18 Questions
What must a person detained be informed of?
The reason for their detention
What right does a person detained have, according to the text?
The right to communicate with their attorney
What penalty is imposed on a public officer or employee who delays the release of a prisoner?
Imprisonment for a period specified in Article 124
What penalty is imposed on a public officer or employee who expels a person from the Philippines?
Prision correccional
What penalty is imposed on a public officer or employee who enters a dwelling against the will of the owner?
Prision correccional in its minimum period
What must a public officer or employee do if they have surreptitiously entered a dwelling?
Immediately leave the premises if the owner requests them to do so
What is the maximum penalty for detaining a person for more than 15 days but not more than 6 months?
Prision mayor
What is considered a legal ground for the detention of any person?
All of the above
What is the penalty for a public officer or employee who fails to deliver a detained person to the proper judicial authorities within 12 hours for crimes or offenses punishable by light penalties?
Arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period
What is the penalty for a public officer or employee who fails to deliver a detained person to the proper judicial authorities within 36 hours for crimes or offenses punishable by afflictive or capital penalties?
Reclusion temporal
What is the penalty for a public officer or employee who fails to deliver a detained person to the proper judicial authorities within 18 hours for crimes or offenses punishable by correctional penalties?
Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods
What is the maximum penalty for detaining a person for more than 3 days but not more than 15 days?
Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods
What penalty shall be inflicted upon any person who seizes the whole or part of a vessel's cargo on the high seas?
Reclusion temporal
Under what circumstance does qualified piracy carry the penalty of reclusion temporal to death?
Seizing a vessel by boarding or firing upon it
What crime is committed when a public officer detains a person without legal grounds?
Arbitrary detention
What is the penalty for mutiny on the high seas according to Article 122?
Reclusion temporal
In what situation will piracy carry the penalty of reclusion temporal to death?
When abandoning victims without means of saving themselves
What is the penalty for arbitrary detention according to the text?
Not specified in the text
Test your knowledge on Article 126 of the Philippine Constitution regarding the delaying release and the rights of a detained person to be informed of the cause of detention and to confer with their attorney. This quiz includes information on amendments made by e.o. Nos. 59 and 272 in 1986 and July 25, 1987.
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