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68 Ateneo L.J. 1 (2023-2024)

handle is hein.journals/ateno68 and id is 1 raw text is: The Proposed Philippine Code of Crimes (Book One): Salient Features and Comparison with the Revised Penal Code and the Spanish Penal Code Redbert Chris T. Maines* Karina Mae P. Garcia** I. IN TR O D U C T IO N ........................................................................... I A. Overview of the Revised Penal Code and the Spanish Penal Code B. Amendments to the Revised Penal Code C. Efforts to Overhaul the Revised Penal Code II. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED CODE OF CRIMES - B O O K O N E ................................................................................. .. 8 A. General Structure B. Provisions III. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION............................................36 I. INTRODUCTION The Revised Penal Code is the primary source of Philippine Criminal Law. In force since 1932,' it has been in effect for over nine decades and has not * '20 LL.B., University of the Philippines College of Law. The Author is currently serving as Chief Political Affairs Officer at the Office of Deputy Speaker Pablo John F. Garcia in the House of Representatives. ** '18 LL.B., University of the Philippines College of Law. The Author is currently serving as Court Attorney VI at the Office of Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, Supreme Court of the Philippines. The views expressed in this article are those of the Authors only and do not reflect the views of the institutions represented. Cite as 68 ATENEO L.J. 1 (2023). i. See Jose A. Javier, A Short Study of the Philippine Revised Penal Code, 14 PHIL. L.J. 161, 161 (1934)-