Amendment to Arson Penalties Under Revised Penal Code

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1744: Amendment to Arson Penalties Under Revised Penal Code

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Title Supreme Court: Amendment to Arson Penalties Under Revised Penal Code

Law: Presidential Decree No. 1744

Decision Date: Nov 11, 1980

An amendment to the Revised Penal Code in the Philippines imposes capital punishment on arsonists in order to deter and prevent the destruction of properties and protect innocent lives, with the penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period to death for the offense of "Destructive Arson" and the possibility of death penalty for certain circumstances.

capital punishment

destructive arson

reclusion temporal

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