FALSIFICATION

Prepared by: Rhea Joy Canja

Falsification is the act of
deliberately lying about or
misrepresenting something. If you
write a note your teacher excusing
your absence the day before and
claim it was written by your dad,
that’s falsification
Misrepresenting or falsification of
university documents is a serious
from of academic misconduct and
can lead to suspension or expulsion.
Example of falsification include:

 Presenting false transcripts or references in

application for a program.
 Submitting work which is not your own or was
written by someone else.
 Lying about a personal issue or illness in order to
extend a deadline
 Under Article 171 in relation to Article 172 of the
Revised Penal Code, the crime of falsification of
document may be committed, among other things, by
counterfeiting or imitating any handwriting, signature
or rubric or causing it to appear that persons have
participated in an act or proceeding when they did not
in fact so participate. The penalty for the crime of
falsification is imprisonment of prison correctional in
its medium and maximum periods and a fine of not
more than P5,000. The imprisonment that is imposed
for a period ranges from two years, four months and
one day to six years.