FIFTEENTH.CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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COMMITTEE REPORT NO, --=5~8=--__ 
Submitted 
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Committee 
Re: 
S. No. _2_9_7_2 __ ---' 
on 
Justice 
and 
Human 
Rights 
on 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 705,1140,1335 and 
2365 
Sponsor: Senator Escudero 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committee on Justice and Human Rights to which were referred S. No. 
705, introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito-Estrada, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CRIME OF THEFT AND 
ROBBERY OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES" 
S. No. 1140, introduced by Senator Manny Villar, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
PUNISHING CELLPHONE THEFT" 
S. No. 1335, introduced by Senator Loren Legarda, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF THEFT AND 
ROBBERY OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES" 


And S.No. 2365, introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF THEFT AND 
ROBBERY OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES" 
has considered the same and has the honor to report them back to the Senate with 
the recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No. 
2972 
prepared 
by 
the Committee, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
PROVIDING STIFFER PENAL TIES FOR THE CRIME OF THEFT AND 
ROBBERY OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND 
PORTABLE COMPUTERS" 
be approved in substitution of S. Nos. 705, 1140, 1335 and 2365, with Senators 
Ejercito-Estrada, Villar, Legarda and Escudero, as authors thereof. 


Respectfully submitted: 
SEN. FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
Chairman, 
Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
Ice Chairman, 
Comm' ee on Justice and Human Rights 
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Ex-Officio Members: 
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Senate Minority Floor Leader 
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Senate President 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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S E NAT E 
S.B.No. 2972 
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Prepared by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
with Senators Ejercito-Estrada, Villar, Legarda and Escudero, as authors thereof. 
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AN ACT 
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PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR THE CRlME OF THEFT AND ROBBERY 
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OF PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
Assembled: 
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SECTION l. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Theft and Robbery of 
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Portable Telecommunication Devices and Portable Computers Act of2011". 
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SEC. 2. Definition a/Terms: 
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(a) "Portable telecommunication device" shall refer to a device utilized to transmit, emit or 
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receive voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed matter, fixed or moving 
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pictures or images, words, music or visible or audible signals or sounds, or any 
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information, intelligence and/or control signals of any design/format and for the purpose 
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of accessing 
public 
telecommunication 
services 
by 
wire, 
radio, 
spectral, 
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visual/optical/light, or other electronic, electromagnetic and technological means 
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including but not limited to cellular cellphones, two-way very high frequency (VHF) or 
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ultra high frequency (UHF) radios. 
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(b) "Portable Computer" shall refer to a variety of electronic devices that is capable of 
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accepting data, programs and/or instructions, executing the programs and/or instructions 
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to process the data and presenting the results, such as but not limited to laptops, 
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notebooks .. 
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SEC. 3. Penal Provision. Any person convicted of the crime of theft and robbery as 
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defined under Chapters One (1) and Three (3) of Title Ten of the Revised Penal Code of a 
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pOliable communication device or portable computer shall be punished by the penalty next 
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higher in degree than those respectively specified in the aforementioned articles; Provided, that 
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the additional penalty specified herein shall no longer be made applicable if the imposable 
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penalty is in its maximum period. 
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SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other 
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issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
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modified accordingly. 


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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. If any portion of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the 
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remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect. 
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SEC. 6. 
Effectivity. 
This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the 
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completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general 
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circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved,