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Rebellion Treason

The levying of war against the government The levying of war against the government would
during peace time for any purpose constitute treason when performed to aid the
mentioned in Art. 134 enemy

Rebellion Sedition
There must be taking up arms against the It is sufficient that the public uprising is
government tumultuous
The purpose is always political The purpose may be political or social

Sedition Treason
It is the raising of commotions or It is violation by a subject of his allegiance to his
disturbances in the State sovereign

Inciting to Rebellion Proposal to Commit Rebellion


The offender induces another to commit rebellion
The person who proposes has decided to commit There is no need that the offender has decided to
rebellion commit rebellion
The person who proposes the execution of the The act of inciting is done publicly
crime uses secret means.

Rebellion Proposal to Commit Rebellion


The offender induces another to commit rebellion
The person who proposes has decided to commit There is no need that the offender has decided to
rebellion commit rebellion
The person who proposes the execution of the The act of inciting is done publicly
crime uses secret means.

Rebellion Coup d'etat


The essence of crime is rising publicly and taking It's essence is swift attack against gov't, it's military
up arms against government camps or installations, communication network
and public facilities and utilities essential to the
continued excersise of governmental powers.
Involves multitude of people Maybe committed singly or collectively
Does not require that the principal participant be Requires as principal offender a member of AFP,
members of AFP, PNB, or any public officers PNB or a public office with or without civilian
support
Criminal objective is to overthrow the government Objective is to stabilize, immobilize or paralize the
and offenders to establish their own exisiting gov't by taking over such facilities and
utilities essential to the continued exercise of
governmental powers
Crime is always committed through force and Committed through force, violence, intimidation,
violence threat, strategy or stealth.

Art. 139. Sedition; How committed. — The crime of sedition is committed by persons who rise publicly
and tumultuously in order to attain by force, intimidation, or by other means outside of legal methods,
any of the following objects:

1. To prevent the promulgation or execution of any law or the holding of any popular election;

2. To prevent the National Government, or any provincial or municipal government or any public officer
thereof from freely exercising its or his functions, or prevent the execution of any administrative order;

3. To inflict any act of hate or revenge upon the person or property of any public officer or employee;

4. To commit, for any political or social end, any act of hate or revenge against private persons or any
social class; and

5. To despoil, for any political or social end, any person, municipality or province, or the National
Government (or the Government of the United States), of all its property or any part thereof.

Art. 134. Rebellion or insurrection; How committed. — The crime of rebellion or insurrection is
committed by rising publicly and taking arms against the Government for the purpose of removing from
the allegiance to said Government or its laws, the territory of the Philippine Islands or any part thereof,
of any body of land, naval or other armed forces, depriving the Chief Executive or the Legislature, wholly
or partially, of any of their powers or prerogatives. (As amended by R.A. 6968).

Article 134-A. Coup d'etat; How committed. — The crime of coup d'etat is a swift attack accompanied
by violence, intimidation, threat, strategy or stealth, directed against duly constituted authorities of the
Republic of the Philippines, or any military camp or installation, communications network, public utilities
or other facilities needed for the exercise and continued possession of power, singly or simultaneously
carried out anywhere in the Philippines by any person or persons, belonging to the military or police or
holding any public office of employment with or without civilian support or participation for the purpose
of seizing or diminishing state power. (As amended by R.A. 6968).

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