Law Summary
Inciting to Sedition: Definition and Penalty
- Inciting to sedition involves encouraging others, without direct participation, to commit sedition through speeches, writings, or other representations.
- Penalties include prision correctional at its maximum period and fines not exceeding 2,000 pesos.
- Acts covered include scurrilous libels against the Government of the United States, the Philippine Commonwealth, or their authorities.
- Also applies to individuals who utter seditious words, incite conspiracies or riots, disturb public peace or safety, or conceal such practices knowingly.
Unlawful Use of Means of Publication and Unlawful Utterances
- Penalties include arresto mayor and fines ranging from 200 to 1,000 pesos.
- Prohibited acts include:
- Publishing false news that endangers public order or damages the interest or credit of the State.
- Encouraging disobedience to laws or authorities, or praising acts punishable by law.
- Publishing official resolutions or documents without authority or prior to official publication.
- Printing or distributing books, pamphlets, or leaflets that are anonymous or do not bear the real printer's name.
Effectivity
- The amendments take effect upon approval on November 18, 1936.