- Accomplices in rape, acts of lasciviousness, abduction, seduction, corruption of minors, white slavery are treated as PRINCIPALS
- Accessories in theft and robbery, who profitted from the proceeds of the crime, and knew or should have known that the objects were fruits of the crime, would be liable as PRINCIPALS of Fencing (actually, just violators of Anti-Fencing law)
- Accessories who aids pirates or highway robbers/brigands or abets piracy or highway robbery/brigandage under PD 532 are treated as ACCOMPLICES
- Accessories who use counterfeit seal of RP, stamp or signature of the Chief Executive (so there's already a crime - forging) are in effect treated as ACCOMPLICES (punished 1, instead of 2, degrees lower than the principal who forged)
- Under dangerous drugs act, those who allow their house to be used as a drug den (would have been an accomplice) is treated as a PRINCIPAL (violator of Section 6)
- Under dangerous drugs act, public officials who benefit fromt he proceeds of the trafficking of dangerous drugs (would have been an accessory) is liable as a PRINCIPAL (violator of Section 27)
- Under dangerous drugs act, cuddling of violators (would have been an accessory) is liable as PRINCIPAL (violator of Section 30)
- Concealing a Traitor in Treason (would have been an accessory) is liable as PRINCIPAL (Misprison of Treason)
*note that PRINCIPAL/ACCOMPLICE/ACCESSORY is only used in RPC and generally not in Special laws
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