Fifteenth Congress ofthe Republic 
of the Philippines 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No.2633 
'11 
JAN 17 P 3 :58 
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT 
TO IMPOSE STIFFER PENALTY FOR THE FALSIFICATION OF TORRENS 
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 171 
AND 172 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS, THE 
REVISED PENAL CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philzppines In 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION l.Section 171 of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as, the Revised 
Penal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Article 171. Falsification by public, employee or notary or ecclesiastic 
minister - The penalty of prison mayor and a fine not to exceed 5, 000.00 pesos 
shall be imposed upon the public officer, employee, or notary who, taking 
advantage-of his official position, shall falsify a document by committing any of 
the following acts: 
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The same penalty shall be imposed upon a evclesiastical minister who shall 
commit any of the offenses enumerated in the preceding paragraphs of this article, 
with respect to any record or document of such character that its falsification may 
affect the civil status of persons. 
THE PENATY OF RECLUSION TEMPORAL AND A FINE OF P50, 
000.00 SHALL BE IMPOSED IF THE DOCUMENT FALSIFIED IS A 
TORRENS CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. 
SECTION 2. Article 172 of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as, the Revised 
Penal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Article 172. Falsification by private individual and use of falsified 
documents. - The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum 
periods and a fine of not more than that 5,000.00 pesos shall be imposed upon: 
(1) Any private individual who shall commit any of the 
falsifications enumerated in the nest preceding of article in any 
public or official document or letter df exchange or any other 
kind of commercial document; PROVIDED, THAT, THE 
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PENALTY OF PRISION MAYOR AND A FINE OF P5, 
000 SHALL BE IMPOSED IF THE DOCUMENT 
FALSIFIED IS A TORRENS CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; 
and 
(2) Any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the 
intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document 
commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next 
preceding article. 
Any person who shall knowingly introduce in evidence 
in any proceeding or to the damage of another or who, with the 
intent to cause such damage, shall use of any false documents 
embraced in the next preceding article, or in any of the 
foregoing subdivision of this Article,~hall be punished by the 
penalty nest lower in degree. 
SECTION 3. If any provision of this Act shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional, 
the remaining part or provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in force. 
SECTION 4. Any law, decree, ordinance, administrative circulars not consistent with 
any provision of this Act is hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in 
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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