Article 14

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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Criminal laws and public-safety laws bind everyone living in or visiting the Philippines, subject to international law principles and any treaty the Philippines has signed.

Official text — RA 386

Penal laws and those of public security and safety shall be obligatory upon all who live or sojourn in the Philippine territory, subject to the principles of public international law and to treaty stipulations. (8a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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