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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
EXPLANATORYNOTE 
Mobile phones have become indispensable tools of communication. Reports 
from law enforcement agencies, however, reveal a high incidence of thievery of 
mobile phones, commonly known as cellphone snatching, thereby adversely 
affecting the personal security of our people and their means of communication. 
There is an urgent need to protect our people from cellphone snatchers as 
well as thieves of other related gadgets such as personal digital assistants and 
laptop or notebook computers which are devices for information and communication. 
This bill proposes to punish with stiffer penalties malefactors who take away 
mobile phones and other related gadgets which have become important instruments 
of modern life. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 
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Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
AN ACT PUNISHING THE SNATCHING OF MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER 
RELATED GADGETS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Cellphone 
Snatching Act of 2007." 
Sec. 2. Policy, - It is the policy of the State to protect its people and their 
property, especially mobile phones and other related gadgets. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. - For the purposes of this Act, 
(1) "Mobile phone" refers to a portable telecommunications devive which may be 
(2) "Other related gadget" refers to a personal electronic device which may be 
used as an information or communication tool, including but not limited to 
personal digital assistants, and laptop or notebook computers. 
(3) "Cellphone snatching" refers to the taking away by any method or scheme, 
without the consent of the owner, any mobile phone or other related gadget 
with intent to gain whether committed with or without violence against or 
intimidation of persons or force upon things. 
Sec. 4. Penal Provision. - Any person convicted of cellphone snatching 
shall, irrespective of the value of the mobile phone or other related gadget involved, 
be punished by prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its 
medium period under the Revised Penal Code, if the offense is committed without 
violence against or intimidation of persons or force upon things. If the offense is 
committed with violence against or intimidation of persons or force upon things, the 
used in a cellular network. 
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penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpefua under the 
Revised Penal Code shall be imposed. If a person is seriously injured or killed as a 
result or on the occasion of the commission of cellphone snatching, the penalty of 
reclusion perpefua to death under the Revised Penal Code shall be imposed. 
Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. - If any portion of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall 
remain in force and effect. 
Sec. 7. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following 
the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved,