Practice question
A private employee commits an ordinary private-property offense wholly abroad. The prosecutor relies only on Article 2(5), describing any dishonest act as a national-security offense, without satisfying a defined Title One crime. No other basis applies. Which is best?
- The specified defined category cannot be expanded merely by a national-security label.
- Any dishonest act anywhere necessarily satisfies 2(5).
- The prosecutor's label replaces all offense elements.
- All private-property offenses are expressly in Title One.
- Foreign location automatically proves every national-security charge.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles8,13-16: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Revised Penal Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
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