FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE CIVIL CODE R.A. NO. 386 Article 14. Penal Laws and those of public security and safety shall be obligatory upon all who live or sojourn in Philippines territory, subject to the principles of public international law and to treaty stipulations. In Philippine territory the law makes obligatory penal law and those of public security and safety upon all who live or sojourn. So, even if a Japanese citizen is a mere guest in the Philippines, he is still liable from the crime he commits here in the Philippines. Illustration: Vincent is a Japanese citizen who is having a vacation in Laguna. He met Rose and he decided to rape her inside his house. He is liable and can be charged with rape. According to Art. 14 everybody who sojourns on Philippine territory is bound by Philippine penal laws and those of public safety so He cannot invoke that he is a foreigner. The rule would be different if Vincent is a Japanese Ambassador because the Philippine penal laws an...