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    The document discusses tumults and other disturbances of public order under Philippine law. It provides that tumults and disturbances include: 1. Causing serious disturbances in public places, offices, establishments or interrupting public performances, functions, gatherings or peaceful meetings. 2. Causing disturbances or interruptions of a tumultuous character, defined as those caused by 3 or more armed or violent persons. 3. Making outcries inciting rebellion or sedition or displaying placards provoking public order disturbances in meetings, associations or public places. 4. Burying with pomp the body of a legally executed person. The case example finds that firing a submachine gun during

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    The document discusses tumults and other disturbances of public order under Philippine law. It provides that tumults and disturbances include: 1. Causing serious disturbances in public places, offices, establishments or interrupting public performances, functions, gatherings or peaceful meetings. 2. Causing disturbances or interruptions of a tumultuous character, defined as those caused by 3 or more armed or violent persons. 3. Making outcries inciting rebellion or sedition or displaying placards provoking public order disturbances in meetings, associations or public places. 4. Burying with pomp the body of a legally executed person. The case example finds that firing a submachine gun during

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    The document discusses tumults and other disturbances of public order under Philippine law. It provides that tumults and disturbances include: 1. Causing serious disturbances in public places, offices, establishments or interrupting public performances, functions, gatherings or peaceful meetings. 2. Causing disturbances or interruptions of a tumultuous character, defined as those caused by 3 or more armed or violent persons. 3. Making outcries inciting rebellion or sedition or displaying placards provoking public order disturbances in meetings, associations or public places. 4. Burying with pomp the body of a legally executed person. The case example finds that firing a submachine gun during

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    Article 153.

    Tumults and other disturbance of public orders; Tumultuous disturbance or interruption


    liable to cause disturbance. — The penalty of arresto mayor in its medium period to prision
    correccional in its minimum period and a fine not exceeding 1,000 pesos shall be imposed upon any
    person who shall cause any serious disturbance in a public place, office, or establishment, or shall
    interrupt or disturb public performances, functions or gatherings, or peaceful meetings, if the act is not
    included in the provisions of Articles 131 and 132.

    The penalty next higher in degree shall be imposed upon persons causing any disturbance or
    interruption of a tumultuous character.

    The disturbance or interruption shall be deemed to be tumultuous if caused by more than three
    persons who are armed or provided with means of violence.

    The penalty of arresto mayor shall be imposed upon any person who in any meeting, association, or
    public place, shall make any outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition or in such place shall display
    placards or emblems which provoke a disturbance of the public order.

    The penalty of arresto menor and a fine not to exceed P200 pesos shall be imposed upon these
    persons who in violation of the provisions contained in the last clause of Article 85, shall bury with
    pomp the body of a person who has been legally executed.

    What are tumults and other disturbances of public order?

    They are:

    1. Causing any serious disturbance in a public place, office or establishment;

    2. Interrupting or disturbing performances, functions or gatherings, or peaceful meetings, if the act is


    not included in Arts. 131 and 132;

    3. Making any outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition in any meeting, association or public place;

    4. Displaying placards or emblems which provoke a disturbance of public order in such place;

    5. Burying with pomp the body of a person who has been legally executed.

    Elements:
    1. Any person who shall cause any serious disturbance in a public place, office, or establishment,
    or shall interrupt or disturb public performances, functions or gatherings, or peaceful meetings,
    if the act is not included in the provisions of Articles 131 and 132.
    2. Any person causing any disturbance or interruption of a tumultuous character. Disturbance or
    interruption shall be deemed to be tumultuous if caused by more than three persons who are
    armed or provided with means of violence.
    3. Any person who in any meeting, association, or public place, shall make any outcry tending to
    incite rebellion or sedition or in such place shall display placards or emblems which provoke a
    disturbance of the public order.
    4. Any person who in violation of the provisions contained in the last clause of Article 85, shall
    bury with pomp the body of a person who has been legally executed. (Article 85 - In no case
    shall the burial of the body of a person sentenced to death be held with pomp.)

    G.R. No. L-2578 July 31, 1951

    PEOPLE vs LADISLAO BACOLOD

    Facts: The above-named accused, with deliberate intent, and on the occasion of a dance held in the
    municipal tennis court in connection with the town fiesta, cause a serious disturbance in a public
    place by firing a sub-machine gun which wounded one Consorcia Pasinio, thereby causing panic
    among the numerous people present in the said dance who ran and scampered in all directions

    Issue: Whether or not there is a tumultuous disturbance.

    Ruling: Yes. There is a tumultuous disturbance. The elements of Article 153 are as follows:

    1. Any person who shall cause any serious disturbance in a public place, office, or establishment,
    or shall interrupt or disturb public performances, functions or gatherings, or peaceful
    meetings, if the act is not included in the provisions of Articles 131 and 132.
     Ladislao Bacolod fired a machine gun, during a dance held in the municipal tennis
    court in connection with the town fiesta.

    2. Any person causing any disturbance or interruption of a tumultuous character. Disturbance


    or interruption shall be deemed to be tumultuous if caused by more than three persons who
    are armed or provided with means of violence.
     Bacolod fired a sub-machine gun and injured one Consorcia Pasinio.

    There was a willful discharge of firearm, during a dance in the tennis court in connection with the
    town fiesta, and the people in attendance became panicky and terrified after Bacolod fired a sub-
    machine gun causing a tumultuous disturbance.

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