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RA 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009) Section 16

RA 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009) Section 16

Common Penal Provisions.

Section 16

SEC 16. Common Penal Provisions. — If the offender is a parent, ascendant, guardian, stepparent or collateral relative within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity or any person having control or moral ascendancy over the child, the penalty provided herein shall be in its maximum duration: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to Section 4(g) of this Act; If the offender is a juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed upon the owner, manager, partner, member of the board of directors and/or any responsible officer who participated in the commission of the crime or shall have knowingly permitted or failed to prevent its commission; If the offender is a foreigner, he/she shall be immediately deported after the complete service of his/her sentence and shall forever be barred from entering the country; and The penalty provided for in this Act shall be imposed in its maximum duration if the offender is a public office or employee.

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CitationRA 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009) Section 16 (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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