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In the case of Martinez v. Morfe, the Supreme Court ruled that parliamentary immunity does not protect legislators from arrest for criminal offenses, as all crimes fall under the constitutional provisions regarding treason, felony, and breach of the peace. The Court emphasized that Article 145 of the Revised Penal Code, which attempted to broaden this immunity, is inoperative in light of the 1935 Constitution. Therefore, both Manuel Martinez and Fernando Bautista were subject to arrest for their respective
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