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    People v. Po Giok To, G.R. No. L-7236 June 30, 1955

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    Po Giok To was charged with falsifying a public document by misrepresenting his name, place of birth, and citizenship on a residence certificate issued to him in Cebu City. The court held that Po Giok To was liable for falsifying the public document under Article 172 of the RPC. Falsifying a public document violates the public faith and destroys the truth proclaimed in the document, regardless of intent to gain or injure others. Po Giok To had an obligation to disclose truthful information about himself on the residence certificate, and providing false information about his name, place of birth, and citizenship constituted falsification.

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    Po Giok To was charged with falsifying a public document by misrepresenting his name, place of birth, and citizenship on a residence certificate issued to him in Cebu City. The court held that Po Giok To was liable for falsifying the public document under Article 172 of the RPC. Falsifying a public document violates the public faith and destroys the truth proclaimed in the document, regardless of intent to gain or injure others. Po Giok To had an obligation to disclose truthful information about himself on the residence certificate, and providing false information about his name, place of birth, and citizenship constituted falsification.

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    Po Giok To was charged with falsifying a public document by misrepresenting his name, place of birth, and citizenship on a residence certificate issued to him in Cebu City. The court held that Po Giok To was liable for falsifying the public document under Article 172 of the RPC. Falsifying a public document violates the public faith and destroys the truth proclaimed in the document, regardless of intent to gain or injure others. Po Giok To had an obligation to disclose truthful information about himself on the residence certificate, and providing false information about his name, place of birth, and citizenship constituted falsification.

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    People v. Po Giok To, G.R. No. L-7236 June 30, 1955

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    Po Giok To was charged with falsifying a public document by misrepresenting his name, place of birth, and citizenship on a residence certificate issued to him in Cebu City. The court held that Po Giok To was liable for falsifying the public document under Article 172 of the RPC. Falsifying a public document violates the public faith and destroys the truth proclaimed in the document, regardless of intent to gain or injure others. Po Giok To had an obligation to disclose truthful information about himself on the residence certificate, and providing false information about his name, place of birth, and citizenship constituted falsification.

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    G.R. No.

    L-7236             April 30, 1955

    THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant,


    vs.
    PO GIOK TO, defendant-appellee.

    FACTS:
    On or about the 7th day of January, 1952, in the City of Cebu, the said accused,
    with intent to falsify or forge a public document, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully
    and feloniously falsify, or forge a public document consisting of residence certificate No.
    A-1618529 issued to him in the City of Cebu, on January 7, 1952, by e representative of
    the City Treasurer of Cebu, to wit: by misrepresenting to the said representative of the
    City Treasurer of Cebu that his name is Antonio Perez, that his place of birth is Jaro,
    Leyte and that his citizenship is Filipino, and by means of such misrepresentation, said
    representative of the City Treasurer of Cebu was made to issue and write, and in fact
    did issue and write, on the corresponding lines on said residence certificate No. A-
    1618529 the name of Antonio Perez, as the name of the taxpayer, Jaro, Leyte as his
    place of birth, and Filipino as his citizenship, thus causing it to appear that the said
    residence certificate No. A-1618529 dated January 7, 1952, was issued to one Antonio
    Perez with his place of birth as Jaro, Leyte, and with his citizenship as Filipino, when in
    truth and in fact, as the accused well knew, his true name is Po Giok To, his place of
    birth is Amoy, China, and his citizenship is Chinese.

    ISSUE: Whether Po Giok To is liable for the crime of Falsification by private individuals
    and use of falsified documents under Article 172 of the RPC. (YES)

    HELD:
    In the falsification of public or official documents, whether by public officials or by
    private persons, it is unnecessary that there be present the idea of gain or the intent to
    injure a third person, for the reason that, in contradiction to private documents, the
    principal thing punished is the violation of the public faith and the destruction of the truth
    as therein solemnly proclaimed.
    The obligation on the part of the accused to disclose the truth as to the facts that
    should appear in a residence certificate to be issued to him, is inherent in the very
    nature and purpose of said document. Hence, if a person buying a residence certificate
    gave to the clerk of the treasurer's office false information as to his full name, place and
    date of birth, citizenship, civil status, length of residence in the Philippines, length of
    residence in the city or municipality where the certificate is issued, occupation or calling,
    which are required to appear in the residence certificate by Com. Act No. 465, for the
    purpose of establishing his true and correct identity, he thereby committed falsification
    as principal by induction in making false statement in the narration of fact.
    The law is clear that wrongful intent on the part of the accused to injure a third
    person is not an essential element of the crime of falsification of public document.

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