What is the penalty for inflicting less serious physical injuries upon one’s parents or a person in authority?
Inflicting less serious injuries on parents or persons in authority is punished by prision correccional.
What constitutes the first form of Slight physical injuries, and what is the penalty?
Injuries causing incapacity or requiring medical assistance for one to nine days are punished by arresto menor.
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What is the penalty for slight physical injuries that do not prevent the victim from engaging in habitual work or require medical assistance?
Causing slight injuries that do not prevent work nor require medical aid is punished by arresto menor or a fine.
What punishment is imposed for the act of simple maltreatment by deed without causing any injury?
Ill-treating another by deed without causing injury is punished by arresto menor minimum or a fine up to P5,000.
Under the law, how is the crime of Rape committed by a man against a woman using force, threat, or intimidation?
Rape is committed by a man having carnal knowledge of a woman through force, threat, or intimidation.
Aside from force or threat, what other circumstances related to the victim’s condition qualify the act as Rape?
Rape is committed when the victim is unconscious, demented, under 12 years old, or subjected to fraudulent machination.
What is the prescribed basic penalty for Rape involving carnal knowledge under Article 266-A, paragraph 1?
The basic penalty for rape involving carnal knowledge is reclusion perpetua.
What penalty is imposed if a victim of serious physical injuries loses the use of a major body part or is permanently incapacitated for their usual work?
Loss of a major sense or limb, or incapacity for habitual work, results in prision correccional medium/maximum.
How are serious physical injuries that result in deformity or prolonged incapacity for more than 90 days penalized?
Injuries causing deformity or incapacity for work exceeding 90 days are punished by prision correccional minimum/medium.
What penalty is prescribed for serious physical injuries that cause illness or incapacity for labor for more than 30 days?
Injuries causing incapacity or illness for more than 30 days incur arresto mayor maximum to prision correccional minimum.
