BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Law
Bachelor of Laws 1-A

PENALTIES
SCALE OF PENALTIES DURATION ACCESSORY PENALTIES EFFECTS
ARTICLE 25 ARTICLE 27 (NEED NOT BE STATED IN THE
DECISION) ARTICLE 73
1.CAPITAL
-Death* NOTES: Art. 40 -Perpetual Absolute I.Perp. or Temp. Absol. Disq. From Pub Off. (Art.
30)
Disqualification & Civil Interdiction 1. Deprivation of Public Office or
*RA 9346(6/24/06) Abolished employment
Death Penalty, REDUCED to 1. Deprivation of Public Office or 2. Deprivation of the right to vote and
Reclusion Perpetua employment be elected
3. Disqualification for the office or
2. public employment
Deprivation of the right to vote and be 4. Loss of all rights to retirement
elected pay or other pension for office formerly held
3.
II.
Disqualification for the office or public CIVIL INTERDICTION(Art.34)*-deprives offender
employment the rights of: 1.
4. Parental Authority/Guardianship
Loss of all rights to retirement pay or 2. Marital
Authority
other pension for office formerly held 3.Right to
manage his property
4. Right to
dispose bof such property by any act or
conveyance INTER VIVOS but he can do so in
mortis causa
2. AFFLICTIVE
-Reclusion Perpetua Art. 41- 1 CIVIL INTERDICTION for life Art.34.CIVIL INTERDICTION*see above
or during the period of the SENTENCE NOTE: FR. Prision
Mayor-down. NO CIVIL INTERDICTION
20 yrs & 1 day-40 yrs. 2. Perpetual
Absolute Disqualification-Right of
Suffrage
-Reclusion Temporal Art. 30. Perp or Temp Absol. Disq
12 yrs & 1 day-20yrs (For
Public Office)*see above
-Prision Mayor Art.42- 1. Temporary Absolute Art. 30.Temp Absol. Disq. (For Public Office)
*see above
Disqualification & Art. 31. Perp or Temp Spec'l Disq(Publ. Off.,
profession, calling)
2. Perpetual Special Disqualification- 1. Deprivation of the office, employment,
Right of SUFFRAGE profession or calling affected

2. Disqualification for
6 yrs & 1 day-12 yrs holding similar offices or employment
Art. 32.Perp or Temp
Spec'l Disq(Right of Suffrage)
1.perpetually or during the term

2. can't hold public office

3.CORRECTIONAL
Art. 43-1.SUSPENSION from Public
Office
Art.33.Suspension-shall disqualify the
2. Right to follow profession/calling offender from holding such office or
-Prision Correccional 6 mos & 1 day-6 yrs exercising such profession or calling
3. or right of suffrage during the term of
Perpetual Special Disqualification from sentence
right of SUFFRAGE, ex.18 mos. Art.32.Suffrage

Art.33.Suspension-shall disqualify the

1 mo & 1 day-6 mos.
Art. 44- SUSPENSION of right to hold offender from holding such office
office & right of suffrage during term
-Arresto Mayor of sentence
Art. 27- Duration shall be that of
PRINCIPAL
-NO ACCESSORY OTHER PENALTIES AND SUSPENSION
PENALTY(Sec 3, Chap. 3, Title III does
not include Destierro)
-Suspension

ART.27- 6 mos. & 1 day-6 yrs

 Art. 29. If MAX. PENALTY- Destierro,
shall be released after 30 days of
ART.27- 6 mos. & 1 day-6 yrs
PREVENTIVE IMPRISONMENT
Art. 87. Destierro- Not permitted to
enter the place/s designated, nor
within the radius specified w/c is not
more than 250 km but not less than
25 km from the place designated

-Destierro
4.LIGHT:

1 day-30 days NOTE: ART. 44 says”penalty of ARRESTO” only.

-Arresto Menor

-Public Censure

5.COMMON: Fine and Censure:Art.365, par. 4

Art.312-Occupation of Real
Property or usurpation of real
Fine rights-50%-100% of Gain-or
Fine of P200-P500; in addition
to physical injuries

Bond to Keep the Peace As the COURT may

DETERMINE (Art.35) if he fails
to give the bond, he shall be
detained for not exceeding 6
mos.if prosecuted for GRAVE
Bond For Good Behavior(Art.284)
or LESS GRAVE felony or for
either Grave threats(Art. 282) or
not exceeding 30days for
Light(283)
LIGHT Felony;

Art.
284-Failure, Destierro(Art.87)
6. ART.45-Confiscation
and forfeiture of the
proceeds or instruments
of the crime
 APPLICABLE TO

Art. 266-B -Rape with Homicide-

reclusion perpetua to death

Art. 267- Kidnap w/ Ransom,

or victim killed,raped,tortured-
reclusion perpetua to death
PLUNDER-reclusion perpetua to
death*
*only reclusion perpetua may be
imposed bec of RA 9346

PLUNDER-reclusion perpetua to death*

Art. 266
B(1) RAPE
*only reclusion
perpetua may be imposed bec of RA
9346
Art. 342-Forcible Abduction
Art. 249-Homicide
Art. 251-Death-Tumultuous Affray
Art. 349-Bigamy

Art. 302-Robbery in uninhabited place

or private building
Art. 336-
Acts of Lasciviousness
Art.280-Qualified Trespass to
dwelling
Art. 265-Less serious physical injuries
Art.151-
Resist. to P.A./Agent
Art. 178-Use of
Fictitious name
Art. 338-Simple
Seduction

w/ Princ. penalties: Arts. 206, 208, 236

PLUNDER Art. 236-Anticip of
duties(principal)
Art. 284(Last part)-failure to give
BAIL/BOND Art.247-Death
or Serious physical Injuries under
Exceptional Circumstances

Art.334-for concubine in
Concubinage

Art.358-in oral defamation(not serious)

Art.359-
Slander by Deed(Simple)
Art. 266-Slight phys. Inj.
Art.202-
Vagrants and prostitutes
Art.200-Grave Scandal- Public Censure
w/ Arresto Mayor
Courtesy of Prof. Amando Vicente