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Question 1
1. Catalina, a Spanish national, and Conrado, a Filipino, set up a counterfeiting
factory in Shenzhen, China. Their factory produces fake United States (US)
Dollars, Japanese Yen, and Philippine Pesos, which are distributed only in Europe
and the US. While vacationing in Panglao, Bohol, they were arrested by a special
task force of the National Bureau of Investigation on the strength of a warrant of
arrest issued by a Philippine court for Counterfeiting and Forgery. Both Catalina
and Conrado claimed that the Philippine court does not have jurisdiction over
them since they did not commit any criminal act within the territory of the
Philippines. Catalina also argued that the Philippine court does not have
jurisdiction over her person as she is a Spanish citizen. Are Catalina and
Conrado correct? Discuss.
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