Practice question
A private contractor gives a public officer money in consideration of an agreed criminal act connected with the officer's duties. The officer accepts, and the required facts are proved. The contractor claims that only public officers can be punished for the bribery transaction. Which provision directly answers that claim?
- Article 203 makes every private contractor immune.
- Article 212 punishes the person who makes the covered offers or promises or gives the gifts to corrupt the officer.
- Article 220 applies only because every gift is appropriated public money.
- Article 211 erases the giver's participation.
- No criminal law can address a private giver.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Act No. 3815, specified articles, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426; Articles 203, 210–212, 217, 220 and 222, as amended.
- RA 10951, current amended RPC provisions and monetary thresholds: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html; Section 40, Article 217.
- Ysidoro v People, G.R. No. 192330, November 14, 2012, main decision, technical malversation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/nov2012/gr_192330_2012.html
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