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Question 1

Certificate, defined.

Answer 1

A certificate is any writing by which testimony is given that a fact has
or has not taken place. (Bouvier’s Law Dictionary, p. 442)

Question 2

Article 174. False medical certificates, false certificates of merits or service, etc.

Answer 2

The penalties of arresto mayor in its maximum period to prision correccional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000) shall be imposed upon:

1. Any physician or surgeon who, in connection, with the practice of his profession, shall issue a false certificate; and
2. Any public officer who shall issue a false certificate of merit of service, good conduct or similar circumstances.

The penalty of arresto mayor shall be imposed upon any private person who shall falsify a certificate falling within the classes mentioned in the two preceding subdivisions.

Question 3

Persons liable for falsification of certificates.

Answer 3

1. Physician or surgeon who, in connection with the practice of his
   profession, issued a false certificate. (It must refer to the illness or
   injury of a person)
   Note: The crime is False Medical Certificate by a physician.
2. Public officer who issued a false certificate of merit or service, good
   conduct or similar circumstances.
   Note: The crime is False Certificate of Merit or Service by a
   public officer.
3. Private individual who falsified a certificate falling in the classes
   mentioned in Nos. 1 and 2.
   Note: The crime is False Medical Certificate by a private individual
   or False Certificate of Merit or Service by a private individual.