Increasing the Penalties for Perjury, Amending for the Purpose Articles 183 and 184 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code"
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Increasing the Penalties for Perjury, Amending for the Purpose Articles 183 and 184 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code"
Republic Act No. 11594
October 29, 2021
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Summary of Republic Act No. 11594Amendments to the Revised Penal Code on Perjury
- Increases penalties for perjury and false testimony (Section 1)
• Article 183 amended: False testimony in other cases and perjury in solemn affirmation
• Penalty: Prision mayor minimum to medium period
• If offender is public officer/employee, penalty is maximum period
• Additional penalty: Fine up to P1,000,000 and perpetual absolute disqualification from government positions (Section 1)
- Article 184 amended: Offering false testimony in evidence (Section 2)
• Penalty: Same as false testimony
- Separability clause: If any provision is unconstitutional, other provisions remain valid (Section 3)
- Repealing clause: Inconsistent laws, rules, and regulations are repealed/amended (Section 4)
- Effectivity clause: Takes effect 15 days after publication in Official Gazette or newspaper (Section 5)
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Increasing the Penalties for Perjury, Amending for the Purpose Articles 183 and 184 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code"
Republic Act No. 11594
•October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11594
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR PERJURY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 183 AND 184 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REVISED PENAL CODE"
SECTION 1. Article 183 of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as "The Revised Penal Code," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Article 183. False testimony in other cases and perjury in solemn affirmation. — The penalty of prision mayor in its minimum period to prision mayor in its medium period shall be imposed upon any person who, knowingly making untruthful statements and not being included in the provisions of the next preceding articles, shall testify under oath, or make an affidavit, upon any material matter before a competent person authorized to administer an oath in cases in which the law so requires.
Any person who, in case of a solemn affirmation made in lieu of an oath, shall commit any of the falsehoods mentioned in this and the three preceding articles of this section, shall suffer the...
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