Answer
Theft is committed by any person who, with intent to gain but without violence, intimidation, or force upon things, takes the personal property of another without the owner's consent (Article 308 of the Revised Penal Code). Its elements are: a taking of personal property belonging to another, with intent to gain, without the owner's consent, and accomplished without violence or intimidation against persons or force upon things.
Theft is distinguished from robbery, which involves violence, intimidation, or force upon things, and from estafa, which involves deceit or abuse of confidence in how the property is obtained. The penalty for theft depends on the value of the property taken.
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