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Facts: A Filipino citizen, Mia, commits theft in Tokyo, Japan. She later returns to the Philippines and is charged th...

...tifies when extraterritorial reach is permissible and when it is not. Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815), Article 14 (Territoriality of Penal Laws), Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 14 (NCC) – context for territoria...

Citations: Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815), Article 14 (Territoriality of Penal Laws), Civil Code of the Philippines, Article 14 (NCC) – context for territorial application in related civil framework (where relevant to the doctrine), Supreme Court rulings interpreting territoriality and extraterritorial application of penal laws (as relied upon in standard bar review materials)

Facts: A Filipino student, Arman, commits cyber-fraud by hacking a Singapore-based server while he is in Singapore. H...

...analysis of both inside-territory and outside-territory applications. Revised Penal Code, Art. 14 (Territoriality of penal laws), Lawphil (text of the Revised Penal Code and Art. 14)

Citations: Revised Penal Code, Art. 14 (Territoriality of penal laws), Lawphil (text of the Revised Penal Code and Art. 14)

A Filipino trader commits estafa (fraud) against a foreign client while on a business trip in Malaysia. He returns to...

...st describes the territorial reach of Philippine penal laws under the Revised Penal Code Art. 14? Correct answer: The Philippines may apply its penal law to punish the act because the offender is Filipino; Philippine law...

Under the hypothetical Land Titles and Deeds Modernization Act (LTDM), enacted January 12, 2024 and published January...

Under the hypothetical Land Titles and Deeds Modernization Act (LTDM), enacted January 12, 2024 and published January 28, 2024, the Act provides: (1) This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication; (2...

A new statute, the Real Property Modernization Act (RPMA), was enacted on January 15, 2025 and published in the Offic...

...of land within the Act's coverage is executed on February 18, 2025. A title transfer is registered with the Registry of Deeds on March 20, 2025. Answer the following: (a) What is the Act's date of effectivity? (b) Is the...

Citations: Civil Code, Article 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31

Act No. 9998 provides: "This Act shall take effect ten days after its publication in the Official Gazette." It was pu...

...ivity acts are treated, a common Bar exam issue. Civil Code, Art. 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31

Citations: Civil Code, Art. 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31

On May 10, 2026, the Real Property Registration Act is published in the Official Gazette and provides: (1) This Act s...

...om the date of sale, otherwise void. The Civil Code, Art. 13, and the Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31 govern when laws take effect. A deed of sale of land within the Act’s coverage is e...

Citations: Civil Code, Art. 13, Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Book I, Chapter VIII, Sec. 31

Under a hypothetical Land Information Management Act (LIMA) enacted January 30, 2026 and published February 15, 2026,...

...ief justification. Under Art. 13 of the Civil Code and Sec. 31 of the Revised Administrative Code, laws take effect 15 days after publication unless otherwis...

Under a hypothetical Real Property Recording and Effectivity Act (RPREA) enacted January 25, 2026 and published Febru...

...rty (30) days from execution, otherwise void as to third parties; (3) Title transfers arising from such deeds must be registered within sixty (60) days from execution; (4) The Act shall not be given retroactive effect; r...

Under the hypothetical Real Property Modernization Act (RPMA) enacted January 15, 2026 and published February 5, 2026...

...of land within the Act's coverage is executed on February 15, 2026. A title transfer is registered with the Registry of Deeds on March 12, 2026. Answer the following: (a) What is the Act's date of effectivity? (b) Is the...