Law Summary
Article 135: Penalty for Rebellion or Insurrection
- Leaders or promoters of rebellion/insurrection: medium period reclusion temporal and fine up to ₱20,000.
- Public officials participating: same penalty applies.
- Mere participants acting under orders: minimum period reclusion temporal.
- Unknown leadership: those assuming leadership acts (directing, signing) deemed leaders.
Article 136: Conspiracy and Proposal to Commit Rebellion or Insurrection
- Conspiracy: prision mayor (maximum period) and fine up to ₱5,000.
- Proposal: prision mayor (medium period) and fine up to ₱2,000.
Article 137: Disloyalty of Public Officers or Employees
- Penalty: prision mayor (minimum period).
- Applicable to public officials who fail to resist rebellion or continue duties under rebel control/appointment.
Article 138: Inciting to Rebellion or Insurrection
- Penalty: reclusion temporal (minimum period).
- Applies to persons inciting others via speeches, writings, emblems, banners without direct hostility or armed engagement.
Article 140: Penalty for Sedition
- Leader: reclusion temporal (minimum period) and fine up to ₱10,000.
- Participants: prision mayor (maximum period) and fine up to ₱5,000.
Article 141: Conspiracy to Commit Sedition
- Penalty: prision mayor (medium period) and fine up to ₱2,000.
Article 142: Inciting to Sedition
- Penalty: prision mayor (maximum period) and fine up to ₱2,000.
- Covers incitement by speeches, writings, emblems, cartoons, banners.
- Includes seditious libel, disturbance of lawful officers, instigation to unlawful meetings, rebellious conspiracies, riots, and concealment of such acts.
Article 142-A: Other Offenses Committed in Connection
- If graver offenses occur during commission of crimes in this chapter, penalty for the most serious offense in its maximum period applies.
Effectivity
- The Decree takes effect upon promulgation on June 10, 1976.