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Republic Act No. 8177

AN ACT DESIGNATING DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION AS THE METHOD OF CARRYING OUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AMENDING FOR
THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 81 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 24 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8177

AN ACT DESIGNATING DEATH BY LETHAL INJECTION AS THE METHOD OF CARRYING OUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AMENDING FOR
THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 81 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 24 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659.

Section 1. Article 81 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 24 of Republic Act No. 7659 is hereby further amended to
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"Art. 81. When and how the death penalty is to be executed. The death sentence shall be executed with preference to any
other penalty and shall consist in putting the person under the sentence to death by lethal injection. The death sentence shall be
executed under the authority of the Director of the Bureau of Corrections, endeavoring so far as possible to mitigate the
sufferings of the person under the sentence during the lethal injection as well as during the proceedings prior to the execution.
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"The Director of the Bureau of Corrections shall take steps to ensure that the lethal injection to be administered is suffici ent to
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"Pursuant to this, all personnel involved in the administration of lethal injection shall be trained prior to the performance of such
task.
"The authorized physician of the Bureau of Corrections, after thorough examination, shall officially make a pronouncement of the
convict's death and shall certify thereto in the records of the Bureau of Corrections.
The death sentence shall be carried out not earlier than one (1) year nor later than eighteen (18) months after the judgment has
become final and executory without prejudice to the exercise by the President of his executive clemency powers at all times."

Sec. 2. Persons already sentenced by judgment, which has become final and executory, who are waiting to undergo the death
penalty by electrocution or gas poisoning shall be under the coverage of the provisions of this Act upon its effectivity. Their
sentences shall be automatically modified for this purpose.

ACT NO. 4103
(As Amended by Act No. 4225 and Republic Act No. 4203 [June 19, 1965]


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE AND PAROLE FOR ALL PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES BY THE
COURTS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; TO CREATE A BOARD OF INDETERMINATE SENTENCE AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Section 1. Hereafter, in imposing a prison sentence for an offense punished by the Revised Penal Code, or its amendments, the
court shall sentence the accused to an indeterminate sentence the maximum term of which shall be that which, in view of the
attending circumstances, could be properly imposed under the rules of the said Code, and the minimum which shall be within the
range of the penalty next lower to that prescribed by the Code for the offense; and if the offense is punished by any other l aw,
the court shall sentence the accused to an indeterminate sentence, the maximum term of which shall not exceed the maximum
fixed by said law and the minimum shall not be less than the minimum term prescribed by the same.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4203
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4203 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
AND THREE, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW


SECTION 1. Sections three and four of Act Numbered Four Thousand one hundred and three, as amended, are hereby further
amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. There is hereby created a Board of Pardons and Parole to be composed of the Secretary of Justice who shall be its chairman,
and four members to be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments who shall hold office for a
term of six years: provided, that one member of the board shall be a trained sociologist, one a clergyman or educator, one psychiatrist
unless a trained psychiatrist be employed by the board, and the other members shall be persons qualified for such work by training
and experience. At least one member of the board shall be a woman. Of the members of the present board, two shall be designat ed
by the President to continue until December thirty, nineteen hundred and sixty-six and the other two shall continue until December
thirty, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine. In case of any vacancy in the membership of the Board, a successor may be appointed to
serve only for the unexpired portion of the term of the respective members."

"Sec. 4. The Board of Pardons and Parole is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying out its
functions and duties. The Board is empowered to call upon any bureau, office, branch, subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the
Government for such assistance as it may need in connection with the performance of its functions. A majority of all the members
shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote shall be necessary to arrive at a decision. Any dissent from the majority opinion shall be
reduced to writing and filed with the records of the proceedings. Each member of the Board, including the Chairman and the Executive
Officer, shall be entitled to receive as compensation fifty pesos for each meeting actually attended by him, notwithstanding the
provisions of section two hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Administrative Code, and in addition thereto, reimbursement of actual
and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of duties: provided, however, that the Board meetings will not be more
than three times a week.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70
REDUCING THE RATES OF DUTY ON CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES IMPORTED BY BOARD OF
INVESTMENTS (BOI)-REGISTERED NEW AND EXPANDING ENTERPRISES
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. (EO) 528 (s. 2006), provided for zero percent duty on certain articles imported by BOI-registered
new and expanding enterprises for a period of five (5) years from the date of its effectivity or until the enactment of a law amending
EO 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investments Code of 1987, as amended, whichever comes earlier;
WHEREAS, the five-year effectivity of EO 528 has expired and a law amending EO 226 remains to be enacted;
WHEREAS, there is a need to extend zero percent duty on importation of capital equipment, spare parts and accessories currently
being enjoyed by BOI-registered enterprises located within economic zones and freeports;
WHEREAS, importation of capital equipment is one of the major cost burdens of business enterprises in their start-up operations;
WHEREAS, allowing zero percent duty importation will make the Philippines more competitive in attracting investments in the face
of an increasingly competitive Asian market for foreign direct investments; and
WHEREAS, Section 401 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP), as amended, empowers the President of the
Philippines, upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), to increase, reduce or remove
existing protective rates of import of duty.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
SECTION 1. Zero Percent Duty. Any importation of capital equipment, spare parts and accessories by BOI-registered enterprises shall
be subjected to zero percent duty, as indicated in Section 2 hereof.
SECTION 2. Coverage. The zero percent duty shall be granted to BOI-registered new and expanding enterprises on article or
equipment classified under Chapters 40, 59, 68, 69, 70, 73, 76, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91 and 96 of the TCCP, as amended,
upon issuance by the BOI of a Certificate of Authority, provided that, the importation of machinery, equipment, spare parts and
accessories shall comply with the following conditions:
a. They are not manufactured domestically in sufficient quantity, of comparable quality and at reasonable prices; and
b. They are reasonably needed and will be used exclusively by the enterprise in its registered activity, unless prior approval of the
BOI is secured.
SECTION 3.Prohibition to Sell, Transfer, or Dispose. The BOI-registered enterprise cannot sell, transfer or dispose of the
aforementioned capital equipment, machinery, spare parts and accessories, without prior BOI approval within five (5) years from the
date of importation; otherwise, the BOI-registered enterprise will be solidarily liable to pay twice the amount of the duty foregone
or five hundred thousand pesos (Php 500,000.00), whichever is higher, without prejudice to other applicable penalties under EO
226.
SECTION 4.Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs). The BOI shall promulgate the IRRs governing the implementation hereof.
SECTION 5.Repealing Clause. All issuances, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this EO are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 6.Separability Clause. If any provision of this EO is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected
thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
SECTION 7.Effectivity Clause. This EO shall take effect thirty (30) days following its complete publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Philippines and shall be availed for a period of five (5) years from the date of effectivity of this EO or upon
enactment of a law amending EO 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investment Code of 1987, as amended, whichever is earlier.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 29
th
of March, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.