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Garong vs. People

ALBERTO GARONG y VILLANUEVA, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES. Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and * CAGUIOA, JJ

G.R. No. 172539 | 2016-11-16

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J:
 
A court interpreter who simulated a court order purportedly issued in a non-existent judicial proceeding of the court he worked for was guilty of falsification by a private individual. The aggravating circumstance of taking advantage of his public office as a court interpreter could not be appreciated against him because his public office did not facilitate the commission of the crime.
 
Antecedents
 
The petitioner was charged with falsification as defined by Article 172, in relation to Article 171, of the Revised Penal Code ...