Short answer. Yes. Article 153 of the Revised Penal Code punishes making an outcry tending to incite rebellion or sedition as its own offense, separate from the article's earlier clause on causing a serious disturbance or interrupting a public gathering. The two acts carry distinct penalties under the same article.
What the law says
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 Article 131 and 132
Revised Penal Code, Article 153 — Tumults And Public Disturbances. Read the full provision →
What the law says
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.
Revised Penal Code, Article 153 — Tumults And Public Disturbances. Read the full provision →
The disturbance clause you are comparing this to
Article 153 opens with a clause punishing a 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 Article 131 and 132. That clause is about disrupting an event or gathering, whatever the reason behind the disruption.
The separate clause on inciting outcries
Article 153 then addresses a different act entirely, in its own sentence: 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. Shouting slogans that incite rebellion or sedition falls under this separate clause, not the general disturbance clause.
Why these are treated as distinct offenses
The two clauses target different conduct: the first is about disrupting the event itself — the disturbance or interruption as such — while the second is about the content of what is said or displayed, specifically outcries inciting rebellion or sedition, or placards and emblems provoking a disturbance of public order. A person could cause a disturbance without inciting rebellion, or incite rebellion without necessarily disrupting the gathering's proceedings.
Reading the penalties in the current version of the article
The text above reflects Article 153 as amended by Republic Act No. 10951 in 2017, which revised the fines and property values throughout the Revised Penal Code. Older reproductions of the Code still carry the 1930 figures, so any peso amounts you see quoted elsewhere in this article should be checked against the current, amended version rather than assumed to be up to date or accurate.