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Jul 4, 1996 self-defense unlawful aggression revised penal code criminal law people vs cabiles

Self-Defense in the Philippines: Unlawful Aggression and the Cabiles Case

Philippine self-defense law requires unlawful aggression, reasonable force, and no provocation. The Cabiles case shows how courts test these elements.