Text of the provision
Art. 318. Other deceits. - The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine of not less than the amount of the damage caused and not more than twice such amount shall be imposed upon any person who shall defraud or damage another by any other deceit not mentioned in the preceding articles of this Chapter. Any person who, for profit or gain, shall interpret dreams, make forecasts, tell fortunes, or take advantage of the credulity of the public in any other similar manner, shall suffer the penalty of arresto mayor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (₱40,000).
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
Defrauding or damaging another by any deceit not covered by the earlier articles is punished by arresto mayor and a fine of not less than the damage caused and not more than twice that amount. Anyone who for profit interprets dreams, makes forecasts, tells fortunes or otherwise exploits public credulity suffers arresto mayor or a fine not exceeding Forty thousand pesos (₱40,000).
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Related provisions
- Article 317 — Swindling A Minor.
- Article 323 — Arson Of Property Of Small Value.
Penalty amounts. The text above is the article as amended by Republic Act No. 10951 (2017), which revised the property values and fines throughout this Code. Older reproductions of the Revised Penal Code still print the 1930 amounts — for theft and estafa they show 12,000 and 22,000 pesos where the current figures run to millions. Check which version any source you rely on is giving you.
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