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RA 10951 Section 71

RA 10951 Section 71

Article 285 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 285. Other light threats.

Section 71

SEC. 71. Article 285 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "ART. 285. Other light threats. - The penalty of arresto menor in its minimum period or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (P40,000) shall be imposed upon: "1. Any person who. without being included in the provisions of the next preceding article, shall threaten another with a weapon, or draw such weapon in a quarrel, unless it be in lawful self-defense. "2. Any person who, in the heat of anger, shall orally threaten another with some harm not constituting a crime, and who by subsequent acts shows that he did not persist, in the idea involved in his threat: Provided, That the circumstances of the offense shall not bring it within the provisions of Article 282 of this Code. "3. Any person who shall orally threaten to do another any harm not constituting a felony."

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CitationRA 10951 Section 71 (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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