Practice question
A proper competent court receives first filing of an offense committed abroad but punishable under RPC Article2, with all statutory conditions established. Counsel says no Philippine venue exists because every ingredient occurred abroad. Which is correct?
- Only private consent creates jurisdiction
- All extraterritorial offenses are excluded
- Only an embassy can decide guilt
- No statute can address abroad conduct
- Section15(d) supplies the first-filing rule for that specified category
Legal references
- Rule110 Sections1–4 and15: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- 1987 Constitution ArticleVIII Section5(4), change of venue to avoid miscarriage of justice: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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