Practice question
An adult private individual intentionally alters a genuine private receipt to show a debt was paid, intending to defeat the creditor’s collection even though the creditor detects the alteration before losing money. Assuming the required falsification act, which is best?
- No offense can exist unless money was actually lost
- Only public officers can falsify private documents
- A private receipt is never covered
- Article172(2)’s intent-to-cause-damage alternative can be satisfied without completed monetary loss
- Detection automatically makes the alteration genuine
Legal references
- RA10951 Section26, Article172(2): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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