Title Three

CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

Chapter One
REBELLION, SEDITION AND DISLOYALTY
REPUBLIC ACT NO.
FELONY REVISED PENAL CODE
10951
ARTICLE 136 Amount Amount
Conspiracy and proposal to commit Shall not exceed Shall not exceed
coup d'etat, rebellion or insurrection. eight thousand one million pesos
- is a swift attack, accompanied pesos (P8,000.00) (P1,000,000)
by violence, intimidation, threat,
strategy or stealth, directed Penalty/Imprisonment Penalty/Imprisonment
against duly constituted Prisión mayor in its Prisión mayor in its
authorities of the Republic of the minimum period minimum period
Philippines, or any military camp
or installation, communications
networks, public utilities or
facilities needed for the exercise
and continued possession of
power, singly or simultaneously
carried out anywhere in the
Philippines by any person or
persons, belonging to the
military or police or holding any
public office or employment,
with or without civilian support
or participation, for the purpose
of seizing or diminishing state
power
ARTICLE 136 REBELLION REBELLION
Conspiracy and proposal to commit Amount Amount
coup d'etat, rebellion or insurrection. Shall not exceed Shall not exceed
- is committed by rising publicly five thousand one million pesos
and taking arms against the pesos (P5,000.00) (P1,000,000)
government for the purpose of
removing from the allegiance to Penalty/Imprisonment Penalty/Imprisonment
said Government or its laws, the Prisión Prisión correccional
territory of the Republic of the correccional in its in its maximum
Philippines or any part thereof, maximum period period
of any body of land, naval or
other armed forces, or depriving INSURRECTION INSURRECTION
the Chief Executive or the Amount Amount
Legislature, wholly or partially, Fine not exceeding Fine not exceeding
of any of their powers or two thousand four hundred
prerogatives. pesos (P2,000.00) thousand pesos
(P400,000)
Penalty/Imprisonment
Prisión Penalty/Imprisonment
correccional in its Prisión correccional
medium period in its medium period

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ARTICLE 140 LEADER OF A LEADER OF A SEDITION
Penalty for sedition. SEDITION Amount
Amount Fine not exceeding
Fine not exceeding two million pesos
ten thousand (P2,000,000)
pesos (P10,000)
Penalty/Imprisonment
Penalty/Imprisonment Prisión mayor in its
Prisión mayor in its minimum period
minimum period
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
OTHER PARTICIPANTS Amount
Amount Fine not exceeding
Fine not exceeding one million pesos
five thousand (P1,000,000)
pesos (P5,000)
Penalty/Imprisonment
Penalty/Imprisonment Prisión correccional
Prisión in its maximum
correccional in its period
maximum period
ARTICLE 141 Amount Amount
Conspiracy to commit sedition. Fine not exceeding Fine not exceeding
two thousand four hundred
pesos (P2,000) thousand pesos
(P400,000)
Penalty/Imprisonment
Prisión Penalty/Imprisonment
correccional in its Prisión correccional
medium period in its medium period

ARTICLE 142 Amount Amount

Inciting to sedition. Fine not exceeding Fine not exceeding
- any person who, without taking two thousand four hundred
any direct part in the crime of pesos (P2,000) thousand pesos
sedition, should incite others to (P400,000)
the accomplishment of any of Penalty/Imprisonment
the acts which constitute Prisión Penalty/Imprisonment
sedition, by means of speeches, correccional in its Prisión correccional
proclamations, writings, maximum period in its maximum
emblems, cartoons, banners, or period
other representations tending to
the same end, or upon any
person or persons who shall
utter seditious words or
speeches, write, publish, or
circulate scurrilous libels
against the Republic of the
Philippines or any of the duly
constituted authorities thereof,
or which tend to disturb or

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 obstruct any lawful officer in
executing the functions of his
office, or which tend to instigate
others to cabal and meet
together for unlawful purposes,
or which suggest or incite
people against the lawful
authorities or to disturb the
peace of the community, the
safety and order of the
Government, or who shall
knowingly conceal such evil
practices

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