Philippine Bailbond Guide

Department of Justice
NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE
The 2000 BAIL BOND GUIDE
VIOLATION OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
AMOUNT OF
FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY
BAIL
ABANDONMENT
Of person in danger and abandonment of one's Bail Not
Arresto mayor
own victim (Art. 275) Required
Of child under seven years of age under custody Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
of offender (Art. 276, 1st Par.) P500.00 Required
When death of the minor results from such
Prision correctional medium and maximum P12,000.00
abandonment (Art. 276, 2nd Par. 1st phrase)
If the life of the minor shall have been in danger
Prision correctional minimum and medium P10,000.00
only (Art. 276, 2nd Par., 2nd phrase)
Abandonment of minor by person entrusted with Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
his custody (Art. 277, 1st Par.) P500.00 Required
Neglect by parents of their duty to give proper Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
education to their children (Art. 277, 2nd Par.) P500.00 Required
ABDUCTION
Forcible (Art. 342) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
- Frustrated Prision mayor P24,000.00
- Attempted Prision correctional P12,000.00
Forcible abduction with simple rape (Sexual
Intercourse)
Reclusion Perpetua No Bail
(Art. 342 in rel. to Arts. 266-A, Par. 1 and 266-B
1st Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)
qualified by any of the circumstances under Art.
Death No Bail
266-B, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Pars.
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-B 2nd, 3rd, 4th Pars.)
Forcible abduction with rape (Sexual Intercourse)
qualified by any of the circumstances under Art. Death No Bail
266-B, 5th & 6th Pars.
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Reclusion Temporal P200,000.00
Par. 2 (committed by inserting penis into
another's mouth, or anal oriface; or any
instrument or object, into the genital or anal
Maximum
oriface of another person
(Art. 342 in rel. to Art. 266-A Par. 2 and Art. 266-
B, 7th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.
2 with any one of the 10 qualifying circumstances
in Art. 266-B, 6th Par. Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
B, 6th and 12th Pars.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A Par.
2 with the use of a deadly weapon or by two or
more persons Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
B, 8th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape under Art. 266-A,
Reclusion Temporal Maximum P200,000.00
Par. 2, where the victim has become insane.

B, 9th Par.)
Forcible abduction with attempted rape with
homicide under Art. 266-A, Par. 2
B, 10th Par.)
Forcible abduction with rape with homicide under
Art. 266-A, Par. 2
B, 11th Par.)
Consented Abduction (Art. 343) Prision correctional minimum and medium P10,000.00
Bail Not
- Frustrated Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum
Required
ABORTION
Intentional abortion (Art. 256)
If offender shall use violence on the pregnant
Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
woman (Art. 256, No. 1)
If without using violence, offender shall act
without the consent of the woman (Art. 256, No. Prision mayor P24,000.00
2)
If the woman shall have consented (Art. 256, No.
Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
3)
If the woman shall practice abortion upon herself
or shall consent that another should do so (Art. Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
258, 1st Par.)
If the woman committed abortion upon herself to
Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 2nd Par.)
If crime be committed by parents of pregnant
woman or either of them with the woman's
Prision correctional medium and maximum P12,000.00
consent to conceal her dishonor (Art. 258, 3rd
Par.)
Abortion practiced by a physician or midwife and dispensing of abortives (Art. 259)
With the use of violence (Art. 259, 1st Par., in
Reclusion temporal maximum P40,000.00
relation to Art. 256, No. 1)
Without violence but without consent of the
woman (Art. 259, 1st Par. in relation to Art. 256, Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
No. 2)
If the woman shall have consented (art. 259, 1st Maximum period of prision correccional
P12,000.00
Par. in relation to Art. 256, No. 3) medium and maximum
Dispensation of abortive by a pharmacist without
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding Bail Not
the proper prescription from a physician (Art.
P1,000.00 Required
259, 2nd Par.)
Unintentional Abortion (Art. 257) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS (Art. 336)
When the victim is under 12 years of age (Art. Reclusion temporal medium P36,000.00

336, as amended by Sec. 5, Par. 2 (b) RA 7610)
- Against the will of the victim when victim is 12
Prision correccional P12,000.00
years of age or over
Bail Not
- With consent of offended woman (Art. 339) Arresto mayor
Required
ADULTERY (Art. 333)
- If committed while being abandoned with Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
justification by offended party (Art. 333, 3rd Par.) correccional minimum
ALARMS AND SCANDALS (Art. 155)
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding Bail Not
P200.00 Required
ARREST, Unlawful (Art. 269)
P500.00 Required
ARSON, Destructive (Art. 320 as amended by RA 7659)
Resulting in death Death No Bail
Under other qualifying circumstances Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
- Attempted Prision Mayor P120,000.00
ARSON, under other circumstances mentioned in PD 1613. (see PD 1613)
ASSAULTS, Direct (Art. 148)
- If committed with a weapon or when offender is
a public officer or employee or when the offender Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
lays hands upon a person in authority (1st and fine not exceeding P1,000.00
sentence)
If committed without the above attendant Prision correccional minimum and fine not
P6,000.00
circumstances (2nd sentence) exceeding P500.00
Direct Assault with Murder (Arts. 148 and 248 in
Death No Bail
relation to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with Frustrated Murder Reclusion temporal maximum P200,000.00
Direct Assault with Attempted Murder Prision mayor maximum P120,000.00
Direct Assault with Homicide (Arts. 148 and 249
in relation to Art. 48)
- Direct Assault with Frustrated Homicide Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
- Direct Assault with Attempted Homicide Prision correctional maximum P12,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts. Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 1st sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Arts.
Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 2nd sentence and 263, No. 2 in relation to P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. Maximum period of prision correccional
148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
to Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.
148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263, No. 3 in relation P10,000.00
minimum and
to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art. Maximum period of prision correccional P12,000.00

148, 1st sentence and Art. 263, No. 4, 1st Par. in medium and maximum and fine of
relation to Art. 48) P1,000.00
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries (Art.
148, 2nd sentence and Art. 263 No. 4, 1st par. in P6,000.00
minimum and fine of P500.00
relation to Art. 48)
Direct Assault with serious physical injuries
committed with any of the attendant
circumstances of parricide or murder, and the
Maximum period of reclusion temporal
injured person becomes insane, imbecile, P40,000.00
medium and maximum
impotent or blind
Art. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 1st phrase in relation
to Art. 48, RPC)
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person losses use of speech, or power to
hear or to smell, or shall have lost an eye, a
hand, a foot, an arm or a leg, or shall have lost P16,000.00
maximum to prision mayor minimum
the use of any such member, or shall have
become incapacitated for the work in which he
was theretofore habitually engaged.
(Arts. 148 and 263 2nd Par. 2nd phrase, in rel. to
Art. 48, RPC)
circumstances of parricide or murder and the
injured person shall have become deformed, or
shall have lost any other part of his body, or shall
medium and maximum and fine of P12,000.00
have lost the use thereof, or have become
P1,000.00
incapacitated for work for a period of more than
90 days.
(Art. 148 1st sentence and Art. 263, 2nd Par. 3rd
phrase in rel. to Art. 48, RPC)
- If committed under Art. 148, 2nd sentence in Maximum period of prision correccional
P12,000.00
relation to Art. 363 2nd Par., 3rd phrase medium and maximum

FELONY/OFFENSE PENALTY AMOUNT OF BAIL
ASSEMBLIES, Illegal (Art. 146)
Prision correccional maximum to
- Organizers or leaders or illegal assembly P20,000.00
prision mayor medium
- Persons present at illegal assembly, if armed
with licensed firearms, bolos, knives or other Prision correccional P12,000.00
deadly weapons
- Persons present at illegal assembly, if not armed Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
ASSOCIATIONS, Illegal (Art. 147)
Prision correccional minimum and
- Founders, directors and presidents medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
P1,000.00
Members Arresto Mayor Bail Not Required
ATTORNEY, betrayal of trust by an; revelation of Prision correccional minimum and/or
P6,000.00
secrets (Art. 209) fine from P200.00 to P1,000.00
Prision correccional minimum and fine
AUCTIONS, machinations in public (Art. 185) of 10% to 50% of the value of the P6,000.00
thing auctioned

BIGAMY (Art. 349) Prision mayor P24,000.00
Arresto menor and/or fine not
BOUNDARIES or Landmarks, Altering of (Art. 313) Bail Not Required
exceeding P100.00
BRIBERY
Prision mayor minimum and medium
Direct bribery (Art. 210)
and fine not less than 3x the value of
- If public officer agrees to perform an act
gift, in addition to the penalty P20,000.00
constituting a crime and the same has been
corresponding to the crime agreed
committed (1st Par.)
upon, if committed
- If public officer agrees to perform an act not Prision mayor minimum and medium
constituting a crime and the same has not been and fine not less than twice the value P10,000.00
accomplished (2nd Par., 1st phrase) of the gift
- If public officer refrains from doing something Prision correccional maximum to
which it was his official duty to do (Art. 210, 3rd prision mayor minimum and fine not P16,000.00
Par.) less than 3x the value of the gift
Prision correccional medium and
Indirect Bribery (Art. 211) P12,000.00
maximum
Qualified Bribery (Art. 211-A as amended by Sec. 4 R.A. 7659)
- If any public official is entrusted with law
enforcement and he refrains from arresting or
prosecuting an offender who has committed a Same penalty for the offense not
No Bail
crime punishable by reclusion perpetua and/or prosecuted
death in consideration of any offer, promise, gift
or present
- If it is the public officer who asks for or
Death No Bail
demands such gifts or present
BRIGANDAGE (Art. 306, as amended by P.D. 532)
- If kidnapping for ransom or extortion, or
murder, or homicide or rape is committed as a
Death No Bail
result or on the occasion thereof (Sec. 3(b), 3rd
sentence, PD 532)
- If physical injuries or other crimes are
committed during or on the occasion of the Reclusion temporal medium and
P40,000.00
commission thereof (Sec. 3(b), 2nd sentence, PD maximum
532)
- If none of the above attendant circumstances
Reclusion temporal minimum P30,000.00
are present (Sec. 3(b), 1st sentence, PD 532)
Aiding highway robbers/brigands or abetting highway robbery/brigandage (Art. 307, as amended by Sec. 4. P.D.
532)
- If the principal has committed kidnapping for
ransom or extortion, murder or homicide or rape Reclusion perpetua No Bail
as a result or on the occasion thereof
-If the principal has committed physical injuries or
Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
other crimes are committed during or on the P30,000.00
temporal minimum
occasion of the highway robbery/brigandage
- If the principal has committed
brigandage/highway robbery without the above Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
attendant circumstances
COERCION
- Grave coercion (Art. 286, 1st Par. as amended Prision correccional and fine not
P12,000.00
by R.A. 7890) exceeding P6,000.00
- If the coercion be committed in violation of the Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
P24,000.00
exercise of the right of suffrage or to compel P7,500.00

another to perform any religious act or to prevent
him from exercising such right or from doing such
act (Art. 286, 2nd Par., as amended by RA 7890)
Arresto mayor minimum and fine
Light coercion (Art. 287, 1st Par.) equivalent to the value of the thing Bail Not Required
seized but not less P75.00
Other coercions or unjust vexations (Art. 287, Arresto menor and/or fine from P5.00
Bail Not Required
2nd Par.) to P200.00
Other similar coercions (Compulsory purchase of
Arresto mayor and/or fine from
merchandise and payment of wages by means of Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P500.00
tokens) (Art. 288)
Formation, maintenance and prohibition of
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
combination of capital or labor etc. through Bail Not Required
P300.00
violence or threats (Art. 289)
COINS. (Making, importing and uttering false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers)
(Art. 163)
- If the counterfeited coin can be silver of the
Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the Prision mayor minimum and medium
P20,000.00
Philippines of ten centavo denominations or above and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 1)
- If the counterfeited coin can be any of the minor
coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank
medium and fine not exceeding P10,000.00
of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination
P2,000.00
(Art. 163, Par. 2)
- If the counterfeited coin is currency of a foreign Prision correccional minimum and fine
P6,000.00
country (Art. 163, Par. 3) not exceeding P1,000.00
Mutilation, defacement or destruction of coins Not more than 5 years and/or fine not
P10,000.00
(Art. 164 as amended by PD 247) exceeding P20,000.00
- Importation or utterance of mutilated coins in
Prision correccional minimum and fine
connivance with mutilators or importers (Art. P6,000.00
not exceeding P2,000.00
164)
Possessing with intent to utter, uttering or selling false or mutilated coins without connivance with mutilators or
importers (Art. 165)
- Under Art. 163, Par. 1 maximum and fine not exceeding P12,000.00
P7,500.00
Arresto mayor medium and maximum
- Under Art. 163, Par. 2 Bail Not Required
and fine not exceeding P1,500.00
Arresto mayor maximum and fine not
exceeding P750.00
Arresto mayor maximum and fine not
exceeding P750.00
Not more than 3 years and 4 months
- Under Art. 164 as amended by PD 247 P8,000.00
and/or fine not exceeding P15,000.00
Commission of another crime during service of Bail corresponding to
Maximum period of penalty for new
penalty imposed for another previous offense. the penalty of new
felony committed
(Art. 160) felony
COMMUNICATION, Damage and obstruction to means of (Art. 330)
- Damaging any railway, telegraph or telephone Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
lines (1st Par.) maximum
- If the damage shall result in any derailments of
Prision mayor P24,000.00
cars, collisions or other accident (2nd Par.)
CONCEALING TRUE NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR USING FICTITIOUS NAME (Art.

178)
- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading
Arresto mayor and fine not exceeding
the execution of judgement causing damage (Par. Bail Not Required
P500.00
1)
Arresto menor or fine not exceeding
- Simple concealment (Par. 2) Bail Not Required
P200.00
CONCUBINAGE (Art. 334)
- For husband (1st Par.) P10,000.00
medium
- For concubine (2nd Par.) Destierro Bail Not Required
CONGRESS
Act tending to prevent the meeting of Congress Prision correccional and/or fine from
P12,000.00
and similar bodies (Art. 143) P200.00 to P2,000.00
Arresto mayor or fine from P200.00 to
Disturbance of proceeding (Art. 144) Bail Not Required
P1,000.00
Violation of Parliamentary Immunity (Art. 145, 1st
phrase)
- Arresting or searching members of the Congress
while it is in session (Art. 145, 2nd phrase)
Disobedience to summons issued by Congress, its
committees/subcommittees; by constitutional
commissions, its committees/subcommittees or
Arresto mayor and/or fine from
divisions, refusing to be sworn, refusing to answer Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P1,000.00
any legal inquiry, restraining another from
attending as a witness and inducing disobedience
(Art. 150)
CORRESPONDENCE WITH HOSTILE COUNTRY (Art. 120)
- If correspondence has been prohibited by the
government (No. 1)
- If correspondence is carried on in ciphers or
conventional signs (No. 2)
- If notice or information be given thereby which
might be useful to the enemy (No. 3, 1st Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
sentence)
- If the offender intended to aid the enemy by Reclusion temporal to death (death
giving such notice or information (No. 3, 2nd can not be imposed as crime is not P40,000.00
sentence) included in RA 7659)
CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS (Art. 212)
Same bail as those
Same penalties as those in Arts. 210
- Under Arts. 210 and 211 for public officers in
and 211
Arts. 210 and 211
- Under Art. 211-A Same penalties as those in Art. 211-A No Bail
COUP D'ETAT, REBELLION OR INSURRECTION (Arts. 134 and 134-A, in relation to Art. 135 as
amended by RA 6968
DEATH or physical injuries under exceptional
Destierro Bail Not Required
circumstances (Art. 247)
DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF DETAINED PERSONS TO THE PROPER JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES (Art. 125,
as amended by EO 272)
Arresto mayor maximum to prision
- If delay has not exceeded three days P6,000.00
correccional minimum

- If delay is more than three days but not more Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
than fifteen days maximum
- If delay is more than fifteen days but not more
than six months
- If delay has exceeded six months Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
Same penalty as in arbitrary detention Same bail as in
DELAYING RELEASE (Art. 126)
(Art. 124) arbitrary detention
DELIVERY of prisoners from jail (Art. 156)
- By means of violence, intimidation or bribery Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
(1st Par. 1st sentence) correccional minimum
- By other means (1st Par., 2nd sentence) Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place
Minimum period of arresto mayor
outside of said establishment by means of
maximum to prision correccional P6,000.00
violence, intimidation or bribery (2nd Par. in
minimum
relation to Par. 1, 1st sentence)
- If the escape of the prisoner shall take place
outside of said establishment by other means Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
(Par. 2 in relation to Par. 1, 2nd sentence)
DESTROYING or damaging statues or any other useful or ornamental public monuments (Art. 331, 1st
Par.)
Arresto mayor medium to prision
P6,000.00
DESTROYING or damaging any useful or ornamental painting of public nature (2nd Par.)
Arresto menor and/or fine not
Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
DETENTION. Arbitrary (Art. 124)
- If detention has not exceeded three days (No. Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
1) correccional minimum
- If detention has continued for than three days Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
but not more than fifteen days (No. 2) maximum
- If detention has continued for more than fifteen
days but not more than six months (No. 3)
- If detention has exceeded six months (No. 4) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
DETENTION. Illegal
Serious illegal detention (Art. 267 as amended by
Reclusion perpetua to death No bail
R.A. 7659)
- Attempted Prision mayor P120,000.00
If detention was committed for the purpose of
extorting ransom (Art. 267, 2nd Par.) or when the
victim is killed or dies or is raped or is subjected Death No bail
to torture or dehumanizing acts (Art. 267, last
Par.)
- Frustrated Reclusion perpetua No bail
- Attempted Reclusion temporal P200,000.00
DETENTION, SLIGHT ILLEGAL (Art. 268)
- If attendant circumstances enumerated in Art.
267 are not present; or anyone who shall furnish Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
the place of detention (1st Par.)

- If offender voluntarily releases the person so
kidnapped or detained within three days from the
commencement of detention without having Prision mayor minimum and medium
P20,000.00
attained the purposes intended, and before and fine not exceeding P700.00
institution of criminal proceeding against him
(2nd Par.)

DISTURBANCES OF PUBLIC ORDERS (Art. 153)
Arresto mayor medium to prision
- Serious disturbance or interruptions (1st Par.) correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
exceeding P1,000.00
Prision correccional medium to prision
- If tumultuous in character (2nd Par.) mayor minimum and fine not exceeding P16,000.00
P1,250.00
- Making any outcry tending to incite rebellion or
sedition, or displaying placards or emblems which Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
provoke a disturbance or public order (4th Par.)
- Burying with pomp the body of person who has Arresto menor and fine note exceeding
Bail Not Required
been legally executed (5th Par., Art. 153) P200.00
DOMICILE
Violation of Domicile (Art. 128)
Entering any dwelling against the will of the
Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
owner, etc. (1st Par.)
- If committed at nighttime or if any papers or
effects not constituting evidence of a crime be not P12,000.00
maximum
returned immediately after the search (2nd Par.)
- Searching domicile without witnesses (Art. 130) Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
DUEL (Art. 260)
- If accused kills his adversary in a duel (1st Par.) Reclusion temporal P40,000.00
- If accused inflicts physical injuries, he shall
Same as in physical injuries (Arts. 262, See bail under
suffer the penalty therefor according to the nature
263, 265, 266) physical injuries
of injuries (2nd Par.)
- Combatants in a duel, although no physical
Arresto Mayor Bail Not Required
injuries have been inflicted (3rd Par.)
One degree lower than the Bail corresponding
- Seconds in duel (4th Par.)
corresponding above penalties to the penalty
Challenges to a duel, inciting another to a duel,
publicly, scoffing at or decrying another for Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
having refused to accept the challenge (Art. 261)
ESPIONAGE (Art. 117)
- Entering a warship, fort, or naval or military establishment or reservation to obtain any information, plans,
photographs, or other data of a confidential nature relative to the defense of the Philippines (No. 1)

- If offender is a private person Prision correccional P12,000.00

- If offender is a public employee or officer Prision mayor P24,000.00
- Disclosing to a representative of a foreign nation
contents of articles, data, or information of
confidential nature referred to in No. 1 which he Prision mayor P24,000.00
has in his possession by reason of the public
office he holds (No. 2)

For other forms of espionage, see Commonwealth Act 616
ESTAFA. (Art. 315, No. 1 (a), (b), and (c); No. 2(a), (b), (c) and (e); and No. 3(a), (b) and (c)
See specific amount
plus one year for each additional
- If the amount is over P22,000.00 with corresponding
P10,000.00 in excess of P22,000.00,
bail below
but the total penalty shall not exceed 20
years
20 years of reclusion temporal
maximum (Maximum period of prision
- If the amount is P142,000 or over P40,000.00
correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 12 years)
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal medium P36,000.00
- Attempted Reclusion temporal minimum P30,000.00
- If the amount is P132,000.00 or over but less maximum (Maximum period of prision
P34,000.00
than P142,000 correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 11 years)
- If the amount is P122,000.00 or over but less maximum (Maximum period of prision
P32,000.00
than P132,000.00 correccional maximum to prision mayor
minimum plus 10 years
15 years of reclusion temporal medium
- If the amount is P92,000.00 or over but less (Maximum period of prision correccional
P30,000.00
than P102,000.00 maximum to prision mayor minimum
plus 7 years)
- Frustrated Reclusion temporal minimum P28,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
14 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P28,000.00
plus 6 years
- Frustrated Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
13 years of reclusion temporal minimum
P26,000.00
plus 5 years
- Frustrated Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
12 years of prision mayor maximum
P24,000.00
plus 4 years)
- Frustrated Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
- Attempted Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- If the amount is P52,000.00 or over but less 11 years of prision mayor maximum P22,000.00

than P62,000.00 (Maximum period of prision correccional
plus 3 years)
- Attempted Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
10 years of prision mayor medium
P20,000.00
plus 2 years)
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
9 years of prision mayor medium
P18,000.00
plus 1 year)
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- If the amount is P22,000.00 or over but less Maximum period of prision correccional
P16,000.00
Medium period of prision correccional
- Frustrated P14,000.00
Minimum period of prision correccional
- Attempted P12,000.00
- If the amount is P12,000.00 or over but less Prision correccional maximum to prision
P16,000.00
than P22,000.00 mayor minimum
medium
- Attempted Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- If the amount is P6,000.00 or over but but does Prision correccional minimum and
P10,000.00
not exceed P12,000.00 medium
- Frustrated Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required
- Attempted Arresto minimum or destierro maximum Bail Not Required
- If the amount is over P200.00 but does not Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
exceed P6,000.00 correccional minimum
- Frustrated Arresto mayor minimum and medium Bail Not Required
- Attempted Destierro medium and maximum Bail Not Required

- If the amount does not exceed P200.00 Arresto mayor medium and maximum Bail Not Required

Arresto mayor minimum or destierro
- Frustrated Bail Not Required
maximum
- Attempted Destierro minimum and medium Bail Not Required
ESTAFA (Art. 315, Par. 2(d) as amended by PD 818)
Reclusion temporal maximum plus 1 See specified
year for each additional P10,000.00 in amount with the
- If the amount of fraud exceeds P22,000.00
excess of P22,000.00 but the total corresponding bail
penalty shall not exceed 30 years below
- If the amount of fraud is P32,000.00 or over Reclusion perpetua No Bail

- If the amount of fraud is over P22,000.00 but
not exceed P32,000.00
If the amount is over P12,000.00 but does not
exceed P22,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional P12,000.00
If the amount is over P6,000.00 but does not
Prision mayor maximum P24,000.00
exceed P12,000.00
If the amount is over P200.00 but does not
Prision mayor medium P20,000.00
exceed P6,000.00
If the amount does not exceed P200.00 Prision mayor minimum P16,000.00
- Frustrated Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional medium P10,000.00

OTHER FORMS OF SWINDLING (Art. 316)
Arresto mayor minimum and
medium and fine not less than the
Bail Not Required
value of damage but not exceeding
3x such value
SWINDLING OF MINOR (Art. 317)
Arresto mayor and fine not less
than 10% but not to exceed 50%
Bail Not Required
of the value of obligation
contracted by the minor
OTHER DECEITS (Art. 318, 1st Par.)
Arresto mayor and fine not less
than the value of the damage nor Bail Not Required
more than twice such value
- Interpreting dreams, making forecast, telling Arresto menor or fine not
Bail Not Required
fortunes for profit or gain (2nd Par.) exceeding P200.00
ESTAFA THRU FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC, OFFICIAL OR COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS (Art. 315, in
relation to Art. 171, and Art. 48)
If committed by a public officer, employee notary or ecclesiastical minister
Apply the maximum period of the
If the amount of fraud is P72,000.00 or more penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as estafa
the amount of fraud

Apply the maximum period of the Same bail as in
- Frustrated
penalty for frustrated estafa frustrated estafa

Apply the maximum period of the Same bail as in
- Attempted
penalty for attempted estafa attempted estafa
Prision mayor maximum and fine
- If the amount of fraud is less than P72,000.00 of P5,000.00 (maximum penalty P24,000.00
for falsification)
Prision mayor medium and fine of
P3,750.00
Prision mayor minimum and fine of
P2,500.00
If committed by a private individual (Art. 315 in relation to Art. 172 and Art. 48)
Apply the maximum period of the
- If the amount of fraud exceeds P12,000.00 penalty for estafa corresponding to Same bail as in estafa
the amount of fraud
Apply the medium period of the
Same bail as in
- Frustrated penalty for estafa corresponding to
frustrated estfa
the amount of fraud
Apply the minimum period of the
Same bail as in
- Attempted penalty for estafa corresponding to
attempted estafa
the amount of fraud
Maximum period of prision
If the amount of fraud is P12,000.00 or less correccional medium and P12,000.00
maximum and fine of P5,000.00
Medium period of prision
- Frustrated correccional medium and P10,000.00
Minimum period of prision
- Attempted correccional medium and P8,000.00
EVASION OF SERVICE OF SENTENCE (Art. 157)
- If committed during the term of imprisonment Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
by a final judgment (1st sentence) maximum
- Attempted Bail Not Required
medium
- If evasion takes place by unlawful entry,
breaking doors, windows, gates, walls, roofs or
floors, or using picklocks, false keys, disguise,
Prision correccional maximum P12,000.00
deceit, violence or intimidation or through
connivance with other convicts or employees of
the penal institution (2nd sentence)
- Frustrated Prision correccional medium P10,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional minimum P6,000.00
- If committed on the occasion of disorders, 1/5 of the time remaining to be
conflagrations, earthquakes, or other calamities served under the original sentence Bail Not Required
(Art. 158, 1st Par.) but not to exceed 6 months
Other cases of evasion of service of sentence (Art.
159, 1st sentence)
- If penalty remitted by the granting of such Unexpired portion of the original Bail corresponding to the

pardon be higher than six years (Art. 159, 2nd sentence unexpired portion of the
sentence) original sentence
EVASION, Public Officer conniving with or consenting to (Art 223)
- If the fugitives shall have been sentenced by Prision correccional medium and
P12,000.00
final judgment (No. 1) maximum
- If the fugitives is only a detention prisoner (No.
2)
Evasion through negligence of public officer (Art. Arresto mayor maximum to prision
P6,000.00
224) correccional minimum
Escape of prisoner under custody of a person not
a public officer (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223, P6,000.00
No. 1)
Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 223, No.
Arresto mayor maximum Bail Not Required
2)
Escape etc. (Art. 225 in relation to Art. 224) Bail Not Required
medium
EXPULSION of a person from the Philippines or compelling a person to change residence (Art. 127)
FALSE TESTIMONY
False testimony against a defendant (Art. 180)
- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to
death (No. 1)
- If defendant in said case has been sentenced to
reclusion temporal or perpetua (No. 2)
- If defendant has been sentenced to any other Prision correccional and fine not
P12,000.00
afflicted penalty (No. 3) exceeding P1,000.00
- If defendant has been sentenced to a Arresto mayor and fine not
Bail Not Required
correccional penalty or a fine, or acquitted (No. 4) exceeding P1,000.00
False testimony favorable to the defendant (Art. 181)
- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by an
correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
afflictive penalty (1st clause)
exceeding P1,000.00
- If prosecution is for a felony punishable by a
Arresto mayor Bail Not Required
penalty lower than afflictive (2nd clause)

False testimony in civil case (Art. 182)

- If the amount of controversy shall exceed Prision correccional minimum and
P6,000.00
P5,000.00 (1st clause) fine not exceeding P6,000.00
-If the amount of controversy does not exceed
correccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
P5,000.00 or cannot be estimated (2nd clause)
exceeding P1,000.00
False testimony made under oath, or in an
affidavit, and not included in the provisions of P6,000.00
Arts. 180 to 182 (Art. 183, 1st Par.)
Same penalty as in Arts. 180-182 Same bail as in Art. 180-
- Perjury in solemn affirmation (Art. 183, 2nd
and 183 1st Par. which ever is 182 & 183 1st Par.
Par.)
applicable whichever is applicable
Same bail as in Arts.
Same penalty as in Arts. 180-183
Offering false testimony in evidence (Art. 184) 180-183 whichever is
whichever is applicable
applicable

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
FALSIFICATION
Prision correccional maximum and fine not
Falsification of legislative documents (Art. 170) P12,000.00
exceeding P6,000.00
Falsification of documents by public officer
Prision mayor and fine not exceeding
employee, notary or ecclesiastical minister (Art. P24,000.00
P5,000.00
171)
Falsification by Private Individual (Art. 172
- Of any public, official, or commercial documents Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
(No. 1) and fine not exceeding P5,000.00
- Of any private document with intent to cause
Prision correccional medium and maximum
damage or to the damage of a third person Art. P12,000.00
and fine not exceeding P5,00.00
172 (No. 2)
- Use and introduction in evidence of falsified
corrreccional minimum and fine not P6,000.00
document (Art. 172, last Par.)
exceeding P3,750.00
Falsification of wireless, cable, telegraph and
telephone messages (Art. 173, 1st Par.)
-Use of falsified dispatch (2nd Par.) P6,000.00
False medical certificates (Art. 174, No. 1) and Arresto mayor maximum to prision
false certificate of merit or service, good conduct correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
or similar circumstances (No. 2) P1,000.00
Bail Not
- When committed by a private person (2nd Par.) Arresto mayor
Required
Using false medical certificate of merit or service,
Bail Not
or good conduct or similar circumstances (Art. Arresto mayor
Required
175)
Making or introducing into the Philippines any
stamps, dies, marks or other instruments or Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
implements intended for counterfeiting or and fine nto exceeding P10,000.00
falsification (Art. 176 1st Par.)
- Possession of instruments or implements with
intent to use them for falsification or P6,000.00
counterfeiting (2nd Par.)
FICTITIOUS NAME, Using (Art. 178)
- For the purpose of concealing a crime, evading
the execution of judgment, or causing damage
P500.00 Required
(1st Par.)
Bail Not
- Simple concealment (2nd Par.) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding P200.00
Required
FIREARMS, Illegal Discharge of (Art. 254)
Illegal Possession of Firearms, etc. (see PD 1866) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
FLIGHT TO ENEMY'S COUNTRY (Art. 121)
Bail Not
Arresto mayor
Required
FORGERIES
Counterfeiting the great seal of the government
or forging the signature or stamp of the Chief

Executive (Art. 161)
Using forged signature or counterfeit seal or
stamp of the Chief Executive (Art. 162)
Making or counterfeiting coins (Art. 163)
Mutilation of coins (Art. 164 as amended by PD
247)
Forging treasury or bank notes or other
documents payable to bearer, importing and
uttering forged notes and documents in
connivance with forgers or importers (Art. 166)
-If document is an obligation or security of the Reclusion temporal minimum and fine not
P30,000.00
Philippines (No. 1) exceeding P10,000.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor maximum and fine not
P24,000.00
note issued by any banking institution (No. 2) exceeding P2,000.00
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
P20,000.00
issued by foreign government (No. 3) P5,000.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating Prision mayor minimum and fine not
P16,000.00
note or bill issued by a foreign bank (No. 4) exceeding P2,000.00
Counterfeiting, importing and uttering
instruments, payable to order or not payable to Prision correccional medium and maximum
P12,000.00
bearer in connivance with forgers or importers and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
(Art. 167)
Illegal possession with intent to use or use of
false treasury or bank notes and other
instruments or credit without connivance with
forgers or importers (Art. 168 in relation to Art.
166 No. 1)
- If document is an obligation or security of the Prision mayor maximum and fine not
P24,000.00
Philippines (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 1) exceeding P7,500.00
- If the forged or altered document is a circulating
Prision mayor medium and fine not exceeding
note or bill issued by any banking institution (art. P20,000.00
P1,500.00
168 in relation to Art. 166, No. 2)
- If the falsified or counterfeited document was
Prision mayor minimum and fine not
issued by a foreign government (Art. 168 in P16,000.00
exceeding P3,750.00
If the forged or altered document is a circulating
Prision correccional maximum and fine not
note or bill issued by a foreign bank (Art. 168 in P12,000.00
exceeding P1,500.00
Counterfeiting, importing and uttering Arresto mayor maximum to prision
instruments payable to order or not payable to correccional minimum and fine not exceeding P6,000.00
bearer (Art. 168 in relation to Art. 167) P4,500.00
FRAUDS against the treasury or fraud in the collection of taxes, licenses and fees (Art. 213)
Prision correccional medium to prision mayor
minimum and/or fine from P200.00 to P16,000.00
P10,000.00

GAMBLING (See PD 1602)
GRAVE SCANDAL (Art. 200)
Arresto mayor and public
Bail Not Required
censure

HABITUAL Deliquency (Art. 62, sub-Par. 5)
In addition to the penalty
In addition to the bail for the last
for the last crime
crime committed but the total
committed but the total
amount shall not exceed
penalty shall not exceed
P60,000.00
30 years
Prision correccional
- Upon a third conviction [Sub-Par.5(a)] P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Prision mayor minimum
- Upon a fourth conviction [Sub-Par. 5(b)] P20,000.00
and medium
Prision mayor maximum to
- Upon a fifth or additional conviction [Sub-Par. 5
reclusion temporal P30,000.00
(c)]
minimum
HOMICIDE (Art. 249)
Homicide where victim is under 12 years of age.
Reclusion perpetua No Bail
See RA 7610
Homicide, reckless imprudence resulting in (Art.
365, See Imprudence)
IMMORAL doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions, and indecent shows (Art. 201 as amended by PDs
960 and 969)
Prision mayor and/or fine
from P6,000.00 to P24,000.00
P12,000.00
IMPORTATION, Sale or disposition of articles or merchandise of gold, silver or other precious metals or their
alloys, with stamps, brands, or marks which fail to indicate actual fineness or quality of said metals or their alloys
(Art. 187)
Prision correccional and/or
fine from P200.00 to P12,000.00
P1,000.00
IMPOSSIBLE CRIME (Art. 59)
Arresto mayor or fine from
Bail Not Required
P200.00 to P500.00
IMPRUDENCE. Reckless (Art. 365, 1st Par.)
Arresto mayor maximum
- If the act would have constituted a grave felony
to prision correccional P10,000.00
(1st phrase)
medium
- If act would have constituted a less grave felony Arresto mayor minimum
Bail Not Required
(2nd phrase) and medium
- If act would have constituted a light felony (3rd
Arresto menor maximum Bail Not Required
phrase)
One fourth (1/4) of the value of
Fine ranging from the
the damage but to exceed
- Reckless imprudence causing damage to value of the damage to 3
P30,000.00, except when
property (3rd Par.) times such value but in no
covered by the rule on summary
case be less than P25.00
procedure
- Reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and Prision correccional P30,000.00 (regardless of the
with violation of motor vehicle, (6th Par., No. 2) medium and maximum number of deceased victims)
Bail corresponding to the
- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to One degree higher than
applicable penalty mentioned
his victim (last Par.) the above penalties
above

IMPRUDENCE, Simple (Art. 365, 2nd Par.)
- If act would have constituted grave felony (1st Arresto mayor medium
Bail Not Required
phrase) and maximum
- If act would have constituted a less serious
Arresto mayor minimum Bail Not Required
felony (2nd phrase)
One fourth (1/4) of the value of
Fine ranging from the
the damage but to exceed
- Simple imprudence causing damage to property value of the damge to 3
P30,000.00, except when
(3rd Par.) times such value but in no
covered by the rule on summary
case be less than P25.00
procedure
- If act would have constituted a light felony (Art. Fine not exceeding
Bail Not Required
365, 4th Par.) P200.00 and censure
- Simple imprudence resulting to homicide and
with violation of Automobile Law (Art. 365, 6th P30,000.00
medium and maximum
Par., No. 2)
- Failure of offender to lend a hand on the spot to One degree higher than
Bail corresponding to the penalty
his victim (Art. 365, last Par.) the above penalties
INCRIMINATING INNOCENT PERSON (Art. 363)
INFANTICIDE (Art. 255 as amended by R.A. 7659)
If circumstances of parricide/murder be present Reclusion perpetua to
No Bail
(1st Par.) death
If crime be committed by the mother to conceal Prision mayor medium and
P120,000.00
her dishonor (2nd Par., 1st phrase) maximum
- Frustrated maximum to prision mayor P80,000.00
minimum
minimum and medium
If committed by maternal grandparents of child to
conceal mother's dishonor (2nd Par., 2nd phrase)
- Attempted Prison correccional P60,000.00
INSOLVENCY, Fraudulent (Art. 314)
- If accused is a merchant Prision mayor P24,000.00
- If accused is not a merchant maximum to prision mayor P20,000.00
medium
INTRIGUING AGAINST HONOR (Art. 364)
Arresto menor or fine not
Bail Not Required
exceeding P200.00
INVOLUNTARY Servitude (Art. 274)
Arresto mayor maximum
to prision correccional P6,000.00
minimum

AMOUNT OF
BAIL
JUDGES, crimes committed by
Knowingly rendering unjust judgment (art. 204) Prision mayor P24,000.00
Bail Not
Unjust judgment thru negligence (Art. 205) Arresto mayor
Required
Bail Not
Unjust interlocutory order (Art. 206) Arresto mayor minimum
Required
Malicious delay in the administration of justice
(Art. 207)
Usurpation or obstruction by a judge of executive Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional
P6,000.00
functions (Art. 240) minimum
KIDNAPPING (Art. 267, 1st Par., as amended by R.A. 7659)
Reclusion perpetua to death No Bail
If kidnapping is for ransom (2nd Par.); or if victim
Death No Bail
is killed or dies, is raped or tortured (3rd Par.)
LIBEL by means of writing or similar means (Art. 355)
Prision correccional minimum and medium
P10,000.00
and/or fine from P200.00 to P6,000.00
Threatening to publish a libel or offering to
Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
prevent libelous publication for compensation
P2,000.00 Required
(Art. 356)
Publishing facts connected with the private life of
Arresto mayor and/or fine from P200.00 to Bail Not
another and offensive to the honor, virtue and
P2,000.00 Required
reputation of said person (Art. 357)
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Special cases of malicious mischief (Art. 328)
- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1) Prision correccional minimum and medium P10,000.00
- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not Bail Not
Arresto mayor
exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2) Required
- If value of damage does not exceed P200.00 Bail Not
Arresto menor
(No. 3) Required
Other Mischief (Art. 329)
Bail Not
- If value of damage exceeds P1,000.00 (No. 1) Arresto mayor medium and maximum
Required
- If value of damage is over P200.00 but does not Bail Not
Arresto mayor minimum and medium
exceed P1,000.00 (No. 2) Required
Arresto menor of fine of not less than the
- If the value of damage does not exceed P200.00 Bail Not
value of the damage and not more than
or cannot be estimated (No. 3) Required
P200.00
Damage and obstruction to means of communication (Art. 330)
- Damaging railway, telegraph/telephone lines
(1st Par.)
- If damage results in derailment of cars, collision
or other accident (2nd Par.)
Destroying or damaging statues, public monuments or paintings (Art. 331)

-Destroying/damaging statues or other useful or Arresto mayor medium to prision correccional
P6,000.00
ornamental public monument (1st Par.) minimum
-Destroying/damaging useful or ornamental Arresto menor and/or fine not exceeding Bail Not
painting of a public nature (2nd Par.) P200.00 Required
MALTREATMENT (Art. 266)
Arresto menor minimum or fine not Bail Not
exceeding P50.00 Required
Prision correccional medium to prision mayor
Maltreatment of prisoner (Art. 235) P16,000.00
minimum
MALVERSATION (Art. 217)
If the amount involved does not exceed P200.00
(No. 1)
correccional
Bail Not
- Attempted Arresto mayor minimum and medium
Required
If amount involved is more than P200.00 but does
Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
not exceed P6,000.00 (No. 2)
- Frustrated Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
If the amount involved is more than P6,000.00 Prision mayor maximum to reclusion
P30,000.00
but does not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3) temporal minimum
- Frustrated Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
- Attempted Prision correccional medium and maximum P12,000.00
If amount involved is more than P12,000.00 but
Reclusion temporal medium and maximum P40,000.00
is less than P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence)
temporal minimum
- Attempted Prision mayor minimum and medium P20,000.00
If the amount involved is P22,000 or higher (No. Reclusion temporal maximum to reclusion
P40,000.00
4, 2nd sentence) perpetua
temporal medium
Prision correccional maximum to prision
mayor medium
MALVERSATION THRU FALSIFICATION (Art. 217 in relation to Arts. 171 and 48)
If the amount is P22,000.00 or higher (No. 4, 2nd
Reclusion perpetua No Bail
sentence)
If amount is more than P12,000.00 but less than Maximum period of reclusion temporal
P40,000.00
P22,000.00 (No. 4, 1st sentence) medium and maximum
Medium period of reclusion temporal medium
and maximum
Minimum period of reclusion temporal
medium and maximum
If the amount is more than P6,000.00 but does Maximum period of prision mayor maximum P30,000.00

not exceed P12,000.00 (No. 3) to reclusion temporal minimum
Medium period of prision mayor maximum to
reclsuion temporal minimum
Minimum period of prision mayor maximum
to reclusion temporal minimum
Prision mayor maximum and fine of
If amount does not exceed P6,000.00 (Nos. 1 &
P5,000.00 (maximum period of the penalty P24,000.00
2)
for falsification under Art. 171)
- Frustrated Prision mayor medium and fine of P3,750.00 P20,000.00
Prision mayor minimum and fine of
P2,500.00

MARRIAGE CONTRACTED AGAINST PROVISIONS OF LAWS (Art. 350, 1st Par.)
P12,000.00
medium and maximum
Maximum period of
If consent is obtained through violence,
prision correccional P12,000.00
intimidation or fraud (2nd Par.)
medium and maximum
MARRIAGE. Premature
Arresto mayor and fine
Bail Not Required
not exceeding P500.00
Illegal Marriage Ceremony (Art. 352) (See Act 3613)
MEETINGS. Prohibition, Interruption and Dissolution of Peaceful (Art. 131)
P6,000.00
minimum
MINORS, Crimes against
Failure to return a minor to his parents or guardians (Art. 270)
- If committed by any person other than any of
the parents entrusted with custody of the minor Reclusion perpetua No Bail
(Art. 270)
- If committed by the father or mother of the Arresto mayor and/or fine
Bail Not Required
minor (Art. 271, 2nd Par.) not exceeding P300.00
Inducing a minor to abandon his home (Art. 271)
Prision correccional and
- If committed by any person other than the
fine not exceeding P12,000.00
parents (1st Par.)
P700.00
Arresto mayor and/or fine
- If committed by the father or mother (2nd Par.) Bail Not Required
not exceeding P300.00
Other crimes against minors. (see RA 7610, as amended by RA 7658)
minimum and medium
Exploitation of child labor (Art. 273) P10,000.00
and fine not exceeding
P500.00
Failure to deliver found abandoned child under
seven years of age to the authorities or to his
family or shall fail to take him to safe a place (Art.
275, No. 3)

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