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Act No. 3111 Section 14

Act No. 3111 Section 14

Section 14

SEC. 14. Section seven hundred and eighty-three of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 783. False representation as doctor prohibited.—No person shall in any way advertise as a physician or surgeon or a doctor able to cure, treat, adjust, or alleviate any human ailment as a specialist in any of the branches of medicine and surgery or prefix or append the letters M.D., M.B., or L.M., or any other words or letters or designation, with intention to convey the belief that he or she is engaged in the practice of the medical profession or any branch or specialty of the same, who does not possess the certificate of registration issued by the Board of Medical Examiners, or who has not had duly conferred upon him or her by diploma or degree, from some college or school of medicine legally empowered to confer the same, the right to assume said title; nor shall any person assume any title or prefix or append any letters to his name with the intent to represent falsely that he has received a degree in any branch of medicine or surgery."

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CitationAct No. 3111 Section 14 (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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