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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 2646 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. TriHanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The crime of carnapping has reared its ugly and evil' head in recent weeks. 
Not only have we seen an increase in the spate of carnapping incidents in Metro Manila 
and the rest of the country, we have likewise been shocked by media reports on the 
senseless and gruesome murders of peace-loving citizens, particularly in the case 
Emerson Lozano and his driver, Emane Sensil, and Venson Evangelista. 
What is appalling is the fact that these brazen acts have apparently been committed by 
criminal syndicates known to police authorities to be openly engaged in this nefarious 
trade but who have been able to continue their criminal rampage despite the numerous 
cases filed against them. 
In one case, the mastermind of a carnapping ring has reportedly been able to evade 
detention and post bail no less than nineteen (19) times despite of the numerous charges 
leveled against him 1. 
It is time to plug the loopholes in the law that have allowed this reign of greed and terror 
of these criminal syndicates to persist despite the efforts of our law enforcement officers. 
This act defines the crime of "carnapping by a syndicate" and increases the penalty for 
the offense of camapping to make the offense non-bailable under most circumstances, 
particularly: (1] when committed by a syndicate; or [2] when committed by means of 
violence against or intimidation of any person, or. force upon things; or [3] when the 
owner, driver or occupant of the carnapped motor vehicle is killed in the commission of 
the camapping. 
In the light of the circumstances, the immediate passage of this act is earnestly sought. 
NIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
I See: Palace on suspect's bali: Why 19 times? Pluhppme Star Headlme, January 23, 2011 issue, Also reported in PhtIStar.com, the 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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'11 
JAN 24 P2 :47 
SENATE 
S.NO. 284'1:; 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
DEFINING THE OFFENSE OF CARNAPPING BY A SYNDICATE AND 
INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE OFFENSE OF CARNAPPING 
THEREBY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6539 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE "ANTI-CARNAPPING ACT OF 1972" AND FOR OTHER RELATED 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Amending Section 14 of R.A. No. 6539 - Section 14 of Republic 
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Act No. 6539 otherwise known as the "Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972" is hereby amended 
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to read as follows: 
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"Section 14. Penalty for Carnapping. Any person 
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who is found guilty of carnapping, as this term is defined in 
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Section two of this Act, shall, irrespective of the value of 
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motor vehicle taken, be punished by, imprisonment for not 
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less than [fourteen years and eight months] SEVENTEEN 
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YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS and not more than 
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[seventeen years and four months] THIRTY YEARS, when 
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the 
camapping is 
committed without violence or 
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intimidation of persons, or force upon things; and [for not 
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less than seventeen years and four months and not more 
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than thirty years] BY THE PENALTY OF LIFE 
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IMPRISONMENT, when the carnapping is committed by 
means of violence against or intimidation of any person, or 
force upon things[; and the penalty of life imprisonment to 
death shall be imposed] or when the owner, driver or 
occupant of the carnapped motor vehicle is killed in the 
commission of the carnapping OR WHEN THE OFFENSE 
IS COMMITTED BY A SYNDICATE, AS DEFINED 
HEREINAFTER. 
"WHEN TWO OR MORE MALEFACTORS 
TAKE 
PART 
IN 
THE 
COMMISSION 
OF 
CARNAPPING, IT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HA VB 
BEEN COMMITTED BY A SYNDICATE. WHEN ANY 
FIREARM IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF THE 
OFFENSE, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH FIREARM BE 
LICENSED OR UNLICENSED, THE PENALTY TO BE 
IMPOSED UPON ALL THE MAL)3FACTORS SHALL 
BE THE MAXIMUM OF THE CORRESPONDING 
PENALTY 
PROVIDED 
BY 
'LAW, 
WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE OF THE CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR 
ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, IF SUCH 
FIREARM IS UNLICENSED." 
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SEC. 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision, part or portion of this Act shall 
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be held invalid, the provisions, parts or portions of tire Act not otherwise affected thereby 
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shall remain valid and effective. 
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SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive issuances, orders and rules and 
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regulations contrary to or inconsistent with this Act, or any part thereof, are hereby 
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repealed, amended and/or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 4. Effectivity. -
This Act shall take effect upon its approval and upon 
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publication in the Official Gazette and two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the 
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country. 
Approved, 
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