Short answer. In principle, no. The Revised Penal Code exempts from criminal liability any person who acts under the compulsion of an irresistible force. If a real, irresistible physical force reduced you to a mere instrument with no free will, you are excused — but the force must genuinely leave you no choice.
What the law says
Any person who acts under the compulsion of an irresistible force.
Revised Penal Code, Article 12 — Exempting Circumstances: Insanity, Accident And Minority. Read the full provision →
Irresistible force is an exempting circumstance
The Revised Penal Code lists situations where a person who did an act the law punishes is nonetheless free of criminal liability. One of them is plain: any person who acts under the compulsion of an irresistible force. The reasoning is that criminal guilt requires a free and voluntary act. When an outside force physically compels your body — literally moving your hand, or leaving you no way to resist — the deed is not truly yours in the eyes of the law. You become an instrument of the person applying the force, and the blame shifts to them rather than to you.
How high the bar really is
"Irresistible" is a demanding word. The force must be real, present, and so overpowering that a person in your situation could not resist it — reducing your participation to that of an unwilling tool. Ordinary pressure, a difficult choice, or fear that falls short of complete compulsion does not qualify under this ground. The Code treats fear separately: a neighbouring paragraph exempts one who acts under the impulse of an uncontrollable fear of an equal or greater injury. So a threat may fit the fear ground while actual physical compulsion fits the irresistible-force ground; either way, the compulsion must be extreme, and you carry the burden of proving it.
The age thresholds in this article are outdated
One caution about this same article: the parts setting ages of criminal responsibility no longer reflect current law. The provision still speaks of a person under nine, and one over nine and under fifteen acting with discernment, but those thresholds have been overtaken. Under Republic Act No. 9344 (2006), as amended by Republic Act No. 10630 (2013), a child who was fifteen or under at the time of the offence is exempt from criminal liability, and a child above fifteen but below eighteen is exempt unless he acted with discernment. An exempt child undergoes intervention or diversion, not prosecution, and the old procedure for handling minors that this article points to no longer exists.
Exempt from the crime is not the end of it
Being exempt from criminal liability means you should not be convicted and punished for the felony — but it does not automatically erase everything. The act itself remains unlawful, which is why the person who applied the force is the one who answers for it, and civil liability for the harm done can still arise depending on the circumstances. Proving irresistible force is fact-heavy: what exactly forced you, how immediate and overpowering it was, and why you truly could not resist. If you are facing a charge on facts like these, do not rely on the label alone — bring the full account to a lawyer as early as you can.