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What's interesting about Mikha's case is that the law potentially violated is the Anti-Distracted Driving Law (RA 10913). Usually, special penal laws such as this one are considered malum prohibitum, and good faith is not a defense. BUT!! In the case of Somo v. People of the Philippines (GR No. 256102) published by the Supreme Court just YESTERDAY, the Court said that penal laws are generally mala in se (unless ruled otherwise by the SC on a case-by-case basis). Meaning, there must be criminal intent for there to be a violation, even for special penal laws. More importantly, good faith (shown by showing up to the LTO and voluntarily surrendering her license even before the SCO was served) is a valid defense. So one can argue that Mikha did not violate any law.