Is blasphemy illegal in the Philippines?
Criminal offense
The Philippines criminalizes offending religious feelings with imprisonment penalties under the Revised Penal Code.
The Philippines is one of 30 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 56% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Malaysia
- Criminal offense Malaysia criminalizes blasphemy through the Penal Code and state Sharia courts.
- Indonesia
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense under Article 156(a) punishable by up to five years of imprisonment.
- Thailand
- Criminal offense Thailand's penal code and Sangha Act criminalize insults to religion with imprisonment penalties.
- Myanmar
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Myanmar under Section 295A of the Penal Code.
- Bangladesh
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is forbidden by penal code provisions prohibiting the hurting of religious sentiments.
- Nepal
- Criminal offense Nepal's 2017 criminal code criminalizes hurting religious sentiment with up to two years imprisonment.
Other laws in Philippines
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Varies by region
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