Practice question
Pirates forcibly take only passengers’ personal belongings aboard a vessel in Philippine waters. They take no cargo and do not seize the whole ship. Does that omission alone exclude the statutory definition?
- No; passengers’ belongings are expressly included
- Yes; only a whole ship can be taken
- Yes; cargo is always indispensable
- Yes; fishing boats alone qualify
- Yes; personal property is excluded
Legal references
- PD532 Sections2 and4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_532_1974.html
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