AN ACT PUNISHING THE CRIME OF COUP D′ÉTAT BY AMENDING ARTICLES 134, 135 AND 136 OF CHAPTER ONE, TITLE THREE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year:
1990
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
October 24, 1990
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This act amends the Revised Penal Code to define and penalize the crime of coup d'état. It establishes the penalties for individuals involved in coup attempts against the government, including those who lead, participate, or conspire in such acts.Full Text
Eighth Congress
REPUBLIC ACT No. 6968 October 24, 1990
AN ACT PUNISHING THE CRIME OF COUP D′ÉTAT BY AMENDING ARTICLES 134, 135 AND 136 OF CHAPTER ONE, TITLE THREE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The heading of Chapter One, Title Three of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "REBELLION, COUP D′ÉTAT, SEDITION AND DISLOYALTY".
Section 2. Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Chapter One, Title Three of the Revised Penal Code is hereby further amended by adding a new article as follows:
Section 4. Article 135 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 5. Article 136 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, or any part thereof inconsistent herewith are deemed repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 7. Separability Clause. – If for any reason, any section or provision of this Act, or any part thereof, or the application of such section, provision, or portion is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder thereof shall not be effected by such declaration.
Section 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect upon its approval and publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: October 24, 1990
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