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Nov 16, 1998 criminal-law illegal-possession-of-firearms homicide ra-8294 supreme-court philippines

Unlicensed Firearm Use in Homicide: Navigating Philippine Law After RA 8294

The Supreme Court clarifies that under RA 8294, using an unlicensed firearm in a killing is an aggravating circumstance, not a separate crime.