HB 748
House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Staged Kidnapping and Detention, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code
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The bill proposes a new crime called “staged kidnapping and detention,” which would punish anyone who fakes their own kidnapping to demand ransom or force someone else to act, with up to six years in prison and a fine of ₱100,000‑₱1,200,000.
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