1 compensation for the damages which may have been caused thereby. 2 Sec. 152. Mines arson. - Any person who willfully sets fire to any mineral 3 stockpile, mine or workings, fittings or a mine, shall be guilty of arson and shall be 4 punished, upon conviction, by the appropriate court in accordance with the provisions 5 of the Revised Penal Code and shall, in addition, pay compensation for the damages 6 caused hereby. 7 Sec. 153. Willful damage to a mine. - Any person who willfully damages a mine, 8 unlawfully causes water to run into a mine, obstructs any shaft or passage to a mine, 9 renders useless, damages or destroys any machine, appliance, apparatus, rope, chain, 10 tackle, or any other things used in a mine, shall be punished, upon conviction, by the 11 appropriate court, by imprisonment not exceeding a period of five (5) years and shall, in 12 addition, pay compensation for the damages caused thereby. 13 Sec. 154. Illegal obstruction to permittees o r contractors. - Any person who, 14 without justifiable cause, prevents or obstructs the holder of any permit, agreement or 15 lease from undertaking his mining operations shall be punished, upon conviction by the 16 appropriate court, by a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos (PhP 5,000.00). 17 Sec. 155. Vitiation o f FPIC. - Any person found to have vitiated the consent of 18 the ICCs/IPs through bribery, threat, force, and/or intimidation, or any other similar 19 means, shall suffer the penalty of six (6) years and one (1) day to ten (10) years in 20 prison, and a fine of at least two million pesos (PhP 2,000,000.00). I f the perpetrator is 21 a government official, the penalty shall be eight (8) years and one (1) day to twelve 22 (12) years imprisonment, and a fine of at least four (4) million 23 4,000,000.00). 24 shall be disqualified from receiving other benefits by virtue of his/her position in 25 government. pesos (PhP He/she shall be perpetually prohibited from assuming public office and 26 Sec. 156. Penalty fo r human rights violations. - Contractors or other persons who 27 have violated the human rights of communities in connection with the mining 28 operations shall be penalized with ten (10) years to fourteen (14) years imprisonment 29 and a fine of at least five million pesos (PhP 5,000.000,00) and shall indemnify the 30 victims. 31 Sec. 157. Amendment to Section 2 7 o f Republic A ct No. 7076 o r the Small-scale 32 Mining Act. - Violations of the provisions of RA 7076 or of the rules and regulations 33 issued pursuant hereto shall be penalized with imprisonment of six (6) years and 1 day 34 to twelve (12) years. The State shall confiscate and seize equipment, tools and 35 instruments; effect immediate suspension or closure of the mining activities of the 36 permittee concerned and revoke the permit. 46