Republic Act no.

7832

Section 7

“So let’s tackle naman about the section 7 of the republic act no. 7832”

Under Section 7 it covers about the penalties regarding sa mga paglabag ng section 2
which is the illegal use of electricity which includes yung pagtamper ng metro, usage ng jumper
or yung pagtatap ng mga wire

And section 3 na about naman sa theft or yung pagnanakaw ng mga electric power
transmissions line

In this section it says that

Penalties

(a) Violation of Section 2. The penalty of prison mayor or a fine ranging from Ten thousand
pesos (P10,000) to Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) or both, at the discretion of the
court, shall be imposed on any person found guilty of violating Section 2 hereof.

“Prison Mayor is a legal term for the term for period of imprisonment that maybe
between 6 years and 12 years”

“So It sinasabi ditoi na, if nalabag yung sa section 2, which is yung mga illegal use of
electricity, maaring magmulta ka ng around 10,000 pesos minimum or twenty thousand
maximum or either prison mayor na nagkakahulugang makulong sa pagitan ng anim na taon
hanghgang labindalawang taon. So if nalabag mo yung section 2 and it found out na you’re
guilty then that will be the penalty na maari mong harapin”

(b) Violation of Section 3. The penalty of reclusion temporal or a fine ranging from Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000) to One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000) or both at the discretion
of the court, shall be imposed on any person found guilty of violating Section 3 hereof.

“Reclusion temporal is a legal term for a period for imprisonment that maybe
between 12 years and 20 years

Next naman is Section 7 b or yung pagviolate naman ng section 3, which is yung theft of
electric power transmission line. So in violating naman ng section 3, maaring ma penalized ka
ng rainging from 50,000 pesos minimum up to 100,000 thousand pesos maximum or kung ayaw
mo naman magbayad maari kang I penalized ng reclusion temporal or pagkakulong ng
labindalawang taon hanggang dalawampung taon kubng hindi mo kaya makapagbayad ng
nasabing multa. Ang nasabing penalty ay liable if you’re caught guilty sa paglabag ng section 3,
 (c)Provision common to violations of Section 2 and Section 3 hereof. If the offense is
committed by, or in connivance with, an officer or employee of the power company,
private electric utility or rural electric cooperative concerned, such officer or employee
shall, upon conviction, be punished with a penalty one (1) degree higher than the
penalty provided herein, and forthwith be dismissed and perpetually disqualified from
employment in any public or private utility or service company and from holding any
public office.

“So dito naman tayo sa section 7 C under RA 7832, In this part, it states that na kapag
naviolate and section 2 and 3 nang kung sino mang employee, officers or anyone na
nagwowork or involves in the field under the electric or power company. SInasabing siya
ay liable with one degree higher penalty compare sa penalty under Section 7 (a) and (b),
and hindi lang siya pagmumultahin kung hindi ay siya rin ay matatanggal sa trabaho
under ng private man or public utility or service company ng isang power company.

Notes:

“ So ,there are also additional information under ng Section 7 ng RA 7832 wherein it

states that ”

If, in committing any of the acts enumerated in Section 4 hereof, any of the other acts as
enumerated is also committed, then the penalty next higher in degree as provided herein shall
be imposed.

If the offense is committed by, or in connivance with an officer or employee of the

electric utility concerned, such officer or employee shall, upon conviction, be punished with a
penalty one (1) degree higher than the penalty provided herein, and forthwith be dismissed and
perpetually disqualified from employment in any public or private utility or service company.
Likewise, the electric utility concerned which shall have knowingly permitted or having
knowledge of its commission shall have failed to prevent the same, or was otherwise guilty of
negligence in connection with the commission thereof, shall be made to pay a fine not
exceeding triple the amount of the 'differential billing' subject to the discretion of the courts.

“Eto lng din yung sa inexplain ko knina about someone that is working in the field or
under siya ng public or private electric utiliy na nilabag yung section 2 and 3 ng RA 7832. Siya ay
magiging liable sa penalty with one degree higher than the degree provided and kasama na dito
ay ang pagkasibak sa trabaho sa power company na kanyang pinagtratrabahuhan.
 If the violation is committed by a partnership, firm, corporation, association or any other
legal entity, including a government-owned or -controlled corporation, the penalty shall be
imposed on the president, manager and each of the officers thereof who shall have knowingly
permitted, failed to prevent or was otherwise responsible for the commission of the offense.

“So dito naman sa last, na it involve not just an individual but mismong yung buong
association or corporation and even yung mga government related na mga tao, na kung saan
yung penalty is iimposed doon mismo sa kanila or doon mismo sa namumuno or yung president
,manager or yung mga officer because they’re the one who permits and sila ang liable sa
paggawa ng mg illegal na Gawain tulad nlng ng mga nabanggit sa section 2 and 3. So with that,
they deserve to be penalized and be liable with their wrong doings.

Let’s move on naman sa section 8

Section 8

“Let’s tackle naman about RA 7832 section *

“So in this section, it covers the authority to impose violation of contract surcharges o in
tagalog is yung dagdag singil” Sinasabi dito sa section 8 na yung “ basa ppt

Authority to Impose Violation of Contract Surcharges

 A private electric utility or rural electric cooperative may impose surcharges, in addition
to the value of the electricity pilfered, on the bills of any consumer apprehended for tampering
with his electric meter/metering facility installed on his premises, as well as other violations of
contract like direct connection, use of jumper, and other means of illicit usage of electricity
found installed in the premises of the consumer. The surcharge for the violation of contract
shall be collected from and paid by the consumer concerned as follows:

“So base sa section 8, isnsabing may kakayahang magsagawa yung private electric utility
or yung rural electric cooperative ng surcharges or yung tinatawag na dagdag singil sa kung sino
mang mahuhuli na nagnanakaw ng kuryente. Ilang example nlng dito is yung pagkakaroon ng
direct connection, paggamit ng mga jumper “eto karamihan nito is yung sa mga nasa squatter
ares, mapapansin natin na yung mga kable ng kuryente don diba,,,, parang mga sapot na ng
gagamba, tapos isa pa dito is yung paggmomodify ng metro ng kuryente which is yung dinadaya
yung ikot ng metro. So with that, maaring magimposed para sa magiging surcharges, syempre
magkakaroon ng dagdag singil kasi ninakaw mo yung kuryente diba. And yung mga magiging
apprehension nito ay padagdag ng padagdag na makikita natin on the next slide.

So for the

(a) First apprehension. - There will be “Twenty five percent (25%) of the current bill as
surcharge;”

On

(b) Second apprehension. – There will be Fifty percent (50%) of the current bill as
surcharge; and lastly

(c) Third and subsequent apprehensions. - One hundred percent (100%) of the current
bill as surcharge. Or dobleng singil na kung tawagin

Sinasabi ring dito sa section 8 na yung

The private electric utility or rural electric cooperative is authorized to discontinue the
electric service in case the consumer is in arrears in the payment of the above imposed
surcharges.

The term 'apprehension' as used herein shall be understood to mean the discovery of
the presence of any of the circumstances enumerated in Section 4 hereof in the establishment
or outfit of the consumer concerned.

“So if ever na hindi mo or ayaw mo bayadan yung inimpose na dagdag singil, may
Karapatan ang private electric utilityor electric cooperative na putulan ka ng kuryente alinsunod
sa batas. And sinsabi rin dito na yung term na apprehension is ginagamit kapag ikaw ay
nahuling lumabag sa batas na nakasaad sa section 4.

With all of that it ends my report on section 7 and 8, and we can move back again to our last
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