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Duration of Penalties

The document summarizes the duration of penalties under Philippine law. It lists the minimum and maximum lengths for various types of penalties, including: - Reclusión perpetua (life imprisonment with accessorial penalties of civil interdiction for life or the period of the sentence and perpetual disqualification) - Reclusión temporal (temporary imprisonment ranging from 12-20 years) - Prisión mayor (imprisonment from 6-12 years with possible temporary disqualification or suspension) - Prisión correccional (imprisonment from 6 months-6 years with possible suspension or destierro and perpetual disqualification if over 18 months) - Arresto mayor (imprisonment from 1 month-6

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Duration of Penalties

The document summarizes the duration of penalties under Philippine law. It lists the minimum and maximum lengths for various types of penalties, including: - Reclusión perpetua (life imprisonment with accessorial penalties of civil interdiction for life or the period of the sentence and perpetual disqualification) - Reclusión temporal (temporary imprisonment ranging from 12-20 years) - Prisión mayor (imprisonment from 6-12 years with possible temporary disqualification or suspension) - Prisión correccional (imprisonment from 6 months-6 years with possible suspension or destierro and perpetual disqualification if over 18 months) - Arresto mayor (imprisonment from 1 month-6

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Duration of Penalties[7]

Entire length Minimum length Medium length Maximum length Accessory penalties
Type
Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max

Civil interdiction for life or during the period of the sentence


Reclusión perpetua 20 years and 1 day to 40 years[8]
as the case may be, and perpetual absolute disqualification

12 years 12 years 14 years 14 years 17 years 17 years


20 20
Reclusión temporal and one and one and 8 and 8 and 4 and 4
years years
day day months months months months

 If disqualification is imposed, 12 years and 1 day


Prisión mayorand 6 years
12 6 years 8 years and 10 years 12  Temporary absolute disqualification and that of
temporary and one 8 years 10 years
years and 1 day 1 day and 1 day years perpetual special disqualification from the right
disqualification day
ofsuffrage

 If suspension is imposed, 6 years

Prisión correccional, 6 months 2 years 2 years, 4 4 years 4 years, 2  Suspension from public office, from the right to follow
6 months a profession or calling, and that of perpetual special
suspension, and one 6 years and 4 months and 2 months 6 years
and 1 day disqualification from the right of suffrage, if the
and destierro day months and 1 day months and 1 day
duration of said imprisonment shall exceed eighteen
months

1 month 6 2 months 4 months 6


Arresto mayor 1 month 2 months 4 months
and 1 day months and 1 day and 1 day months Suspension of the right to hold office and the right of suffrage
during the term of the sentence
Arresto menor 1 day 30 days 1 day 10 days 11 days 20 days 21 days 30 days

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