Article 126 of the Philippine Constitution Quiz
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What must a person detained be informed of?

  • The reason for their detention (correct)
  • The charges against them
  • The duration of their detention
  • Their right to an attorney

    • What right does a person detained have, according to the text?

  • The right to communicate with their attorney (correct)
  • The right to a speedy trial
  • The right to be released on bail
  • The right to a public hearing

    • 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 (correct)
  • Dismissal from their position
  • No penalty is specified
  • A fine

    • What penalty is imposed on a public officer or employee who expels a person from the Philippines?

    <p>Prision correccional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What penalty is imposed on a public officer or employee who enters a dwelling against the will of the owner?

    <p>Prision correccional in its minimum period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must a public officer or employee do if they have surreptitiously entered a dwelling?

    <p>Immediately leave the premises if the owner requests them to do so</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum penalty for detaining a person for more than 15 days but not more than 6 months?

    <p>Prision mayor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered a legal ground for the detention of any person?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Reclusion temporal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum penalty for detaining a person for more than 3 days but not more than 15 days?

    <p>Prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What penalty shall be inflicted upon any person who seizes the whole or part of a vessel's cargo on the high seas?

    <p>Reclusion temporal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what circumstance does qualified piracy carry the penalty of reclusion temporal to death?

    <p>Seizing a vessel by boarding or firing upon it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What crime is committed when a public officer detains a person without legal grounds?

    <p>Arbitrary detention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for mutiny on the high seas according to Article 122?

    <p>Reclusion temporal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what situation will piracy carry the penalty of reclusion temporal to death?

    <p>When abandoning victims without means of saving themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for arbitrary detention according to the text?

    <p>Not specified in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

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