, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Pars.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-B 2nd, 3rd, 4th Pars.)
Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)
qualified by any of the circumstances under Art. Death No Bail
266-B, 5th & 6th Pars.
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Reclusion Temporal P200,000.00
Par. 2 (committed by inserting penis into
another's mouth, or anal oriface; or any
instrument or object, into the genital or anal
Maximum
oriface of another person
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-
B, 7th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.
2 with any one of the 10 qualifying circumstances
in Art. 266-B, 6th Par. Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
B, 6th and 12th Pars.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.
2 with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or
more persons Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
B, 8th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A,
Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
Par. 2, where the victim has become insane.
B, 9th Par.)
Forcible abduction with attempted rape with
homicide under Art. 266-A, Par. 2
B, 10th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape with homicide under
Art. 266-A, Par. 2
B, 11th Par.)
Consented Abduction (Art. 343) Prision correctional minimum and medium P10,000.00
Bail Not
- Frustrated Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum
Required
ABORTION
Intentional abortion (Art. 256)
If offender shall use violence on the pregnant
Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
woman (Art. 256, No. 1)
If without using violence, offender shall act
without the consent of the woman (Art. 256, No. Prision mayor P24,000.00
2)
If the woman shall have consented (Art. 256, No.
Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
3)
If the woman shall practice abortion upon herself
or shall consent that another should do so (Art. Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
258, 1st Par.)
If the woman committed abortion upon herself to
Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 2nd Par.)
If crime be committed by parents of pregnant
woman or either of them with the woman's
consent to conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 3rd
Par.)
Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife and dispensing of abortives (Art. 259)
With the use of violence (Art. 259, 1st Par., in
Reclusion temporal maximum P40,000.00
relation to Art. 256, No. 1)
Without violence but without consent of the
woman (Art. 259, 1st Par. in relation to Art. 256, Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
No. 2)
If the woman shall have consented (art. 259, 1st Maximum period of prision correccional
P12,000.00
Par. in relation to Art. 256, No. 3) medium and maximum
Dispensation of abortive by a pharmacist without
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
the proper prescription from a physician (Art.
P1,000.00 Required
259, 2nd Par.)
Unintentional Abortion (Art. 257) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS (Art. 336)
When the victim is under 12 years of age (Art. Reclusion temporal medium P36,000.00
336, as amended by Sec. 5, Par. 2 (b) RA 7610)
- Against the will of the victim when victim is 12
Prision correccional P12,000.00
years of age or over
Bail Not
- With consent of offended woman (Art. 339) Arresto mayor
Required
ADULTERY (Art. 333)
- If committed while being abandoned with Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
justification by offended party (Art. 333, 3rd Par.) correccional minimum
ALARMS AND SCANDALS (Art. 155)
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding Bail Not
P200.00 Required
ARREST, Unlawful (Art. 269)
P500.00 Required
ARSON, Destructive (Art. 320 as amended by RA 7659)
Resulting in death Death No Bail
Under other qualifying circumstances Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
- Attempted Prision Mayor P120,000.00
ARSON, under other circumstances mentioned in PD 1613. (see PD 1613)
ASSAULTS, Direct (Art. 148)
- If committed with a weapon or when offender is
a public officer or employee or when the offender Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
lays hands upon a person in authority (1st and fine not exceeding P1,000.00
sentence)
If committed without the above attendant Prision correccional minimum and fine not
P6,000.00
circumstances (2nd sentence) exceeding P500.00
Direct Assault with Murder (Arts. 148 and 248 in
Death No Bail
relation to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with Frustrated Murder Reclusion temporal maximum P200,000.00
Direct Assault with Attempted Murder Prision mayor maximum P120,000.00
Direct Assault with Homicide (Arts. 148 and 249
in relation to Art. 48)
- Direct Assault with Frustrated Homicide Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
- Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide Prision correctional maximum P12,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts. Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 1st sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts.
Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 2nd sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
to Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.
148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation P10,000.00
minimum and
to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. Maximum period of prision correccional P12,000.00
148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 4, 1st Par. in medium and maximum and fine of
relation to Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.
148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263 No. 4, 1st par. in P6,000.00
minimum and fine of P500.00
relation to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries
committed with any of the attendant
circumstances of parricide or murder, and the
Maximum period of reclusion temporal
injured person becomes insane, imbecile, P40,000.00
medium and maximum
impotent or blind
Art. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 1st phrase in relation
to Art. 48, RPC)
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person losses use of speech, or power to
hear or to smell, or shall have lost an eye, a
hand, a foot, an arm or a leg, or shall have lost P16,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
the use of any such member, or shall have
become incapacitated for the work in which he
was theretofore habitually engaged.
(Arts. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 2nd phrase, in rel. to
Art. 48, RPC)
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person shall have become deformed, or
shall have lost any other part of his body, or shall
medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
have lost the use thereof, or have become
P1,000.00
incapacitated for work for a period of more than
90 days.
(Art. 148 1st sentence and Art. 263, 2nd Par. 3rd
phrase in rel. to Art. 48, RPC)
- If committed under Art. 148, 2nd sentence in Maximum period of prision correccional
P12,000.00
relation to Art. 363 2nd Par., 3rd phrase medium and maximum
FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

ASSEMBLIES, Illegal (Art. 146)
Prision correccional maximum to
- Organizers or leaders or illegal assembly P20,000.00
prision mayor medium
- Persons present at illegal assembly, if armed
with licensed firearms, bolos, knives or other Prision correccional P12,000.00
deadly weapons
- Persons present at illegal assembly, if not armed Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
ASSOCIATIONS, Illegal (Art. 147)
Prision correccional minimum and
- Founders, directors and presidents medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
P1,000.00
Members Arresto Mayor Bail Not Required
ATTORNEY, betrayal of trust by an; revelation of Prision correccional minimum and/or
P6,000.00
secrets (Art. 209) fine from P200.00 to P1,000.00
Prision correccional minimum and fine
AUCTIONS, machinations in public (Art. 185) of 10% to 50% of the value of the P6,000.00
thing auctioned
BIGAMY (Art. 349) Prision mayor P24,000.00
Arresto menor and/or fine not
BOUNDARIES or Landmarks, Altering of (Art. 313) Bail Not Required
exceeding P100.00
BRIBERY
Prision mayor minimum and medium
Direct bribery (Art. 210)
and fine not less than 3x the value of
- If public officer agrees to perform an act
gift, in addition to the penalty P20,000.00
constituting a crime and the same has been
corresponding to the crime agreed
committed (1st Par.)
upon, if committed
- If public officer agrees to perform an act not Prision mayor minimum and medium
constituting a crime and the same has not been and fine not less than twice the value P10,000.00
accomplished (2nd Par., 1st phrase) of the gift
- If public officer refrains from doing something Prision correccional maximum to
which it was his official duty to do (Art. 210, 3rd prision mayor minimum and fine not P16,000.00
Par.) less than 3x the value of the gift
Prision correccional medium and
Indirect Bribery (Art. 211) P12,000.00
maximum
Qualified Bribery (Art. 211-A as amended by Sec. 4 R.A. 7659)
- If any public official is entrusted with law
enforcement and he refrains from arresting or
prosecuting an offender who has committed a Same penalty for the offense not
No Bail
crime punishable by reclusion perpetua and/or prosecuted
death in consideration of any offer, promise, gift
or present
- If it is the public officer who asks for or
Death No Bail
demands such gifts or present
BRIGANDAGE (Art. 306, as amended by P.D. 532)
- If kidnapping for ransom or extortion, or
murder, or homicide or rape is committed as a
Death No Bail
result or on the occasion thereof (Sec. 3(b), 3rd
sentence, PD 532)
- If physical injuries or other crimes are
committed during or on the occasion of the Reclusion temporal medium and
P40,000.00
commission thereof (Sec. 3(b), 2nd sentence, PD maximum
532)
- If none of the above attendant circumstances
Reclusion temporal minimum P30,000.00
are present (Sec. 3(b), 1st sentence, PD 532)
Aiding highway robbers/brigands or abetting highway robbery/brigandage (Art. 307, as amended by Sec. 4. P.D.
532)
- If the principal has committed kidnapping for
ransom or extortion, murder or homicide or rape Reclusion perpetua No Bail
as a result or on the occasion thereof
-If the principal has committed physical injuries or
Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
other crimes are committed during or on the P30,000.00
temporal minimum
occasion of the highway robbery/brigandage
- If the principal has committed
brigandage/highway robbery without the above Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
attendant circumstances
COERCION
- Grave coercion (Art. 286, 1st Par. as amended Prision correccional and fine not
P12,000.00
by R.A. 7890) exceeding P6,000.00
- If the coercion be committed in violation of the Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
P24,000.00
exercise of the right of suffrage or to compel P7,500.00
another to perform any religious act or to prevent
him from exercising such right or from doing such
act (Art. 286, 2nd Par., as amended by RA 7890)
Arresto mayor minimum and fine
Light coercion (Art. 287, 1st Par.) equivalent to the value of the thing Bail Not Required
seized but not less P75.00
Other coercions or unjust vexations (Art. 287, Arresto menor and/or fine from P5.00
Bail Not Required
2nd Par.) to P200.00
Other similar coercions (Compulsory purchase of
Arresto mayor and/or fine from
merchandise and payment of wages by means of Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P500.00
tokens) (Art. 288)
Formation, maintenance and prohibition of
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
combination of capital or labor etc. through Bail Not Required
P300.00
violence or threats (Art. 289)
COINS. (Making, importing and uttering false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers)
(Art. 163)
- If the counterfeited coin can be silver of the
Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the Prision mayor minimum and medium
P20,000.00
Philippines of ten centavo denominations or above and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 1)
- If the counterfeited coin can be any of the minor
coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank
medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination
P2,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 2)
- If the counterfeited coin is currency of a foreign Prision correccional minimum and fine
P6,000.00
country (Art. 163, Par. 3) not exceeding P1,000.00
Mutilation, defacement or destruction of coins Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
(Art. 164 as amended by PD 247) exceeding P20,000.00
- Importation or utterance of mutilated coins in
Prision correccional minimum and fine
connivance with mutilators or importers (Art. P6,000.00
not exceeding P2,000.00
164)
Possessing with intent to utter, uttering or selling false or mutilated coins without connivance with mutilators or
importers (Art. 165)
- Under Art. 163, Par. 1 maximum and fine not exceeding P12,000.00
P7,500.00
Arresto mayor medium and maximum
- Under Art. 163, Par. 2 Bail Not Required
and fine not exceeding P1,500.00
Arresto mayor maximum and fine not
exceeding P750.00
Arresto mayor maximum and fine not
exceeding P750.00
Not more than 3 years and 4 months
- Under Art. 164 as amended by PD 247 P8,000.00
and/or fine not exceeding P15,000.00
Commission of another crime during service of Bail corresponding to
Maximum period of penalty for new
penalty imposed for another previous offense. the penalty of new
felony committed
(Art. 160) felony
COMMUNICATION, Damage and obstruction to means of (Art. 330)
- Damaging any railway, telegraph or telephone Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
lines (1st Par.) maximum
- If the damage shall result in any derailments of
Prision mayor P24,000.00
cars, collisions or other accident (2nd Par.)
CONCEALING TRUE NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR USING FICTITIOUS NAME (Art.
178)
- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
the execution of judgement causing damage (Par. Bail Not Required
P500.00
1)
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding
- Simple concealment (Par. 2) Bail Not Required
P200.00
CONCUBINAGE (Art. 334)
- For husband (1st Par.) P10,000.00
medium
- For concubine (2nd Par.) Destierro Bail Not Required
CONGRESS
Act tending to prevent the meeting of Congress Prision correccional and/or fine from
P12,000.00
and similar bodies (Art. 143) P200.00 to P2,000.00
Arresto mayor or fine from P200.00 to
Disturbance of proceeding (Art. 144) Bail Not Required
P1,000.00
Violation of Parliamentary Immunity (Art. 145, 1st
phrase)
- Arresting or searching members of the Congress
while it is in session (Art. 145, 2nd phrase)
Disobedience to summons issued by Congress, its
committees/subcommittees; by constitutional
commissions, its committees/subcommittees or
Arresto mayor and/or fine from
divisions, refusing to be sworn, refusing to answer Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P1,000.00
any legal inquiry, restraining another from
attending as a witness and inducing disobedience
(Art. 150)
CORRESPONDENCE WITH HOSTILE COUNTRY (Art. 120)
- If correspondence has been prohibited by the
government (No. 1)
- If correspondence is carried on in ciphers or
conventional signs (No. 2)
- If notice or information be given thereby which
might be useful to the enemy (No. 3, 1st Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
sentence)
- If the offender intended to aid the enemy by Reclusion temporal to death (death
giving such notice or information (No. 3, 2nd can not be imposed as crime is not P40,000.00
sentence) included in RA 7659)
CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS (Art. 212)
Same bail as those
Same penalties as those in Arts. 210
- Under Arts. 210 and 211 for public officers in
and 211
Arts. 210 and 211
- Under Art. 211-A Same penalties as those in Art. 211-A No Bail
COUP D'ETAT, REBELLION OR INSURRECTION (Arts. 134 and 134-A, in relation to Art. 135 as
amended by RA 6968
DEATH or physical injuries under exceptional
Destierro Bail Not Required
circumstances (Art. 247)
DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF DETAINED PERSONS TO THE PROPER JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES (Art. 125,
as amended by EO 272)
Arresto mayor maximum to prision
- If delay has not exceeded three days P6,000.00
correccional minimum
- If delay is more than three days but not more Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
than fifteen days maximum
- If delay is more than fifteen days but not more
than six months
- If delay has exceeded six months Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
Same penalty as in arbitrary detention Same bail as in
DELAYING RELEASE (Art. 126)
(Art. 124) arbitrary detention
DELIVERY of prisoners from jail (Art. 156)
- By means of violence, intimidation or bribery Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
(1st Par. 1st sentence) correccional minimum
- By other means (1st Par., 2nd sentence) Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place
Minimum period of arresto mayor
outside of said establishment by means of
maximum to prision correccional P6,000.00
violence, intimidation or bribery (2nd Par. in
minimum
relation to Par. 1, 1st sentence)
- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place
outside of said establishment by other means Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
(Par. 2 in relation to Par. 1, 2nd sentence)
DESTROYING or damaging statues or any other useful or ornamental public monuments (Art. 331, 1st
Par.)
Arresto mayor medium to prision
P6,000.00
DESTROYING or damaging any useful or ornamental painting of public nature (2nd Par.)
Arresto menor and/or fine not
Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
DETENTION. Arbitrary (Art. 124)
- If detention has not exceeded three days (No. Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
1) correccional minimum
- If detention has continued for than three days Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
but not more than fifteen days (No. 2) maximum
- If detention has continued for more than fifteen
days but not more than six months (No. 3)
- If detention has exceeded six months (No. 4) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
DETENTION. Illegal
Serious illegal detention (Art. 267 as amended by
Reclusion perpetua to death No bail
R.A. 7659)
- Attempted Prision mayor P120,000.00
If detention was committed for the purpose of
extorting ransom (Art. 267, 2nd Par.) or when the
victim is killed or dies or is raped or is subjected Death No bail
to torture or dehumanizing acts (Art. 267, last
Par.)
- Frustrated Reclusion perpetua No bail
- Attempted Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
DETENTION, SLIGHT ILLEGAL (Art. 268)
- If attendant circumstances enumerated in Art.
267 are not present; or anyone who shall furnish Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
the place of detention (1st Par.)
- If offender voluntarily releases the person so
kidnapped or detained within three days from the
commencement of detention without having Prision mayor minimum and medium
P20,000.00
attained the purposes intended, and before and fine not exceeding P700.00
institution of criminal proceeding against him
(2nd Par.)

DISTURBANCES OF PUBLIC ORDERS (Art. 153)
- Serious disturbance or interruptions (1st Par.) correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
Prision correccional medium to prision
- If tumultuous in character (2nd Par.) mayor minimum and fine not exceeding P16,000.00
P1,250.00
- Making any outcry tending to incite rebellion or
sedition, or displaying placards or emblems which Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
provoke a disturbance or public order (4th Par.)
- Burying with pomp the body of person who has Arresto menor and fine note exceeding
Bail Not Required
been legally executed (5th Par., Art. 153) P200.00
DOMICILE
Violation of Domicile (Art. 128)
Entering any dwelling against the will of the
Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
owner, etc. (1st Par.)
- If committed at nighttime or if any papers or
effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not P12,000.00
maximum
returned immediately after the search (2nd Par.)
- Searching domicile without witnesses (Art. 130) Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
DUEL (Art. 260)
- If accused kills his adversary in a duel (1st Par.) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
- If accused inflicts physical injuries, he shall
Same as in physical injuries (Arts. 262, See bail under
suffer the penalty therefor according to the nature
263, 265, 266) physical injuries
of injuries (2nd Par.)
- Combatants in a duel, although no physical
Arresto Mayor Bail Not Required
injuries have been inflicted (3rd Par.)
One degree lower than the Bail corresponding
- Seconds in duel (4th Par.)
corresponding above penalties to the penalty
Challenges to a duel, inciting another to a duel,
publicly, scoffing at or decrying another for Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
having refused to accept the challenge (Art. 261)
ESPIONAGE (Art. 117)
- Entering a warship, fort, or naval or military establishment or reservation to obtain any information, plans,
photographs, or other data of a confidential nature relative to the defense of the Philippines (No. 1)
- If offender is a private person Prision correccional P12,000.00
- If offender is a public employee or officer Prision mayor P24,000.00

- Disclosing to a representative of a foreign nation
contents of articles, data, or information of
confidential nature referred to in No. 1 which he Prision mayor P24,000.00
has in his possession by reason of the public
office he holds (No. 2)
For other forms of espionage, see Commonwealth Act 616
ESTAFA. (Art. 315, No. 1 (a), (b), and (c); No. 2(a), (b), (c) and (e); and No. 3(a), (b) and (c)
See specific amount
plus one year for each additional
- If the amount is over P22,000.00 with corresponding
P10,000.00 in excess of P22,000.00,
bail below
but the total penalty shall not exceed 20
years
20 years of reclusion temporal
maximum (Maximum period of prision
- If the amount is P142,000 or over P40,000.00
correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 12 years)
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal medium P36,000.00
- Attempted Reclusion temporal minimum P30,000.00
- If the amount is P132,000.00 or over but less maximum (Maximum period of prision
P34,000.00
than P142,000 correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 11 years)
- If the amount is P122,000.00 or over but less maximum (Maximum period of prision
P32,000.00
than P132,000.00 correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 10 years
15 years of reclusion temporal medium
- If the amount is P92,000.00 or over but less (Maximum period of prision correccional
P30,000.00
than P102,000.00 maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 7 years)
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal minimum P28,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
14 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P28,000.00
plus 6 years
- Frustrated Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
13 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P26,000.00
plus 5 years
12 years of prision mayor maximum
P24,000.00
plus 4 years)
- Frustrated Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- If the amount is P52,000.00 or over but less 11 years of prision mayor maximum P22,000.00
than P62,000.00 (Maximum period of prision correccional
plus 3 years)
10 years of prision mayor medium
P20,000.00
plus 2 years)
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
9 years of prision mayor medium
P18,000.00
plus 1 year)
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- If the amount is P22,000.00 or over but less Maximum period of prision correccional
P16,000.00
Medium period of prision correccional
- Frustrated P14,000.00
Minimum period of prision correccional
- Attempted P12,000.00
- If the amount is P12,000.00 or over but less Prision correccional maximum to prision
P16,000.00
than P22,000.00 mayor minimum
medium
- Attempted Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- If the amount is P6,000.00 or over but but does Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
not exceed P12,000.00 medium
- Frustrated Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- Attempted Arresto minimum or destierro maximum Bail Not Required
- If the amount is over P200.00 but does not Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
exceed P6,000.00 correccional minimum
- Frustrated Arresto mayor minimum and medium Bail Not Required
- Attempted Destierro medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- If the amount does not exceed P200.00 Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
Arresto mayor minimum or destierro

- Frustrated Bail Not Required
maximum
- Attempted Destierro minimum and medium Bail Not Required
ESTAFA (Art. 315, Par. 2(d) as amended by PD 818)
Reclusion temporal maximum plus 1 See specified
year for each additional P10,000.00 in amount with the
- If the amount of fraud exceeds P22,000.00
excess of P22,000.00 but the total corresponding bail
penalty shall not exceed 30 years below
- If the amount of fraud is P32,000.00 or over Reclusion perpetua No Bail
- If the amount of fraud is over P22,000.00 but
not exceed P32,000.00
If the amount is over P12,000.00 but does not
exceed P22,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional P12,000.00
If the amount is over P6,000.00 but does not
Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
exceed P12,000.00
If the amount is over P200.00 but does not
Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
exceed P6,000.00
If the amount does not exceed P200.00 Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- Frustrated Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional medium P10,000.00

OTHER FORMS OF SWINDLING (Art. 316)
Arresto mayor minimum and
medium and fine not less than the
Bail Not Required
value of damage but not exceeding
3x such value
SWINDLING OF MINOR (Art. 317)
Arresto mayor and fine not less
than 10% but not to exceed 50%
Bail Not Required
of the value of obligation
contracted by the minor
OTHER DECEITS (Art. 318, 1st Par.)
Arresto mayor and fine not less
than the value of the damage nor Bail Not Required
more than twice such value
- Interpreting dreams, making forecast, telling Arresto menor or fine not
Bail Not Required
fortunes for profit or gain (2nd Par.) exceeding P200.00
ESTAFA THRU FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC, OFFICIAL OR COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS (Art. 315, in
relation to Art. 171, and Art. 48)
If committed by a public officer, employee notary or ecclesiastical minister
Apply the maximum period of the
If the amount of fraud is P72,000.00 or more penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as estafa
the amount of fraud
Apply the maximum period of the Same bail as in
- Frustrated
penalty for frustrated estafa frustrated estafa
Apply the maximum period of the Same bail as in

- Attempted
penalty for attempted estafa attempted estafa
Prision mayor maximum and fine
- If the amount of fraud is less than P72,000.00 of P5,000.00 (maximum penalty P24,000.00
for falsification)
Prision mayor medium and fine of
P3,750.00
Prision mayor minimum and fine of
P2,500.00
If committed by a private individual (Art. 315 in relation to Art. 172 and Art. 48)
Apply the maximum period of the
- If the amount of fraud exceeds P12,000.00 penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as in estafa
the amount of fraud
Apply the medium period of the
Same bail as in
- Frustrated penalty for estafa corresponding to
frustrated estfa
the amount of fraud
Apply the minimum period of the
Same bail as in
- Attempted penalty for estafa corresponding to
attempted estafa
the amount of fraud
Maximum period of prision
If the amount of fraud is P12,000.00 or less correccional medium and P12,000.00
maximum and fine of P5,000.00
Medium period of prision
- Frustrated correccional medium and P10,000.00
Minimum period of prision
- Attempted correccional medium and P8,000.00
EVASION OF SERVICE OF SENTENCE (Art. 157)
- If committed during the term of imprisonment Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
by a final judgment (1st sentence) maximum
- Attempted Bail Not Required
medium
- If evasion takes place by unlawful entry,
breaking doors, windows, gates, walls, roofs or
floors, or using picklocks, false keys, disguise,
Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
deceit, violence or intimidation or through
connivance with other convicts or employees of
the penal institution (2nd sentence)
- Frustrated Prision correccional medium P10,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
- If committed on the occasion of disorders, 1/5 of the time remaining to be
conflagrations, earthquakes, or other calamities served under the original sentence Bail Not Required
(Art. 158, 1st Par.) but not to exceed 6 months
Other cases of evasion of service of sentence (Art.
159, 1st sentence)
- If penalty remitted by the granting of such Unexpired portion of the original Bail corresponding to the
pardon be higher than six years (Art. 159, 2nd sentence unexpired portion of the
sentence) original sentence
EVASION, Public Officer conniving with or consenting to (Art 223)
- If the fugitives shall have been sentenced by Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
final judgment (No. 1) maximum
- If the fugitives is only a detention prisoner (No.
2)
Evasion through negligence of public officer (Art. Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
224) correccional minimum
Escape of prisoner under custody of a person not
a public officer (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223, P6,000.00
No. 1)
Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223, No.
Arresto mayor maximum Bail Not Required
2)
Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 224) Bail Not Required
medium
EXPULSION of a person from the Philippines or compelling a person to change residence (Art. 127)
FALSE TESTIMONY
False testimony against a defendant (Art. 180)
- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to
death (No. 1)
- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to
reclusion temporal or perpetua (No. 2)
- If defendant has been sentenced to any other Prision correccional and fine not
P12,000.00
afflicted penalty (No. 3) exceeding P1,000.00
- If defendant has been sentenced to a Arresto mayor and fine not
Bail Not Required
correccional penalty or a fine, or acquitted (No. 4) exceeding P1,000.00
False testimony favorable to the defendant (Art. 181)
- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by an
correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
afflictive penalty (1st clause)
exceeding P1,000.00
- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by a
Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
penalty lower than afflictive (2nd clause)
False testimony in civil case (Art. 182)
- If the amount of controversy shall exceed Prision correccional minimum and

P6,000.00
P5,000.00 (1st clause) fine not exceeding P6,000.00
-If the amount of controversy does not exceed
correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
P5,000.00 or cannot be estimated (2nd clause)
exceeding P1,000.00
False testimony made under oath, or in an
affidavit, and not included in the provisions of P6,000.00
Arts. 180 to 182 (Art. 183, 1st Par.)
Same penalty as in Arts. 180-182 Same bail as in Art. 180-
- Perjury in solemn affirmation (Art. 183, 2nd
and 183 1st Par. which ever is 182 & 183 1st Par.
Par.)
applicable whichever is applicable
Same bail as in Arts.
Same penalty as in Arts. 180-183
Offering false testimony in evidence (Art. 184) 180-183 whichever is
whichever is applicable
applicable
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
FALSIFICATION
Prision correccional maximum and fine not
Falsification of legislative documents (Art. 170) P12,000.00
exceeding P6,000.00
Falsification of documents by public officer
Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
employee, notary or ecclesiastical minister (Art. P24,000.00
P5,000.00
171)
Falsification by Private Individual (Art. 172
- Of any public, official, or commercial documents Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
(No. 1) and fine not exceeding P5,000.00
- Of any private document with intent to cause
Prision correccional medium and maximum
damage or to the damage of a third person Art. P12,000.00
172 (No. 2)
- Use and introduction in evidence of falsified
corrreccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
document (Art. 172, last Par.)
exceeding P3,750.00
Falsification of wireless, cable, telegraph and
telephone messages (Art. 173, 1st Par.)
-Use of falsified dispatch (2nd Par.) P6,000.00
False medical certificates (Art. 174, No. 1) and Arresto mayor maximum to prision
false certificate of merit or service, good conduct correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
or similar circumstances (No. 2) P1,000.00
Bail Not
- When committed by a private person (2nd Par.) Arresto mayor
Required
Using false medical certificate of merit or service,
Bail Not
or good conduct or similar circumstances (Art. Arresto mayor
Required
175)
Making or introducing into the Philippines any
stamps, dies, marks or other instruments or Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
implements intended for counterfeiting or and fine nto exceeding P10,000.00
falsification (Art. 176 1st Par.)
- Possession of instruments or implements with
intent to use them for falsification or P6,000.00
counterfeiting (2nd Par.)
FICTITIOUS NAME, Using (Art. 178)
- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading
the execution of judgment, or causing damage
P500.00 Required
(1st Par.)
Bail Not
- Simple concealment (2nd Par.) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
FIREARMS, Illegal Discharge of (Art. 254)
Illegal Possession of Firearms, etc. (see PD 1866) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
FLIGHT TO ENEMY'S COUNTRY (Art. 121)
Bail Not
Arresto mayor
Required
FORGERIES
Counterfeiting the great seal of the government
or forging the signature or stamp of the Chief
Executive (Art. 161)
Using forged signature or counterfeit seal or
stamp of the Chief Executive (Art. 162)
Making or counterfeiting coins (Art. 163)
Mutilation of coins (Art. 164 as amended by PD
247)
Forging treasury or bank notes or other
documents payable to bearer, importing and
uttering forged notes and documents in
connivance with forgers or importers (Art. 166)
-If document is an obligation or security of the Reclusion temporal minimum and fine not
P30,000.00
Philippines (No. 1) exceeding P10,000.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor maximum and fine not
P24,000.00
note issued by any banking institution (No. 2) exceeding P2,000.00
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
P20,000.00
issued by foreign government (No. 3) P5,000.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor minimum and fine not
P16,000.00
note or bill issued by a foreign bank (No. 4) exceeding P2,000.00
Counterfeiting, importing and uttering
instruments, payable to order or not payable to Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
bearer in connivance with forgers or importers and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
(Art. 167)
Illegal possession with intent to use or use of
false treasury or bank notes and other
instruments or credit without connivance with
forgers or importers (Art. 168 in relation to Art.
166 No. 1)
- If document is an obligation or security of the Prision mayor maximum and fine not
P24,000.00
Philippines (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 1) exceeding P7,500.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating
Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
note or bill issued by any banking institution (art. P20,000.00
P1,500.00
168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 2)
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was
Prision mayor minimum and fine not
issued by a foreign government (Art. 168 in P16,000.00
exceeding P3,750.00
If the forged or altered document is a circulating
note or bill issued by a foreign bank (Art. 168 in P12,000.00
exceeding P1,500.00
Counterfeiting, importing and uttering Arresto mayor maximum to prision
instruments payable to order or not payable to correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
bearer (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 167) P4,500.00
FRAUDS against the treasury or fraud in the collection of taxes, licenses and fees (Art. 213)
Prision correccional medium to prision mayor
minimum and/or fine from P200.00 to P16,000.00
P10,000.00

GAMBLING (See PD 1602)
GRAVE SCANDAL (Art. 200)
Arresto mayor and public
Bail Not Required
censure
HABITUAL Deliquency (Art. 62, sub-Par. 5)
In addition to the penalty
In addition to the bail for the last
for the last crime
crime committed but the total
committed but the total
amount shall not exceed
penalty shall not exceed
P60,000.00
30 years
Prision correccional
- Upon a third conviction [Sub-Par.5(a)] P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Prision mayor minimum
- Upon a fourth conviction [Sub-Par. 5(b)] P20,000.00
and medium
Prision mayor maximum to
- Upon a fifth or additional conviction [Sub-Par. 5
reclusion temporal P30,000.00
(c)]
minimum
HOMICIDE (Art. 249)
Homicide where victim is under 12 years of age.
Reclusion perpetua No Bail
See RA 7610
Homicide, reckless imprudence resulting in (Art.
365, See Imprudence)
IMMORAL doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions, and indecent shows (Art. 201 as amended by PDs
960 and 969)
Prision mayor and/or fine
from P6,000.00 to P24,000.00
P12,000.00
IMPORTATION, Sale or disposition of articles or merchandise of gold, silver or other precious metals or their
alloys, with stamps, brands, or marks which fail to indicate actual fineness or quality of said metals or their alloys
(Art. 187)
Prision correccional and/or
fine from P200.00 to P12,000.00
P1,000.00
IMPOSSIBLE CRIME (Art. 59)
Arresto mayor or fine from
Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P500.00
IMPRUDENCE. Reckless (Art. 365, 1st Par.)
Arresto mayor maximum
- If the act would have constituted a grave felony
to prision correccional P10,000.00
(1st phrase)
medium
- If act would have constituted a less grave felony Arresto mayor minimum
Bail Not Required
(2nd phrase) and medium
- If act would have constituted a light felony (3rd
Arresto menor maximum Bail Not Required
phrase)
One fourth (1/4) of the value of
Fine ranging from the
the damage but to exceed
- Reckless imprudence causing damage to value of the damage to 3
P30,000.00, except when
property (3rd Par.) times such value but in no
covered by the rule on summary
case be less than P25.00
procedure
- Reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and Prision correccional P30,000.00 (regardless of the
with violation of motor vehicle, (6th Par., No. 2) medium and maximum number of deceased victims)
Bail corresponding to the
- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to One degree higher than
applicable penalty mentioned
his victim (last Par.) the above penalties
above
IMPRUDENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)
- If act would have constituted grave felony (1st Arresto mayor medium
Bail Not Required
phrase) and maximum
- If act would have constituted a less serious
Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
felony (2nd phrase)
the damage but to exceed
- Simple imprudence causing damage to property value of the damge to 3
P30,000.00, except when
(3rd Par.) times such value but in no
covered by the rule on summary
case be less than P25.00
procedure
- If act would have constituted a light felony (Art. Fine not exceeding
Bail Not Required
365, 4th Par.) P200.00 and censure
- Simple imprudence resulting to homicide and
with violation of Automobile Law (Art. 365, 6th P30,000.00
medium and maximum
Par., No. 2)
- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to One degree higher than
Bail corresponding to the penalty
his victim (Art. 365, last Par.) the above penalties
INCRIMINATING INNOCENT PERSON (Art. 363)
INFANTICIDE (Art. 255 as amended by R.A. 7659)
If circumstances of parricide/murder be present Reclusion perpetua to
No Bail
(1st Par.) death
If crime be committed by the mother to conceal Prision mayor medium and
P120,000.00
her dishonor (2nd Par., 1st phrase) maximum
- Frustrated maximum to prision mayor P80,000.00
minimum
minimum and medium
If committed by maternal grandparents of child to
conceal mother's dishonor (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)
- Attempted Prison correccional P60,000.00
INSOLVENCY, Fraudulent (Art. 314)
- If accused is a merchant Prision mayor P24,000.00
- If accused is not a merchant maximum to prision mayor P20,000.00
medium
INTRIGUING AGAINST HONOR (Art. 364)
Arresto menor or fine not
Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
INVOLUNTARY Servitude (Art. 274)
Arresto mayor maximum
to prision correccional P6,000.00
minimum
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
JUDGES, crimes committed by
Knowingly rendering unjust judgment (art. 204) Prision mayor P24,000.00
Bail Not
Unjust judgment thru negligence (Art. 205) Arresto mayor
Required
Bail Not
Unjust interlocutory order (Art. 206) Arresto mayor minimum
Required
Malicious delay in the administration of justice
(Art. 207)
Usurpation or obstruction by a judge of executive Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional
P6,000.00
functions (Art. 240) minimum
KIDNAPPING (Art. 267, 1st Par., as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
If kidnapping is for ransom (2nd Par.); or if victim
Death No Bail
is killed or dies, is raped or tortured (3rd Par.)
LIBEL by means of writing or similar means (Art. 355)
Prision correccional minimum and medium
P10,000.00
and/or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00
Threatening to publish a libel or offering to
Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
prevent libelous publication for compensation
P2,000.00 Required
(Art. 356)
Publishing facts connected with the private life of
Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
another and offensive to the honor, virtue and
P2,000.00 Required
reputation of said person (Art. 357)
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Special cases of malicious mischief (Art. 328)
- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not Bail Not
Arresto mayor
exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2) Required
- If value of damage does not exceed P200.00 Bail Not
Arresto menor
(No. 3) Required
Other Mischief (Art. 329)
Bail Not
- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1) Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not Bail Not
Arresto mayor minimum and medium
exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2) Required
Arresto menor of fine of not less than the
- If the value of damage does not exceed P200.00 Bail Not
value of the damage and not more than
or cannot be estimated (No. 3) Required
P200.00
Damage and obstruction to means of communication (Art. 330)
- Damaging railway, telegraph/telephone lines
(1st Par.)
- If damage results in derailment of cars, collision
or other accident (2nd Par.)
Destroying or damaging statues, public monuments or paintings (Art. 331)
-Destroying/damaging statues or other useful or Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional
P6,000.00
ornamental public monument (1st Par.) minimum
-Destroying/damaging useful or ornamental Arresto menor and/or fine not exceeding Bail Not
painting of a public nature (2nd Par.) P200.00 Required
MALTREATMENT (Art. 266)
Arresto menor minimum or fine not Bail Not
exceeding P50.00 Required
Prision correccional medium to prision mayor
Maltreatment of prisoner (Art. 235) P16,000.00
minimum
MALVERSATION (Art. 217)
If the amount involved does not exceed P200.00
(No. 1)
correccional
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum and medium
Required
If amount involved is more than P200.00 but does
Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
not exceed P6,000.00 (No. 2)
- Frustrated Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
If the amount involved is more than P6,000.00 Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
P30,000.00
but does not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3) temporal minimum
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
If amount involved is more than P12,000.00 but
Reclusion temporal medium and maximum P40,000.00
is less than P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence)
temporal minimum
- Attempted Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
If the amount involved is P22,000 or higher (No. Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion
P40,000.00
4, 2nd sentence) perpetua
temporal medium
Prision correccional maximum to prision
mayor medium
MALVERSATION THRU FALSIFICATION (Art. 217 in relation to Arts. 171 and 48)
If the amount is P22,000.00 or higher (No. 4, 2nd
sentence)
If amount is more than P12,000.00 but less than Maximum period of reclusion temporal
P40,000.00
P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence) medium and maximum
Medium period of reclusion temporal medium
and maximum
Minimum period of reclusion temporal
medium and maximum
If the amount is more than P6,000.00 but does Maximum period of prision mayor maximum P30,000.00
not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3) to reclusion temporal minimum
Medium period of prision mayor maximum to
reclsuion temporal minimum
Minimum period of prision mayor maximum
to reclusion temporal minimum
Prision mayor maximum and fine of
If amount does not exceed P6,000.00 (Nos. 1 &
P5,000.00 (maximum period of the penalty P24,000.00
2)
for falsification under Art. 171)
- Frustrated Prision mayor medium and fine of P3,750.00 P20,000.00
P2,500.00

MARRIAGE CONTRACTED AGAINST PROVISIONS OF LAWS (Art. 350, 1st Par.)
P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Maximum period of
If consent is obtained through violence,
prision correccional P12,000.00
intimidation or fraud (2nd Par.)
medium and maximum
MARRIAGE. Premature
Arresto mayor and fine
Bail Not Required
not exceeding P500.00
Illegal Marriage Ceremony (Art. 352) (See Act 3613)
MEETINGS. Prohibition, Interruption and Dissolution of Peaceful (Art. 131)
P6,000.00
minimum
MINORS, Crimes against
Failure to return a minor to his parents or guardians (Art. 270)
- If committed by any person other than any of
the parents entrusted with custody of the minor Reclusion perpetua No Bail
(Art. 270)
- If committed by the father or mother of the Arresto mayor and/or fine
Bail Not Required
minor (Art. 271, 2nd Par.) not exceeding P300.00
Inducing a minor to abandon his home (Art. 271)
Prision correccional and
- If committed by any person other than the
fine not exceeding P12,000.00
parents (1st Par.)
P700.00
Arresto mayor and/or fine
- If committed by the father or mother (2nd Par.) Bail Not Required
Other crimes against minors. (see RA 7610, as amended by RA 7658)
minimum and medium
Exploitation of child labor (Art. 273) P10,000.00
and fine not exceeding
P500.00
Failure to deliver found abandoned child under
seven years of age to the authorities or to his
family or shall fail to take him to safe a place (Art.
275, No. 3)
Abandonment of a child under seven years of age
the custody of which is incumbent upon him (Art. Bail Not Required
276, 1st Par.)
- If death of such minor results from such Prision correccional
P12,000.00
abandonment (2nd Par., 1st phrase) medium and maximum
- If the life of such minor shall have been in Prision correccional
P10,000.00
danger only (2nd Par., 2nd phrase) minimum and medium
Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with
his custody, neglect of parents to give education Bail Not Required
to minor (Art. 277) (see also PD 603)
minimum and medium
Exploitation of minors (Art. 278) P10,000.00
and fine not exceeding
P500.00
Corruption of minors (Art. 340) Prision mayor P24,000.00
-If victim is below 12 years old (Art. 340 as
Reclusiion temporal P200,000.00
amended by Sec. 10 of RA 7610)
MONOPOLY and combinations in restraint of trade (Art. 186, 1st Par.)
minimum and/or fine
P6,000.00
from P200.00 to
P6,000.00
- If monopoly or restraint of trade affects any
Prision mayor minimum
food substance, motor fuel or lubricants or other P20,000.00
and medium
article of prime necessity (2nd Par.)
MORTGAGED PROPERTY, removal, sale or pledge of (Art. 319)
Arresto mayor or fine
twice the value of Bail Not Required
property
MURDER (Art. 248, as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua to
No Bail
death
Direct Assault with Murder (See Assault)
MUTILATION (Art. 262)
- Depriving another either totally or partially of Reclusion temporal to

P40,000.00
some essential organ for reproduction (1st Par.) reclusion perpetua
Prision mayor medium
- Any other intentional mutilation (2nd Par.) P24,000.00
and maximum
- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 10, 6th
Par., 1st sentence, RA 7610)
MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS (Art. 122, 2nd Par. as amended by R.A. 7659)
NEGLIGENCE IN PROSECUTION of offenses or tolerance of offenses (Art. 208)
P6,000.00
minimum
NEGLIGENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)
- If act would have constituted grave felony (1st Arresto mayor medium Bail Not Required
phrase) and maximum
- If act would have constituted a less serious
Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
felony (2nd phrase)
the damage but not exceeding
Simple negligence causing damage to property value of the damage to 3
P30,000.00 except when covered
(3rd Par.) times such value but in no
by the rule on summary
case less than P25.00
procedure
- If act would have constituted a light felony (4th Fine not exceeding
Bail Not Required
Par.) P200.00 and censure
Negligence resulting in homicide and with Prision correccional
P30,000.00
violation of the automobile law (6th Par., No. 2) medium and maximum
Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to One degree higher than
Bail corresponding to the penalty
his victim (last Par.) the above penalties
NEUTRALITY, Violation (Art. 119)

PARDON, conditional; violation of (Art. 159)
PARRICIDE (Art. 246, as amended by R.A. 7659)
PERJURY (Art. 183)
Arresto mayor maximum to
P6,000.00
prision correccional minimum
PHYSICAL INJURIES, Serious (Art. 263)
Ordinary Serious Physical Injuries
- If as a consequence of the physical injuries the
person becomes imbecile, impotent or blind (No. Prision mayor P24,000.00
1)
- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 10, 6th
Par., 1st sentence, R.A. 7610)
- If person injured shall have lost the use of
speech or the power to hear or to smell, or shall
have lost an eye, a hand, a foot, an arm, or a leg Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
or shall have lost the use of any such member, or maximum
have become incapacitated for the work in which
he was theretofore habitually engaged (No. 2)
- If person injured shall have become deformed,
or shall have lost any other part of his body, or
shall have lost the use thereof, or shall have been Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
ill or incapacitated for the performance of the medium
work in which he was habitually engaged for a
period of more than ninety days (No. 3)
- If the physical injuries shall have caused the
Arresto mayor maximum to
illness or incapacity for labor of the injured person P6,000.00
prision correccional minimum
for more than 30 days (No. 4, 1st Par.)
PHYSICAL INJURIES, Serious (Art. 263)
- If it shall have been committed with the
attendant circumstances of parricide or murder Reclusion temporal medium and
P40,000.00
and the injured person becomes insane, imbecile, maximum
impotent or blind (No. 4, 2nd Par., 1st phrase)
attendant circumstances of parricide or murder
and the injured person loses use of speech, power
to hear or to smell, or shall lost an eye, a hand, a Prision correccional maximum to
P16,000.00
foot, an arm or a leg or shall have become prison mayor minimum
incapacitated for the work in which he was
theretofore habitually engaged (No. 4, 2nd Par.,
2nd phrase)
attendant circumstances of parricide or murder
and the injured person shall have become
deformed or shall have lost any other part of his P12,000.00
maximum
body, or shall have been ill or incapacitated from
work for more than ninety days (No. 4, 2nd Par.,
3rd phrase)
- If committed against any of the persons
enumerated in Art. 246 (parricide) or with the
attendant circumstances in Art. 248 (murder) and Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
if the injured person shall have been medium
incapacitated for labor for more than thirty days
(No. 4, 2nd Par., 4th phrase)
- Inflicting serious physical injuries by knowingly
administering any injurious substance or
Same penalties as in Art. 263 Same bail as Art. 263
beverages or by taking advantage of victim's
weakness of mind or credulity (Art. 264)
Serious physical injuries inflicted under
Destierro Bail Not Required
exceptional circumstances (Art. 247)
PHYSICAL INJURIES, less serious (Art. 265)
- If the injuries shall incapacitate the offended
party for labor for ten days or more but not more
than thirty days, or shall required medical
attendance for same period (1st Par.)
- If the injuries shall have been inflicted with
manifest intent to insult or offend the injured Arresto mayor and fine not
Bail Not Required
person, or under circumstances adding ignominy exceeding P500.00
to the offense (2nd Par.)
- If the injuries shall have been inflicted upon the
offender's parents, ascendants, guardians, Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
curators, teachers, or persons of rank or persons medium
in authority (3rd Par.)
PHYSICAL INJURIES, SLIGHT (Art. 266)
- If the injuries shall incapacitate the offended
party for labor from one to nine days, or shall
Arresto menor Bail Not Required
required medical attendance during the same
period (No. 1)
- If the injuries do not prevent the offended party
from engaging in his habitual work nor require Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00 and censure
medical assistance (No. 2)
- When the offender shall ill treat another by deed Arresto menor minimum or fine
Bail Not Required
without causing injury (maltreatment) (No. 3) not exceeding P50.00
PICKLOCKS OR SIMILAR TOOLS; Illegal possession and making of (Art. 304)
- Possession or making (1st and 2nd Par., 1st Arresto mayor maximum to
P6,000.00
sentence) prision correccional minimum
- If the offender is a locksmith who makes such Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
tools (2nd Par., 2nd sentence) maximum
PRIRACY in general (Art. 122, 1st Par. as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua No bail
PRIRACY, Qualified (Art. 123, as amended by R.A. 7659)
PROHIBITED INTEREST, possession of; committed by public officers, experts, arbitrators, private
accountants, guardians and executors (Art. 216)
correccional minimum and fine P6,000.00
from P200.00 to P1,000.00
PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS (Art. 215)
P6,000.00
fine from P200.00
PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES; Negligence and tolerance (Art. 208)
PROSTITUTION (Art. 202)
Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
- In case of recidivism correccional minimum and/or fine P6,000.00
from P200.00 to P2,000.00
PUBLIC OFFICERS, crimes committed by:
Appointed officers who shall directly or indirectly
Prision correccional minimum
become interested in any transaction of exchange
and/or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00
or speculation within the territory subject to his
P1,000.00
jurisdiction (Art. 215)
Any public officer becoming interested directly or
indirectly in any contract or business in which it is
his official duty to intervene (Art. 216, 1st Par.).
correccional minimum and/or fine P6,000.00
This provision is applicable to experts, arbitrators,
from P200.00 to P1,000.00
private accountants, guardians and executors
(2nd Par.)
Prision correccional minimum
Failure of accountable officer to render accounts
and/or firn from P200.00 to P6,000.00
(Art. 218)
P6,000.00
Failure of responsible public officer to render
accounts before leaving or attempting to leave Arresto mayor and/or fine Bail Not Required
the country (Art. 219)
Prision correccional minimum or
Illegal use of public funds or property (Art. 220,
fine ranging from one-half to P6,000.00
1st Par.)
total value of sum misapplied
- If no damage or embarrassment to the public Fine from 5% to 50% of the sum 50% of the maximum
service has resulted (2nd Par.) misapplied imposable fine but not to
exceed P30,000.00
Arresto mayor and fine from 5%
Failure to make delivery of public funds or
to 25% of the sum which he Bail Not Required
property (Art. 221)
failed to pay
Conniving with or consenting to evasion (Art. 223)
- If fugitive shall have been sentenced by final Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
judgment to any penalty (No. 1) maximum
- If fugitive is a detention prisoner (No. 2) Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
Negligence of public officer causing evasion (Art. Arresto mayor maximum to
P6,000.00
224) prision correccional minimum
Removal, concealment, or destruction of documents (Art. 226)
- If serious damage shall have been caused to a Prision mayor and fine not
P24,000.00
third party or to the public interest (No. 1) exceeding P1,000.00
- If the damage caused shall not have been
medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
serious (No. 2)
P1,000.00
Officer breaking seal (Art. 227) medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
P2,000.00
Arresto mayor and fine not
Opening of closed documents (Art. 228) Bail Not Required
exceeding P2,000.00
Revelation of secrets and delivery of papers which should not be published (Art. 229)
- If serious damage is caused to public interest
maximum and fine not exceeding P12,000.00
(1st phrase)
P2,000.00
- If no serious damage is caused to public interest Prision correccional minimum and
P6,000.00
(2nd phrase) fine not exceeding P500.00
Public officer revealing secrets of private Arresto mayor and fine not
Bail Not Required
individual (Art. 230) exceeding P1,000.00
Open disobedience by judicial or executive officer Arresto mayor medium to prision
by refusal to execute the judgment, decision or correccional minimum and fine P6,000.00
order of any superior authority (Art.231) not exceeding P1,000.00
Disobedience to orders of superior officer when
said order was suspended by inferior officer (Art. P10,000.00
medium
232)
Refusal of Assistance (Art. 233)
- If such refusal or failure shall result in serious Arresto mayor medium to prision
damage to the public interest or third party (1st correccional minimum and fine P6,000.00
phrase) not exceeding P1,000.00
-If such refusal or failure shall not result in Arresto mayor medium and
serious damage to the public interest or third maximum and fine not exceeding Bail Not Required
party (2nd phrase) P500.00
Immoral or indecent advances by a public officer to a woman interested in matters pending before such officer or
a woman under his custody (Art. 245, Nos. 1 & 2)
P12,000.00
maximum
- If a person solicited be the wife, daughter, sister
or relative within the same degree of affinity of Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
any person in the custody of such warden or medium
officer (last Par.)
Refusal to discharge elective office (Art. 234) Arresto mayor and/or fine not Bail Not Required
exceeding P1,000.00
Maltreatment of Prisoners (Art. 235, 1st Paragraph)
P16,000.00
prision mayor minimum
- Maltreatment of prisoners to extort a confession Prision mayor minimum and fine
P16,000.00
or to obtain some information (2nd Paragraph) not exceeding P6,000.00
Anticipation of duties of a public officer (Art. 236) Fine from P200.00 to P500.00 Bail Not Required
Prolonging performance of duties and powers Prision correccional minimum and
P6,000.00
(Art. 237) fine not exceeding P500.00
Abandonment of office or position (Art. 238, 1st Par.)
- Abandonment in order to evade the discharge of
the duties of preventing, prosecuting or punishing
any of the crimes against national security (Arts. P10,000.00
medium
114-123) and crimes against public order (Arts.
134-142), (2nd Par., 1st phrase)
- Abandonment in order to evade the duty or
preventing, prosecuting or punishing any other Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
crime not indicated above (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)
Usurpation of legislative powers (Art. 239) P6,000.00
fine not exceeding P1,000.00
Usurpation of executive functions (Art. 240) P6,000.00
Usurpation of judicial functions (Art. 241) P6,000.00
Disobeying request for disqualification (Art. 242) Bail Not Required
exceeding P500.00
Unlawful appointments (Art. 244) Bail Not Required
exceeding P1,000.00

RAPE. (Art. 266-A and 266-B as amended by R.A. 8353)
A. FIRST KIND:
RAPE by having carnal knowledge of a woman
(Art. 266-A, Par. 1, in rel. to Art. 266-B, 1st Par.)
- Rape with the use of a deadly weapon or by two
or more persons (Art. 266-A, Par. 1 in rel. to Art. Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
266-B, 2nd Par.)
- Rape where victim has become insane (Art.
266-A, Art. 1 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 3rd Par.)
- Attempted Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par.
1 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 4th Par.)
- Rape with any of the following
aggravating/qualifying circumstances (Art. 266-A, Death No Bail
Par. in rel to Art. 266-B, 6th Par.)
(1) When the victim is under eighteen (18) years
of age and the offender is parent, ascendant,
step-parent, guardian, relative by consaguinity or
affinity within the third civil degree, or common-
law spouse of the parent of the victim;
(2) When the victim is under the custody of the
police or military authorities or any law
enforcement or penal institution;
(3) When rape is committed in full view of the
spouse, parent, or any of the children or other
relatives within the third civil degree of
consaguinity;
(4) When the victim is religious engaged in
legitimate religious vocation or calling and is
personally known to be such by the offender
before or at the time of the commission of the
crime;
(5) When the victim is a child below seven (7)
years old;
(6) When the offender knows that he is afflicted
with Human Immune-Deficiency Virus
(HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) or any sexually transmissible diseases and
the virus or disease is transmitted to the victim;
(7) When committed by any member of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines or para-military
units thereof of the Philippine National Police or
any law enforcement agency or penal institution,
when the offender took advantage of his position
to facilitate the commission of the crime;
(8) When the reason or on the occasion of the
rape, the victim has suffered permanent physical
mutilation or disability;
(9) When the offender knew of the pregnancy of
the offended party at the time of the commission
of the crime; and
(10) When the offender knew of the mental
disability, emotional disorder and/or physical
handicap of the offended party at the time of the
commission of the crime.
- Attempted Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
B. SECOND KIND
Rape by inserting penis into another person's
mouth or orifice, or any instrument or object into
the genital or anal orifice of another person (Art.
266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 7th Par.)
- Attempted Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
Rape with the use of deadly weapon or by two or
more persons (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art. Prision mayor to reclusiion temporal P200,00.00
266-B, 8th Par.)
Rape where victim has become insane (Art. 266-
A, Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 9th Par.)
Attempted Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 Reclusion temporal to reclusion P200,000.00
in rel. to Art. 266-B, 10th Par.) perpetua
Rape with Homicide (Art. 266-A, Par. 2 in rel. to
Art. 266-B, 11th Par.)
Rape with any of the 10 aggravating/qualifying
circumstances in Art. 266-B, 6th Par. (Art. 266-A, Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
Par. 2 in rel. to Art. 266-B, 12th Par.)
REBELLION, INSURRECTION OR COUP D'ETAT (Art. 134 and Art. 134-A in rel. to Art. 135, as amended
by R.A. 6968)
Any person who promoted, maintains or heads a
rebellion or insurrection (Art. 135, 1st Par.)
Any person who merely participates in or
executes the commands of others in a rebellion or Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
insurrection (Art. 135, 2nd Par.)
Conspiracy and proposal to commit coup d'etat Prision mayor minimum and fine not
P80,000.00
(Art. 136, 1st Par.) exceeding P8,000.00
Conspiracy to commit rebellion or insurrection Prision correccional maximum and
P60,000.00
(Art. 136, 2nd Par., 1st phrase) fine not exceeding P5,000.00
Any person who leads or in any manner
commands others to undertake copu d'etat (Art. Reclusion perpetua No Bail
135, 3rd Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)
Any person in government service who
participates or executes directions or commands
others in undertaking coup d'etat (Art. 135, 4th
Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)
Any person not in government service who
participates, or in any manner supports, finances,
abets or aids in undertaking coup d'etat (Art. 135,
5th Par., in relation to Art. 134-A)
Proposal to commit rebellion or insurrection (Art. Prision correccional medium and
P50,000.00
136, 2nd Par., last Phrase) fine not exceeding P2,000.00
Disloyalty of public officers or employees during
rebellion (Art. 137)
Inciting to rebellion or insurrection (Art. 138) Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
Outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition (Art.
153, 4th Par.)
RELIGIOUS FEELINGS, offending the (Art. 133)
P6,000.00
- If committed with violence or threats (2nd Par.) P12,000.00
maximum
RESISTANCE AND DISOBEDIENCE to persons in authority or agents of person in authority (Art. 151)
- Resistance and serious disobedience (Par. 1) Bail Not Required
exceeding P500.00
Arresto menor of fine from P10.00
- Simple disobedience (Par. 2) Bail Not Required
to P100.00
REVEALING SECRETS, with abuse of office by manager, employer or servant (Art. 291)
Bail Not Required
exceeding P500.00
Revelation of industrial secrets (Art. 292) P10,000.00
medium and fine not exceeding
P500.00
ROBBERY with violence against or intimation of persons (Art. 294, as amended by Sec. 9 R.A. 7659)
- Robbery with homicide or with rape or
intentional mutilation or arson (Art. 292, No. 1)
- Robbery with serious physical injuries which
rendered the injured person insane, imbecile, Reclusion temporal medium to
P200,000.00
impotent, or blind (Art. 294, No. 2 in relation to reclusion perpetua
Art. 263 Subdivision 1)
Prision mayor medium to reclusion
temporal minimum
Prision correccional medium to
- Robbery with serious physical injuries
committed under Art. 294, No. 3 in relation to Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
Art. 263, Subdivision 2
- Robbery with serious physical injuries
committed under Art. 294, No. 4 in relation to P180,000.00
temporal medium
Art. 263 Subdivisions 3 & 4
correctional medium
-Robbery with violence or intimidation but without
the foregoing attendant circumstances (Art. 294, P100,000.00
No. 5)
correccional medium
medium or destierro maximum
ROBBERY WITH PHYSICAL INJURIES committed in an uninhabited place or by a band or with the use
of firearms on a street, road or alley (Art. 295)
Maximum period of the proper
penalty
- In relation to Art. 294, No. 3 Reclusion temporal maximum P200,000.00
Maximum period of prision mayor
- In relation to Art. 294, No. 4 maximum to reclusion temporal P180,000.00
medium
- Frustrated correccional maximum to prision P100,000.00
mayor medium
Maximum period of arresto mayor
- Attempted maximum to prision correccional P50,000.00
medium
- In relation to Art. 294, No. 5 correccional maximum to prision P100,000.00
mayor medium
- Frustrated Maximum period of arresto mayor P50,000.00
maximum to prision correccional
medium
- Attempted minimum and medium, or maximum Bail Not Required
period of destierro maximum
ROBBERY in band with use of unlicensed firearms (Art. 296)
Maximum period of corresponding Corresponding bail as
penalty as provided above provided above
FRUSTRATED OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WITH HOMICIDE (Art. 297, 1st Phrase)
Reclusion temporal maximum to
P40,000.00
reclusion perpetua
- Frustrated or attempted robbery with homicide
where the killing amount to murder or parricide Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
(2nd phrase)
COMPELLING A PERSON to sign, execute or deliver any public instrument or document by means of
violence or intimidation with intent to defraud (Art. 298)
Same penalty as in robbery Same bail as in robbery
ROBBERY BY THE USE OF FORCE UPON THINGS
Robbery in an inhabited house or public building
or edifice devoted to worship (Art. 299)
- If value of property taken exceeds P250.00 and
offenders are armed (1st Par.)
- Attempted Prision correctional P12,000.00
offenders are not armed (2nd Par.)
- Frustrated Prision correccional P12,000.00
- If value of property taken does not exceed
P250.00 and offenders are not armed (4th Par.)
- Frustrated Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
Robbery in a dependency of an inhabited house, public building or devoted to worship (5th Par.)
offenders are armed (in relation to 1st Par.)
- Frustrated Prision correccional P12,000.00
- If value of property taken exceeds of P250.00
and offenders are not armed (in relation to 2nd Prision correccional P12,000.00
Par.)
- Frustrated Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
- Attempted Destierro Bail Not Required
P250.00 and offenders are armed (in relation to Prision correccional P12,000.00
3rd Par.)
- Frustrated Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
- Attempted Destierro Bail Not Required
P250.00 and offenders are not armed (in relation Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
to 4th Par.)
- Frustrated Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
- Attempted Destierro minimum Bail Not Required
ROBBERY UNDER ART. 299 COMMITTED IN AN UNINHABITED PLACE AND BY A BAND (Art. 300)
offenders are armed
offenders are not armed
- Attempted Arresto mayor maximum Bail Not Required
- If value of property taken does not exceeds
P250.00 and offenders are armed
P250.00 and offenders are armed
- If value of property taken does not exceed Maximum period of prision mayor
P16,000.00
P250.00 and offenders are not armed minimum
minimum
Robbery in an uninhabited place or in a private building (Art. 302)
- If the value of the property taken exceeds Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
P250.00 (1st Par.) maximum
medium
- If the value of the property taken does not Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
exceed P250.00 (2nd Par.) correccional minimum
medium
- Attempted Destierro medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- When property taken is mail matter or large
Next higher in degree than those Corresponding bail as
cattle under circumstances in Arts. 294, 295, 297,
specified in said Articles provided therein
299, 300 and 302 (3rd Par.)
Robbery of cereals, fruits or firewood in an
Penalty next lower in degree than Corresponding bail as
uninhabited place or private building in cases
that prescribed in said articles provided therein
enumerated in Arts. 299 and 302 (Art. 303)
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
SEARCH WARRANT, malicious procurement and abuse in service of (Art. 129)
correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
P1,000.00
SEARCHING DOMICILE without search warrant (violation of domicile) (Art, 128, 1st Par.)
- If committed a nighttime or if any papers or
effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
returned immediately after the search (2nd Par.)
Searching domicile with search warrant but Bail Not
Arresto mayor medium and maximum
without witnesses (Art. 130) Required
SEDITION (Art. 140 in relation to Art. 139)
Prision mayor minimum and fine not
Leader of sedition (Art. 140, 1st Par.) P16,000.00
exceeding P10,000.00
- Participant (2nd Par.) P12,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
Prision correccional medium and fine not
Conspiracy to commit sedition (Art. 141) P10,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
Inciting to sedition (Art. 142) P12,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
SEDUCTION
Qualified seduction (Art. 337, 1st Par.) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
Arresto mayor minimum or destierro Bail Not
- Attempted
maximum Required
- If victim is offender's sister or descendant (2nd Prision correccional maximum to prision
P16,000.00
Par.) mayor minimum
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
Bail Not
Simple seduction (Art. 338) Arresto mayor
Required
SEIZURE OF CORRESPONDENCE, discovering secrets through (Art. 290)
Prision correccional minimum and medium
- If offender reveals secrets (1st Par.) P10,000.00
and fine not exceeding P500.00
- If offender does not reveal secrets (2nd Par.)
P500.00 Required
SIMULATION of births, substitution of one child for another and concealment or abandonment of a
legitimate child (Art. 347)
P24,000.00
P1,000.00
SLANDER
Serious slander (Art. 358, 1st phrase) P6,000.00
Bail Not
Simple slander (2nd Phrase) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
Serious slander by deed (Art. 359, 1st sentence) correccional minimum or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00
P1,000.00
Bail Not
Simple slander by deed (2nd sentence) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
SLAVERY (Art. 272)
- If committed for the purpose of enslaving the Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
P24,000.00
offended party (1st Par.) P10,000.00
- If committed for the purpose of assigning the Prision mayor maximum and fine of
P24,000.00
offended party to some immoral traffic (2nd Par.) P10,000.00
SUICIDE, giving assistance to (Art. 253)
- Assisting another to commit suicide (1st
sentence, 1st Phrase)
- Lending assistance to the extent of doing the
killing himself (1st sentence, 2nd phrase)
Bail Not
- If the suicide is not consumated (2nd sentence) Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
SWINDLING (See estafa)
Arresto mayor and fine of a sum from 10 to
Bail Not
Swindling a minor (Art. 317) 50 percent of the value of obligation
Required
contracted by minor

THEFT, simple (Art. 308 in relation to Art. 309)
If the value of property stolen exceeds Maximum period of prision mayor See below for specified
P22,000.00 (No. 1, 2nd Phrase) minimum and medium (Plus one value of property
year for each additional P10,000.00 stolen with
in excess of P22,000.00 but total corresponding bail
penalty shall not exceed 20 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P122,000.00 maximum (maximum period of
P40,000.00
or over prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 10 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P112,000.00 maximum (Maximum period of
P38,000.00
or over but less than P122,000.00 prision mayor minimum and medium
plus 9 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P102,000.00 maximum (Maximum period of
P36,000.00
plus 8 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P92,000.00 medium (Maximum period of prision
P34,000.00
or over but less than P102,000.00 mayor minimum and medium plus 7
years)
P32,000.00
years)
P30,000.00
years)
If the value of the property stolen is P62,000.00 minimum (Maximum period of
P28,000.00
plus 4 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P52,000.00 minimum (Maximum period of
P26,000.00
plus 3 years)
If the value of the property stolen is P42,000.00
(Maximum period of prision mayor P24,000.00
or over but less than P52,000.00
minimum and medium plus 2 years)
(Maximum period of prision mayor P22,000.00
or over but less than P42,000.00
minimum and medium plus 1 year)
If the value of the property stolen is over Maximum period of prision mayor
P20,000.00
P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00 minimum and medium
Medium period of prision mayor
minimum and medium
Minimum period of prision mayor
minium and medium
If the value of property stolen is more than
Prision mayor mayor minimum and
P12,000.00 but does not exceed P22,000.00 (No. P20,000.00
medium
1, 1st Phrase)
maximum
If the value of property stolen is more than Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
P6,000.00 but does not exceed P12,000.00 (No. maximum
2)
medium
If value of property stolen is more than P200.00 Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
but does not exceed P6,000.00 (No. 3) medium
Arresto mayor medium and
maximum
maximum
If value of property stolen is over P50.00 but does Arresto mayor medium to prision
P6,000.00
not exceed P200.00 (No. 4) correccional minimum
medium and maximum
Arresto menor medium and
maximum or destierro minimum
If value of property stolen is over P5.00 but does
Arresto mayor maximum Bail Not Required
not exceed P50.00 (No. 5)
- Frustrated Arresto mayor medium Bail Not Required
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00 Arresto mayor minimum and
Bail Not Required
(No. 6) medium
- Frustrated Destierro medium and maximum Bail Not Required
Arresto menor maximum or destierro
minimum
If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00
and the offender enters an enclosed estate or a Arresto menor or fine not exceeding
Bail Not Required
field where trespass is forbidden or which belongs P200.00
to another (No. 7)
If value of the property stolen is over P5.00 and
the offender acted under the impulse or hunger, Arresto menor minimum or fine not
Bail Not Required
poverty or the difficulty of earning a livelihood for exceeding P50.00
his support and of his family (No. 8)
If property stolen belongs to the National Library Arresto mayor and/or fine from
Bail Not Required
or National Museum (Art. 311, 1st Phrase) P200.00 to P500.00
Destierro and/or from P200.00 to
P375.00
Arresto menor and/or fine from
P200.00 to P250.00
Note: If the act constitutes simple theft and
penalty is higher, apply Art. 309; if the act
constitutes qualified theft apply Art. 310 (Art.
311, 2nd Phrase)
THEFT QUALIFIED (Art. 310 in relation to Arts. 308 and 309)
or over
If the value of the property stolen is over Maximum period of reclusion P40,000.00
P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00 temporal medium and maximum
Medium period of reclusion temporal
medium and maximum
Minimum period of reclusion
temporal medium and maximum
If the value of property stolen is more than Reclusion temporal and medium and
P40,000.00
P12,000.00 but does not exceed P22,000.00 maximum
temporal minimum
If the value of the property stolen is more than Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
P30,000.00
P6,000.00 but does not exceed P12,000.00 temporal minimum
maximum
If value of property stolen is more than P200.00
Prision mayor medium and maximum P24,000.00
but does not exceed P6,000.00
medium
If value of property stolen is over P50.00 but does Prision mayor medium to reclusion
P30,000.00
not exceed P200.00 temporal minimum
Prision correccional medium to
If value of property stolen is over P5.00 but does
Prision correccional medium P10,000.00
not exceed P50.00
- Frustrated Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
If value of property stolen does not exceed P5.00 P12,000.00
maximum
medium
and the offender enters an enclosed estate or a Arresto mayor or fine not exceeding
Bail Not Required
field where trespass is forbidden or which belongs P300.00
to another
Destierro and fine not exceeding
P250.00
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding
P200.00
and the offender acted under the impulse of Arresto menor maximum or fine not
Bail Not Required
hunger, poverty or difficulty of earning a exceeding P75.00
livelihood
Arresto menor medium or fine not
exceeding P62.50
Arresto menor minimum or fine not
exceeding P50.00
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
THREATS
Grave threats subject to a condition and offender
Next lower in degree than that prescribed by
shall have attained his purpose (Art. 282, No. 1,
law for the crime he threatened to commit
1st sentence, 1st Par.)
Examples:
(a) Threat to kill
(b) Threat to kidnap (simple) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
(c) Threat to forcibly abduct Prision mayor P24,000.00
(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
(e) Threat to burn any occupied building,
warehouse or vessel
Grave threat subject to a condition and offender
Two degrees lower than that prescribed by
shall attained his purpose (No. 1, 1st Par., 2nd
law for the crime he threatened to commit
sentence)
Examples:
(a) Threat to Kill
(b) Threat to kidnap (simple) Prision mayor P24,000.00
(c) Threat to forcibly abduct Prision correccional P12,000.00
(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse) Prision mayor P24,000.00
warehouse or vessel
If threat demanding money is made in writing or
The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum
through a middleman and offender shall have
period
attained his purpose (2nd Par.)
Examples:
(a) Threat to Kill
(b) Threat to kidnap (simple) Reclusion temporal maximum P40,000.00
(c) Threat to forcibly abduct Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse) Reclusion temporal maximum P40,000.00
warehouse or vessel
If threat demanding money or subject to
condition is made in writing or through a
middleman but the offender shall not have Penalty shall be 2 degrees lower but in its
attained his purpose maximum period
(2nd Par., in rel. to the 1st Par.)
(Art. 282)
Examples:
Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
(a) Threat to Kill
(b) Threat to kidnap (simple) Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
(c) Threat to forcibly abduct Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
(d) Threat to rape (simple, sexual intercourse) Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
(e) Threat to burn any occupied building, Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
warehouse or vessel
Grave threats not made subject to condition (Art. Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
282, No. 2) P500.00 Required
Bail Not
Light threats (Art. 283) Arresto mayor
Required
Failure to give bond for good behavior in crime of Bail Not
Destierro
threats (Art. 284) Required
Arresto menor minimum or fine not Bail Not
Other lights threat (Art. 285)
TOLERANCE of commission of offenses or refraining from instituting prosecution for punishment of
violators of the law (Art. 208)
TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES OR SERVICE MARKS (See R.A. 8293), Intellectual Property Code, Note:
Art. 188 and 189 were repealed by R.A. 8293
TREASON (Art. 114, Par. 3, as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua to death and fine not
No Bail
Alien residing in the Philippines committing
Reclusion temporal to death and fine not
treason (Art. 114, Par. 3, as amended by R.A. No Bail
7659)
Conspiracy to commit treason (Art. 115) P24,000.00
P10,000.00
Prision correccional and fine not exceeding
Proposal to commit treason (Art. 115) P12,000.00
P5,000.00
Misprison of treason (Art. 116) P24,000.00
P50,000.00
TRESPASS
Qualified trespass to dwelling (Art. 280, 1st Par.)
P1,000.00 Required
Bail Not
- Frustrated Destierro and fine not exceeding P750.00
Required
Arresto menor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
- Attempted
P500.00 Required
If the trespass be committed by means of Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
violence and intimidation (Art. 280, 2nd Par.) and fine not exceeding P1,000.00
- Frustrated correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
P750.00
Arresto mayor minimum and medium and Bail Not
- Attempted
fine not exceeding P500.00 Required
Arresto menor and/or fine not exceeding Bail Not
Other forms of trespass (Art. 281)
P200.00 Required
AMOUNT OF
BAIL
TUMULTUOUS AFFRAY, death caused in a (Art. 251)
If it cannot be ascertained who actually killed the
deceased but the person or persons who inflicted Prision mayor P24,000.00
serious physical injuries can be identified (Art.
251, 1st Par.)
If the person or persons who inflicted serious
physical injuries on the deceased cannot be
identified all those who used violence are liable
(Art. 251, 2nd Par.)
If only serious physical injuries are inflicted in a tumultuous affray (Art. 252, 1st Par.)
(a) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 1 Prision correccional P12,000.00
(b) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 2 P6,000.00
Bail Not
(c) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 3 Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
Bail Not
(d) If physical injuries fall under Art. 263, No. 4 Arresto mayor minimum and medium
Required
If only less serious physical injuries are inflicted in Bail Not
Arresto from five to fifteen days
a tumultuous affray (Art. 252, 2nd Par.) Required
TUMULT AND DISTURBANCES in a public place, office or establishment (Art. 153, see disturbance)
UNFAIR COMPETITION (Art. 189, repealed by R.A. 8293, see Intellectual Property Code)
UNIFORMS OR INSIGNIAS. Illegal use of (Art. 179)
Bail Not
Arresto mayor
Required
UNJUST VEXATION (Art. 287, 2nd Par.)
Arresto menor and/or fine from P5.00 to Bail Not
P200.00 Required
UNLAWFUL NOMINATIONS OR APPOINTMENT TO A PUBLIC OFFICE (Art. 244)
P1,000.00 Required
UNLAWFUL USE OF MEANS OF PUBLICATION and unlawful utterance (Art. 154)
Arresto mayor and fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
P1,000.00 Required
USURPATION OF AUTHORITY OR OFFICIAL function (Art. 177)
Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
USURPATION OF CIVIL STATUS (Art. 348)
- If committed for the purpose of defrauding the
offended party or his heirs (1st Phrase)
- If committed not for the purpose of defrauding
the offended party or his heirs (2nd Phrase)
USURPATION OF REAL RIGHTS IN PROPERTY or occupation of real property (Art. 312)
- If with violence or intimidation and value can
ascertained (Separate charge and penalty for the Fine from 50% to 100% of the gain but not Bail Not
acts of violence/intimidation if it results in other less than P75.00 Required
crimes [1st Par.])
Bail Not
- If value of gain cannot be ascertained (2nd Par.) Fine from P200.00 to P500.00
Required
VAGRANCY (Art. 202)
Bail Not
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional
In case of recidivism
minimum and/or fine from P200.00 to
P2,000.00
VIOLATION OF DOMICILE (Art. 128)
WAR, inciting to; or giving motives for reprisals (Art. 118)
If offender is a public officer or employee Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
If offender is a private individual Prision mayor P24,000.00
WHITE SLAVE TRADE (Art. 341)

Prision mayor medium and maximum P24,000.00
- If victim is a minor, see R.A. 7610
VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
I. ACTS
ACT No. 55, prohibiting cruelty to animals in Fine from US$100.00 to US$500.00 or its peso Bail Not
transportation, as amended by Act. 275 equivalent Required
ACT No. 1956 (Insolvency Law), as amended by
3 months to 5 years P10,000.00
Act. 3544 and R.A. 3912
ACT No. 2137 (Warehouse Receipts Law)
Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
- violation of Secs. 50 and 52 P10,000.00
Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
- violations of Secs. 51, 53, 54 and 55 P2,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
ACT No. 2172, authorizing the establishment of
1 year P2,000.00
quarantine and regulating the movement of cattle
ACT No. 2548, providing for the immunization of cattle and carabaos to prevent the spread of rinderpest
- Failure to present animal for immunization (Sec. Not more than 25 days and/or fine not Bail Not
12, Par. A) exceeding P25.00 Required
- Alteration of certificate of immunization (Sec. Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
12, Par. B) exceeding P200.00 Required
ACT No. 2580, providing for the publication and
recording in the Bureau of Post of the names and
6 months and 2 years and fine from P1,000.00
post office addresses of editors, publishers, P4,000.00
to P5,000.00
managers, owners and stockholders of newspaper
publication, as amended
ACT 2590, protecting game and fish, as amended by Acts 3730 and 4005 and CA 491
Bail Not
- 1st offense Fine from P10.00 to P200.00
Required
Fine from P10.00 to P200.00 and may impose
Bail Not
- Subsequent offense(s) penalty of imprisonment of not more than 30
Required
days
ACT NO. 2613, to improve the methods of Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
production and quality of tobacco, as amended exceeding P500.00 Required
ACT NO. 2706, making the inspection and
recognition of private schools and colleges Bail Not
6 months and/or fine not exceeding P500.00
obligatory for the Minister of Education, Culture Required
and Sports
ACT NO. 2827, making it obligatory upon inter-
island vessels to provide tonnage for shipment of
6 months to 2 years and/or fine from
rice or any article of prime necessity whenever P4,000.00
P2,000.00 to P10,000.00
required to do so by the Minister of Trade and
Commerce
ACT NO. 3027, protecting the agricultural
Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
industries of the Philippines from injurious plant
exceeding P1,000.00 Required
pests and diseases existing in foreign countries
ACT NO. 3073, regulating the sale of viruses,
1 year and/or fine not exceeding P1,000.00 P2,000.00
serums, toxins and analogous products
ACT NO. 3091, prohibiting the importation,
manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated
or misbranded Paris green, lead arsenates, lime- P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
sulphur compounds, and other insecticides and
fungicides
ACT NO. 3101, authorizing the Minister of
Agriculture to promulgate regulations for the
preparation, sale, traffic, in shipment and Not more than 2 years and/or fine not
P4,000.00
importation of viruses, serums, toxins, or exceeding P2,000.00
analogous products used for treatment of
domestic animals
ACT NO. 3342, regulating the business of
furnishing bond in civil and criminal cases, as P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
amended by Act 3375
ACT NO. 3393, penalizing abuses on the part of
administrators or their agents of land seized by Not more than 2 months and/or fine not Bail Not
the Government for delinquency in payment of exceeding P200.00 Required
land tax
ACT NO. 3396, making the installation of radio
Bail Not
apparatus obligatory for ships of Philippine Fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
Registry, as amended
ACT NO. 3573, providing for the prevention and Bail Not
Fine not exceeding P100.00
suspension of dangerous communicable diseases Required
ACT NO. 3595, regulating the manufacture,
Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
importation and sale of galvanized iron, barbed P2,000.00
P500.00 to P5,000.00
wire and nails, as amended
ACT NO. 3596, preventing adulteration of, and Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
deception in the sale of paints and paint materials P500.00 to P5,000.00
ACT NO. 3596, preventing adulteration of, and Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
deception in the sale of paints and paint materials P500.00 to P5,000.00
ACT NO. 3613 (Marriage Law), as amended by R.A. 4236
Not more than 1 month and fine not exceeding Bail Not
- violation of Sec. 37
P200.00 Required
1 month to 2 years or fine from P200.00 to
- violations of Secs. 38 and 39 P4,000.00
P2,000.00
Not more than 1 month and/or fine from Bail Not
P25.00 to P300.00 Required
Not more than 1 month and/or fine not Bail Not
1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P300.00
- violation of Sec. 42 P4,000.00
to P2,000.00
1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P50.00 to
P2,000.00
- violation of Sec. 44 Not more than 1 month and/or fine not Bail Not
ACT NO. 3708, prohibiting the importation into
the Philippines of virus of yellow fever or any
Not exceeding 5 years and/or fine not
substance which might be considered infected P10,000.00
with causative agent or yellow fever or
experimentation of such virus or substance
ACT NO. 3740, penalizing fraudulent advertising,
1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
mislabeling, or misbranding of any product,
P200.00 to P5,000.00 Required
stocks, bonds, etc.
ACT NO. 3753, establishing a Civil Register
- violations penalized under Sec. 16
Bail Not
- violations penalized under Sec. 17 Fine from P10.00 to P200.00
Required
ACT NO. 3767, regulating the importation,
bringing or introduction into the Philippines of Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
living animals, such as insects, birds, crustaceans, exceeding P1,000.00 Required
bats, mollusks, reptiles, mammals, etc.
ACT NO. 3846, providing for the regulation of
radio stations and radio communications, as P4,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
amended
ACT NO. 3883, regulating the use in business

20 days to 3 months and/or fine from P50.00 Bail Not
transactions of names other than true names, as
to P200.00 Required
amended by RAs 863 and 4147
ACT NO. 3902, regulating the buying of raw or Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
leaf tobacco exceeding P500.00 Required
4 months to 6 months and fine equivalent to 4
ACT NO. 3915, providing for the establishment Bail Not
times the government charges on timber or
of National Parks Required
other forest products unlawfully destroyed
ACT NO. 3941, providing that the measuring of
1 month to 3 months and/or fine from P20.00 Bail Not
timber in local market shall be in accordance with
to P500.00 Required
the Revised Administrative Code
6 months to 5 years and fine not exceeding Bail Not
ACT NO. 3952 (Bulk Sales Law), as amended
P5,000.00 Required
ACT NO. 4075, regulating the practice of
Not more than 6 months or fine not exceeding Bail Not
soliciting or receiving contributions for charitable
P200.00 Required
and public welfare purposes, as amended
ACT NO. 4164, preventing excessive increase in
2 months to 2 years and/or fine from P200.00
the price of certain prime necessities of life on the P4,000.00
to P2,000.00
occasion of public calamity

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
II. COMMONWEALTH ACTS
5 years to 15 years and fine not less than
CA 108 (Anti-Dummy Law), as amended by RAs
the value of right or franchise but should P30,000.00
134, 421 and 6084 and PD 715
not be less than P5,000.00
CA 141 (Public Land Act), as amended
- violations penalized under Sec. 129 P6,000.00
correccional minimum (penalty for perjury)
Same bail as in
- violations penalized under Sec. 130 Same penalty as coercion
coercion
P200.00 to P5,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
CA 142, regulating the use of aliases, as 1 year to 5 years and fine from P5,000.00
P10,000.00
amended by RA 6085 to P10,000.00
CA 146 (Public Service Act), as amended by CA 454, RAs 178, 723, 1270, 2677, and 3792
- violations penalized under Sec. 24, 1st phrase, Not more than 2 years and/or fine not
P4,000.00
and Sec. 25 exceeding P2,000.00
Same bail as
- violations penalized under Sec. 24, 2nd phrase Same penalty as Sec. 56(j) of RA 4136
provided therein
- violations penalized under Sec. 30(b) P2,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
- violations penalized under Sec. 30(d) P6,000.00
correccional minimum (penalty for perjury)
CA 146
- violations penalized under Sec. 30(f)
CA 153, Prohibiting acceptance by public officials,
without consent of the National Assembly (now
Not more than 1 year P2,000.00
Congress) or any present, emoluments, office or
title from a foreign state
CA 280, penalizing the construction and 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from
P4,000.00
maintenance of "cottas" P500.00 to P2,000.00
CA 289, requiring fixed unit of weight in trading
1 month and 1 day to 3 months and/or Bail Not
at wholesale and retail of unfermented
fine from P50.00 to P500.00 Required
unstemmed leaf tobacco
CA 310, penalizing the transfer of private
6 months to 1 year and/or fine from
agricultural lands to disqualified persons in P2,000.00
P500.00 to P1,000.00
violation of the Philippine Constitution
CA 321, authorizing the President to establish Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
national defense zones exceeding P1,000.00 Required
CA 379, requiring the branding and registration 30 days to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
of imported large animals P200.00 to P1,000.00 Required
CA 383, prohibiting the dumping into any river of
refuse, waste matter or substances to cause
artificial alluvial formations
CA 448, penalizing the construction of
obstruction hazardous to air navigation and of
private landing fields
CA 473 (Revised Naturalization Act), as amended Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
by CA 535 exceeding P5,000.00
CA 542, establishing the Girl Scouts of the Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
Philippines, as amended by RA 4375 and PD 720 exceeding P500.00 Required
CA 548, regulating the use of traffic on national
roads and as well as constructions along the same
Not more than 3 months and/or fine from Bail Not
- First conviction
Not more than 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
-Second conviction
- Subsequent conviction(s) P2,000.00
P50.00 to P500.00
CA 560, providing for security against fraud in 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
the kind of sawn lumber offered for sale P200.00 to P5,000.00 Required
CA 591, establishing the Bureau of Census (now Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
National Statistics Office) exceeding P6,000.00 Required
CA 605, granting pensions to veterans of past
Philippine Revolutions
3 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
CA 605- violation of any other provision Not more than 6 months or fine not Bail Not
penalized under Sec. 16 exceeding P200.00 Required
CA 613 (Immigration Act 1940), as amended
Not more than 2 years and fine not
- violation of Sec. 45, as amended by R.A. 144 P4,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
5 years to 10 years and fine from
- violation of Sec. 45-A, as amended by R.A. 503 P20,000.00
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
- violation of Sec. 46-A, 1st sentence, as Not more than 6 months and fine not Bail Not
amended by R.A. 503 exceeding P1,000.00 Required
- violation of Sec. 46-A, 2nd sentence (If offender Not more than 6 months and fine of Bail Not
is owner of vessel or aircraft) P5,000.00 Required
CA 616, penalizing espionage and other offenses against national security
Not more than 10 years and may be fined
- violations of Sec. 2(a)
- if committed in time of peace Not more than 20 years P40,000.00
- if committed in time of war Not exceeding 30 years or death No Bail
- violation of Sec. 2(b) Not more than 30 years or death No Bail
- violation of Sec. 5 (conspiracy to violate Secs. 1, Same bail as
Same penalty as section violated
2, 3 or 4) provided therein
CA 616
Not more than 10 years and may be fined
- violation of Secs. 8,9,& 10 P2,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
- violation of Sec. 11 & 12 No Bail
- violation of Sec. 13 & 14 P20,000.00
CA 617, requiring uniform units of volume and 15 days to 3 months and/or fine from Bail Not
weight in trading in rice and palay P100.00 to P500.00 Required
CA 625, prescribing the manner in which the
option to elect the Philippine citizenship shall be Prision correccional and/or fine not
P12,000.00
declared by person whose mother is a Filipino exceeding P10,000.00
citizen
CA 634, penalizing disrespect to the Philippine Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
National Anthem P25.00 to P1,000.00
First offense P2,000.00
P25.00 to P1,000.00
Not more than 1 year and fine from P25.00
Second and additional offense P2,000.00
to P1,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES
PD 4, creating the National Grains Authority, as amended by PD 1485 in relation to PD 1770 (now NFA), and RA
8178
4 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from
- violation penalized under Sec. 29(a) P12,000.00
P12,000.00 to P15,000.00
6 months and 1 day to 4 years and/or fine
- violation penalized under Sec. 29(b) P8,000.00
from P4,000.00 to P8,000.00
- violation penalized under Sec. 29(c)
P1,000.00 to P4,000.00 Required
PD 9, as amended by BP No. 6, illegal possession 1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00 to
P2,000.00
of bladed, pointed, or blunt weapons P2,000.00
PD 46, making it punishable for public officials
and employees to receive and for private persons 1 year to years and perpetual disqualification
P10,000.00
to give, gifts, or any occasion, including from office
Christmas
PD 66, creating the Export Processing Zone
5 years to 10 years and fine from P5,000.00
Authority and Revising RA 5490 (as amended by P20,000.00
to P10,000.00
RA 7916, PEZA)
PD 96, penalizing the use or attachments of
sirens, bullhorns, whistles or similar gadgets that
Bail Not
emit exceptionally loud or startling sounds, 6 months and/or fine of P600.00
Required
including dome-lights and other similar signallling
or flashing devices on motor vehicles
PD 105, penalizing desecration of National Not less than 10 years and/or fine not less
P20,000.00
Shrines than P10,000.00
PD 114, regulating the establishment and 30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to
P2,000.00
operation of pawnshops P1,000.00
Same bail as
Same penalty as in estafa under Art. 315, 1(b)
PD 115, regulating trust receipts transactions provided
of the RPC
therein
PD 129, regulating the establishment and Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
operations of investment houses exceeding P20,000.00
PD 133, prescribing a heavy penalty for the theft
of any material, spare parts, product or article by Prision correccional to prision mayor P24,000.00
employees and laborers
PD 135, creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, as amended by PD 669
- If the amount involved in the violation is more
15 years and 1 day to 20 years P40,000.00
than P50,000.00 (Sec. 10, 1st phrase)
- If falsification of public or commercial document
18 years, 4 mos. and 1 day to 20 years
is committed by reason or on the occasion of the P40,000.00
(Maximum penalty)
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase)
- If the amount involved in the violation is more
than P10,000.00 but does not exceed P50,000.00 10 years and 1 day to 15 years P30,000.00
(Sec. 10, 2nd phrase)
is committed by reason or on the occasion of the 13 years, 4 mos. and 1 day to 15 years
P30,000.00
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase (Maximum penalty)
in relation to Sec. 10, 2nd phrase)
5 years & 1 day to 10 years and fine
- If the amount involved in the violation is equivalent to the value involved to 3 times
P20,000.00
P10,000.00 or less 9Sec. 10, 3rd phrase) such value but should not be less than
P5,000.00 nor more than P20,000.00
3 years 4 months, 1 day to 10 years and fine
equivalent to the maximum of the value
is committed by reason or on the occasion of the
involved to 3 times such value but not less P20,000.00
commission of this violation (Sec. 10, last phrase,
than P5,000.00 nor more than P20,000.00
in relation to Sec. 10, 3rd phrase)
(Maximum penalty)
PD 143, prescribing a weekly rest period for
working in any undertaking or enterprise, whether
for profit or not
PD 154, reducing the commission charged by
7 years to 21 years and/or fine from
stockbrokers to customers
P50,000.00 to P5 Million
P40,000.00
[Penalized under Sec. 73, Securities Regulation
(Same penalty as in Sec. 73 of RA 8799)
Code (formerly Sec. 40, Securities Act (BP 178)]
PD 183, providing for annual registration of reservists of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
- violation penalized under Par. b P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
- violations penalized under Par. g
- violations penalized under Par. h Not more than 3 years and/or fine of P500.00 P6,000.00
PD 194, authorizing aliens as well as
associations, corporations or partnerships owned 5 years to 10 years and fine from P10,000.00
P20,000.00
in whole or in part by foreigners to engaged in the to P25,000.00
rice and corn industry
PD 216, penalizing exportation of abaca Prision correccional to prision mayor and/or
P24,000.00
seedlings fine from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00
PD 247, penalizing the defacement, mutilation,
tearing, burning or destruction of Central Bank P10,000.00
currency notes and coins
PD 252, creating the Philippine International Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
Trading Corporation exceeding P10,000.00
PD 269, creating the National Electrification Administration, as amended by PDs 1370 and 1645
- violation of Sec. 54(b) P2,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
- violation of Sec. 54(f)
PD 279, creating the Design Center of the 6 months to 5 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00
Philippines P2,000.00 to P20,000.00
PD 285, authorizing the compulsory licensing or
reprinting of educational, scientific or cultural
books and materials as a temporary or
6 months to 3 years and fine from P10,000.00
emergency measure whenever the prices thereof P6,000.00
to P50,000.00
become so exorbitant as to be detrimental to the
national interest, as amended by PDs 400 and
1203
PD 296, directing all persons, natural or judicial,
to renounce possession and move out of portions 2 years to 10 years and/or fine from
P20,000.00
of rivers, creeks, esteros, drainage, channels and P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
other similar waterways encroached upon them

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 410, declaring ancestral lands occupied and
cultivated by national cultural communities as
alienable and disposable
PD 442 (Labor Code, as amended)
- violations penalized under Art. 39 (a) Life imprisonment and fine of P100,000.00 No Bail
- violations penalized under Art. 39 (b) P10,000.00
P10,000.00 to P50,000.00
- violations penalized under Art. 39 (c) P16,000.00
P20,000.00 to P100,000.00
6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00
- violation of Art. 203 P2,000.00
to P5,000.00
Same bail as
- violations penalized under Art. 207 (a) Apply penal provisions of RA 1161 or PD 1146 provided
therein
6 months to 1 year and fine from P500.00 to
- violations of Art. 207 (b) P2,000.00
P500,000.00
- violations penalized under Art. 207 (c) Not less than 1 year P2,000.00
- violations of Art. 264 in relation to Art. 272 P6,000.00
P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
- violations penalized under Art. 288 P6,000.00
P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
PD 464, (Real Property Tax Code), as amended by PD 1383
- violations of Secs. 104, 105 and 106 Pars. 1 and Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
2 exceeding P1,000.00
exceeding P500.00
PD 471, fixing a maximum period for the 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00
P2,000.00
duration of leases of private lands to aliens to P1,000.00
PD 474, creating the Maritime Industry Authority, as amended by EO 783, series of 1982
2 months to 6 months and fine from P500.00 Bail Not
- violations of Sec. 14, 1st phrase
to P1,000.00 Required
1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4
- violation of Sec. 14, 2nd phrase P6,000.00
months
PD 522, prescribing sanitation requirements for
the operation of establishments and facilities for 2 years to 5 years and/or fine from P2,000.00
P10,000.00
the protection and convenience of the traveling to P5,000.00
public
PD 525, making mandatory the payment of 6 months to 6 years and/or fine from
P12,000.00
emergency allowance under LOI 174 P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
PD 532, (Anti-Piracy and Anti-Highway Robbery Law of 1974). For Highway Robbery, refer to Brigandage (Arts.
306 and 307 RPC). For Piracy, refer to Piracy (Art. 122, RPC)
PD 533, (Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 1974)
- If the offense is committed without violence
Prision mayor maximum to reclusion temporal
against or intimidation of persons or force upon P36,000.00
medium
things
- If the offense is committed with violence against Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion
P40,000.00
or intimidation of persons or force upon things perpetua
- If a person is seriously injured or killed as a
result or on the occasion of the commission of Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
cattle rustling
PD 581, prescribing heavier minimum penalty for
high-grading or theft of gold from a mining claim Prision correctional minimum P6,000.00
or mining camp (Sec. 1, 1st sentence, 1st phrase)
Bail Not
- Frustrated Arresto mayor maximum
Required
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor medium
Required
- If the accused is an employee or laborer of the Prision correccional medium (without prejudice
operator of the mining claim (Sec. 1, 1st to the imposition of higher penalty under Art. P10,000.00
sentence, 2nd phrase) 309 RPC)
- Frustrated Prision correctional minimum P6,000.00
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor maximum
Required
- Person who knowingly buys or acquires stolen
Bail Not
gold-bearing ores or rocks or the gold extracted Arresto mayor maximum
Required
or removed therefrom (Sec. 3)
PD 583, prescribing penalties for the unlawful ejectment, exclusion, removal or ouster of tenant-farmers from
their farm-holdings, as amended by PD 815
- violation of Sec. 2 Prision mayor P24,000.00
- violation of Sec. 3 Prision correccional P12,000.00
Prision mayor and/or fine from P5,000.00 to
- violations of Sec. 4, Pars. 1 & 2 P24,000.00
P10,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 603, Child and Youth Welfare Code, as
2 months to 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
amended by PDs 1179 and 1210 and EO 91, s. of
1986 and EO 209 s. of 1987 (Family Code)
PD 612, (Insurance Code of 1978), as amended 6 months and/or fine not exceeding Bail Not
by PD 1460 P10,000.00 Required
PD 621, vesting upon the Minister of Labor
general supervision and control over the social 1 year to 5 years and/or fine from P1,000.00
P10,000.00
amelioration program in the sugar industry, as to P10,000.00
amended by PD 1192
PD 627, authorizing the Philippine Tobacco Board Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
to fix floor prices of Philippine grown tobacco exceeding P2,000.00
PD 650, requiring the taking of an integrated Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
census of population and economic activities exceeding P500.00 Required
PD 651, requiring the registration of births and
deaths in the Philippines which occurred from 3 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
January 1, 1974 and thereafter, as amended by P500.00 to P1,000.00 Required
PD 766
PD 656, prohibiting the use of the high-powered
inboard/outboard engines in watercraft of less
2 years to 4 years and fine from P5,000.00 to
than one hundred (100) gross tons that are P8,000.00
P10,000.00
capable of providing propelling power/speed in
excess of fifteen (15) knots
PD 659, penalizing illegal trading and illegal exportation of Philippine sugar, as amended by PDs 686 and 786
- If the quantity of sugar involved in the violation
is more than 250 kilos but not more than 10,000 6 months to 2 years P4,000.00
kilos (Sec. 3a)
- If the quantity of sugar involved in the violation
is more than 10,000 kilos but not more than 2 years to 5 years P10,000.00
50,000 kilos (Sec. 3b)
- If the amount of sugar involved in the violation
5 years to 10 years P20,000.00
is more than 50,000 kilos (Sec. 3c)
- violation of implementing rules and regulations
or making false statement in the required weekly 6 months to 2 years P4,000.00
reports (Sec. 5-A)
PD 692, (Revised Accountancy Law) P4,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
PD 705, (Revised Forestry Code) as amended by PD 1559, EO 277 and RA 7161)
- Cutting, gathering, and/or collecting timber or
other products without license, or other forest Same bail as
Same penalties imposed in Arts. 309 and 310,
products without legal documents required under provided
RPC or qualified theft
existing forest laws and regulations (Sec. 77, therein
formerly Sec. 68)
- Unlawful occupation or destruction of forest
lands and grazing lands (Sec. 78, formerly Sec.
69)
1st Offense 6 months to 2 years and fine from P500.00 to
P4,000.00
(1st Phrase) P20,000.00
2nd Offense (maximum) 1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and
P4,000.00
(1st Phrase in rel. to 3rd Phrase) fine of P20,000.00
3rd or Subsequent Offense
(double the maximum) 3 years to 4 years and fine of P40,000.00 P8,000.00
(1st Phrase in rel. to 3rd Phrase)
- If offender is guilty of making kainging (2nd Phrase)
2 years to 4 years and fine equal to 8 times
- 1st Offense
the regular forest charges on forest products P8,000.00
(2nd Phrase)
destroyed
3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and
- 2nd Offense
fine equal to the maximum period based on 8 P8,000.00
(2nd Phrase in relation to 3rd Phrase)
times the regular forest charge on forest
products destroyed
- 3rd and subsequent offenses (2nd Phrase in 6 years, 8 months to 8 years and fine equal to
relation to 3rd Phrase) (double the maximum double the maximum fine based on 8 times P16,000.00
penalty) the regular forest products destroyed
- Pasturing of livestocks without permit or lease a
contract in forest or grazing lands or alienable
6 months to 2 years and fine equal to 10
and disposable lands not yet disposed of in P4,000.00
times the regular rentals due
accordance with the Public Land Act (Sec. 79,
formerly Sec. 70)
- Illegal occupation of National Parks Systems and
recreation area and vandalism therein, such as
cutting, destroying, removing timber or any
species of vegetation or forest cover and other
Fine from P500.00 to P20,000.00 P10,000.00
natural resources therein; mutilating, defacing or
destroying objects of natural beauty, and killing of
bird, fish or wild animal life therein (Sec. 80,
formerly Sec. 71)
- Destruction of wildlife resources (Sec. 81, Bail Not
Fine of not less than P100.00
formerly Sec. 72) Required
- Survey of forest lands by unauthorized persons
(Sec. 82, formerly Sec. 73)
- Misclassification and survey by government
official or employee of forest lands as alienable Not less than one year and fine of not less
P2,000.00
and disposable contrary to criteria and standards than P1,000.00
in the Code (Sec. 83, formerly Sec. 74)
- Issuance of tax declaration on real property
without certification from Director of Forest
Development and Director of Lands that the area 2 years to 4 years P8,000.00
is alienable and disposable (Sec. 84, formerly
Sec. 75)
-Coercion of and influence on the public officer or
employee, referred to in Sec. 83 (formerly Sec.
Not less than 1 year and fine of P500.00 per
74) and Sec. 84 (formerly Sec. 75) pr the act of
hectare or fraction thereof so improperly P2,000.00
abetting or persuading such public officer or
surveyed, classified or released
employee to commit violation of Secs. 83 and 84,
(Sec. 85, 1st Par., formerly Sec. 76)
- Coercion of or influence on, or the act of
abetting, persuading public officer or employee,
Not less than one year and fine not more than
by using power and influence, in deciding any P2,000.00
P5,000.00
pending case or matter in favor of the offender
(Sec. 85, 2nd Par., formerly Sec. 76)
- Unlawful possession of implements and devices
used by forest officers (Sec. 86, formerly Sec. 77,
repealed by RA 7161)
- Failure or refusal to remit forest charges, or
delay, obstruction or prevention of such
remittance or causing/effecting the transfer or Not more than 6 years, and/or fine not
P12,000.00
diversion of funds for purposes other than those exceeding P100,000.00
specified in the Code (Sec. 87, 2nd Par., formerly
Sec. 78)
Bail not
required for
- Sale of wood products without complying with
fine not
grading rules, or any act of falsification of the
Fine not less than P200.00 or the total value exceeding
volume of logs and other forest products or failure
of the invoice whichever is greater P2,000.00. If
of lumber dealer to issue invoice (Sec. 88, 4th
fine exceeds
Par., formerly Sec. 79)
P2,000.00,
bail is ½
thereof, but
not to exceed
P30,000.00
PD 752, (Credit Financing for Local Government), as amended by PD 1195
- violation of Sec. 9(d), last sentence Not more than 5 years P10,000.00
- violation of Sec. 10, 2nd Par. P10,000.00
P10,000.00 to P50,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 807, (Civil Service Decree of the Philippines)
PD 825, providing for penalty for improper disposal of garbage and other forms of uncleanliness
5 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to
- violation of Sec. 2, 1st Par. P2,000.00
P2,000.00
8 months and 6 days to 1 year and/or fine of
- violation of Sec. 2, 2nd Par. P2,000.00
P2,000.00 (Max. penalty)
PD 856, (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines)
1 day to 6 years and fine from P200.00 to
PD 857, creating the Philippine Ports Authority P12,000.00
P100,000.00
PD 881, empowering the Minister (Secretary) of
6 months and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine not
Health to regulate the labellling, sale and P10,000.00
less than P1,000.00
distribution of hazardous substances
PD 894, requiring government offices, agencies,
50% of the
instrumentalities and government owned or
fine but not
controlled corporations, persons and entities,
less than
enjoying tax exemptions, incentives, or subsidies Fine not exceeding cost of freight of shipment
P2,500.00
from the government to utilize in international but not less than P5,000.00
nor more
transportation the services of the Philippine Flag
than
air carrier and vessel, as amended by PDs 962
P30,000.00
and 1466
PD 897, fixing new minimum prices of locally
grown Virginia leaf tobacco, as amended by PD P10,000.00
920
PD 933, creating the Human Settlements Commission (renamed as Human Settlements Regulatory Commission
under PD 1396), (Now renamed as Housing Land Use Regulatory Board under E.O. 90, s. of 1986)
Bail Not
- 1st conviction Warning and probation
Required
Removal or withdrawal of infrastructure Bail Not
- 2nd conviction
support Required
- Third and subsequent convictions, Sec. 15(b) 6 months to 5 years P10,000.00
- Giving false or misleading data or information 4 months to 6 months and fine from P500.00 Bail Not
not under oath (Sec. 15(a), 1st phrase) to P1,000.00 Required
- Giving false or misleading data or information 1 year, 8 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4
P6,000.00
under oath (Sec. 15(a), 2nd phrase) months
PD 953, requiring the planting of trees in certain places and penalizing unauthorized cutting, destruction,
damaging and injury of certain trees, plants and vegetation
- violation of Secs. 1 and 3 penalized under Sec. 4 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from P500.00 P4,000.00
to P5,000.00
2 years to 5 years and/or fine equivalent to
the value at current valuation of the area
- violation of Sec. 2 penalized under Sec. 5 P10,000.00
representing 30% of the total area of
subdivision
PD 956, creating the National Gaming 1 year to 3 years and fine from P2,000.00 to
P6,000.00
Commission P5,000.00
PD 957, regulating the sale of subdivision lots Not more than 10 years and/or fine not
P20,000.00
and condominiums exceeding P20,000.00
PD 966, declaring violations of the International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial
discrimination to be criminal offenses
Bail Not
- violation of Sec.2 (a) 10 days to 6 months
Required
- If the offender is government officer or Bail Not
4 months, 3 days 6 months (maximum period)
employee Required
- violation of Sec. 2(b) 1 month to 1 year P2,000.00
- If the offender is a government official or 8 months, 11 days to 1 year (maximum
P2,000.00
employee period)
PD 968, establishing the Probation System, as 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine from
P12,000.00
amended by PDs 1257 and 1990 and BP 76 P600.00 to P6,000.00
PD 979, Marine Pollution Decree of 1976 30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00 to
P2,000.00
(repealed PD 600) P10,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 1079, revising and consolidating all laws and
decrees, regulating the publication of judicial,
6 months to 2 years and fine from P5,000.00
notices, advertisements for public biddings, P4,000.00
to P20,000.00
notices of auction sales and similar notices, as
amended by PD 1970
PD 1083, ordaining and promulgating a code recognizing the system of Filipino Muslim Laws and codifying
Muslim Personal Laws
2 months to 2 years and /or fine from P200.00
- violation of Art. 181 P4,000.00
to P2,000.00
Bail Not
- violation of Art. 182 Fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
Arresto Mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
- violation of Art. 183
P2,000.00 Required
Bail Not
- violation of Art. 184 Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00
Required
PD 1096, (National Building Code of the Not more than 2 years and/or fine not
P4,000.00
Philippines) exceeding P20,000.00
PD 1146, Revised GSIS Act of 1977, as amended by RA 8291
Same bail as
Same penalty as in Art. 172, RPC
- violation of Sec. 52 (a) provided
(falsification)
therein
6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine
- violation of Sec. 52 (b) & (c) P24,000.00
from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00
6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine from
- violation of Sec. 52 (d) P12,000.00
P3,000.00 to P6,000.00
Same bail
Same penalty as in Art. 217, RPC
- violation of Sec. 52 (e) provided
(malversation)
therein
Same bail as
- violation of Sec. 52 (f) Same penalty as in Art. 315, RPC (estafa) provided
therein
1 year to 5 years and fine from P10,000.00 to
- violation of Sec. 52 (g) P10,000.00
P20,000.00
6 months to 1 year or fine from P5,000.00 to
- violation of Sec. 52 (j) P2,000.00
P10,000.00
PD 1150, regulating panning or sluicing for gold inside mining claims, or in public or private lands
Bail Not
- violations of Secs. 7,8 and 9 Arresto mayor
Required
Bail Not
- violations of Sec. 11 Arresto mayor maximum
Required
PD 1167, developing and regulating the overseas Not more than 3 years and/or fine not
P6,000.00
construction industry, as amended by PD 1657 exceeding P50,000.00
50% of the
fine but not
Fine equivalent to ten times the amount of less than
PD 1171, granting tax exemptions to the
taxes, duties, fees due but not less than P5,000.00
Southeast Asian Regional Center
P10,000.00 nor more
than
P30,000.00
PD 1178, regulating aerial photography and mapping activities
- violation of Sec. 6 (a) 6 years to 12 years and/or P24,000.00
6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding
- violations of Sec. 6 (b) P12,000.00
P10,000.00
6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding
PD 1185, (Fire Code of the Philippines) P12,000.00
P20,000

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
1 year to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
PD 1211, regulating the milling of rice P4,000.00
to P6,000.00
PD 1212, giving incentives for the production of 1 year to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
P4,000.00
soybeans, mongo, sorghum and other feed grains to P6,000.00
PD 1219, providing for the exploration and conservation of coral resources, as amended by PD 1698
- violations of Secs. 5 and 9, penalized under Sec. 30 days to 3 years and/or fine not exceeding
P6,000.00
11, 2nd sentence P3,000.00
60 days to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding
- violation of Sec. 11, 1st sentence P12,000.00
P6,000.00
PD 1258, reducing custom duties due on
importation of certain hospital/medical P20,000.00
to P200,000.00
equipment, machinery, implements and supplies
PD 1271, nullifying the decress or registration
and certificates of title covering lands within the
Baguio Townsite Reservation, as amended by PDs
1311, 1615 and 2034
PD 1277, providing for the preservation of the Walls of Intramuros, as amended by PD 1537
Bail Not
- First Offense Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00
Required
- Second and subsequent offenses
P1,500.00 to P5,000.00 Required
PD 1286, regulating the practice of nutrition and 1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P500.00
P4,000.00
dietetics to P2,000.00
PD 1302, creating the Philippines Pilgrimage
Authority
PD 1308, regulating the practice of environment 6 months to 5 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00
planning P2,000.00 to P5,000.00
PD 1319, providing for the development and Not more than 3 years and/or fine not
P6,000.00
accreditation of certain trading companies exceeding P50,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 1445, (Government Auditing Code of the
Philippines), as amended by EO 19, series of 1986
and EO 271, series of 1987
PD 1463, creating the Ministry (Department of Tourism (Revised Charter of DOT)
- violating 2by a licensee or holder of authority. 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from
P4,000.00
[Penalized under Sec.19 (a)] P2,000.00 to P10,000.00
- violating by a non-holder of authority. 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
P12,000.00
[Penalized under Sec. 19(b)] to P20,000.00
PD 1464, Tariff and Customs Code (formerly RA 1937, as amended by RA 4712)
-violation of Sec. 3601 (Unlawful importation or
smuggling)
-If the appraised value of the article, including
5 days to 20 days and fine from P50.00 to Bail Not
duties and taxes, does not exceed P25.00
P200.00 Required
(1st Par. No. 1)
-Accomplice(1st Par. No 1 in rel. to Sec. 4 RA 5 days to 15 days and fine from P50.00 to Bail Not
4712) P150.00 Required
- If accomplice is government official/employee Bail Not
12 days to 15 days and fine of P150.00
(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. Sec. 4, RA 4712) Required
- Accessory 5 days to 10 days and fine from P50.00 to Bail Not
(1st Par. No. 1 in rel. to Sec. 4 RA 4712) P100.00 Required
If offender is a government official or employee
8 days to 10 days and fine of P100.00 Bail Not
(1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In rel. to Sec. 4 RA
(Maximum period) Required
4712)
If offender is a government official or employee 16 days to 20 days and fine of P200.00 Bail Not
(1st Par. No. 1, in rel. to 2nd Par.) 2nd sentence (Maximum period) Required
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. 2nd 16 days to 18 days and fine from P150.00 to Bail Not
sentence in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712 P183.00 Required
-If accomplice is government official/employee
(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par., 2nd sentence, in rel. 17 days to 18 days and fine of P183.00
to RA 4712)
- If accessory is government official/employee
16 days to 17 days and fine of P167.00 Bail Not
(1st Par. No. 1 and 2nd Par. 2nd sentence, in rel.
(Maximum period) Required
to Sec. 4, RA 4172)
- If the appraised value of the articles, including
duties and taxes, is more than P25.00 but does P40,000.00
P800.00 to P5,000.00
not exceed P50,000.00 (1st Par., No.2)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and 10 months
P30,000.00
4712) and fine from P800.00 to P5,000.00
- If the accomplice is a government
2 years and 21 days to 2 years and 10 months
official/employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In P30,000.00
and fine from P800.00 to P3,600.00
rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- If the accomplice is a government
2 years and 21 days to 2 years and 10 months
official/employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In P30,000.00
and fine of P3,600.00 (Maximum period)
rel. to Sec. 4, 4712)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 6 months and 1 day to 1 year and 8 months
P20,000.00
4712) and fine from P800.00 to 2,200.00
- If accessory is government official/employee 1 year, 3 months and 11 days to 1 year and 8
(1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to Sec. 4, RA months and fine of P2,200.00 (Maximum P20,000.00
4712) period)
- If offender is a government official or employee 2 years, 10 months and 1 day to 4 years and
P40,000.00
(1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to 2nd Par.) fine of P5,000.00 (Maximum period)
2 years, 10 months and 1 day to 3 years, 7
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. In rel.
months and 10 days and fine from P3,600.00 P40,000.00
to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
to P4,533.00 (Maximum period)
- If accomplice is a government official or 3 years, 4 months and 7 days to 3 years, 7
employee (1st Par. No 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to months and 10 days and fine of P4,533.00 P40,000.00
Sec.4, RA 4712) (Maximum period)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par., in rel. to
RA 4712)
to P4,067.00
- If the appraised value of the articles, including
duties and taxes, is more than P50,000.00 but 5 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine from
P80,000.00
does not exceed P150,000.00 (Par. No. 3 Sec. P6,000.00 to P8,000.00
3601)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 3 Sec. 3601 in rel., to 5 years and 1 day to 7 years and fine from
P70,000.00
Sec. 4, RA 4712) P6,000.00 to P7,733.00
- If accomplice is a government official or
6 years and 4 months and 1 day to 7 years
employee (1st Par. No. 3 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601 P70,000.00
and fine of P7,733.00 (Maximum period)
in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 3 in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 5 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from
P60,000.00
4712) P6,000.00 to P6,666.00
- If accessory is government official/employee
(1st Par. No. 3 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in rel. to P60,000.00
fine of P6,666.00
Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- If offender is a government official or employee 7 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine of
P80,000.00
(1st Par. No. 2 in rel. to 2nd Par.) P8,000.00 (Maximum period)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec. 7 years and 1 day to 7 years and 8 months
P80,000.00
3601 in rel to Sec. 4, RA 4712) and fine from P7,333.00 to P7,777.00
- If accomplice is a government official or 7 years, 5 months and 11 days to 7 years and
employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601 8 months and fine of P7,777.00 (Maximum P80,000.00
in rel. to Sec. 4, RA 4712) period)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 2 2nd Par. Sec 3601 in 7 years, and 1 day to 7 years and 8 months
P80,000.00
relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712) and fine from P7,333.00 to P7,555.00
- If the accessory is government official or
7 years, 5 months and 10 days to 7 years and
employee (1st Par. No. 2 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601 P80,000.00
8 months and fine of P7,555.00
in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- If the appraised value of the article, including
duties and taxes, exceeds P150,000.00 (1st Par. P120,000.00
P8,000.00 to P10,000.00
No. 4, Sec. 3601)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 4, Sec. 3601 in rel. to 8 years and 1 day to 10 years and 8 months
P110,000.00
Sec. 4 RA 4712) and fine from P8,000.00 to P9,333.00
- If accomplice is government official or employee
(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in rel. to P100,000.00
fine of P9,333.00 (Maximum period)
Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- Accessory (1st Par. No.4 Sec. 3601 in relation to 8 years and 1 day 9 years and 4 months and
P100,000.00
Sec. 4, RA 4712) fine from P8,000.00 to P8,666.00
- If accessory is government official/employee 8 years, 10 months and 21 days to 9 years
(1st Par. No.4, and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation and 4 months and fine of P8,666.00 P100,000.00
to Sec. 4, RA 4712) (Maximum period)
- If offender is a government official or employee 10 years, 8 months and 1 day to 12 years and
P120,000.00
(1st Par. No. 4 in relation to 2nd Par. Sec. 3601) fine of P10,000.00 (Maximum period)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec.
3601 in relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
to P9,777.00
- If accomplice is a government official/employee 11 years, 3 months and 5 days to 11 years, 6
(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601 in relation months and 20 days and fine of P9,777.00 P120,000.00
to Sec.4, RA 4712) (Maximum period)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec.
month and 10 days and fine from P9,333.00 P60,000.00
3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
to P9,555.00
- If accessory is a government official/employee 10 years, 11 months and 17 days to 11 years,
(1st Par. No. 4 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation 1 months and 10 days and fine of P9,555.00 P120,000.00
to RA 4712) (Maximum period)
- If the crime of serious physical injuries is
committed by reason or on the occasion of the
unlawful importation (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601,
RA 1937)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601 in relation
Prision correctional P60,000.00
to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- If accomplice is a government official/employee
(1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. of Sec. 3601 in Prision correctional maximum P60,000.00
relation to Sec. 4, RA 4712)
- Accessory (Sec. 3601, 1st Par. No. 5 in relation Bail Not
Arresto mayor
to Sec.4, RA 4712) Required
- If accessory is a government official/employee
Bail Not
(Sec. 3601, 1st Par. and 2nd Par. in relation to Arresto mayor maximum
Required
Sec.4, RA 4712)
- If offender is a government official or employee
(1st Par. No. 5 in relation to 2nd Par. Sec. 3601)
- Accomplice is a government official or employee
(1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, in relation Maximum period of prision mayor medium P100,000.00
to Sec.4, RA 4712)
employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec.3601, Maximum period of prision mayor medium P100,000.00
in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
Prision mayor minimum P80,000.00
- If homicide is committed by reason on the
occasion of the unlawful imporation (1st Par. No. Reclusion perpetua to Death No Bail
5, Sec. 3601)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No.5 Sec.3601, in relation
Reclusion temporal No Bail
to Sec.4, RA 4712)
employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec. 3601, Reclusion temporal maximum P200,000.00
in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
- Accessory (1st Par. No. 5 Sec. 3601, in relation
to Sec.4, RA 4712)
- If accessory is a government official or
employee (1st Par. No. 5 and 2nd Par. Par. Sec. Presion mayor maximum P120,000.00
- If offender is a government official or employee
Death (Maximum period) No Bail
(1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par Par. Sec. 3601)
- Accomplice (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par.
Sec.3601 in relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par.Sec. 3601 in Reclusion perpetua No Bail
relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
- If accessory is a government official or
employee (1st Par. No.5 and 2nd Par. Sec.3601 in Reclusion temporal maximum P200,000.00
relation to Sec.4, RA 4712)
Same bail as
- Violation penalized under Sec. 3602 Same penalties as in Sec. 3601 provided
therein
Not more than 1 year and fine not exceeding
- Violation of Sec. 3603 P10,000.00
P5,000.00
- Violation penalized under Sec. 3604 P100,000.00
P50,000.00
Not more than 2 years and fine not exceeding
P5,000.00

- Violations of Secs. 3606, 3607 and 3608 P50,000.00
- Violation of any other provisions (Penalized Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P10,000.00
under Sec. 3610) exceeding P1,000.00
50% of the
fine but not
less than
PD 1466, creating the Maritime and Air Transport Fine not more than the cost of freight of
P2,500.00
Industries shipment but not less than P5,000.00
nor more
than
P30,000.00
PD 1468 (Revised Coconut Industry Code), as Not more than 5 years and fine not exceeding
P10,000.00
amended by PDs 1841 and 1854 P20,000.00
PD 1481, regulating trading of locally grown Virginia leaf tobacco
4 years and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine from
- Violation of Sec.37 (a) P10,000.00
P15,000.00 to P20,000.00
1 year and 1 day to 3 years and/or fine from
- Violation of Sec. 37 (b) P6,000.00
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
2 months and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine Bail Not
- Violation of Sec. 37 (c)
from P500.00 to P2,000.00 Required

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 1517, providing for Urban Land Reform P20,000.00
PD 1529 (Property Registration Decree) as Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
amended by RA 6732 exceeding P1,000.00
PD 1536, regulating the practice of Metallurgical 1 month to 6 months and/or finr from P3,000 Bail Not
Engineering to P5,000.00 Required
PD 1542, requiring registration and licensing of 1 month to 1 year and/or fine not less than
P2,000.00
dental prosthetic laboratories P200.00
PD 1563 (Mendicacancy Law of 1978)
- Violation of Sec. 5, 1st Par. P4,000.00
exceeding P500.00
- Violation of Sec.5, 2nd Par P8,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 5, 3rd Par. (Apply penalty
2 months to 6 months and/or fine not Bail not
under Art.60, PD 603, unless a higher penalty is
exceeding P500.00 (see PD 603) Required
provided for under the RPC or other special law)
PD 1570, regulating the practice of Aeronautical 6 months to 6 years and/or fine from
P12,000.00
Engineering P2,000.00 to P6,000.00
PD 1572, regulating the operation of repair
enterprises for motor vehicles, heavy equipment
and engines and engineering works; electronics, 30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00 to
P2,000.00
electrical, air-conditioning and refrigeration, office P5,000.00
equipment and other consumer mechanical and
industrial equipment, appliances or devises
PD 1575, requiring practitioners of dentistry to Bail Not
Fine from P100.00 to P1,000.00
keep records of their patients Required
PD 1588, creating a National Cartography, 6 months to 6 years and/or fine not exceeding
P12,000.00
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Center P10,000.00
PD 1599, establishing an exclusive economic
zone of the Philippines extending 200 nautical 6 months to 10 years and/or fine from
P20,000.00
miles beyond and from the baselines from which P2,000.00 to P100,000.00
the territorial sea is measured
PD 1602, prescribing stiffer penalties on illegal gambling
Prision correctional medium or fine from
- violation of Sec. 1 (a) (1) P10,000.00
P1,000.00 to P6,000.00
Prision mayor medium or fine from P5,000.00
- In case of recidivism P20,000.00
to P10,000.00
- violation of Sec. (a) (2), 1st Sentence in rel. to Prision correctional medium or fine from
P10,000.000
Sec. 1 (a) (1) P1,000.00 to P6,000.00
Prision mayor medium o fine from P5,000.00
- In case of recidivism P20,000.00
to P10,000.00
-violation of Sec. 1 (a) (2), 2nd sentence in Prision correctional maximum and fine of
P12,000.00
relation to Sec. 1 (a) (1) P6,000.00
-In case of recidivism Prision mayor medium or fine from P5,000.00 P20,000.00
to P10,000.00
Prision correctional maximum or fine of
-violation of Sec. 1 (b) P12,000.00
P6,000.00
-violation of Sec. 1 (c) Prision mayor medium or fine of P6,000.00 P20,000.00
Prision correctional medium or fine from
-violation of Sec. 1 (d) P10,000.00
P400.00 to P2,000.00
Bail Not
-violation of Sec. 1 (e) Temporary absolute disqualification
Required
Prision correctional maximum or fine from
-violation of Sec. 1 (f) P12,000.00
P500.00 to P2,000.00
Bail Not
PD 1604 (Franking Privilege) Fine of not more than P500.00
Required
PD 1612 (Anti-Fencing Law)
Prision mayor maximum plus I year for each
- If the value of such property exceeds
additional P10,000.00 in excess of P22,000.00
P22,000.00
but not exceed 20 years
- If the value of the property involved is 20 years of reclusion temporal maximum
P40,000.000
P102,000.00 or over (Prision mayor maximum plus 8 years)
P38,000.00
P92,000.00 or over but less than P102,000.00 (Prision mayor maximum plus 7 years)
P36,000.00
- If the value of the property involved is 17 years of reclusion temporal medium
P34,000.00
- if the value of the property involved is 16 years of reclusion temporal medium
P32,000.00
- If the value of the property involved is 15 years of reclusion temporal medium
P30,000.00
P52,000.00 or over but less than P62,000.00 (Prision mayor maximum plus 3 years
- If the value of the property involved is 14 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P28,000.00
- If the value of the property involved is 13 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P26,000.00
P32,000.00 or over but less than P42,000.00 (Prision mayor maximum plus 1 year)
- If the value of the property involved is more
Maximum period of prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
than P22,000.00 but less than P32,000.00
- If the value of the property is more than
P6,000.00 but not exceeding P12,000.00
- If the value of the property is more than
Prision correctional minimum and medium P10,000.00
P200.00 but not exceeding P6,000.00
- If the value of the property is more than P50.00 Arresto mayor medium to prision correctional
P6,000.00
but not exceeding P200.00 minimum
- If the value of the property is over P5.00 but not Bail Not
Arresto mayor medium
- If the value of the property does not exceed Bail Not
Arresto mayor minimum
P5.00 Required

IV. EXECUTIVE ORDER
E.O. 648, S. of 1981, Charter of the Human Prision correctional and/or P12,000.00
Settlements Regulatory Commission (Now fine not exceeding
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board) (E.O. 90 P20,000.00
s. of 1986)
V. BATAS PAMBANSA
Not more than 1 year
BP 8, adopting the metric system and its
and/or fine not exceeding P2,000.00
implementing rules and regulations
P1,000.00
P2,000.00 for the first
30 days to 1 year and/or
P40,000.00 face value of the
BP 22, penalizing the making or drawing and fine of not more than
check plus P1,000.00 for every
issuance of a check without sufficient funds or double the amount of the
P10,000.00 in excess of
credit with the drawee bank check but not exceeding
P40,000.00 but bail shall not
P200,000.00
exceed P30,000.00
BP 33, penalizing certain acts inimical to the 2 months to 1 year and/or
public interest and national security involving fine from P2,000.00 to P2,000.00
petroleum and/or petroleum products P10,000.00
BP 39, or its implementing rules and regulations Not more than 5 years
regulating the activities of foreign agents in the and/or fine of not P10,000.00
Philippines exceeding P10,000.00
30 days to 5 years and/or
BP 68, Corporate Code fine from P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
P10,000.00
1 month to 1 year and/or
BP 73, promoting energy conservation fine from P1,000.00 to P2,000.00
P50,000.00
Not less than 6 months
BP 265, prohibiting extraction of gravel and sand
and/or fine not exceeding Bail Not Required
from beaches
P1,000.00
BP 702, penalizing refusal of hospitals and medical clinics to administer appropriate medical treatment and
support in emergency and serious cases, as amended by RA 8344
6 months and 1 day to 2
years and 4 months and/or
-Violation of any provisions of the act P6,000.00
fine from P20,000.00 to
P100,000.00
- If violation was committed pursuant to an
4 years to 6 years and/or
established policy of the hospital, the director or
fine from P100,000.00 to P12,000.00
officers responsible for such formulation and
P500,000.00
implementation of such policy is liable
BP 881, Omnibus Election Code of 1978, as amended
-Violation of Secs. 261 and 262 1 year to 6 years P12,000.00
-Violation of Sec. 261 (y) (1) and 261(z) (1) both
Fine of P100.00 Bail Not Required
in relation to Sec. 264, last Par.
6 years and 1 day to 12
- Violation of Sec. 266 (Illegal Arrest) P24,000.00
years

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 1613
Burning of any property of another not covered by
Art. 320 of RPC, as amended by RA 7659 nor by
the other provisions of PD 1613 (Sec.1, 1st Par)
- If committed with intent to gain; or for the
benefit of another; or offender is motivated by
spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant of Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
property burned; or committed by a syndicate
(Sec.1, 1st Par., in relation to Sec.4)
- If death results by reason of or on the occasion
of the arson (Sec. 1, 1st Par. in relation to Sec. 5)
Burning of one's own property under
circumstances which exposes to danger the life or Prision mayor P24,000.00
property of another (Sec.1, 2nd Par.)
PD 1613
- If committed with the intent to gain; or for the
spite or hatred towards occupant of property
burned (sec.1, 2nd Par. in relation to Sec.4)
-If death results by reason of or on the occasion
of the burning of one's own property (Sec.1, 2nd Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
Par. in relation of Sec.5)
In an inhabited place, burning of establishment
where inflammable/combustible or explosive
materials are stored (refer to Art. 320, RPC)
- Even if such establishment is located in an
uninhabited place, but the burning includes also
the building where it is housed (Refer to Art. 320,
RPC)
Burning of establishment where inflammable or
Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion
explosive materials are stored in an uninhabited P40,000.00
perpetua
place ( Sec. 2, No. 1 PD 1613)
- If committed with intent to gain; or for the
spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant of Reclusion perpetua No Bail
property burned; or committed by a syndicate
(Sec.2, No.1, in relation to Sec.4)
of the arson (Sec.2, No.1 in relation to Sec.5)
-Other cases of Arson (Sec.3)
Burning of :
Any building used as offices of the government or
any of its agencies (No.1): Any inhabited house or
dwelling (No.2): or Shipyard (No.3) (refer to Art.
320 RPC)
Burning of the following:
Oil well or mine shaft, platform or tunnel; or any
industrial establishment which does not involve
burning of a building (No.3): or
Any Plantation, farm, pastureland, growing crop,

Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua P40,000.00
grain field, orchard, bamboo groove or forest
(No.4): or
Any rice mill, sugar mill, cane mill or mill central

which does not involve the burning of a building
(No.5) or Wharf (No. 6)
- If committed with intent to gain, or for the Reclusion perpetua No Bail
benefit of another; or if offender is motivated by
spite or hatred towards the owner or occupant; or
committed by a syndicate (Sec.3, Nos.3,4,5 or 6
in relation to Sec.4)
of the arson (Sec.3, Nos.3,4,5 or 6 relation to Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
Sec.5)
Burning of railway station or bus station or airport
warehouse (No. 6) (Refer to Art. 320, RPC)
PD 1619, penalizing the use or possession or unauthorized sale to minors of volatile substances for the purpose
of including intoxication or in any manner changing, distorting or in any disturbing the auditory, visual or mental
processes.
- violation of Secs. 2, 5 and 6 P8,000.00
P600.00 to P4,000.00
4 years and 1 day 8 years and fine from
-violation of Sec.3 P16,000.00
P4,000.00 to P8,000.00
4 years and 1 month to 8 years and fine from
-violation of Sec. 4 P16,000.00
P4,000.00 to P8,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
PD 1640, freezing the rates of rental above
P300.00 a month of residential and commercial 3 months to 2 years and fine from P1,000.00
P4,000.00
buildings, houses, apartments and dwelling units to P2,000.00
in Metropolitan Manila
PD 1689, increasing the penalty for certain form of swindling or estafa
- If committed by a syndicate (Sec. 1, 1st Par.) Life imprisonment to death No Bail
- If not committed by a syndicate by the amount
Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua P40,000.00
of fraud exceeds P100,000.00 (Sec. 1, 2nd Par)
Bail as
- If not committed by a syndicate and the amount provided
Apply Art. 315/316 of RPC
of fraud is P100,000.00 or less under Arts.
315/316 RPC
PD 1788, Cottage Industries Development Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
Decree of 1981 (Revised Charter of NACIDA) exceeding P5,000.00
PD 1829, Obstruction of Apprehension and Prision correctional maximum and/or fine from
P12,000.00
Prosecution of Criminal Offenders P1,000.00 to P6,000.00
PD 1868, Act to promote and expand utilization Not more than 5 years and fine not exceeding
P10,000.00
of Chemicals derived from coconut oil P20,000.00
PD 1866, as amended by RA 8294 (Law on Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives)
Violation of Sec. 1
- Any person who shall unlawfully manufacture,
deal in, acquire, dispose or posses any low-
powered firearm such as rimfire hangun, .380 or
.32 and other firearm of similar firepower, part of Prision correctional maximum and fine of not
P60,000.00
firearm, part of firearm, ammunition, or less than P15,000.00
machinery, tool or instrument used or intended to
be used in the manufacture of any low powered
firearm or ammunition (1st paragraph)
- If homicide or murder is committed with the use Maximum period of prision correctional P60,000.00
of an unlicensed low-powered firearm (3rd Par. in maximum and fine of not less than
relation to 1st Par.) P15,000.00
-Any owner, president, manager, director or other
responsible officer of any private firm, company,
corporation or entity who shall willfully or
knowingly allow any of the low powered firearms
owned by such firm, company, corporation or
entity to be used by any person or persons found
Prision correctional maximum and fine not less
guilty of violating the provision of the 1st P60,000.00
than P15,000.00
paragraph of this Section or willfully or knowingly
allows any of them to use low-powered unlicensed
firearms or licensed firearms but without any
legal authority to be carried outside of their
residence in the course of their employment (5th
Par. in relation to 1st Par., Sec.1)
- If such owner, president, manager, director or
other responsible officer of any public or private
firm, company, corporation or entity, willfully or
knowingly allows any of the low-powered firearms
Maximum period of prision correctional
owned by such firm, company, corporation or P60,000.00
maximum and fine not less than P15,000.00
entity to be used by any person or persons found
guilty of using the same in committing homicide
or murder (5th Par. in relation to the 3rd Par.
Sec. 1)
-Any person who shall unlawfully manufacture,
deal in, acquire, dispose or possess any high-
powered firearm which includes those with bores
bigger in diameter than .38 caliber and 9
millimeter such as caliber .40, .40, .45 and also P80,000.00
P30,000.00
lesser calibrated .357 and caliber .22 centerfire
magnum and other firearms with firing capability
of full automatic and by burst of two or three
(2nd par., Sec.1)
-If homicide or murder is committed with the use
Maximum period of Prision mayor minimum
of an unlicensed high-powered firearm (3rd Par. P80,000.00
and fine of P30,000.00
in relation to the 2nd Par., Sec.1
- Any owner, president, manager, director or
firm, company, corporation or entity who allows
any of the high powered firearms owned by such
firm, company, corporation or entity to be used
by any person or persons found guilty of violating
the provisions of the 2nd Par. of this Section, or P80,000.00
P30,000.00
willfully or knowingly allows any of them to use
high powered unlicensed firearms or licensed
firearms but without any legal authority to be
carried outside of their residence in the course of
their employment (5th Par. in relation to 2nd
Par., Sec.1)
-If such owner, president, manager, director or
firm, company, corporation or entity willfully or
knowingly allows any of the high-powered
Maximum period of prision mayor minimum
firearms owned by such firm, company, P80,000.00
and fine of P30,000.00
corporation or entity to be used by any person or
persons found guilty of using said firearm in
committing homicide or murders (5th Par. in
relation to 3rd Par., Sec.1)
-Any person who shall carry any licensed firearm
Bail Not
(of any caliber) outside of his residence without Arresto mayor
Required
legal authority therefore (6th Par. Sec.1)
Violation of Section 3
-Any person who shall manufacture, assemble,
deal in, acquire, dispose or posses hand
grenade(s), rifle grenade(s), and other
explosives, including but not limited to pillbox,
motolov, coctail bombs, firebombs or other P200,000.00
and fine not less than P50,000.00
incendiary devices capable of producing
destructive effect on contiguous objects or
causing injury or death to any person (1st
paragraph)
-When a person commits any of the crimes
defined in the Revised Penal Code or special laws
Maximum period of prision mayor maximum to
with the use of the aforementioned explosives,
reclusion temporal and fine not less than P200,000.00
detonation agents of incendiary devices, which
P50,000.00
results in the death of any person or persons (2nd
Par. in relation to 1st Par., Sec.3)
-Any owner, president, manager, director or other
responsible officer of any public or private firm
,company ,corporation or entity, who shall
willfully or knowingly allow any of the explosives
owned by such firm, company, corporation or P200,000.00
and fine not less than P50,000.00
entity, to be used by any person or persons found
guilty of violating the provision of the 1st
paragraph of Sec.3. (fourth paragraph in relation
to 1st Par., Sec.3).
-If such owner, president, manager, director or
other responsible officer of any such public or
private firm, company, etc., willfully or knowingly
allow such explosives owned by the firm, Maximum period of prision mayor maximum to
company, corporation or entity to be used by any reclusion temporal and fine not less than P200,000.00
person found guilty of committing any of the P50,000.00
crimes defined in the Revised Penal Code or
Special laws, which results the death of any
person(s) (4th Par. in rel. to 2nd Par., Sec.3)
Violation of Section 5. Any person who shall
unlawfully tamper, change, deface or erase the Prision correctional P60,000.00
serial number of any firearm
Violation of Section 6. Any person who shall
unlawfully repack, alter or modify the composition Prision correctional P60,000.00
of any lawfully manufactured explosives
Violation of Section 7. Any person, civilian or
military, who shall issue authority to carry firearm
and/or ammunition outside of residence without
authority therefore
PD 1916, penalizing mooring of barges, ships or
boats to any portion of bridges or super structure 1 year to 2 years and/or fine of P10,000.00 P4,000.00
of bridges
PD 1986, creating the Movie and Television 3 months and 1 day to 1 year plus fine from
P2,000.00
Review and Classification Board P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 11, prohibiting slaughtering of male and 2 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
female carabaos, horses, mares and cows P200.00 to P500.00 Required
RA 65, providing for a bill of rights for officers
and enlisted men of the Philippine Army and
recognized or deserving guerilla organizations and
veterans of the Philippines revolutions, as
amended
RA 68, regulating the prices of admission to
Not more than 1 year or fine not exceeding
theaters, cinematographies, horse races, jai-alai, P2,000.00
P5,000.00
and other places of amusements
RA 71, requiring price tags or labels to be affixed
on all articles of commerce offered for sale at
retail as amended by RA 1074
RA 75, penalizing acts which would impair proper observance by the Republic and the inhabitants of the
Philippines of the immunities, rights and privileges of duly accredited diplomatic and consular agent in the
Philippines
-violation of Secs.1 and 2 P10,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violation of Sec. 3
Not more than years and fine not exceeding
-violation of Secs. 4 and 6 P6,000.00
P200.00
RA 85, creating the Development Bank of the Philippines, as amended
1 year to 5 years and fine from P1,000.00
-violation of Secs. 23 and 24 P10,000.00
to P5,000.00
to P3,000.00
3 months to 3 years and fine of not less
-violation of Sec. 26 than the amount of loan obtained or applied P6,000.00
for but not more than 3 times such amount
RA 123, creating the Bureau of Quarantine Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
Service exceeding P2,000.00
RA 124, requiring private schools, colleges, and
Bail Not
universities to provide medical and dental service Fine not exceeding P500.00
Required
to pupils and students, as amended by R.A. 951
RA 145, penalizing unlawful solicitation of, or
contract for, fees relative to claim or benefit Not more than 2 years and/or fine not
P4,000.00
under statues of the United States being exceeding P1,000.00
administered by the U.S. Veterans Administration
RA 226, prohibiting the use of the emblem,
official seal and name of the United Nations for P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
commercial purpose
RA 229, prohibiting cockfighting, horse racing
and jai-alai on December 30 of each year and Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
creating committee to take charge of the proper exceeding P200.00 Required
celebration of Rizal Day
RA 248, penalizing the reprinting, reproduction
Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
or republication of government publications and P10,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
official documents without previous authority
RA 318, regulating the practice of chemical 1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00
P2,000.00
engineering to P1,000.00
RA 349, legalizing permission to use human
organs or any portion or portions of the human
6 months to 1 year P2,000.00
body for medical, surgical or scientific purposes,
as amended by RA 1056
RA 382, regulating the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery
30 days to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
-violation of Sec.17
Same bail as
-violation of Sec.18 Apply penalty for falsification
provided therein
RA 387, (Petroleum Act of 1949), as amended
RA 460, regulating the operation of sawmills Fine from P1,000.00 to P10,000.00 P5,000.00
RA 493, prohibiting the use or conferring of military or naval grades or titles by or upon persons not in the
service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Philippine Constabulary
-violation of Sec.4, 1st sentence P4,000.00
P100,000.00 to P2,000.00
1 month to 2 years and/or fine from
-violation of Sec. 4, 2nd sentence P4,000.00
P100.00 to P2,000.00
RA 544, regulating the practice of civil 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
engineering, as amended by RA 1582 P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 545, regulating the practice of architecture, Not more than 3 months and fine from Bail Not
as amended by RA 1581 P500.00 to P1,000.00 Required
RA 562, (Alien Registration Act of 1950), as amended by RAs 578 and 751
-violation of Sec. 6, 1st Par. P2,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violation of Sec.6, 2nd Par. P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
RA 646, converting the Knights of Rizal into a Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
corporation exceeding P500.00 Required
RA 679 (Woman and Child Labor Law), as 30 days to 1 year and/or fine from P100.00
amended by RAs 1131 and 6237 and PD 148 to P5,000.00 P2,000.00
RA 698, limiting the importation of foreign leaf 1 year to 10 years and fine from P5,000.00
P20,000.00
tobacco, as amended by RAs 1194 and 4155 to P20,000.00
RA 747, regulating the fees to be charged
Bail Not
against patients in government hospitals and Fine not exceeding P500.00
Required
charity clinics
RA 754, regulating the practice of chemistry, as Not more than 3 months and/or fine from Bail Not
amended by PD 683 P100.00 to P1,000.00 Required
RA 776, creating the Civil Aeronautics Board and Civil Aeronautics Administration, as amended by PDs 589 and
1462 and EO 217 s. 1987
-violation of Sec. 42 (A), (E), (F), (M) and (N) P2,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
Bail Not
-violations of Sec. 42 (B), (C) and (D) Fine not exceeding P1,000.00
Required
-violation of Sec. 42 (G)
-violations of Sec. 42 (H) and (I) Fine not exceeding P5,000.00 P2,500.00
-violation of Sec. 42 (J), (K) and (L) Fine not exceeding P500.00 P2,500.00
Bail Not
-violations penalized under Sec. 43 Fine not exceeding P500.00
Required
RA 821, creating the Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration (ACCFA), as amended by RAs
1285 and 2049
exceeding P1,000.00
to P500.00
to P3,000.00
3 months to 3 years and fine of not less
-violation of Sec. 27 than the amount of loan obtained or applied P6,000.00
for, nor more than 3 times such amount
RA 821
RA 832, regulating the sale, exchange or delivery of home pounded, undermilled, milled or polished rice
- violation of Sec. 11 5 years to 10 years P20,000.00
-violation of any other provision of the Act 30 days to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
penalized under Sec. 7 P200.00 to P2,000.00 Required
RA 947, making it unlawful for any person,
corporation or association to forcibly enter or P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
occupy public agricultural lands
RA 953, (Narcotics Drug Law), requiring registration with the BIR any person, etc. who produces, imports, deals
in opium, marijuana, etc.
-violation penalized under Sec.11 (a) P10,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violation penalized under Sec. 11 (b) P20,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violation penalized under Sec.11 (c) (penalty for Not more than 20 years and/or fine not
P40,000.00
3rd and subsequent offenses) exceeding P10,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 1051, requiring all bureaus, offices, agencies Not more than 1 year and fine from P2,000.00
and instrumentalities of the government, P1,000.00 to P2,000.00
including government owned or controlled
corporations, provinces, cities and municipalities
to deduct and without from any money payments
to private individuals, corporations, partnership
and/or associations, any and all taxes due and
payable on account of said money payment
RA 1071, regulating the sale of veterinary 30 days to 6 months and/or fine from
Bail Not Required
biologics and medicine preparations P100.00 to P200.00
RA 1135, creating the Philippine Tobacco 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine
P12,000.00
Administration, as amended by RA 5555 from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
RA 1161 (Social Security Law), as amended by RA 8282 (SSS Law of 1997)
Prision correctional medium and maximum
-violation of Sec. 28 (a) P24,000.00
-violation of Sec. 28 (c) , (d) and (e), 1st phrase P24,000.00
from P5,000.00 to P20,000.00
Same penalty as in malversation, Art. 217 Same bali as in
-violation of Sec. 28 (g)
RPC Art. 217
-violation of Sec. 28 (h) Same penalty as in estafa, Art. 315,RPC P60,000.00
RA 1169, creating the Philippine Charity
Sweeptakes Office, as amended by RAs 1502, 1 month to 3 years P6,000.00
1622, 2064. PD 1157 and BP 42
RA 1176, authorizing zonification of Abaca areas Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
RA 1239, requiring registration of agents,
Not more than 1 year or fine not exceeding
contractors, and dealers in logs, timbers and P20,000.00
P1,000.00
commercial piles
RA 1287, granting a special privilege to any
person who discovers or invents a new process,
discovery or invention for the conversion of any
5 years to 10 years or fine from P5,000.00
native agricultural raw product into a product P20,000.00
to P10,000.00
which will stabilize not only the national economy
but also the dollar resources or its implementing
rules and regulations
RA 1364, regulating the practice of sanitary 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
engineering P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 1365,requiring all copra buyer to use moisture meter in all their domestic purchases of copra in the place
where each such purchase is made
-violating penalized under Secs. 2 (1st phrase) 8, 1 month to 6 months and fine from
Bail Not Required
10 (par.2), 11 and 18 (Par.2) P1,000.00 to P5,000.00
RA 1365
-Violations penalized under Secs. 2 (2nd phrase) Not more than 30 days and fine from
Bail Not Required
and 21 P100.00 to P500.00
RA 1378, regulating the trade of master plumber P2,000.00
P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 1379, declaring forfeiture in favor of the
State of any property found to have been Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
unlawfully acquired by any public official or exceeding P20,000.00
employee
RA 1480, authorizing the DBP and the PNB to
grant loans to graduates of trade, agriculture and
6 months to 1 year P2,000.00
technical schools and colleges and physicians and
dentists who shall practice in the rural areas
RA 1517, regulating the collection, processing
1 month to 1 year and/or fine from
and sale of human blood, and its implementing P2,000.00
P100.00 to P1,000.00
rules and regulations
RA 1538, requiring the presentation of proof of
the filing of income tax returns and certification to
payment of taxes during the preceding year Not exceeding 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
before issuing any receipt of permit to engage in exceeding P500.00
any trade, business or occupations or practice of
a profession
RA 1556, regulating and controlling the
Not more than 1 year and 1 day and/or
manufacture, importation, labeling, advertising P2,000.00
fine from P1,000.00 to P5,000.00
and sale of livestock and poultry feeds
RA 1827 (Lobbying Law)
-violations of Secs. 2 and 3 P4,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (1) Fine from P1,000.00 to P20,0000.00 P10,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (2) and (13) Fine from P500.00 to P10,000.00 P5,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (3), 1st Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
Bail Not Required
sentence and Sec. 12 exceeding P1,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 11 (3), 2nd 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from
P4,000.00
sentence P1,000.00 to P5,000.00
RA 1929, prohibiting the sale of acetic acid in any Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
form in grocery and retail stores exceeding P1,000.00

VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 2056, prohibiting the construction of dams,
dikes or any other works in public navigable 6 months to 6 years and fine from
P12,000.00
waters or waterways and in communal fishing P500.00 to P6,000.00
grounds
RA 2067 (Science Act of 1958), as amended by RA 3589
Not exceeding 1 year and/or fine not
-Violations penalized under Sec. 25, 1st Par. P2,000.00
exceeding P4,000.00
-If violator is a corporation (Sec. 25, 2nd Par.) Fine not exceeding P10,000.00 Bail Not Required
-violations penalized under Sec. 25, 3rd Par. Bail Not Required
RA 2207, prohibiting the importation of rice and
5 years and fine of P5,000.00 P10,000.00
corn
RA 2265, creating the Virginia Tobacco 1 year to 5 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00
Administration, as amended by RA 4155 P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
RA 2629 (Investment Company Act)
Same penalty as in Sec. 73 of the
Same penalty as
-violation of Sec. 34 Securities Regulation Code (Refer to RA
provided therein
8799, p.284)
- violation of Sec. 39 (c) ,last sentence P2,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
-violation penalized under Sec. 40, 3rd paragraph Fine of P500.00 Bail Not Required
-violation of any other provision of the Act, Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
penalized under Sec. 48 exceeding P50,000.00
RA 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.), as amended by RA 3047, PDs 667 and 1288 and BP 195
-violations of Secs. 3,4,5 and 6 penalized under
6 years and 1 month to 15 years P30,000.00
Sec. 9 (a)
Not more than 1 year and 6 months
-violation of Sec. 7 penalized under Sec. 9 (b) and/or fine from P1,000.oo to P4,000.00
P5,0000.00
RA 3137, creating the Embroidery and Apparel 1 year to 3 years and/or fine from
P6,000.00
Control and Inspection Board P3,000.00 to P30,000.00
RA 3524, prohibiting the barter in international 2 months to 5 years and fine from
P10,000.00
trade P200.00 to P5,000.00
RA 3553, prohibiting possession of deadly arrow
30 days to 6 months Bail Not Required
(pana)
RA 3571, prohibiting the cutting, destroying or Prision correctional minimum to prision
P16,000.00
injuring of planted or growing trees or of mayor minimum
flowering plants and shrubs or plants of scenic
value along public roads, in plazas, parks, school
premises or in any public pleasure ground
RA 3591, creating the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, as amended by RA 6037, PD 1940, EO 890,
Series of 1983 and RA 74000
-violation of Sec. 16 (a), as amended by RA 7400 P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 16(g), as Not more than 5 years and fine not
P10,000.00
amended by PD 1940 exceeding P20,000.00
RA 3627, creating the Bureau of Agriculture Not more than 6 months and/or fine not
P2,000.00
Economics exceeding P600.00
RA 3720, (Food, Drugs ad Devices, and
1 year to 5 years and/or fine from
Cosmetics Act), as amended by EO 175, series of P10,000.00
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
1987
RA 3765 (Truth in Lending Act) P2,000.00
P1,000.00 to P5,000.00
RA 3779 (Savings and Loan Association Act), as amended by RA 4378 and PDs 113, 450, 1318, 1539 and 1796
and BP 62
-violation of Sec. 29 (a) P4,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 29 © P2,000.00
exceeding P5,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 29(c-1), (c-2) Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
and (c-3) exceeding P2,000.00
RA 3844 (Agricultural Land Reform Code), as amended by RAs 4366, 5984, 6389, PD 251 and RA 7907
-violations penalized under Sec. 100 (as amended Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
by PD 251) exceeding P10,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (1) and (3) P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (2) Fine not exceeding P5,000.00 P2,500.00
1 month to 1 year and/or fine from
-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (4) P2,000.00
P100.00 to P1,000.00
- 1st conviction Fine not exceeding P2,000.00 Bail Not Required
- 2nd conviction P2,000.00
exceeding P2,000.00
-violations penalized under Sec. 167 (6) (as Not more than 5 years and fine not
P10,000.00
amended by RA 6389) exceeding P5,000.00
RA 3870, creating the UP Law Center as Not more than 1 year or fine not
P2,000.00
amended by PD 200 exceeding P2,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 4093 (Private Development Banks Act), as Not more than 1 year and/or fine not P2,000.00
amended by RA 4887, PD 119 BPs 63 and 390 exceeding P2,000.00
RA 4110 (Airconditioning and Refrigeration Not more than 3 months and/or fine from Bail Not
Specialization Law), as amended by RA 5788 P500.00 to P1,000.00 Required
RA 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code), as amended by PD 98 and BP 43
-violation of Sec. 17 (as amended by BP 43) 6 months and/or fine not less than Bail Not
P5,000.00 Required
-violations penalized under Sec.56 (a) to (n)
-Registering motor vehicle later than 7 days from Fine of 50% of the registration fees Bail Not
acquisition of unregistered motor vehicle or after corresponding to the portion of the year Required
conversion. from which the vehicle is registered for use
[Sec. 5 in relation to Sec. 56 (a)]
-Failure to sign driver's license or to carry the Fine of P100.00 Bail Not
same while driving (Secs. 23 and 19 respectively, Required
in relation to Sec. 56 (b))
RA 4136
-Driving a vehicle with a delinquent or invalid Not more than 10 days or fine of P200.00 Bail Not
driver's license [Sec.26 in relation to Sec. 56 (c)] Required
-Driving a motor vehicle with delinquent, Not more than 15 days or fine of P300.00 Bail Not
suspended or invalid registration, or without Required
registration or without proper license plate for the
current year [Sec. 5 in relation to Sec. 56 (d)]
-Driving a motor vehicle without first securing a Not more than 15 days or fine of P500.00 Bail Not
driver's license (Sec. 56 (e) in relation to Sec. 19) Required
-Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence 3 months to 6 months and/or fine not less Bail Not
of liquor or narcotic drug. [Sec. 53 in relation to than P1,000.00 Required
Sec. 56 (f)]
-violation of Sections 32, 34 (a), (b), and (b-1), Fine not exceeding P100.00 Bail Not
35 and 46 in relation to Sec. 56 (g) Required
-violations of Sections 49, 51 and 53 in relation to Fine from P25.00 to P50.00 Bail Not
Sec. 56 (h) Required
-Using or attempting to use driver's license Not more than 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
identification card, certificate of registration, P1,000.00 to P3,000.00 Required
number plate, tag or permit in similitude of those
issued under this Act, or falsely or fraudulently
representing as valid and in force any driver's
license under this act which is delinquent or which
has been suspended or revoked [Sec. 31 in
relation to Sec. 56 (i), 1st Par.]
RA 4136
-Making, manufacturing, distributing or selling a Same penalty as in Art. 171 or 172 of RPC Same bail as
driver's license, identification card, certificate of provided therein
registration, number plate, tag or permit in
irritation or similitude of those issued under this
Act (Sec. 31, relation to Art. 171 or 172 of the
RPC as the case may be)
-Using private passenger automobiles, private
trucks, private motorcycles, and motor wheel
attachments for hire. (Violation of Sec. 7 (a), (b)
and (c), in relation to Sec. 56 (j)
- 1st Conviction Fine of P200.00 Bail Not
Required
- 2nd Conviction 6 months and fine P300.00 Bail Not
Required
- 3rd Conviction 1 year and permanent revocation of license P2,000.00
- Permitting, allowing, consenting to , or
tolerating the use of privately-owned motor
vehicles for hire (Violation of Sec. 7(a), (b) and
(c), in relation to Sec. 56 (k)
- 1st Conviction Fine of P500.00 Bail Not
Required
- Subsequent Conviction Fine of P600.00 Bail Not
Required
RA 4136
- Obstruction of traffic (Sec. 56 (1) in relation to Fine from P100.00 to P500.00 Bail Not
Sec. 54) Required
- Hit and run (No driver of motor vehicle involved Fine from P100.00 to P500.00 Bail Not
in a vehicular accident shall leave the scene of the Required
accident without aiding the victim). (Sec.56(1) in
relation to Sec. 55)
- Violation of any other provisions of the Act such Fine from P100.00 to P500.00 Bail Not
as Secs. 33, 35, and 48, among others, and IRR Required
[Sec. 56(1)]
- Negligent or reckless driving resulting in death Same penalty as in Art. 365 RPC Same bail as
or physical injuries [Sec.56(n)] provided therein
RA 4155, promoting and strengthening the 1 year to 10 years ad fine from P5,000.00 P20,000.00
Virginia Tobacco Industry, as amended by RA to P20,000.00
8178
RA 4200 (Anti-Wire Tapping Act) 6 months to 6 years 6 months to 6
years
RA 4209, regulating the practice of Geology 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
P500.00 to P1,000.00
RA 4226 (Hospital Licensure Act)
- 1st offense Fine not exceeding P500.00 Bail Not
Required
- Each subsequent offense (each day that the Fine not exceeding P1,000.00 Bail Not
hospital operates without a license or each day of Required
violation with any of the act after the first
conviction, shall be considered as separate
subsequent offenses)
RA 4274, regulating the practice of Mining 1 year to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
Engineering, as amended by RA 5677 P1,000.00 to P2,000.00
RA 4373, regulating the practice of Social Work, 1 month to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
as amended by RA 5175 P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 4419, regulating the practice of Dentistry 1 year to 5 years and/or fine from
P3,000.00 to P5,000.00
RA 4565, regulating the practice of Naval 3 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
Architecture and Marine Engineering P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 4566, (Contractor's License Law) Fine from P500.00 to P5,000.00 P2,500.00
RA 4653, prohibiting the importation of used 2 years to 5 years and fine from P200.00 to P10,000.00
clothing and rags P20,000.00
- if offender is an alien Fine from P200.00 to P20,000.00 plus P10,000.00
immediate deportation
RA 4666, prohibiting the exportation of fibers 2 months to 1 years and/or fine not P2,000.00
(buntal) or filaments of "buri" or seeds or seedling exceeding P500.00
thereof, as amended by PD 180 and EO 221,
series of 1987

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 5183, regulating the award of contracts for 2 years to 4 years and fine from P5,000.00 P8,000.00
the supply to or procurement by any government to P10,000.00
owned and controlled corporation, company,
agency, or municipal corporation of material,
equipment, goods and commodities
RA 5186 (Investment Incentive Act), as Not more than 3 years and/or fine not P6,000.00
amended by RA 6135, PDs 92, 485, 1159 and exceeding P50,000.00
1646
RA 5487 (Private Security Law), as amended by 10 years to 15 years and fine from P30,000.00
PDs 11, 100 and 1919 P10,000.00 to P15,000.00
RA 6135 (Export Incentive Act of 1970), as Not more than 3 years and/or fine not P6,000.00
amended by PDs 92, 485 and 1646 exceeding P50,000.00
RA 6235, penalizing certain acts inimical to Civil Aviation
- Violation of Sec. 1 penalized under Sec. 2, 1st 12 years to 20 years or fine from P40,000.00
Par. P20,000.00 to P40,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 1 penalized under Sec. 2, 2nd 15 years to death or fine from P25,000.00 P40,000.00
Par. to P50,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 3 penalized under Sec. 6, 1st 5 years to 10 years or fine from P20,000.00
Par. P10,000.00 to P20,000.00
RA 6235
- Violation of Sec. 4 penalized under Sec. 2nd Par. 5 years and 1 day to 6 years and 8 months P14,000.00
- If any death or injury to persons or damage to Same penalty as in RPC Same bail as
property results from a violation of Sections 3 and provided therein
4, the offender may be charged separately for
said offenses under the RPC (Sec. 7)
RA 6425. (Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as
amended by RA 7659
- Violation of Sec. 3 (importation of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 4 (sale, etc. of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 7 (manufacture of prohibited
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 8 (possession or use of
prohibited drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 9 (cultivation)
- Violation of Sec. 14 (importation of regulated
drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 15 (sale, administration,
dispensation, delivery, transportation, distribution
of regulated drugs) and
- Violation of Sec. 16 (possession or use of
regulated drugs)
A) If dangerous drugs involved are in any of the Reclusion perpetua to death and fine from No Bail
following quantities: P500,000.00 to P10 million
a) 40 grams or more of opium;

b) 40 grams or more of morphine;
c) 200 grams or more of shabu or methyl
amphetamine hydrochloride
d) 40 grams or more of heroine;
e) 750 grams or more of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) 50 grams or more of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil;
g) 40 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride, and
h) quantities of other dangerous drugs far beyond
therapeutic requirements as determined and
promulgated by the Dangerous Drugs Board
B) If the quantity involved is in any of the Reclusion temporal
following:
a) 26.67 to 39.00 grams of opium;
b) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of morphine;
c) 133.33 to 199.99 grams of shabu or
methylamphetamine hydrochloride;
d) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of heroine;
e) 500.01 to 749.99 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana
f) 33.33 to 49.99 grams of marijuana resin oil;
g) 26.67 to 39.99 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride
C) If the quantity involved is in any of the Prision mayor P120,000.00
following:
a) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of opium;
b) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of morphine;
c) 66.67 to 133.32 grams of shabu or
d) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of heroine;
e) 250.01 to 500.00 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) 16.67 to 33.32 grams of marijuana resin or
marijuana resin oil; or
g) 13.34 to 26.66 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride
D) If the quantity involved is in any of the Prision mayor P60,000.00
following:
a) .01 to 13.33 grams of opium;
b) .01 to 13.33 grams of morphine;
c) .01 to 66.66 grams of shabu or
d) .01 to 13.33 grams of heroiner;
e) .01 to 250.00 grams of Indian hemp or
marijuana;
f) .01 to 16.66 grams of marijuana resin or
marijuana oil;
g) .01 to 13.33 grams of cocaine or cocaine
hydrochloride; and
- Violation of Sec. 4, 2nd Par.(Regardless of the Death and fine of 10 million (Maximum No Bail
quantity of prohibited drugs involved, if victim of penalty)
the offense is a minor, or should a prohibited drug
involved be the proximate cause of death of
victim)
- Violation of Sec. 5, 1st Par. Death and fine of 10 million (Maximum No Bail
(Regardless of the quantity of prohibited drugs penalty)
involved, if victim of the offense is a minor, or
should a prohibited drug involved be the
proximate cause of death of victim)
- Violation of Sec. 5 2nd Par. Death and fine of 10 million No Bail
(Regardless of the quantity of the prohibited drug
involved, if it is administered, delivered, or sold to
a minor who is also allowed to use the same in
such den, dives or resort
- Violation of Sec. 5 3rd Par. Death and fine of 10 million No Bail
(Regardless of the quantity of the prohibited drug,
if it be the proximate cause of death of a person
using the same in such den, dive or resort, the
maximum penalty be imposed upon the
maintainer of such den, dive or resort.
RA 6425
- Violation of Sec. 6 2 years and 1 day to 6 years and fine from P60,000.00
(Employees and visitors of prohibited drug den) P2,000.00 to P6,000.00
- Violation of Secs. 7, 8, and 9
- Violation of Sec. 9, in rel. to 3rd Par. thereof Maximum period of the penalty provided Same bail as
therein provided therein
- Violations of Sec. 25 penalized under Sec. 10 1 year and 1 day to 6 years and fine from P120,000.00
(Failure to keep records of prescription, sales, P8,000.00 to P12,000.00
purchases, acquisition and/or deliveries of
prohibited drugs)
- Violations of Sec. 11 8 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine P120,000.00
( Unlawful prescription of prohibited drugs) from P8,000.00 to P12,000.00
- Violations of Sec. 12 4 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine P120,000.00
(Unnecessary prescription of prohibited drugs) from P4,000.00 to P12,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 13 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine P40,000.00
(Possession of opium pipe and other from P600.00 to P4,000.00
paraphernalia for prohibited drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 14 and 14-A Same bail as
provided therein
- Violation of Sec. 15 1st Par. Same bail as
provided therein
- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd Par. Reclusion perpetua to death and fine from No Bail
(Maintenance of a den, dive or resort for P500,000.00 to P10 million
regulated drug users where any regulated drug is
used in any form, or where such regulated drugs
in quantities specified in Section 20, Par. 1 of the
Act are found)
- If quantities of such drugs are less than those Same bail as
specified in Sec. 20 Par. 1 provided therein
- Regardless of the quantity involved, if such Death and fine of P10 million No Bail
regulated drug be the proximate cause of the
death of a person using the same in such den,
dive or resort. (3rd Par.)
Violation of Sec. 16 As provided
therein
- Violation of Sec. 25, penalized under Sec. 17 6 months and 1 day to 4 years and fine P40,000.00
(Records of prescription sales, purchases, from P600.00 to P4,000.00
acquisition, and/or deliveries of Regulated Drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 20, 4th Par. Reclusion Perpetua to death and fine from No Bail
(Misappropriation by or failure of apprehending or P500.000.00 to P10 million
arresting officers to account for seized or
confiscated drugs or plant-sources of dangerous
drugs or proceeds or instruments of the crime for
violation of this Code where the quantities of the
drugs are anyone of those specified in Section 20
Par. 1 of the Code
- If the quantity of the drug misappropriated or Penalty depends on the quantity of drugs Same bail as
which the arresting officer failed to account for is involved provided therein
less than those specified in Sec. 20 Par. 1 of the
Act.
Violation of Sec. 21 (Attempt or conspiracy in Same penalty as that prescribed for the Same bail as
case of principal provided therein
a) importation of dangerous drugs
b) sale, administration, delivery, distribution and
transportation of dangerous drugs
c) maintenance of a den, dive or resort for
prohibited drug users
d) manufacture of dangerous drugs
e) cultivation or culture of plants which are source
of prohibited drugs
- Violation of Sec. 23, 1st Par Same penalty as that prescribed for the Same bail as
(Partner, president, director or manager of a principal provided therein
partnership, corporation, association or any
judicial person who knowingly tolerates any
violation of any provision of the Act.)
- Violation of Sec. 23, 2nd Par. Same penalty prescribed for the principal Same bail as
(Partner, president, director, manager, officer, or provided therein
stockholder of juridical entity who tolerates,
authorizes or consents to the use of vehicle,
vessel, or aircraft as an instrument in the
importation, sale, delivery, distribution or
transportation of dangerous drugs or to use their
equipment, machineries or other instruments in
the manufacture of any dangerous drugs, if such
vehicle, vessel, aircraft, equipment or other
instrument is owned by or under the control or
supervision of the partnership, corporation,
association or judicial entity to which they are
affiliated.)
- Violation of Sec. 24, 1st Par. Maximum penalties as prescribed therein Same bail as
- If the offender is a government official, provided therein
employee or officer or officer, including members
of police agencies and the armed forces, in cases
of violations of Sec. 3,4 (1), 5(1), 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
12 and 13, 14, 14-A, 14(1), 15-A(1), 16 and 19
of the Code
- Violation of Sec. 24, 2nd Par. Same penalty as provided therein Same bail as
(Planting evidence in cases of violation of Secs. 3, provided therein
4, 7, 8, 9 and 13, 14, 14-A, 15 and 16 of the
Code)
- Violation of Sec. 26 Maximum penalties provided for in Same bail as
(Possessing or using any dangerous drug during a Sections 8 and 16 of the Code provided therein
party, or at a social gathering or in a group of at
least five persons possessing or using such drugs)
- Violation of Sec. 33 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and fine P60,000.00
(Violations of confidentiality of records) from P600.00 to P6,000.00
RA 6506 (Board of Examiners for Criminologist 1 year to 3 years and/or fine from P6,000.00
Act) P2,000.00 to P10,000.00
RA 6539 (Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972), as
amended by PD 1911 and RA 7659
If the carnapping is committed without violence 14 years and 8 months to 17 years and 4 P180,000.00
against or intimidation of persons or force upon months
things (Sec. 14, 1st phase)
- If the carnapping is committed by means of 17 years and 4 months to 30 years P300,000.00
violence against or intimidation of any persons, or
force upon things (Sec. 14, 2nd phase)
If the owner, driver or occupant of the carnapped Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
motor vehicle is killed or raped in the course of
the commission of the carnapping or on the
occasion thereof (Sec.14, last phrase)
- Violation of any other provision of the Act. 2 years to 6 years and fine equal to the P60,000.00
(Sec.13) acquisition cost of the motor vehicle,
motor engine or any part involved in the
violation
RA 6650, granting Franking Privilege to the Fine of P500.00 Bail not Required
members of Congress
RA 6656, protecting the security of tenure of civil 3 years to 5 years and/or fine not P10,000.00
service officers and employees in the exceeding P10,000.00
implementation of government reorganization
RA 6657, instituting a comprehensive Agrarian 1 month to 3 years and/or fine from P6,000.00
Reform program, as amended by RAs 7881 and P1,000.00 to P15,000.00
7905
RA 6675, promoting, requiring and ensuring the
production of an adequate supply, distribution,
use and acceptance of drugs and medicines
identified by their generic names (Generics Acts
of 1988)
- Violations of Secs. 6(a) & (b) penalized under
Sec. 12
- 1st conviction [Sec. 12-A (a) Reprimand, to be entered in the books of Bail Not
the Professional Regulation Commission Required
- 2nd conviction [Sec. 12-A (b) Fine from P2,000.00 to P5,000.00 P2,500.00
- 3rd conviction [Sec. 12-A (c) Fine from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00 P5,000.00
- 4th and subsequent convictions [Sec. 12-A (d)] Fine not exceeding P10,000.00 P5,000.00
- Violations of Secs. 6 (c) & (d); and 7 and 8
penalized under Sec. 12-B
- If offender is a juridical person (Sec. 12-B, 1st Fine from P5,000.00 to P10,000.00 P5,000.00
phrase)
- If offender is officer of the juridical person (Sec. 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
12-B, 2nd phrase) P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
RA 6683, providing benefits for early retirement Not more than 6 months and/or fine not Bail Not
and voluntary separation from the government exceeding P1,000.00 Required
service, as well as involuntary separation of civil
service officers and employees, pursuant to
various Executive Orders authorizing government
reorganization after the ratification of the 1987
Constitution
RA 6685, requiring private contractors to whom Fine of P20,000.00 P10,000.00
national, provincial, city and municipal public
works project have been awarded under contract
to hire at least fifty percent of the unskilled labor
requirements to be take from the available
bonafide residents in the province, city or
municipality in which the projects are to be
undertaken
RA 6713, establishing a code of conduct and Not more than 5 years and/or fine not P10,000.00
ethical standards for public officials and exceeding P5,000.00
employees
RA 6727, rationalizing wage policy determination 1 year to 2 years and/or fine not P4,000.00
RA 6732, allowing administrative reconstitution
of original copies and certificates of titles lost or
destroyed due to fire, food and other force
majeure
- Violation of Sec. 12, 1st Par. 2 years to 5 years and/or fine from P10,000.00
P20,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 12, 2nd Par. 5 years to 10 years and/or fine from P20,000.00
P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
RA 6768, instituting a Balikbayan Program 2 years and to 4 years and/or fine from P8,000.00
P20,000.00 to P40,000.00
RA 6770, providing for the functional and
structural organization of the Office of the
Ombudsman, and for other purposes.
- Violation of Sec. 35, malicious prosecution 1 month and 1 day to 6 months and fine Bail Not
not exceeding P5,000.00 Required
- Violation of Sec. 36, obstruction Fine not exceeding P5,000.00 P2,500.00
RA 6810, establishing the Magna Carta for Fine from P1,000.00 to P10,000.00 P5,000.00
countryside and barangay business enterprises
RA 6848 (Charter of Al Amanah Islamic Not more than 5 years and/or fine not P10,000.00
Investment Bank of the Philippines) exceeding P10,000.00
RA 6938, Cooperative Code of the Philippines
- Violation of Art. 124, Sub-Section 1 1 year and/or fine not exceeding P2,000.00
P1,000.00
- Violations penalized under Art. 124, Sub-Section 1 year to 5 years and/or fine not less than P10,000.00
2 P5,000.00
- Violations of Arts. 47, 50 and 51 penalized 5 years to 10 years and/or fine from P20,000.00
under Art. 124, Sub-Section 3 P5,000.00 to P500,000.00
- Violation of any other provisions, penalized 6 months to 1 year and/or fine not less P2,000.00
under Art. 124, Sub-Section 4 than P1,000.00
RA 6955, declaring unlawful the practice of 6 years and 1 day to 8 years and fine from P16,000.00
matching Filipino women for marriage for foreign P8,000.00 up to P20,000.00
nationals on a mail-order basis and other similar
practices including the advertisement, publication,
printing or distribution of brochures, fliers and
other propaganda materials in furtherance thereof
RA 6966, regulating the practice of librarianship 1 months to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
and prescribing the qualification of librarians P500.00 to P2,000.00
RA 6968, an act punishing the crime of coup
d'etat
RA 6969, controlling toxic substance and
hazardous nuclear wastes
- Violation of Sec. 13 (a) to (c) penalized under 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and 1 day P12,000.00
Sec. 14 (a) and fine from P600.00 to P4,000.00
- Violations of Sec. 13 (d), penalized under Sec. 12 years and 1 day to 20 years P40,000.00
14 (b)
RA 6971, encouraging productivity and 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
maintaining industrial peace by providing P2,000.00 to P6,000.00
incentives to both labor and capital (Productivity
Incentives Act of 1990)
RA 6981, an Act providing for Witness
Protection, Security and Benefit Program
- Violation of Sec. 7 1 year to 6 years and deprivation of right P12,000.00
to hold public office or employment for five
years
- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd sentence (contempt) Prision correctional medium and maximum P12,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 15, 2nd sentence (contempt) 1 month to 1 year P2,000.00
RA, 6982, strengthening the Social Amelioration 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
Program in the sugar industry P5,000.00 to P20,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
VI. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 7041, requiring publication of existing vacant
positions in government offices
- Violation of Secs. 2 and 3 and implementing
rules and regulation, penalized under Sec. 4
- 1st violation Public censure Bail Not
Required
- repeated violations 2 years and/or fine from P5,000.00 to P4,000.00
P10,000.00
RA 7076, (People's Small Scale Mining Act of 6 months to 6 years P12,000.00
1991)
RA 7077, providing for the development,
administration, organization, training,
maintenance and utilization of the Citizen Armed
Forces of the Philippines (Reservist Act)
- Failure of citizen to register/report for training 1 month to 3 months Bail Not
(Sec. 68, 2nd sentence); and Failure of registrars Required
and canvassers to provide updated list of
registrants (Sec. 69)
RA 7080, defining and penalizing the crime of Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
plunder, as amended by RA 7659
RA 7103, Iron and Steel Industry Act
- Violation of Sec. 10 (a) 1 year and 1 day to 6 years and fine of not P12,000.00
less than P100,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 10 (b) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine not P24,000.00
- Violation under Sec. 10 (c) 12 years and 1 day to 24 years and fine not P48,000.00
RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991)
-Violation of Sec. 513 Not exceeding 1 month and/or fine not Bail Not
- Violation of Sec. 89 penalized under Sec. 514 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine P12,000.00
from P3,000.00 to P10,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 517, 1st and 2nd Par. 1 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
P1,000.00 to P5,000.00 Required
- Violation of Sec. 517, 3rd Par. 1 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
- Violation of Sec. 518 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
- Violation of Sec. 519 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
P1,000.00 to P5,000.00 Required
- Violation of Sec. 520 1 months to 2 years P4,000.00
RA 7164 (Philippine Nursing Act of 1991) 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P12,000.00
P10,000.00 to P40,000.00
RA 7183, regulating the sale, manufacture, 6 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
distribution and use of firecrackers and other P20,000.00 to P30,000.00
pyrotechnic devices
RA 7277, (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons)
- Violation of Sec. 46 (a)
- 1st violation Sec. 46 (a) (1) 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
- subsequent violation (Sec. 46 (a) (2) 2 years to 6 years and/or fine from P12,000.00
P100,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 46 (b) Not less than 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
P5,000.00 to P50,000.00 Required
RA 7299, (Urban Development Housing Act of 1992), as amended by RA 8763
- Violations penalized under Sec. 27, 3rd Par. 6 years and/or fine from P60,000.00 to P12,000.00
P100,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 27, 3rd Par. 6 years and/or fine from P60,000.00 to P12,000.00
P100,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 45 Not more than 6 years and/or fine from P12,000.00
P5,000.00 to P100,000.00
RA 7305 (Magna Carta of Public Health Workers) Not more than 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
P20,000.00 to P40,000.00
RA 7308 (Seed Industry Development Act of Not more than 5 years and/or fine not P10,000.00
1992), as amended by RA 8178 exceeding P10,000.00
RA 7353 (Rural Banks Act of 1992)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 26 6 months to 10 years and/or fine not P2,000.00
- Violations of Sec. 27 Not more than 1 year and/or fine not P2,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
RA 7392, Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992 2 years to 7 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00 to P30,000.00
RA 7394, (Consumer Act of the Philippines)
- Violation of Art. 18 penalized under Art. 19 (a) 2 months to 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
Violation of any provision of Art. 40, penalized 1 year to 5 years and/or fine from P5,000.00 P10,000.00
under Art. 41 (a) to P10,000.00
- Violation of any provision of Art. 46, penalized 6 months to 5 years and/or fine of not less P10,000.00
under Art. 47 (a) than P1,000.00
- Violation of any provision of Title III, Chapter I, 5 months to 1 year and/or fine from P500.00 P2,000.00
penalized under Art. 60 (A) to P1,000.00
- Violation of any provisions of Art. 64 (a) to (f) Not more than 1 year and/or fine from P2,000.00
Par. (1), or its implementing rules and P200.00 to P1,000.00
regulations, penalized under Art. 65 (a)
- Violation of Par. (g) Art 64, penalized under Art. 1 month to 5 years and/or fine not less than P10,000.00
65 (b) P500.00
- Violation of Art. 64 Pars.(h) to (k) penalized Not more than 1 year and/or fine not less P2,000.00
under Art. 65 (c) than P300.00
- Violation of any provision of Art. 67, penalized 3 months to 2 years and/or fine from P10,000.00
under Art. 73 (a) P1,000.00 to P50,000.00
- Violation of any provision of Title III, Chapter 3 months to 2 years and/or fine from P4,000.00
IV, and its implementing rules and regulations, P500.00 to P20,000.00
(except arts. 81 to 83 of same Chapter),
penalized under Art. 95 (a) 2nd Phrase)
- If the consumer product is one which is not a 1 month to 1 year and/or fine from P200.00 P2,000.00
food, cosmetic, drug, device or hazardous to P5,000.00
substance (Art. 95 (a) 2nd Phrase
- Violations of Arts. 81 to 83
- 1st Conviction 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
(Art. 95(b) 1st sentence) P200.00 to P5,000.00 Required
- 2nd Conviction 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
(Art. 95 (b) 2nd sentence) P200.00 to P5,000.00 plus revocation of Required
business permit
- Violation of Chapter V and its implementing Not more than 1 year and/or fine not less P2,000.00
rules and regulations with respect to any than P5,000.00
consumer products which is not food, cosmetic or
hazardous substance (Art. 107)
- Violations of the provisions of Arts. 110 to 115, 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
penalized under Art. 123 (a) P500.00 to P5,000.00 Required
- Violations of the provisions of Arts, 116 to 121, 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
penalized under Art. 123 (b) P200.00 to P600.00 Required
RA 7430, providing for optimum utilization of 3 months to 6 months and/or fine from Bail Not
government personnel through a system of P3,000.00 to P5,000.00 Required
attrition
RA 7431, (Radiologic Technology Act of 1992) 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P12,000.00
P10,000.00
Not more than 1 month and/or fine not
RA 7432 (Senior Citizen Act of 1992) Bail Not Required
exceeding P1,000.00
RA 7438, Rights of persons arrested/duties of
investigating officers during custodial
investigation (repealing RA No. 857)
8 years to 10 years and/or fine of
- Violation of Sec. 4 (a) P20,000.00
P6,000.00
4 years to 6 years and fine of
- Violation of Sec. 4(b) P12,000.00
P4,000.00
RA 7498 (Tax Amnesty for Foreign Currency Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
Remittance) exceeding P5,000.00
RA 7581, Price Act (Repealing RA 4164 and PD
1674)
5 years to 15 years and fine from
- Illegal price manipulation (Sec. 15) P30,000.00
1 year to 10 years and/or fine from
- Violation of price ceilings (Sec.16) P20,000.00
RA 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from
P12,000.00
System Act of 1992) P5,000.00 to P500,000.00
RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination), as
amended by RA 7658
Reclusion temporal medium to reclusion
- Violations of Sec. 5(a), (b) 1st phrase and (c) P200,000.00
perpetua
- Sexual intercourse with a child exploited in
Reclusion perpetua, or reclusion
prostitution or other sexual abuse, where child is
perpetua to death, or death as the case No Bail
below 12 years of age (Sec. 5 (b), 2nd phrase, in
maybe
relation to Arts. 266-A and Art. 266-B)
- Acts of lasciviousness against a child exploited
in prostitution or other sexual abuse where the
Reclusion temporal medium P180,000.00
child is under 12 years of age (Sec. 5 (b) 2nd and
3rd phrases)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 6 (Attempt to Commit Prostitution)
- Attempt to commit child prostitution under Sec. Prision correctional medium to prision
P80,000.00
5 Par. (b), Sec. 6, 1st Par.) mayor minimum
- Attempt to commit child prostitution under Sec. 5 Par. (b), Sec. 6 2nd Par.)
- Where said victim is 12 years of age or over but
Prision correctional medium to prision
below 18 years (Sec. 6, 2nd Par. in relation to P80,000.00
mayor minimum
Sec. 5 (b) 1st phrase)
- Where victim is below 12 years of age. (Sec. 6,
2nd Par. in rel. to Sec. 5 (b), 3rd Phrase)
- Child Trafficking (Sec. 7, 1st sentence) Reclusion temporal to reclusion P200,000.00
- If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 7, 2nd
sentence)
- Violation of Sec. 8 (Attempt to commit child
trafficking) (Sec. 8, relation to Sec. 7, 1st Prision correctional P60,000.00
sentence)
-If victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 8, in
relation to Sec. 7, 2nd sentence)
- Violation of Section 9 (Obscene Publication and Indecent Shows)
- Any person hiring, employing, using, inducing,
or coercing a child to perform in obscene
exhibition and indecent shows whether live or in
video, or to pose or model in obscene publication
or pornographic materials or to sell or distribute
the said materials (Sec. 9, 1st Par.)
- If the victim is a child below 12 years of age Maximum period of prision mayor
P100,000.00
(Sec. 9, 2nd Par.) medium
- Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in

any capacity with the care of the child causing
and/or allowing such child to be employed or to
participate in an obscene play, act, movie, or
show or in any other acts covered by Sec, 9 (Sec.
9, 3rd Par.)
- Violation of Sec. 10 (Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, or Exploitation and other Conditions Prejudicial to
the Child's Development)
- Violation of Sec. 10 (a) Prision mayor minimum P80,000.00
Prision mayor maximum and fine of not
Prision mayor maximum and fine of not
- Violation of Sec. 10 (c) 1st phrase less than P50,000.00 and loss of P120,000.00
parental authority
Prision mayor medium and fine of not
- Violation of Sec. 10 (d) less than P50,000.00 and loss of license P100,000.00
to operate such place or establishment
Prision correctional medium to reclusion
- Violation of Sec. 10 (e) P200,000.00
perpetua
- If victim is under 12 years of age in cases
covered by Arts. 249, (262 Par. 2) and 263 Par.
1, Revised Penal Code. (Sec. 10, 6th Par., 1st
sentence)
- If covered by Art. 248, RPC as amended by RA
7659
- If victim is under 12 years of age in cases
covered by Art. 339 (Acts of Lasciviousness with Bail corresponding
Note: One degree higher than the
the consent of the offended party), Art. 340 to the applicable
corresponding penalty under RPC
(corruption of minors) and Art. 241 (white slave penalty
trade), RPC. (Sec. 10 6th Par. 2nd sentence)
- Acts of Lasciviousness with the consent of the
offended party (Art. 339, RPC)
- Corruption of minors (Art. 340, RPC) Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
Reclusion temporal minimum and
- White Slave Trade (Art. 341, RPC) P180,000.00
medium
- Violation of Sec. 11 (Unauthorized removal of
"off limits" sign)
- Violations of Secs. 12, 13, 14 and 15, penalized 3 months to 3 years and/or fine from
P30,000.00
under Sec. 16 P1,000.00 to P10,000.00
Arresto mayor maximum and fine from
- Violation of Sec. 20 Bail Not Required
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
Note: Common Penal Provision (Sec. 31) Same bail for the
Maximum period of corresponding
(Aggravating Circumstances common to all corresponding
penalty
violations) penalty
RA 7637. Mt. Pinatubo Assistance Resettlement 6 years to 15 years and/or fine from
P30,000.00
and Development P50,000.00 to P1,000,000.00
RA 7652, Allowing Long Term Lease of Private 6 months to 6 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00
Lands by Foreign Investors P100,000.00 to P1,000,000.00
RA 7653 (New Central Bank Act)
- Violation of Sec. 34 (refusal to make reports or 1 year to 5 years and/or fine from
P10,000.00
permit examination) P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
Not more than 5 years and/or fine from
- Violation of Sec. 35 (false statement) P10,000.00
P100,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Violation penalized under Sec. 36 (other 2 years to 10 years and/or fine from
P20,000.00
provisions of the Act) P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 50 or any regulation issued 5 years to 10 years (If RPC provides for
pursuant thereto (Exclusive power to issue a greater penalty then that penalty P20,000.00
currency) shall be imposed)
RA 7655, increasing minimum wage of house Not more than 3 months and/or fine
Bail not Required
helpers not exceeding P2,000.00
RA 7656, requiring government-owned 1 year to 3 years and/or fine from
P6,000.00
corporations to declare dividends P10,000.00 to P50,000.00
RA 7659, Heinous Crimes Law (amendments Refer to the corresponding pertinent
already incorporation into the original laws) law applicable
RA 7719. National Blood Services Act of 1994
- Collecting excessive fees. (Sec. 12, 1st and 2nd 1 month to 6 months and/or fine from
Bail Not Required
Pars.) P5,000.00 to P50,000.00
- Operating a blood bank without permit (Sec. 12, 12 years and 1 day to 20 years and/or
P40,000.00
3rd Par.) fine from P50,000.00 to P500,000.00
-Non-disposal of contaminated blood within 48
10 years P20,000.00
hours (Sec. 12, 5th Par.)
RA 7832, Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994
Reclusion temporal and/or fine from
- Violations of Sec. 3 penalized under Sec. 7 (b) P40,000.00
P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
- If violation of Sec. 3 is committed by or in
connivance with, an officer or employee of the
power company, private electric utility or rural Reclusion perpetua and/or fine from
No Bail
electric cooperative concerned, such P50,000.00 to P125,000.00
officer/employee shall be penalized one degree
higher (Sec. 7 (c))
- If in committing any act enumerated in Sec. 4 in
violation of Sec. 3 any other acts enumerated in
Reclusion perpetua and/or fine from
said Sec. 4, is also committed, the penalty next No Bail
P50,000.00 to P125,000.00
higher in degree shall be imposed (Sec. 7 (c) in
relation to 4th Par. thereof)
Prision mayor and/or fine from
- Violation of Sec. 2 penalized under Sec. 7 (a) P24,000.00
P10,000.00 to P20,000.00
- If violation in Sec. 2 is committed by or in
connivance with an officer or employee of the
power company, private electric utility or rural Reclusion temporal and/or fine from
P40,000.00
electric cooperative concerned, such P10,000.00 to P25,000.00
officer/employee shall be penalized one degree
highest (Sec. 7 (a) in relation to Sec. 7 (c)
RA 7875, National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (repeated PD 1519, Medicare Act)
Violation of any provisions of the Act (Sec. 44)
- If committed by the hospital management or
Fine from P10,000.00 to P50,000.00 P25,000.00
provider (1st Par.)
6 months to 1 year and fine from
-If committed by member (2nd Par.) P2,000.00
P500.00 to P5,000.00
- If violations consist of failure or refusal to
6 months to 1 year and fine from
deduct contributions from employee's
P500.00 to P1,000.00 multiplied by the
compensation or to remit the same to the P2,000.00
total number of employees employed
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (3rd Par.
by the film
1st Phrase)
-Failure of self-employed members to remit one's
Fine from P500.00 to P1,000.00 Bail Not Required
own contribution (3rd Par., 2nd phrase)
- Failure of employer or any officer authorized to
Same bail provided
collect contributions to remit the collected or Same penalties as in Art. 315, RPC
therein
deducted contributions to the corporation within
30 days from the date they become due (4th
Par.)
- The act of deducting by the employer directly or
indirectly from the compensation of covered
exceeding P1,000.00 multiplied by the
employees or otherwise recover from them his P2,000.00
total number of employees employed
own contribution on behalf of such employees
by the firm
(5th Par.)
-Misappropriation by an employer of the
corporation of any funds or property belonging,
payable or deliverable to the corporation or 6 years to 12 years and fine from
P24,000.00
consenting to, or through abandonment or P10,000.00 to P20,000.00
negligence, permitting any person to take such
property or funds wholely or partially (7th Par)
Apply the
corresponding bail
All other violations involving funds of the Apply applicable provisions of RPC or
under the RPC or
corporation (8th Par.) other laws applicable
other laws
applicable
1 month 6 months and/or fine from
RA 7877 (Anti-sexual Harassment Act) Bail No Required
P10,000.00 to P20,000.00
6 months to 10 years and/or fine not
RA 7906 (Thrift Banks Act of 1995) P20,000.00
RA 7920 (New Electrical Engineering Law) P10,000.00
P10,000.00 to P50,000.00
RA 7942 (Mining Act of 1995)
- Violation of Sec. 101 (False Statement) Fine not exceeding P10,000.00 P5,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 102 (Illegal Exploration) Fine not exceeding P50,000.00 P25,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 103 (Theft of Minerals) P12,000.00
P10,000.00 to P20,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 104 (Destructing of Mining
Not more than 5 years P10,000.00
Structures)
- Violation of Sec. 105 (Mines Arson) Prison mayor P24,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 106 (Willful Damage to a Mine) Not more than 5 years P10,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 107 (Illegal Obstruction to Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
Permitees or Contractors) exceeding P5,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 108 (Violation of the Terms and
Conditions of the Environment Compliance P12,000.00
P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
Certificate)
- Violation of Sec. 109 (Illegal Obstruction of Not more than 1 year and/or fine not
P2,000.00
Government Officials) exceeding P5,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 110 (other violations of the
Fine of not more than P5,000.00 P2,500.00
Act)

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 8041 (National Water Crisis Act of 1995)
6 months to 2 years and fine not exceeding
- Violation of Sec. 8 (anti-pilferage), (In relation
double the value of the water stolen or P4,000.00
to Sec. 11, 3rd Par., 1st phrase)
damage of facilities
- If offender is a plumber, officer or employee of 2 years to 6 years P12,000.00
water utility firm who assisted the violator
- If water is stolen for resale/profit 6 years to 12 years P24,000.00
RA 8042 (Migrant Worker & Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995)
- Violation of Sec. 6 penalized under Sec. 7 (a) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine from
P24,000.00
(Illegal Recruitment) P200,000.00 to P500,000.00
- If victim is less than 18 years old or if illegal
recruitment is committed by a non-licensee or 10 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine of
P24,000.00
non-holder of authority (Sec. 7 (a) in relation to P500,000.0 ( max. penalty)
the Par. thereof)
- If illegal recruitment constitutes economic Life imprisonment and fine from P500,000.00
No Bail
sabotage (Sec. 7 (b) to 1 million pesos
- If victim is less than 18 years old or illegal
recruitment is committed by a non-licensee or
Life imprisonment and fine of P1million No Bail
non-holder of authority (Sec. 7 (b) in relation to
the last Par. thereof.)
- Violation of Sec. 8 (Prohibition on Officials and
Employees of DOLE, POEA, OWWA and DFA and
Same bail as
other agencies involved in the implementation of
Same penalties as above provided
the Act., or their relatives within the x4th civil
therein
degree, from engaging in the business of
recruiting migrant workers
RA 8043 (Inter-Country Adoption Act)
- Carrying out illegal adoption (Sec. 16 (a)) P24,000.00
from P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Attempt to carry out illegal adoption (Sec. 16 6 years and 1 day to 8 years and/or fine from
P16,000.00
(a) in relation to 3rd Par. thereof) P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
- Violation of confidentiality and integrity of
records, documents and communications of 1 year and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine from
P4,000.00
adoption applications, cases and processes (Sec. P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
16 (b))
- Attempt to violate confidentiality (Sec. 16, 3rd 1 year and 1 day to 1 year and 4 months
P4,000.00
Par.) and/or fine of P5,000.00
- Child trafficking (If any of the foregoing acts is
committed by a syndicate or when it involves 2 or Reclusion perpetua No Bail
more children (Sec. 16. 4th Par.)
- Attempted child trafficking Prision mayor P24,000.00
RA 8048 (Coconut Preservation Act of 1995) P12,000.00
to P500,000.00
RA 8049 (anti-Hazing Act)
- Violation of Sec. 4
(a) If death, rape, sodomy or mutilation results
from hazing
(b) If victim becomes insane, imbecile, impotent
or blind
(c) If victim losses use of speech, power to hear
or to smell: losses an eye, hand, foot, arm, leg or
Reclusion temporal medium P36,000.00
losses any use of such member or incapacitates
him for work which he was habitually engaged
(d) If victim becomes deformed or losses any
other parts of his body or losses the use thereof
or becomes ill or incapacitated for work in which Reclusion temporal minimum P30,000.00
he has been habitually engaged, for more than 90
days
(e) If victim becomes incapacitated for work for
Prision mayor minimum P24,000.00
more than 30 days
(f) If victim becomes ill or incapacitated for work
for more than 10 days or injury requires medical Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
attendance for the same period
(g) If victim becomes ill or incapacitated for work
for 1 to 9 days or injury requires medical Prison mayor minimum P16,000.00
attendance for the same period
(h) If victim sustains injury that do not prevent
him from engaging in his habitual activity or work Prision correctional maximum P12,000.00
or does not require medical attendance
RA 8050 (Revised Optometry Law of 1995) P16,000.00
to P40,000.00
RA 8239 (Philippine Passport Act of 1996)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (a) (Offenses
18 months to 6 years and fine from
relating to issuances of passport or travel P12,000.00
P15,000.00 to P60,000.00
documents
- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (b) (Offenses 3 years to 10 years and fine from P15,000.00
P12,000.00
relating to False Statements) to P60,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (c) No. 1 or
2, 1st phrase (offenses relating to forgery of 6 years to 15 years and fine from P60,000.00
P30,000.00
passports, travel documents or supporting to P150,000.00
documents)
- Forgery of 5 or more passports or travel
documents (massive forgery, tantamount to P34,000.00
to P1 Million
national sabotage) (Sec. 19 (c) No. 2 last phrase)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (d) (Offenses
relating to improper use of passport or supporting P30,000.00
to P150,000.00
documents)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 19 (e) (Offenses
relating to multiple possession of unexpired
passports)
- For every unexpired passport found in one's 18 months to 6 years and fine from
P12,000.00
possession (Sec. 19 (e) Par. 1st phrase) P15,000.00 to P60,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Repealed by PD 49 and Arts. 188 and 189, RPC)
- If infringement of a patent is repeated by the
infringer or by anyone in connivance with him 6 months to 3 years and/or fine from
P6,000.00
after finality of the judgment of the court against P100,000.00 to P300,000.00
the infringer (Sec. 84)
- Violation of Section 155, Section 168 and Sub-
section 169, penalized under Sec. 170 (Law on P10,000.00
to P200,000.00
Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names)
- Infringement of any right secured by the
provisions of the Copyright Law or aiding or
abetting such infringements (Sec. 217-1)
1 year to 3 years plus a fine from P50,000.00
- First Offense (Sec. 217, (a) P6,000.00
to P150,000.00
3 years and 1 day to 6 years plus fine from
- Second Offense (Sec. 217 (b) P12,000.00
P150,000.00 to P500,000.00
6 years and 1 day to 9 years plus fine from
- Third and Subsequent Offenses (Sec. 217 (c) P18,000.00
P500,000.00 to P1.5 million
RA 8424, The Tax Reform Act of 1997, (repealed
PD 1158)
50% of such
- Violation of Sec. 251 (failure of a withholding Fine equal to the total amount of tax not fine but not
agent to collect and remit tax) withheld or not accounted for and not remitted exceeding
P30,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 254 (attempt to evade or 2 years to 4 years and fine from P30,000.00
P8,000.00
defeat tax) to P100,000.00
- Second and subsequent offenses (in relation to 3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and
P8,000.00
Sec. 274) fine of P100,000.00
- Violation penalized under Sec. 255 (Failure to
file, return, supply correct and accurate
information, pay tax withheld and remit tax and
refund excess taxes withheld on compensation)
1 years and 1 day to 10 years and fine of not
- Violation of 1st Par. P20,000.00
- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec. 7 years and 1 day to 10m years and fine of
P20,000.00
274) not less than P10,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 256, (Penal Liability of
Fine from P50,000.00 to P100,000.00 P30,000.00
Corporation)
- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec.
Fine of P100,000.00 P30,000.00
274)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 257, (Making
false entries, records, or reports, or using falsified P12,000.00
to P100,000.00
or fake accountable forms)
- 2nd and subsequent offenses (in relation to Sec. 4 years, 8 months and 1 day to 6 years and
P12,000.00
274) fine of P100,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 258 (Unlawful
Pursuit of Business)
- Any person who carries on any business for
which an annual registration fee is imposed 6 months to 2 years and fine from P5,000.00
P4,000.00
without paying the tax as required by law (1st to P20,000.00
phrase)
1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and
-2nd and subsequent offenses P4,000.00
fine of P20,000.00
- If offended is engaged in the business of
distilling, rectifying, repacking, compounding or 2 years to 4 years and fine from P30,000.00
P8,000.00
manufacturing any article subject to excise tax to P50,000.00
(2nd phrase)
- 2nd and subsequent offenses P8,000.00
fine of P50,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 259 (illegal Collection of 1 year to 2 years and fine from P20,000.00 to
P4,000.00
Foreign Payments) P50,000.00
fine of P50,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 260, (Unlawful Possession of
Cigarette Paper in Bobbins or Rolls, etc.) or 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine from
P24,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 261 (Unlawful P20,000.00 to P100,000.00
use of Denatured Alcohol), or
- 2nd and subsequent violations of Secs. 260, 261 10 years and 1 day to 12 years and fine of
P24,000.00
or 262 P100,000.00
- Violations penalized under 263
60 days to 100 days and fine from P1,000.00 Bail Not
- Violations of 1st Par., sub. Par. (a)
to P2,000.00 Required
Bail Not
- 2nd and subsequent offenses 87 days to 100 days and fine of P2,000.00
Required
- Violation of 1st Par., sub. Par. (b) P8,000.00
to P20,000.00
fine of P20,000.00
- Violation of 1st Par., sub Par. (c) P12,000.00
to P60,000.00
fine of P60,000.00
- Violation of 1st Par., sub Par. (d) P24,000.00
to P100,000.00
fine of P100,000.00
2 years to 4 years and fine of not less than 10
- Violation penalized under the 2nd Par. (Sec.
times the amount of excise tax due on articles P8,000.00
263)
found but not less than P500.00
fine from not less than 10 times the amount of
excise tax due on articles found but not less
than P500.00
1 year to 2 years and fine of not less than 10
-Violation penalized under 3rd Par., times the amount of excise tax due but not P4,000.00
less than P1,000.00
- 2nd and subsequent offenses fine of not less than 10 times the amount of P4,000.00
excise tax due but not less than P1,000.00
- Violation of the 4th Par. in rel. to the 3rd Par., 1 year to 2 years and fine not less than 10
Sec.263 (Unexplained possession of article times the amount of excise tax due but not P4,000.00
subject to excise tax) less than P1,000.00
fine not less than P1,000.00
2 years to 4 years and fine from P1,000.00 to
- Violations penalized under Sec. 264 P8,000.00
P50,000.00
fine of P50,000.00
to P50,000.00
fine of P50,000.00
P10,000.00
fine of P10,000.00
- Violations penalized under Sec. 269 10 years to 15 years and fine from P50,000.00 P30,000.00
to P100,000.00
fine of P100,000.00
P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
4 years and 1 day to 5 years and/or fine of
P100,000.00
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
3 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and/or
fine of P10,000.00
6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine
from P5,000.00 to P50,000.00
1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or
fine of P50,000.00
- Violation of Sec. 275 (Violation of other
Not more than 6 months and/or fine of Bail Not
Provisions of this Code or Rules and Regulations
P1,000.00 Required
in General)
4 months and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine
of P1,000.00
2 years and 1 day to 4 years and/or fine of not
less than twice the value of property sold,
encumbered or disposed of but not less than
P50,000.00
3 years, 4 months and 1 day of 4 years and/or
fine of not less than twice the value of
property sold, encumbered or disposed of but
not less than P5,000.00
6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine of
not less than P5,000.00
1 year, 6 months and 1 day to 2 years and/or
fine of not less than P5,000.00
6 months to 5 years and/or fine of not more
than P2,000.00
3 years, 6 months and 1 day to 5 years and/or
fine of P2,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 8435 (Agriculture & Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997)
- Violation of Sec.11 (premature or illegal land 2 years to 6 years and/or fine equivalent to
P12,000.00
use conversion) 100% of the governments' investment cost
6 months to 1 year and/or fine equivalent to
- Violation of Sec. 109 penalized under Sec. 110 P2,000.00
200% of the value of the imported materials
Bail
corresponding
- Violation of Sec. 113 Apply R.A. 6713 to the offense
committed
under R.A.
6713
RA 8479 (Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation 3 months to 1 year and fine from P50,000.00
P2,000.00
Act of 1998) to P300,000.00
RA 8484 (Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (a) (In case
6 years to 10 years and fine of P10,000.00 or
of an offense under Sec. 9 (b) to (e), and (g) to
twice the value obtained by the offense which P20,000.00
(p) which does not occur after a conviction for
ever is greater
another offense under Section 9)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (b) (In the
10 years to 12 years and fine of P10,000.00
case of an offense under Sec 9 (a) and (f) which
or twice the value obtained by the offense P24,000.00
does not occur after a conviction for another
whichever is greater
offense under Sec. 9)
- Violations penalized under Sec. 10 (c) (In the
12 years to 2 years and/or fine of P10,000.00
safe of any offense under Sec. 9, which occurs
or twice the value obtained by the offense P40,000.00
after a conviction for another offense under said
whichever is greater
subsection, or an attempt to commit the same)
Same bail as
- Violations of Sec. 11 (Conspiracy to commit
Same penalty for the consumed act provided
access device fraud)
therein
- Violation of Sec. 12 (Frustrated and Attempted Access Device Fraud)
Bail
Two-thirds (2/3) of the imprisonment and of corresponding
- Frustrated Violation of Sec. 9 the fine for the consummated offense in Sec. to 2/3 of the
9 penalty of
imprisonment
Bail
corresponding
One-half (1/2) of the imprisonment and of the
- Attempted violation of Sec. 9 to ½ of the
fine for the consummated offense in Sec. 9
penalty
imprisonment
Bail
One-half (1/2) of the imprisonment and of the corresponding
- Violation of Sec. 13 (Accessory to Access Device
fine for the applicable consummated offense in to ½ of the
Fraud)
Sec. 9 of the Act. penalty of
imprisonment
RA 8485 (Animal Welfare Act of 1998) P4,000.00
P1,000.00 to P5,000.00
RA 8491 (Flag and Heraldic Code of the
Philippines) Not more than 1 year and/or fine from
P2,000.00
- 1st Offense P5,000.00 to P20,000.00
(Sec. 50, 1st Phrase)
- 2nd and additional offenses Not more than1 year and fine from P5,000.00
P2,000.00
(Sec. 50 2nd Phrase) to P20,000.00
RA 8492, (Nationality Museum Act of 1998)
(repealing Act 3477, RA 4846, PD 374, EO 30 and P4,000.00
President Proc. No. 913)
RA 8495 (Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act 6 months to 3 years and/or fine from
P6,000.00
of 1998) P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
RA 8504 (Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998)
- Violation of Secs. 30 and 32 penalized under
Sec. 33
6 months to 4 years and fine not exceeding
P10,000.00
RA 8506 (Banning the registration and operation Prision correctional medium and fine of P10,000.00
of vehicles with right-hand steering wheel in any P50,000.00
private or public street, road or highway)
6 months to years and/or fine from
RA 8534 (Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998) P6,000.00
P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
RA 8544 (Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act 1 year to 6 years and/or fine from P20,000.00
P12,000.00
of 1998) to P100,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
- Unauthorized fishing or engaging in other
unauthorized fisheries activities (Sec. 86)
- Violations by the commercial fishing boat
6 months and fine equivalent to the value of Bail Not
captain or the 3 highest officers of the boat (4th
the catch or P10,000.00 whichever is higher Required
Par.)
- Commercial fishing in municipal waters by
Bail Not
fisherfolk not listed in the registry of municipal Fine of P500.00
Required
fisherfolk (5th Par.)
- Poaching in the Philippine waters by foreign
Fine of US$100,000.00 P30,000.00
person, corporation or entity (Sec. 87)
- Fishing through explosives, noxious or
poisonous substance and/or electricity (Sec.88)
- Mere possession of explosive, noxious or
poisonous substances, or electrofishing devices 6 months to 2 years P4,000.00
for illegal fishing (No.2)
- Actual use of explosive, noxious or poisonous
substance or electrofishing devices for illegal 5 years to 10 years P20,000.00
fishing (No. 3)
- Dealing in, selling, or in any manner disposing
of, for profit, illegally caught/gathered fisheries 6 months to 2 years P4,000.00
species (No. 4)
- Use of fine mesh net (Sec. 89) P4,000.00
P2,000.00 to P20,000.00
- Use of active gear in the municipal waters
waters and bays and other fishery management
area (Sec. 90)
- If offender is the boat captain or master
fisherman of the vessel (No. 1)
- If offender is the owner/operator of the vessel
Fine from P2,000.00 to P20,000.00 P10,000.00
(No. 2)
- Ban on coral exploitation and exportation
(Gathering, possessing, selling or exporting 6 months to 2 years and/or fine from
P20,000.00
ordinary precious and semi-precious corals, P100,000.00 to P500,000.00
whether raw or processed) (Sec.91)
- Gathering, selling or exporting whitesand, silica,
pebbles and any other substances which make up P20,000.00
P100,000.00 to P500,000.00
marine habitat (3rd Par. in rel. to 4th Par.)
6 months to 2 years and/or fine of P5,000.00
- Illegal use of Superlights (Sec. 93) P4,000.00
per superlight
- Conversion of mangroves into fishponds (Sec. 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine of
P24,000.00
94) P80,000.00
- Fishing in overfished area and during closed 6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine of
P12,000.00
season (Sec. 95) P6,000.00
- Fishing in fishery areas declared as fishery 2 years to 6 years and/or fine from P2,000.00
P12,000.00
reserves, refuge and sanctuaries (Sec. 96) to P20,000.00
- Fishing or taking rare, threatened or 12 years to 20 years and/or fine of
P40,000.00
endangered species (Sec. 97) P120,000.00
- Catching, gathering, capturing or possessing
6 months and 1 day to to 8 years and/or fine
mature milkfish or "Sabalo" and other breeders or P16,000.00
of P80,000.00
spawners of other fishery species (Sec. 98)
- Exportation of breeders, spawners, eggs or fry
8 years P16,000.00
(Sec. 99)
- Importation or exportation of fish or fishery
8 years and fine of P80,000.00 P16,000.00
species (Sec. 100)
6 months and 1 day to 6 years and/or fine of
- Violation of catch ceilings (Sec. 101) P12,000.00
P50,000.00
6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or fine of
- Aquatic Pollution (Sec. 102) P80,000.00 plus an additional of P8,000.00 P24,000.00
per day until violation ceases and fines paid
1 month and 1 day to 6 months and/or fine Bail Not
- Other violations (Sec. 103)
from P2,000.00 to P10,000.00 Required
- Failure to conduct a yearly report on all
fishponds, fishpens and fish cages (Sub-par,b)
Bail Not
- 1st offense Fine of P500.00 per unreported hectare
Required
Bail Not
- Subsequent offense Fine of P1,000.00 per unreported hectare
Required
- Obstructing or delaying authorized inspection
and/or movement of fish and fishery products P4,000.00
(2nd Par. Last Phrase, Sec. 103)
Fine of P500.00 for each unlicensed crew per Bail Not
- If offender is minor/youth
month employed Required
Bail Not
- If offender is an unlicensed crew Fine of P1,000.00 per month
Required
- Obstruction of defined migration paths (Sec. 7 years to 12 years and/or fine from
P24,000.00
105) P50,000.00 to P100,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
III. REPUBLIC ACTS
RA 8552 (Domestic Adoption Act of 1998)
- Violation penalized under Sec. 21 (a) P24,000.00
from P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
- Attempted (Sec. 21 (a) in rel. to 4th Par.) P16,000.00
P50,000.00 to P100,000.00
- If committed by a syndicate or where it involves
2 or more children
(Sec. 21 (a) in relation to 5th Par.)
- Attempted (Sec. 21 (a) in rel. to 4th and 5th
Pars.)
- Violation of Sec. 21 9b). (Fictitious registration
of birth of a child under names of person not
Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
his/her biological parents, or physician, nurse, or P20,000.00
P50,000.00
hospital personnel who cooperates in the
execution of acts in violation of Sec. 21 (b)
- Attempted Prision correctional maximum and fine not
P12,000.00
(Sec. 21 (b) in rel. to 4th Par.) exceeding P25,000.00
2 or more children (Sec. 21 (b) in relation 5th Reclusion perpetua No Bail
Par.)
- Attempted
(Sec. 21 (b) in relation to 4th and 5th Pars.)
- Violation of Sec. 21, 3rd Par. (Violation of
1 year and 1 day to 2 years and/or fine from
regulations on confidentiality and integrity of P4,000.00
P5,000.00 to P10,000.00
records, documents, etc.)
- Attempted 1 year and 1 day to 1 year and 4 months
P4,000.00
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in rel. to 4th Par.) and/or fine of P5,000.00
2 or more children Reclusion perpetua No Bail
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in relation to 5th Pars.)
- Attempted
Prision Mayor P24,000.00
(Sec. 21, 3rd Par. in rel. to 4th and 5th Par.)
RA 8559, Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act 6 months to 3 years and/or fine from
P6,000.00
of 1998 P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
RA 8560, Philippine Geodetic Act of 1998 P12,000.00
P50,000.00 to P200,000.00
RA 8749, Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (repealed PD 1181)
- Violation of all other provisions (expect Secs. 45
and 46), and its implementing rules and P12,000.00
P10,000.00 to P100,000.00
regulations (Sec. 47)
- Gross violations of the Act and its implementing
rules and regulations (Sec. 48)
RA 8762, Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000 P16,000.00
P1million to P20 million
RA 8763, Home Guaranty Corporation Act of
2000 (repeated RAs 580, 1557 & 5488 and 7835,
and E.O. 535 and E.O. 90)
Not more than 10 years and/or fine of not less
- Violation of Sec. 27 (a) P20,000.00
than the amount of loan(s) involved
Not more than 5 years and/or fine of not less
than the amount of loan involved
1 year and/or fine of not less than the amount
- Violation of Sec. 27 (c) P2,000.00
of loan involved
RA 8791, The General Banking Act of 2000
Bail
corresponding
Apply the applicable penal provisions of the to the penalty
New Central Bank Act (RA 7653) prescribed
under the
applicable
provision of
the New
Central Bank
Act.
Bail
corresponding
Apply the pertinent provisions of Sec. 66 of
to the penalty
the Gen. Banking Act of 2000 (RA 8791) or
- Violation of Sec. 91 prescribed
Sec. 36 of the New Central Bank Act (RA
under the
7653), whichever is applicable
applicable
provision
Bail
corresponding
Apply the penalty under Secs. 34, 35 or 36, of to the penalty
- Violation of any other provisions of the Act. the New Central Bank Act (RA 7653), which of the
ever is applicable applicable
provision of
RA 7653
RA 8792, Electronics Commerce Act
6 months to 3 years and a minimum fine of
- Violation of Sec. 33 (a), (Hacking) P100,000.00 and a minimum commensurate P6,000.00
to the damage incurred
6 months to 3 years and a minimum fine of
- Violation of Sec. 33 (b), (Piracy) P100,000.00 and a maximum commensurate P6,000.00
to the damage incurred
Same bail as
provided
- Violation of Sec. 33 (c) [Violations of the Same penalty under the applicable provisions under RA
Consumer Act (RA 7394) & other pertinent laws] of RA 7394 or other pertinent law violated 7394 or other
pertinent law
violated
RA 8792
- Violation of Sec. 33 (d), (Other Violations of the
6 years or maximum penalty of P1million P12,000.00
provision of this Act.)
RA 8799, Securities Regulation Code
- Violation of any provision of the code or its rules 7 years to 21 years and/or fine from
P40,000.00
and regulations (Sec. 73) P50,000.00 to P5million

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FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

- If offender is a private person Prision correccional P12,000.00

- If offender is a public employee or officer Prision mayor P24,000.00

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

Apply the maximum period of the Same bail as in

False testimony in civil case (Art. 182)

- If the amount of controversy shall exceed Prision correccional minimum and

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

MUTILATION (Art. 262)

- Depriving another either totally or partially of Reclusion temporal to

Reclusion perpetua No Bail

NEGLIGENCE IN PROSECUTION of offenses or tolerance of offenses (Art. 208)

NEGLIGENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)

NEUTRALITY, Violation (Art. 119)

Prision correccional P12,000.00

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL

If offender is a private individual Prision mayor P24,000.00

WHITE SLAVE TRADE (Art. 341)

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS

ACT NO. 3883, regulating the use in business

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Not more than 5 years and/or fine not

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Any Plantation, farm, pastureland, growing crop,

Any rice mill, sugar mill, cane mill or mill central

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a) 40 grams or more of opium;

VIOLATION OF SPECIAL LAWS

- Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in

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