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Inciting to War or Giving Motives to Reprisals


Elements:
1. The offender performs an unlawful or unauthorized acts.
2. That such acts as:
     a. Provoke or give occasion for a war involving or liable to involve the Philippines.
     b. Expose Filipino citizens to reprisals on their persons and property.

Reprisal
     The act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered.

Violation of Neutrality
Elements:
1. There is a war which the Philippines is not involved.
2. There is a regulation issued by a competent authority for the purpose of enforcing neutrality.
3. The offender violates such regulation.

Correspondence with Hostile Country
Elements:
1. Made in time of war which the Philippines is involved.
2. Offender makes correspondence with:
     a.  Enemy country
     b. Territory occupied by enemy troops.
3. Correspondence is either:
     a. Prohibited by the government.
     b. Carried on ciphers or conventional signs.
     c. Contains information which might be useful to enemy.
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