Practice question
A penal provision prescribes a P900,000 fine as an alternative to imprisonment. A student says Article26’s monetary classification cannot apply to alternative fines. What is correct?
- Only the actual payment date matters
- Alternative status automatically makes every fine light
- Alternative fines are not mentioned
- The fine is correctional under Article26, which expressly covers alternative fines
- The amount must be replaced with the obsolete P200 figure
Legal references
- RA10951 Sections1-2, amended RPC Articles9 and26, current thresholds: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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