Text of the provision
Art. 107. Indemnification-What is included. -Indemnification for consequential damages shall include not only those caused the injured party, but also those suffered by his family or by a third person by reason of the crime.
Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, Act No. 3815, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Indemnification for consequential damages covers not only the loss caused to the injured party, but also what was suffered by his family or by a third person because of the crime.
Questions about this provision
- I was not the victim but I lost money because of the crime — can I be indemnified?
- The crime was against me, but my family suffered too — can they claim for that?
Related provisions
- Article 106 — How Reparation Is Made.
- Article 109 — Apportioning Civil Liability.
On this text. This article is reproduced as the Revised Penal Code enacted it, verified word-for-word against two independent sources. Republic Act No. 10951 (2017) revised the penalty amounts in many other articles of this Code; where an amount appears below it is the figure this article itself carries.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.