What are the consequences for parents convicted of exploiting their child through delivery to a beggar or vagrant?
Parents convicted of child exploitation may be temporarily or perpetually deprived of their parental authority.
What is the purpose of Article 279 regarding penalties for offenses related to the abandonment and exploitation of helpless persons?
Penalties for abandonment/exploitation do not prevent punishment for any other separate felonies defined in the Code.
What constitutes the basic crime of Qualified trespass to dwelling, and what is the standard penalty?
Private person entering another’s dwelling against their will is punished by arresto mayor and a fine.
How is the penalty for Qualified trespass to dwelling modified if the offense is committed by means of violence or intimidation?
Trespass committed with violence or intimidation is punished by prision correccional medium/maximum and a fine.
What circumstances exempt a person from liability for Qualified trespass to dwelling?
Entry to prevent serious harm or render service, or into open public houses, is exempt from trespass liability.
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What constitutes Other forms of trespass, and what is the penalty for this offense?
Entering uninhabited, closed or fenced premises without permission, where prohibition is manifest, is penalized.
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How is the penalty for Grave threats determined if the threat is made conditionally and the offender attains their purpose?
Grave threats made conditionally that achieve the purpose result in the next lower penalty degree for the threatened crime.
What penalty applies if a conditional Grave threat is made, but the offender fails to attain their purpose?
If the offender of a conditional grave threat fails to achieve their purpose, the penalty is lowered by two degrees.
What is the penalty for Grave threats that are not made subject to a condition?
Unconditional grave threats are punished by arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding P100,000.
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What constitutes Light threats, and what is its prescribed penalty?
Threatening a wrong that is not a crime, when made conditionally, is considered light threats punished by arresto mayor.
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