TITLE :
VENANCIO M. SEVILLA, Petitioner, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. Respondent .
FACTS: Sevilla, a or!er "o#n"ilor o Mala$on Cit%, &as "'ar(ed &it' t'e elon% o alsii"ation o p#$li" do"#!ent, penali)ed #nder # nder Arti"le *+*- o t'e RPC. Ta/in( advanta(e o 'is oi"ial position and "o!!ittin( t'e oense in relation to d#t%, did t'en and t'ere &il#ll%, #nla&#ll%, #nla&#ll%, and elonio#sl% !a/e a alse state!ent in a narration o a"ts, t'e tr#t' o &'i"' 'e is le(all% $o#nd to dis"lose, $% statin( in 'is C.S. For! 0*0, dated 10 2#l% 011* or Personal 3ata S'eet, an oi"ial do"#!ent, &'i"' 'e s#$!itted to t'e Oi"e o t'e Se"retariat, Mala$on Cit% Co#n"il and, in ans&er to 4#estion No. 05 t'erein, 'e stated t'at no "ri!inal "ase is pendin( a(ainst 'i!, &'en in a"t, as t'e a""#sed #ll% &ell /ne&, 'e is an a""#sed in Cri!inal Case No. 6+*789+, entitled People o t'e P'ilippin es vers#s Venan"io Sevilla and Arte!io Sevilla, or Assa#lt ;pon An A(ent O A Person In A#t'orit%, A#t'orit%, pendin( $eore t'e Metropolitan Trial Co#rt o Mala$on Cit%, HEL3: VENANCIO M. SEVILLA is o#nd ?;ILT@ o Falsii"ation o P#$li" 3o"#!ents t'ro#(' Re"/less I!pr#den"e and p#rs#ant to Art. 65 o t'e Revised Penal Code 'ere$% i!poses #pon 'i! in t'e a$sen"e o an% !odi%in( "ir"#!stan"es t'e penalt% o o#r - !ont's o arresto !a%oras !ini!#! to t&o 0 %ears ten *1 !ont's and t&ent% one 0* da%s o prision "orre""ional as !aBi!#!, and to pa% t'e "osts. T'ere is no prono#n"e!ent as to "ivil lia$ilit% as t'e a"ts ro! &'i"' it "o#ld arise do esD not appear to $e ind#$ita$le.
