The House of Representatives intends to revisit the almost century old Revised Penal Code (RPC), or Act No. 3815.
The House of Representatives intends to revisit the almost century old Revised Penal Code , or Act No. 3815.
Thus, bared House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez during the 19th National Convention of Lawyers and the golden jubilee celebration of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines , of which he is a member. “With globalization and the birth of the internet in 1983, many of the injustices that society endures at present, like cybercrime and transnational crime, are simply beyond the ambit of the Revised Penal Code to address,” he said in his speech on Friday night, Feb. 17.
The Speaker said the draft code provides, among others, a new system of penalties that may be imposed for proven criminal activities, including community service and more realistic fines and other penalties.
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