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Practice question: Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (RA 9208, Secs. 3–6 and 10–12, as amended by RA 10364, 11862, and 12312)

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

An offender commits proved Section4 acts over sixty-five noncontinuous days. The duration qualifier is alleged and proved. He says interruptions between days necessarily prevent Section6(h) from applying. Which response follows?
  1. The statute expressly allows noncontinuous days
  2. Only consecutive days count
  3. Sixty-five days is below the threshold
  4. The threshold is sixty-five consecutive years
  5. Interruptions legalize each act

Legal references

  • RA11862 Section6, current trafficking qualifications: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11862_2022.html
  • RA12312 current additional offshore-gaming recruitment provisions, not an exclusive trafficking qualifier: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/100174

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