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Act No. 2339 Section 178

Act No. 2339 Section 178

Procuring unlawful divulgence of trade secrets.

Section 178

SEC. 178. Procuring unlawful divulgence of trade secrets.—Any person who causes or procures an officer or employee of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to divulge any confidential information regarding the business of any taxpayer knowledge of which was acquired by him in the discharge of his official duties and which it is unlawful for him to reveal, shall be fined in a sum of not more than two thousand pesos or be imprisoned for a term of not less than six months nor more than five years, or both.

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CitationAct No. 2339 Section 178 (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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