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MV Oceanic Venture, a Philippine-registered vessel, is cruising in international waters about 420 miles east of Mindanao (high seas). A fast, unmarked motorboat approaches under cover of night. Four masked men throw a line, board the vessel by climbing over the rails, brandish pistols, threaten the crew, and compel the captain to surrender PHP 120,000 in cash and cargo valued at PHP 480,000. After about 16 minutes they depart; no one is injured. The men publicly declare that they are pirates acting under P.D. No. 532 and that their purpose was robbery at sea. The vessel owner asks that piracy charges be filed. (a) Under P.D. No. 532, is this piracy? Identify the controlling rule/elements and apply to the facts. (b) Could the same acts also constitute robbery at sea or any other related offense? Explain your answer and what factors would govern charging.

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No. PD 532 applies only to piracy committed within Philippine territorial waters; acts on the high seas fall outside its reach, so this is not piracy and only robbery at sea would be charged. Yes. The declaration by the attackers that they are pirates under PD 532 is dispositive; once they claim piracy, the offense is piracy regardless of other facts. Yes. The boarding and taking of property by force on the high seas satisfies piracy; the same conduct can also support a separate robbery-at-sea charge; prosecutors may pursue both counts if warranted by evidence. Yes. The boarding by four armed men on a vessel at sea with force or intimidation and taking property constitutes piracy under P.D. No. 532; the objective intent to rob is satisfied by the taking of PHP 120,000 and cargo; The act could also support a charge of robbery at sea; both offenses may be filed depending on prosecutorial discretion.

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