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Dec 10, 2012criminal-lawthefttelecommunicationssearch-warrantinternational-simple-resalerevised-penal-code
Theft in Telecommunications: Defining International Simple Resale and the Limits of Search Warrants
The Supreme Court clarifies that international simple resale constitutes theft under Philippine law and explains the rules on search warrants.
Jan 13, 2009criminal lawtheftrevised penal codetelecommunicationspersonal propertyinternational simple resale
Theft Beyond Tangibles: When Telecom Services Became Personal Property
The Supreme Court ruled that telephone services and business can be the object of theft under the Revised Penal Code.