Article 161 165
Article 161 165
Article 161 165
Acts Punished
• If the signature of the President is forged, it is not falsification of public document, but forging the
signature of the Chief Executive.
EXPLANATION- Ito yung paggaya sa great seal ng government, signature ng president at stamp ng
president. Nagagawa ito sa paggawa ng document. Halimbawa for reality wala naman talagang ganung
document gumawa kalang using the great seal, signature and stamp. Hindi mo ito matatawag na
falsification but may intent ka talagang gawin o gayahin.
ARTICLE 162
Elements:
1. That the seal of the Republic was counterfeited, or the signature or stamp of the Chief Executive was
forged by another person;
-Yung offender may knowledge na imitation lang yung signature, stamp or signature.
The offender must NOT be the forger otherwise the crime committed is forgery under Art. 161. In using
the forged signature or stamp of the President or forged seal, the participation of the offender is in
effect that of an accessory. Although the general rule is that he should be punished by a penalty two (2)
degrees lower, under Article 162 he is punished by a penalty only one degree lower.
LIABLE sa act na ito ay YUNG MAY KNOWLEDGE na imitation lang pala yon.
ARTICLE 163
Elements:
3. That in case of uttering such false or counterfeited coins, he connived with the counterfeiters or
importers.
- Any person liable lalo na kapag kasabwat mo yung nag utter ng coin.
- paano kapag hindi kasabwat? liable parin siya under ARTICLE 165.
• There is counterfeiting when a spurious coin is made. There must be an imitation of the peculiar
design of the particular coin.
- Ito yung paggaya sa tunay na coin, kaya mong paniwalain na tunay na coin iyon, kapag wala kang
permission na gunawa ng coin consider itong counterfeiting.
It is uttered when it is paid even though the utterer may not obtain the gain he intended.
• As regards par. 3, the used of the word “currency” is not correct because the Spanish text uses the
word “moneda” which embraces not only those that are legal tender but also those out of circulation.
ARTICLE 164
Elements
LEGAL CURRENCY- peso ang currency ng pilipinas, hindi kabilang ang foreign currency kahit legal tender
ito.
- halimbawa dito yung tinunaw niya coin para makagain ng mas malaking halaga.
3. It has to be a coin
- liable any person kabilang ang kasabwat, pero kapag hindi kasabwat maano siya sa Article 165.
Acts punished
1. Mutilating coins of the legal currency, with the intent to damage or to defraud another;
2. Importing or uttering such mutilated coins, with the further requirement that there must be
connivance with the mutilator or importer in case of uttering.
• The coin must be of legal tender or current coins of the Philippines and not of a
foreign country.
Mutilation – means to take off part of the metal either by filing it or substituting it for another metal of
inferior quality. It is to diminish by ingenious means the metal in the coin, and thus diminish its intrinsic
value.
- Halimbawa dito yung bubutasan, babawasan o kakaskasin yung coin. Syempre kapag ginawa mo ito
mawawala na yung value nung coin.
ARTICLE 165
Acts Punished
1. Possession of coin, counterfeited or mutilated by another with intent to utter the same knowing that
it is false or mutilated;
Possession- hindi literal na hawak mo yung coin, pwedeng pinatago, nasa bahay pero may access ka
parin sa coin na yon.
Knowing that it is false or mutilated- may knowledge o alam mong peke yung coin na yon.
- Ginamit mo ito sa pagbili sa tindahan kahit alam mong imitation lang ito.
• But if the coin being uttered or possessed with intent to utter is a mutilated coin, it must be a legal
tender coin.
• The possession prohibited in Article 165 is possession in general, that is, not only actual, physical
possession but also constructive possession or the subjection of the thing to one’s control, otherwise
offenders could easily evade the law by the mere expedient of placing other persons in
actual, physical possession of the thing although retaining constructive possession or actual control
thereof.