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Article 25 lists the principal penalties in a scale, from gravest down: reclusion perpetua and reclusion temporal (afflictive); prisión mayor, prisión correccional, and arresto mayor (correctional); and arresto menor (light); along with fines and disqualifications. Each divisible penalty is further divided into minimum, medium, and maximum periods (Article 76).
Penalties are graduated up or down by degrees using the scales in Article 71, and the period within a penalty is set according to the mitigating and aggravating circumstances present. The full report walks through how a court arrives at the specific penalty.
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