Practice question
Does that Section 26-A describe only Philippine citizenship of the accused?
- Yes, every victim-based paragraph is absent
- No; its alternatives also include permanent residence and commission against a Philippine citizen
- Yes, permanent residence is expressly excluded
- Yes, only a mayor may be accused
- Yes, all foreign suspects are automatically immune
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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