Practice question
In one conviction, the court orders PHP8,000 reparation, PHP4,000 consequential-damage indemnification, and a PHP2,000 fine. Exactly PHP10,000 is lawfully available for these Article38 liabilities; no exemption or other competing claim is involved. Which allocation follows the order?
- PHP2,000 fine, PHP8,000 reparation, nothing for indemnification.
- PHP4,000 indemnification, PHP2,000 fine, PHP4,000 reparation.
- PHP8,000 reparation and PHP2,000 toward indemnification, with no payment yet to the fine.
- PHP10,000 entirely to the fine.
- Equal amounts to each category regardless of the statutory order.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html — Revised Penal Code Articles38 and72, order of pecuniary payment and preference among civil liabilities from multiple offenses.
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