QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 3553)
It prohibits any person from possessing a deadly arrow or “pana” without a permit from the city, municipal, or municipal district mayor.
The permit must be issued by the city, municipal, or municipal district mayor.
It means any arrow or dart that, when shot from a bow or slingshot, can cause injury or death of a person.
Imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months.
Yes. The law penalizes possession without a permit, and the stated purpose for livelihood is relevant to permit issuance, not to exempt possession without a permit.
It is discretionary in wording (“may issue a permit”). However, it must be exercised consistent with law and the statutory purpose (livelihood).
That the accused possessed a deadly arrow or “pana,” and that they did so without a permit from the proper mayor.
The text penalizes possession of a deadly arrow or “pana” without a permit.
The statutory test is functional: it must be capable of causing injury or death when shot from a bow or slingshot.
No, because the definition requires that the arrow/dart can cause injury or death when shot from a bow or slingshot.
It is an essential element—possession is punishable only when the accused lacks the required mayor’s permit.
It takes effect upon its approval.
It matches the legislative intent and the operative Section 1, which penalizes possession without a permit.
By disputing that the arrow/dart, when shot from a bow or slingshot, can cause injury or death—i.e., contesting the “deadly” characteristic under the statutory definition.