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Subject: Special Penal Laws

Saint Mary’s University 22. RA No. 8491 – Flag and Heraldic Code of
School of Public Administration & Governance the Philippines
Department of Criminology 23. RA No. 8485 – Animal Welfare Act of 1998
CRIMINOLOGY REVIEW CENTER 24. RA No. 8484 – Access Devices Regulation
Act of 1998
25. RA No. 8293 – Intellectual Property Code
Review Notes in of the Philippines
Special Penal Laws 26. R.A. No. 8239 – The Philippine Passport
(Philippines) Act of 1996
27. RA NO. 8049 – Anti-Hazing Law
_________________________________ 28. RA No. 8042 – Migrant Workers and
Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
I. REPUBLIC ACTS: 29. RA No. 7877 – Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
of 1995
1. RA No. 10088 – Anti-Camcording Act of 30. RA No. 7832 – Anti-Electricity and Electric
2010 Transmission Lines/ Materials Pilferage Act
2. RA No. 9995 – Anti-Photo and Video of 1994
Voyeurism Act of 2009 31. RA No. 7610 – Special Protection of
3. RA No. 9851 – Philippine Act on Crimes Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation
against International Humanitarian Law, and Discrimination. (Amended by RA No.
Genocide, and Other Crimes against 9261)
Humanity. 32. RA No. 7877 – Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
4. RA No. 9775 – Anti-Child Pornography Act of 1995
of 2009 33. RA No. 7438 – Rights of Persons Arrested,
5. RA No. 9745 – Anti-Torture Act of 2009 Detained or Under Custodial Investigation
6. RA No. 9485 – Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 as Well as the Duty of Arresting, Detaining,
7. RA No. 9439 – Act Prohibiting Detention of and Investigating Officer
Patients in Hospitals and Medical Clinic on 34. RA No. 7080 – Anti-Plunder Law
Grounds of Non-Payment of Hospital Bills 35. RA 6969- Toxic Substance and Hazardous
or Medical Expenses and Nuclear waste Control Act of 1990
8. RA No. 9372 – Human Security Act of 2007 36. RA No. 6713 – Code of Conduct and
9. RA No. 9344 – Juvenile Justice Welfare Act Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
of 2006 Employees
10. RA No. 9287 – Act Increasing Penalties for 37. RA No. 6539 – Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972
Illegal Numbers Games 38. RA No. 6235 – Act Inimical to Civil Aviation
11. RA No. 9262 – Anti-Violence against (Anti-Hijacking Law of 1971)
women and Their Children Act of 2004 39. RA No. 5207- Atomic Energy Regulatory
12. RA No. 9208 – Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Liability Act of 1968
Act of 2003 40. RA No. 4200 – Anti-Wire Tapping Law
13. RA No. 9175 – Chainsaw Act of 2002 41. RA No. 4136- Land Transportation and
14. RA No. 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Traffic Code
Drugs Act of 2002 42. RA No. 3553 – Act to Prohibit Possession
15. RA No. 9160 – Anti-Money Laundering Act of Deadly Arrows
of 2001. (Amended by RA 9194) 43. RA No. 3019 – Anti-Graft and Corrupt
16. R.A. No. 9105 – Art Forgery Act of 2001 Practices Act
17. RA 9006- Fair Election Act of 2001 44. RA No. 1379 – Forfeiture of in Favor of the
18. RA No. 8792 – Electronic Commerce Act of State any Property found to have been
2000 Unlawfully Acquired by any Public Officer or
19. RA No. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act of Employee.
1999 45. RA No. 75 – Act to Penalize Acts which
20. RA No. 8550 – Philippine Fisheries Code of Impair Proper Observance by the Republic
1998 and Inhabitants of the Philippines of the
21. RA 8506 – Act Banning the Registration Immunities, Rights, and Privileges of
and Operation of Vehicles with Right-hand Foreign Diplomatic and Consular agents in
Steering Wheel in any Private or Public the Philippines
Street, Road, Highway, Providing Penalties 46. RA No. 10 – An Act Penalizing Usurpation
Thereof and for Other Purposes
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Subject: Special Penal Laws

of Authority 1. CA No. 616 – Act to Punish Espionage and

Offenses Against National Security
2. CA No. 142 – regulating the Use of Aliases
II. PRESIDENTIAL DECREES:

1. PD No. 1866 – Laws on Illegal/ Unlawful

Possession, Manufacture, Dealing In, V. OTHER LAWS:
Acquisition or Disposition, of Firearms,
Ammunition or Explosives or Instruments 1. RA No. 9710- Act Providing for the Magna
Used in the Manufacture of Firearms, Carta of Women
Ammunition or Explosives (Amended by RA 2. RA No. 9346- Anti-Death Penalty Law
9284 & RA 9561) 3. RA No. 8505- Rape Victim Assistance and
2. PD No. 1829 – Penalizing Obstruction of Protection Act of 1998
Apprehension and Prosecution of Criminal 4. RA No. 8368- The Anti-Squatting Law
Offenders Repeal Act of 1997
3. PD No. 1619 – Anti-Sniffing of Rugby 5. RA No. 7309- An Act creating the Board of
4. PD No. 1613 – Amending the Law on Arson Claims under the DOJ for victims of Unjust
5. PD No. 1612 – Anti-Fencing Law Imprisonment or Detention and Victims of
6. PD No. 1602 – Prescribing Stiffer Penalties Violent Crimes
for Illegal Numbers Games 6. RA No. 6646- The Electoral Reforms Act of
7. PD No. 1564 – Solicitation Permit Law 1987
8. PD No. 1563 – Anti-Mendicancy Law of 7. RA No. 6426- Foreign Currency Deposit
1978 Act
9. PD No. 1310- Cockfighting Law of 1974 8. P.D. No. 169 – Decree requiring Attending
10. PD No. 715- Anti-Dummy Law Physicians and/or Persons Treating Injuries
11. PD No. 705- Forestry Reform Code of the Resulting from any Form of Violence to
Philippines. It punishes Illegal Logging. Report such Fact to the Philippine
12. P.D. No. 581 – Anti-Highgrading or Theft of Gold Constabulary
13. PD No. 533 – Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 9. P.D. No. 1731 – Decree Providing for
1974 Rewards and Incentives to Government
14. PD 532- Ant-Piracy and Anti-Highway witnesses and Informants
Robbery Law of 1974 10. B.P. No. 39 – Foreign Agent Act of 1979
15. PD No. 115 – Trust Receipts Law
16. PD No. 46 – Punishing Public Officials and
Employees to Receive and for Private
Persons to Give Gifts on any Occasion
including Christmas
17. PD No. 9 – Anti-Illegal Possession of
Deadly Weapons. Amended by BP No. 6 –
An Act Reducing the Penalty for Illegal
Possession of Bladed, Pointed or Blunt
Weapon

III. BATAS PAMBANSA:

1. BP No. 880 – Public Assembly Act of 1985

2. BP No. 702 – Act Prohibiting the Demand
of Deposits or Advance Payments for
Confinement or Treatment of Patients in
Hospital
3. BP No. 22- Anti-Bouncing Checks Law

IV. COMMONWEALTH ACTS: