Republic Act No. 10159


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Republic Act No. 10159 - AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE

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Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand eleven.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10159 April 10, 2012

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Article 39 of Act No. 3815, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Art. 39. Subsidiary Penalty. If the convict has no property with which to meet the fine mentioned in paragraph 3 of the next preceding article, he shall be subject to a subsidiary personal liability at the rate of one day for each amount equivalent to the highest minimum wage rate prevailing in the Philippines at the time of the rendition of judgment of conviction by the trial court, subject to the following rules:

"1. If the principal penalty imposed be prision correctional or arresto and fine, he shall remain under confinement until his fine referred in the preceding paragraph is satisfied, but his subsidiary imprisonment shall not exceed one-third of the term of the sentence, and in no case shall it continue for more than one year, and no fraction or part of a day shall be counted against the prisoner.

"2. When the principal penalty imposed be only a fine, the subsidiary imprisonment shall not exceed six months, if the culprit shall have been prosecuted for a grave or less grave felony, and shall not exceed fifteen days, if for a fight felony.

"3. When the principal penalty imposed is higher than prision correctional, no subsidiary imprisonment shall be imposed upon the culprit.

"4. If the principal penalty imposed is not to be executed by confinement in a penal institution, but such penalty is of fixed duration, the convict, during the period of time established in the preceding rules, shall continue to suffer the same deprivations as those of which the principal penalty consists.

"5. The subsidiary personal liability which the convict may have suffered by reason of his insolvency shall not relieve him from the fine in case his financial circumstances should improve." (As amended by Republic Act No. 5465, which lapsed into law on April 21, 1969.)

Sec. 2. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees or issuances, executive orders, letters of instruction, administrative orders or rules and regulations which may be inconsistent with this Act shall be deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 4. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved:

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2808 and House Bill No. 600 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 23, 2011 and January 30, 2012, respectively.


(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate

Approved: April 10, 2012

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines




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  • Republic Act No. 10168 - IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10168

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10184, September 28, 2012 AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO FOUR (4) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10185, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE TIGBAUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � BAGACAY EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BAGACAY, MUNICIPALITY OF TIGBAUAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO FROM THE TIGBAUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BAGACAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10186, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � BAD-AS EXTENSION IN BARANGAY BAD-AS, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO FROM THE DON FELIX SERRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BAD-AS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10187, October 18, 2012 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BANTAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON TO BE KNOWN AS BANTAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10188, October 18, 2012 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BEHIA, MUNICIPALITY OF MAGALLANES, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON TO BE KNOWN AS BAGATAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10189, October 18, 2012 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN MARTIN III, CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, PROVINCE OF BULACAN TO BE KNOWN AS SAN MARTIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10191, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � TUMANAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY TUMANAN, CITY OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR FROM THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TUMANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10190, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE CALAPE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � TAPILON ANNEX IN BARANGAY TAPILON, MUNICIPALITY OF DAANBANTAYAN, PROVINCE OF CEBU FROM THE CALAPE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TAPILON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10192, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE MARUPAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � MOLITON ANNEX IN BARANGAY MOLITON, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE MARUPAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MOLITON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10193, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � SINUYAK ANNEX IN BARANGAY SINUYAK, MUNICIPALITY OF KATIPUNAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SINUYAK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10194, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BANAYBANAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � LEANDRO G. JAPOS HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY PISO, MUNICIPALITY OF BANAYBANAY, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL FROM THE BANAYBANAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS LEANDRO G. JAPOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10195, October 18, 2012 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY DIANAWAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MARIA AURORA, PROVINCE OF AURORA TO BE KNOWN AS DIANAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10196, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � ROTONDA ANNEX IN BARANGAY ROTONDA, CITY OF KORONADAL, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM THE ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ROTONDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10197, October 18, 2012 AN ACT CONVERTING THE SANTA JUANA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SANTA JUANA, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGBINA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SANTA JUANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10198, October 18, 2012 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PANIKIAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BANAYBANAY, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS PANIKIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10199, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE SORSOGON NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL � MAYON ANNEX IN BARANGAY MAYON, MUNICIPALITY OF CASTILLA, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON FROM THE SORSOGON NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MAYON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10200, October 18, 2012 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL � MABOG ANNEX IN SITIO MABOG, BARANGAY SAN ROQUE, CITY OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR FROM THE BISLIG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS MABOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

  • IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10173, KNOWN AS THE �DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012�