QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 12)
The penalty is prision correccional in its maximum period to prision mayor in its medium period, depending on the required range under the amended Article 146.
They suffer the penalty of arresto mayor.
They are punished by prision correccional (the amendment provides that armed persons merely present suffer prision correctional).
It is presumed that, insofar as that person is concerned, the purpose of the meeting is to commit crimes punishable under the Code; he shall be considered a leader/organizer within the preceding paragraph.
The word 'meeting' includes a gathering or group, whether in a fixed place or moving.
Meetings attended by armed persons for the purpose of committing crimes punishable under the Code; and meetings in which the audience is incited to commit treason, rebellion or insurrection, sedition, or assault upon a person in authority or his agents.
If the offenses in the next preceding article are committed in an uninhabited place or by a band, or by attacking a train/car/vehicle/vessel/craft, or by entering any compartment thereof, or in any manner taking the persons therein by surprise in the respective conveyances.
The penalty next higher in degree is imposed on the leader of the land.
When more than three armed malefactors take part in the commission of the robbery.
The penalty to be imposed on all the malefactors shall be the maximum of the corresponding penalty provided by law, without prejudice to criminal liability for illegal possession of such unlicensed firearm.
He is punished as principal of any assaults committed by the band, unless he is shown to have attempted to prevent the same.
When more than three armed persons form a band of robbers for the purpose of committing robbery in the highway, or kidnapping persons for extortion or to obtain ransom, or for any other purpose attained by means of force and violence.
They are punished by prision mayor in its medium period to reclusion temporal in its minimum period.
It is presumed that they are highway robbers or brigands; upon conviction, the penalty shall be imposed in the maximum period.
The Act takes effect upon its approval.