PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1744. AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON. WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels, and other commercial establishments;

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1744. AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON. WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels, and other commercial establishments;

[ PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1744, November 11, 1980 ] AMENDING ARTICLES THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY O F THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON. WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels, and other commercial establishments;

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1744. AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON. WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels, and other commercial establishments;

presidential decree no. 1744 . date nov 11, 1980 . law amending articles three hundred and twenty o f the revised penal code provisions on arson.

It was issued in response to rampant arson destroying residential homes, public buildings, and commercial establishments. The amendments classify different types of buildings and properties and impose reclusion temporal to death or mandatory death depending on the target of the arson and consequences.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1744 AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels and other commercial establishments;

P.D. No. 1744 - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This presidential decree amends Article 320 of the Revised Penal Code to impose harsher penalties, including the death penalty, for arson. It aims to deter rampant burnings of residential and commercial properties that have occurred.

a. anti- arson law (pd 1613, as amended by pd 1744) PURPOSE The findings of the police and intelligence agencies of the government reveal that fires and other crimes involving destruction in Metro Manila and other urban centers in the country are being perpetrated by criminal syndicates, some of which have foreign connections.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1744. AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE PROVISIONS ON ARSON WHEREAS, there have been rampant and wanton burnings of residential houses, public buildings, markets, hotels and other commercial establishments;