RA 6235: An
Act Prohibiting Certain Acts Inimical to Civil Aviation, and for Other Purposes (Anti-Hijacking la!
Acts Punishable" Punishable" #$ %sur %surpi ping ng or sei& sei&in ing g cont contro roll of an airc aircra raft ft of Philippine registr' hile it is in flight, compelling the the pilo pilots ts ther thereo eoff to chan change ge the the cour course se or destination of the aircraft (ec$ #!) *$ %sur %surpi ping ng or sei& sei&in ing g cont contro roll of an airc aircra raft ft of foreign registr' hile ithin Philippine territor', compelling the pilots thereof to land in an' part of the Philippine territor' (ec$ #!) +$ Carr'ing or loading on board an air aircraft operating as a public utilit' passenger aircraft in the Philippin Philippines, es, an' flammable flammable,, corrosive, corrosive, eplosive, or poisonous substances (ec$ +!)
Shipping Shipping,, loading loading or carryin carrying g of any substance or material mentio mentioned ned in the prece precedi ding ng sectio section n in any cargo cargo aircra aircraft ft operat operating ing as a publ public ic utilit utility y within the Philippines shall be in accordance with regulations regulations issued by the Civil Aeronautics
Penalties" #$ iola iolati tion on # or *" a$ b' #* 'ears 'ears to to *. 'ear 'ears s impri imprison sonmen ment) t) or b$ b' a fine fine of P*.,.. P*.,... . to to P/., P/.,... ... *$ iol iolat atio ion n # or *, *, 0ual 0ualif ifie ied" d" a$ b' #1 'ears 'ears of of impri imprison sonmen mentt to deat death) h) or b$ b' a fine fine of P*1,.. P*1,... . to to P1., P1.,... ...
"ualifying circumstances# $. %iring upon the pilot, member of the crew, or passenger& '. Epl Eplod odin ing g or attem attempt ptin ing g to eplode any bomb or eplosive to destroy the aircraft& and)or +$
iolation +" +" a$ b' 1 'ear 'ears s to #. 'ear 'ears s impri imprison sonmen ment) t) or or b$ b' a fine fine of P#.,.. P#.,... . to to P*., P*.,... ...
eath, in-ury to persons, or damage to property resulti resulting ng from from this violation violation shall hold the oender liable in accordance with the
2uestions" 2" 3hat are the necessar' re0uisites before the Anti‐ Hijacking 4a or 5$A$ 6*+1 ma' a ppl'7 A" 8he aircraft must be of Philippine registr' and it must be in flight$ 2" 3hen is an aircraft considered in flight7 A" An aircraft is considered in flight from the moment all all et eteri erior door doors s are are clos close ed fol folloi oing the embarkation until such time hen the same doors are again opened for disembarkation$ 9ote" 9ote" 8his 8his means means that that there there are are passen passenger gers s that that boarded$ 8he aircraft shall be deemed to be alread' in flight even if its engine has not 'et been started$ 2" If the aircraft is of Philippine registr' but it is not in flight and an' of the four circumstances mentioned under 5$A$ 6*+1 is committed, hat la applies7 A" 8he Anti ‐Hijacking 4a ill not appl' and the acts ill be punished accordingl' under the 5PC or the applicable special penal las$ 8he correlative crime ma' be one of grave grave coerci coercion on or grave grave threat$ threat$ If somebod' is killed, the crime is homicide or murder, as the case ma' be$ 2" If the aircraft is of foreign registr', registr', is it re0uired that it is in flight before 5$A$ 6*+1 applies7 A" 9o, because aircrafts of foreign registr' are cons consid ider ered ed in tran transi sitt hil hile e the' the' are are in fore foreig ign n countries$ 2" Is there hijacking in the attempted stage7 A" 9o$ 5$A$ 6*+1 is a special la here the attempted stage is not punishable$ 2" In the course of the hijacking, a passenger or comple complemen mentt as shot shot and killed killed$$ 3hat 3hat crime crime or crimes ere committed7 A" 8he crime remains to be a violation of the Anti‐ Hijacking la, but the penalt' thereof shall be higher because a passenger or complement of the aircraft had been killed$ 8he crime of homicide or murder per se is not punished$ :ar ;amination 2uestion (*.#+!" Comp Compel elli ling ng the the pilo pilott of an airc aircra raft ft of Phil Philip ippi pine ne 5egi 5egist str' r' to chan change ge its its dest destin inat atio ion n is <<<< <<<<<< <<<< <<$$ (.$1=! A$ grave coercion :$ a violati violation on of the Anti Anti-Hi -Hijac jackin king g 4a or 5$A$ 5$A$ 9o$ 6*+1 C$ grav grave e thr threats eats >$ a violatio violation n of the Human Human ecurit' ecurit' Act of *..? *..? or the Anti-8errorism 4a E. All of the above$ above$
