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New law updates Penal Code; hikes nes for treason, false news
Published August 31, 2017 8:16pm
By TRISHA MACAS (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/archives/authors-trishamacas), GMA News

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law amendments to the Revised Penal Code that will now carry harsher penalties for certain crimes
such as treason and publishing false news.

Malacañang on Thursday published Republic Act No. 10951 or “An Act Adjusting the Amount or the Value of Property and Damage on which a
Penalty is Based, and Fines Imposed Under the Revised Penal Code." 

Duterte signed it into law on August 29.

The new law mandates that certain less serious felonies would now have a fine of P40,000 instead of P200 as provided in the Revised Penal
Code of 1930.

Meanwhile, Filipinos committing treason would be punished by reclusion perpetua to death and pay a fine of at most P4 million from the
original of P20,000.

Moreover, publishing false news that could endanger public order or cause damage to the interest or credit of the State would be fined P40,000
to P200,000.

RA 10951 also increased the baseline of the amount or value of damage to be penalized.

For instance, swindling or estafa now has a penalty of prision correccional in its maximum period to prision mayor in its minimum period if the
amount of fraud is over P2.4 million but does not exceed P4.4 million, from P12,000-P22,000 in the Revised Penal Code. 

“This Act shall have retroactive e ect to the extent that is favorable to the accused or person serving sentence by judgment," the document
read.

Senator Franklin Drilon in January said that amendments to the Revised Penal Code through his proposed Senate Bill No. 14, co-authored by
Senator Leila de Lima, would benefit at least 50,000 indigent prisoners (/news/news/nation/596163/50k-prisoners-to-benefit-from-amended-
revised-penal-code-nbsp-drilon/story/) convicted of petty crimes.

The amendments will take e ect 15 days a er the Act is published in at least two news papers of general circulation. —NB, GMA News

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DOJ to consolidate PAO, NBI raps vs. cops in Kian slay case
Published August 31, 2017 8:05pm (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/)
By JOHN TED CORDERO, GMA News

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will consolidate the criminal complaints filed separately against the Caloocan City policemen involved in the
killing of 17-year old Kian Loyd delos Santos in an anti-drug operation on August 16.

"'Di ba ang nauna yung PAO (Public Attorneys O ice), ngayon ang NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) they submitted, filed their complaint
against the policemen. Dalawa na 'yan... so ico-consolidate namin 'yan," Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II told reporters in an ambush
interview a er the Senate committee on finance's hearing for the DOJ's proposed 2018 budget.

The NBI on Thursday filed criminal raps with the DOJ (/news/news/nation/624049/nbi-files-criminal-raps-vs-cops-in-kian-slay/story/) against
Caloocan City police station 7 head Chief Inspector Amor Cerillo, and the three policemen in the operation namely Police O icer 3 Arnel Oares,
Police O icer 1 Jerwin Cruz, and Police O icer 1 Jeremias Pereda.

The Caloocan policemen linked to the killing of the teenager are facing complaints for murder, violation of domicile under the Revised Penal
Code, and planting of evidence under Section 29 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Separate complaints for murder and torture were earlier filed by delos Santos' family, through the Public Attorney's O ice, against the
policemen also with the DOJ.

The complaints filed by delos Santos' parents will soon undergo preliminary investigation where the respondents will be given a chance to air
their side, which the prosecutors have to take into account when deciding whether to dismiss the complaints or press charges in court. —NB,
GMA News

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