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RA 6968 Section 4

RA 6968 Section 4

Section 4

SEC. 4. Article 135 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Article 135. Penalty for rebellion, insurrection or coup d'etat. - Any person who promotes, maintains, or heads a rebellion or insurrection shall suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. "Any person merely participating or executing the commands of others in a rebellion or insurrection shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal. "Any person who leads or in any manner directs or commands others to undertake a coup d'etat shall suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. "Any person in the government service who participates, or executes directions or commands of others in undertaking a coup d'etat shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period. "Any person not in the government service who participates, or in any manner supports, finances, abets or aids in undertaking a coup d'etat shall suffer the penalty of prison mayor in its maximum period. "When the rebellion, insurrection, or coup d'etat shall be under the command of unknown leaders, any person who in fact directed the others, spoke for them, signed receipts and other documents issued in their name, or performed similar acts, on behalf of the rebels shall be deemed a leader of such rebellion, insurrection, or coup d'etat."

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CitationRA 6968 Section 4 (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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