Name: Diana Rose J.

Dalit Subject: Ethics

Course/Year/Subject: BSBA 1-J Score:_________

IF I FOLLOW MY CONSCIENCE AND THE LAW 

It’s not always easy to choose to do what is right, but if you listen to your conscience and
consult the law, you will usually know what choice you should make. For each of the following
items (CHOOSE ONLY 5), describe the choice you should make.

TEMPTATION MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THE LAW PROVIDES 

My mom caught me in a lie. I My conscience tells me that I  The law provides that making
can lie again to cover up my first should not lie since making false statements is punishable
lie.  another lie to cover up my first lie under the revised penal code
means not being able to learn and a person can be charged of
anything and repeating the same making false statements or
mistake over and over again which is so called perjury if all
means immaturity on my side. the elements of it are present.
Hence, my conscience tells me to Hence, I should not make false
be honest and be more sensitive in statements which is an
the impact of my own choice. unlawful act.
My friends want me to help My conscience tells me that I The law provides that cheating
them cheat on a test. shouldn’t help them even if they is an unlawful act which do not
are my friends because cheating to make a person become better
help my friends is not helping rather it makes a person rely on
them at all. They won’t learn untruthfulness which will make
anything and start depending on him/her an instrument of an
me. I would choose to help them immoral act.
study instead of cheating.
The cashier at the store gave me My conscience tells me that I The law provides that if
back an extra ten dollars with should return it since it is an something receive when there
my change.  excess to what I ought to receive is no right to demand it, and it
and it is not really my own money was unduly delivered through
which do not give me any right to mistake, the obligation to
spend it. return it arises. Hence, there is
an obligation on my part to
return the extra 10 dollars since
I received payment by mistake
that which do not give me any
right to demand such as
payment. 
My friend wants me to help My conscience tells me that I The law provides that every
cover for her so she can go to a should help her so she can go to person has a moral
party that her parents don’t want the party that her parents don’t responsibility which is to do
her to go to.  want her to go to since it is her what is right and to do what is
happiness but I will choose to tell wrong. Hence, in this case,
her that it might be dangerous for there is a moral obligation on
her and will put her life at risk for my part not to conspire with
not obeying her parents.   any wrong doing especially

I found an expensive MP3
player in class. I think I know
who it belongs to, but I’d love to
just keep it for myself.  what I ought to do and the fact
My conscience tells me that I
should return the expensive MP3
player to the owner since that is
that it is not belong to me.
when it involves concealing a
fact for the own benefit of my
friend without considering its
legal outcome. 
 The law provides that taking
personal property of another
without the latter’s consent
with intent to gain but without
violence against, or
intimidation of persons nor
force upon things is a felony
punishable under the Revised
Penal Code.