FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No. 
1335 
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Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The incidents of cellphone snatching at gunpoint are increasing day by day. 
In most cases, the perpetrators kill their victim on resistance. In many cases, the 
perpetrator while snatching the cellphone also snatches cash and other valuables 
from their victims. The main reason for cellphone snatching is that it can be sold in 
the black market for less than its cost in the open market. It is such a small item that 
once snatched or stolen, it can be carried by the snatcher or thief undetected. 
Therefore, cellophanes have become an attractive item for felons. 
There is an urgent need to protect our people from cellphone snatchers as 
well as thieves of other portable telecommunication devices, such as personal digital 
assistants and portable computers, which have become indispensable devices for 
information and communication in the daily lives of our people. 
This bill proposes to deter malefactors from snatching mobile phones and 
other portable telecommunication devices by imposing stiffer penalties. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 1335 
Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING STIFFER PEN AL TIES FOR THE CRIME OF THEFT AND 
ROBBERY OF PORTABLE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines In 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Theft and Robbery 
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of Portable Telecommunication Devices Act of 2010." 
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Sec. 2. Definition. - "Portable telecommunication device" shall refer to 
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cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, portable computers, two-way very 
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high frequency (VHF) or ultra high frequency (UHF) radios, and other portable 
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communication equipments utilized to transmit messages, documents, photos, 
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images, videos, or information through air, radio or satellite frequencies. 
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Sec. 3. Penal Provision. -: Any person convicted of the crime of theft and 
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robbery, as defined under Chapters One and Three of Title Ten of the Revised Penal 
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Code, of a portable telecommunication device shall be punished by the penalty next 
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higher in degree than those respectively specified in the aforementioned articles: 
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Provided, That the additional penalty specified herein shall no longer be made 
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applicable if the imposable penalty is in its maximum period. 
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Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
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other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
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hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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Sec. 5. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
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declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected 
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thereby shall remain in force and effect. 
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Sec. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following 
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its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
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Approved, 
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