Article 2Application of its provisions
ELI5— what this means for you
The RPC applies even outside the Philippines in specific cases: crimes committed on Philippine ships or airplanes, forgery of Philippine currency or documents abroad, crimes against national security committed overseas, and offenses by public officers on duty abroad.
Official text — Act No. 3815
Application of its provisions.
-Except as provided in the treaties and laws of preferential application, the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not within the Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also outside of its jurisdiction, against those who:
1. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship.
2. Should forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippine Islands or obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippine Islands.
3. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into these Islands of the obligations and securities mentioned in the preceding number.
4. While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of their functions; or
5. Should commit any of the crimes against national security and the law of nations, defined in
Title
One of Book Two of this Code.
TITLE ONE
FELONIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT CRIMINAL LIABILITY
CHAPTER ONE
FELONIES
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