Practice question
An RPC offense is committed on a duly Philippine-registered aircraft outside Philippine territory. No treaty or preferential-law issue changes the result. Does Article2(1) categorically exclude it because it is not a ship?
- No; the provision also covers a Philippine airship
- Yes; aircraft can never fall within it
- Yes; only maritime vessels are mentioned
- Yes; every flight abroad eliminates the provision
- Yes; the pilot’s preference controls
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles2,21–22, specified provisions: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426 Article2(1)–(3),(5), treaty/preferential-law qualification.
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