- Statute
- Revised Penal Code
- Article
- Art. 359
- Topic
- Statutory provision
- Status
- In force, as amended
- Year
- 1930
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
Art. 359. Slander by deed. — The penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prisión correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) to One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000) shall be imposed upon any person who shall perform any act not included and punished in this title, which shall cast dishonor, discredit or contempt upon another person. If said act is not of a serious nature, the penalty shall be arresto menor or a fine not exceeding Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000).
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Punishes acts that publicly cast dishonor, discredit, or contempt on another person but are not covered elsewhere in the defamation title. Serious cases draw jail time (arresto mayor maximum to prisión correccional minimum) or a fine of P20,000 to P100,000; less serious cases draw only light detention (arresto menor) or a fine not over P20,000.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Quirico Mari v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 127694