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Act No. 2339 Section 167

Falsification or counterfeiting of stamp or cedula certificate.

Section 167

SEC. 167. Falsification or counterfeiting of stamp or cedula certificate.—Any person who makes, sells, or uses any false or counterfeit stamp or cedula, or any die for printing or making stamps or cedulas, which is in imitation of or purports to be a lawful stamp, cedula, or die of the kind required by the provisions of this Act, or who erases the cancellation marks on any stamp previously used, or who alters the written or printed figures or letters or cancellation marks on any stamp previously used, or who has in his possession any such false, counterfeit, restored, or altered stamp, die, or cedula for the purpose of using the same in the payment of internal revenue or in securing any exemption or privilege conferred by this Act, or who procures the commission of any such offense by another, shall for each offense be fined in a sum not less than two hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos, and imprisoned for a term not less than two months nor more than five years, in the discretion of the court.

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CitationAct No. 2339 Section 167 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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