Text of the provision
Art. 207. Penal provisions. The penal provisions of Republic Act Numbered Eleven Hundred Sixty-One, as amended, and Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred Eighty-Six, as amended, with regard to the funds as are thereunder being paid to, collected or disbursed by the System, shall be applicable to the collection, administration and disbursement of the Funds under this Title. The penal provisions on coverage shall also be applicable. Any person who, for the purpose of securing entitlement to any benefit or payment under this Title, or the issuance of any certificate or document for any purpose connected with this Title, whether for him or for some other person, commits fraud, collusion, falsification, misrepresentation of facts or any other kind of anomaly, shall be punished with a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos and an imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, at the discretion of the court. If the act penalized by this Article is committed by any person who has been or is employed by the Commission or System, or a recidivist, the imprisonment shall not be less than one year; if committed by a lawyer, physician or other professional, he shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed herein, be disqualified from the practice of his profession; and if committed by any official, employee or personnel of the Commission, System or any government agency, he shall, in addition to the penalty prescribed herein, be dismissed with prejudice to re-employment in the government service.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Existing penal provisions on the funds handled by the System, including those on coverage, apply to the collection, administration and disbursement of these Funds. Anyone committing fraud, collusion, falsification, misrepresentation or other anomaly to secure a benefit, payment, certificate or document faces a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos and imprisonment of not less than six months nor more than one year; the imprisonment is not less than one year for a recidivist or someone employed by the Commission or System, a professional is also disqualified from practice, and a government officer or employee is also dismissed with prejudice to re-employment.
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Related provisions
- Article 206 — Notice Of Contingency.
- Article 235 — Action On Application.
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