Republic of the Philippines 

DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY 

Mid-La Union Campus- San Fernando City, La Union 
 
COLLEGE OF LAW 
 
AY 2020-2021 (First Semester) 
 
SUBJECT CODE: Law 109 
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE​: Criminal Law 1  
INSTRUCTOR:​ Judge Eilyn Beverly Bless L. Castillo-Rimando 
SCHEDULE: ​Saturday- 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
 
 
SYLLABUS 
 
LESSON 1: 
 
▪ Criminal Law in General 
▪ Preliminary-  Date  of Effectiveness and Application of the Provisions of 
the Revised Penal Code 
Articles 1-2 
 
▪ Felonies 
Articles 3-10 
 
LESSON 2: 
 
▪ Circumstances Which Affect Criminal Liability 
Articles 11-15 
 
o Justifying  Circumstances  and  Circumstances  which 
Exempt from Criminal Liability 
o Circumstances which Mitigate Criminal Liability 
o Circumstances which Aggravate Criminal Liability 
o Alternative Circumstances 
 
▪ Persons Criminally Liable for Felonies 
Articles 16-20 
 
LESSON 3: 
 
▪ PENALTIES 
Articles 21-88 
 
o Penalties in General 
o Classification of Penalties 
o Duration and Effect of Penalties 
o Application of Penalties 
o Execution and Service of Penalties 
 
LESSON 4: 
 

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 ▪ EXTINCTION OF CRIMINAL LIABLITY 
Articles 89-99 
 
o Total Extinction of Criminal Liability 
o Partial Extinction of Criminal Liability 
 
LESSSON 5: 
 
 
▪ CIVIL LIABILITY 
Articles 100-113 
 
o Persons Civilly Liable for Felonies 
o What Civil Liability Includes 
o Extinction and Survival of Civil Liability 
 
References: 
 
The Revised Penal Code (Criminal Law) (Book I). by Luis B. Reyes. 
 
Jurisprudence. 
 
Presidential Decree No. 1612 ​(Anti-Fencing Law of 1979). 
Act No. 4103 as amended by Act. No. ​4225 (Intermediate Sentence Law). 
Presidential  Decree  No.  968,  as  amended  by Presidential Decree No. 1257, 
and  as  further  amended  by  Batas  Pambansa  Blg.  76  and  Presidential 
Decree No. 1990 (Probation Law). 
Presidential  Decree  No.  603​,  as  amended  by  Presidential  Decree  No.  1179 
(The Child and Youth Welfare Code). 
Republic  Act  No.  10951  ​(An  Act  Adjusting  the  Amount  or  the  Value  of 
Property  and  Damage  on Which a Penalty is Based and the Fines Imposed 
Under  the  Revised  Penal  Code,  Amending  for  the  Purpose  Act  No.  3815, 
Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code", as Amended). 
Republic  Act  No.  10159         ​(An Act Amending Article 39 Of Act No. 3815, 
As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Revised Penal Code). 
Republic  Act  No.  9344.  ​(An  Act  Establishing  A  Comprehensive  Juvenile 
Justice  And  Welfare  System,  Creating  The  Juvenile  Justice  And  Welfare 
Council  Under  The  Department  Of  Justice, Appropriating Funds Therefor 
And For Other Purposes). 
Republic  Act  No. 11362  ​(An  Act  Authorizing  The  Court  To  Require 
Community  Service  In  Lieu  Of  Imprisonment  For  The  Penalties  Of 
Arresto  Menor  And  Arresto  Mayor,  Amending  For  The  Purpose  Chapter 
5,  Title  3,  Book  I  Of  Act  No.  3815,  As  Amended,  Otherwise  Known  As 
“The Revised Penal Code). 
Republic  Act  No. 10592  ​(An  Act  Amending  Articles  29,  94,  97,  98  And  99 
Of ​Act  No.  3815​,  As  Amended,  Otherwise  Known  As  The  Revised  Penal 
Code). 
 
 

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