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CA 682 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. The People's Court shall have jurisdiction to try and decide all cases of crimes against national security commited between December eight, nineteen hundred forty-one and September two, nineteen hundred forty-five, and filed within six (6) months from the passage of this Act: Provided, however, That any such cases not so instituted within said period of six (6) months shall be filed with, tried and determined by the proper Court of First Instance; and Provided, further, That where, in its opinion, the evidence is not sufficient to support the offense charged, the People's Court may, neverthless, convict and sentence the accused for any crime included in the acts alleged in the indformation and established by the evidence.

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CitationCA 682 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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