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The element of perjury under Article 183 o the Revised Penal Code
are:
(a) That the accused made a statement under oath or executed an
affidavit upon a material matter;
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De Guzman v. Delos Santos, A.M. No. 2002-8-SC., December 18, 2002, 304 SCRA 210.
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Monfort III v. Salvatierra, G.R. No. 168301, March 5, 2007, 517 SCRA 447,461.
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G.R. No. 192565, February 28, 2012.
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Section 7 of R.A. No. 3019.
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An Act Establishing a Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, to Uphold the Time-
Honored Principle of Public Office Being a Public Trust, Granting Incentives and Rewards for Exemplary Service, Enumerating
Prohibited Acts and Transactions and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof and for Other Purposes.
including those of their spouses and of unmarried children under
eighteen (18) years of age living in their households. The sworn
statement is embodied in a pro forma document with specific blanks to
be filled out with the necessary data or information. Insofar as the details
for real properties are concerned, the Information required to be
disclosed are limited to the following: 1) kind, 2) location, 3) year
acquired,4) mode of acquisition, 5) assessed value, 6) current fair market
value, and 7) acquisition cost.
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Republic v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 152154, July 15, 2003, 406 SCRA 190.