Practice question
A covered continuing trafficking offense commenced in the Philippines and continued abroad against a Filipino citizen. The foreign suspect is not Filipino. The defense claims Section 26-A requires Filipino nationality of every accused. Which is correct?
- The accused-nationality requirement is the only listed connection
- A Filipino victim can never be relevant
- All continuing offenses become private contracts
- Paragraph (c) supplies a victim-citizenship alternative on these stipulated conditions
- Nationality of the accused and victim are legally identical
Legal references
- RA 10364 Section 23 inserting RA 9208 Section 26-A: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10364_2013.html; Section 26-A(a)-(c) and foreign-prosecution paragraph.
- Republic Act No. 11862, June 23, 2022, Section 17 amending RA 9208 Section 26-A: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/95641
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