Practice question
The offended party is established to be the accused’s adopted sister. The prosecution says adopted relationships are categorically outside Article 15. Which is best?
- Only biological siblings can be mentioned under the text.
- Adoption necessarily creates no relevant relationship.
- The sister must prove a shared surname instead.
- The provision applies only to friendships.
- That categorical exclusion contradicts the express enumeration.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Article 15, specified relationship classes, compared with Article 11(2): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
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