ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

School of law
CRIMINAL LAW I
Atty. Lorenzo U. Padilla, A.B., LL.B., M.B.A., LL.M.

CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM MODULES FOR THE COURSE IN

PHILIPPINE CRIMINAL LAW
I. CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW - PROGRAM MODULE NO. 4

Specific learning objectives - Laws to be considered - Legal references/special

penal legislations for partial integration - Cases for mandatory reading - Cases
for optional reading/supplements - General direction of the session/course
outlines - Reviewer

HISTORY, SOURCES AND APPLICATION OF PENAL LAW; FELONIES AND

THEIR CLASSIFICATION; CRIMINAL INTENT; DISTINGUISHING MOTIVE
FROM CRIMINAL INTENT

Specific learning objectives.

1. To trace the history of the Revised Penal Code, its sources, and
understand the rationale for its enactment;

2. To revisit the principle of territoriality as embodied in Article 2 of

the Revised Penal Code, with the end in view of clarifying the scope of the
application of the provisions of the Revised Penal Code, identifying cases in
which the provisions of the Revised Penal Code are applicable even with respect
to felonies committed outside of the Philippines, and to re-examine important
words and phrases employed in said article;

3. To introduce the students to the concept of felonies, their

classification according to the means by which they are committed, and to
sensitize them to the elements of felonies (concepts of dolo and culpa); and,

4. To underscore the importance of criminal intent in the perpetration

of criminal acts, distinguish criminal intent from motive, and identify instances
when criminal intent is deemed irrelevant in the determination of whether or
not a crime has been committed.

Laws to be considered.

Art. 1, 2, 3, 275 [par. 1], 213[par.2(b)], 116, 365, and 366, Revised Penal
Code;
 Sec. 3, Chapter 1, Book I, Administrative Code of 1987;

Art. I, 1987 Constitution.

Sec. 58 (Extra-Territorial Application of this Act), Republic Act No. 9372

(Human Security Act of 2007); and

Secs. 4 (War crimes), 5 (Genocide), 6 (Other Crimes Against Humanity), 9

(Irrelevance of Official Capacity), 10 (Responsibility of Superiors), 17
(Jurisdiction) Republic Act No. 9851 (Philippine Act on Crimes Against
International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against
Humanity).

Cases for mandatory reading.

1. U.S. vs. Tamporong, 31 Phil. 321;

2. People vs. Lol-lo and Saraw, 43 Phil. 19;

3. People vs. Silvestre and Atienza, 56 Phil. 353;

4. U.S. vs. Divino, 12 Phil. 175;

5. U.S. vs. Maleza, et al., 14 Phil. 468;

6. U.S. vs. Catangay, 28 Phil. 490;

7. U.S vs. Siy Cong Bieng, et al., 30 Phil. 577;

8. People vs. Mapa, 20 SCRA 1164;

9. Guevarra vs. Almodovar, G.R. No. 75256, Jan. 26, 1989;

10. Timoner vs. People, 125 SCRA 830;

11. People vs. Dorico, et al., 54 SCRA 172;

12. U.S. vs. Go Foo Suy, 25 Phil. 256;

13. People vs. Taneo, 58 Phil. 256, 43 Phil. 842;

14. People vs. Diva, 23 SCRA 332;

 15. People vs. Marcos, 70 Phil. 468.

Cases for optional reading/supplements.

1. Salvador vs. Mapa, Jr., et al., G.R. No. 135080, November 28,
2007;

2. Pideli vs. People, G.R. No. 163437, February 13, 2008;

3. Boac, et al. vs. People, G.R. No. 180597, November 7, 2008;

4. Aguirre vs. Secretary of the Department of Justice, et al., G. R. No.

170723, March 3, 2008;

5. Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Interport Resources

Corporation, et al., G.R. No. 135808, October 6, 2008;

6. Calimutan vs. People, G.R. No. 152133, February 9, 2006;

7. Monfort III and Monfort vs. Salvatierra, et al., G.R. No. 168301,
March 5, 2007;

8. De Jesus vs. Sandiganbayan and Ombudsman, G.R. Nos. 164166

& 164173-80, October 17, 2007;

9. De Guzman vs. People, G.R. No. 166502, October 17, 2008;

10. Valenzuela vs. People, G. R. No. 160188, June 21, 2007;

11. Recuerdo vs. People, G.R. No. 168217 June 27, 2006;

12. People vs. Mapalo, G.R. No. 172608, February 6, 2007;

13. People vs. Castillo, G.R. No. 172695, June 29, 2007;

14. Epifanio vs. People, G.R. NO. 157057, June 26, 2007;

15. People vs. Buduhan and Buduhan, G.R. No. 178196, August 6,
2008;

16. Gaviola vs. People, G.R. No. 163927, January 27, 2006;

17. Monge vs. People, G.R. No. 170308, March 7, 2008;

18. Tan, et al. vs. Ballena, et al., G.R. No. 168111, July 4, 2008;

19. Sayco vs. People, G.R. No. 159703, March 3, 2008;

 20. Pil-Ey vs. People, G.R. No. 154941, July 9, 2007;

21. Baxinela vs. People, G.R. No. 149652, March 24, 2006;

22. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company vs. Go and Bautista, G.R. No.
155647, November 23, 2007;

23. Monge vs. People, G.R. No. 170308, March 7, 2008;

24. Go vs. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 172602, April 13, 2007, per Mr.
Justice Callejo, Sr.; see also Go vs. Sandiganbayan, et al., G.R. No. 172602,
September 3, 2007 [Resolution on Motion for Reconsideration], per Madam
Justice Ynares-Santiago;

25. Ricaforte vs. Jurado, G.R. NO. 154438, September 5, 2007;

26. Resayo vs. People, G.R. No. 154502, April 27, 2007;

27. People vs. Crespo, G.R. No. 180500, September 11, 2008;

28. People vs. Galvez, G.R. No. 157221 , March 20, 2007;

29. People vs. Rapeza, G.R. No. 169431[Formerly G.R. Nos. 149891-
92], April 3, 2007;

30. People vs. Paoyo, G.R. No. 170193, April 4, 2007;

31. Salvador vs. People, G.R. No. 164266, July 23, 2008.

General direction of session/course outlines.

TARGET SYLLABUS NO. I-02-01.

QUESTIONS ON SELECTED LEGISLATIONS AND CASES IN CRIMINAL

LAW.

Reviewer.

QUIZLERS ON SELECTED LEGISLATIONS AND CASES IN CRIMINAL

LAW (QUIZLER NO. 4 – HISTORY SOURCES AND APPLICATION, ETC.
2020).

Synthesizer.

GUIDE TO QUIZLERS ON SELECTED LEGISLATIONS AND CASES IN

CRIMINAL LAW.