Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 2567.)
The main purpose of Act No. 2567 is to punish fraud against the United States government, particularly fraudulent claims, and to penalize the selling, purchasing, or acquiring of arms, equipment, ammunition, clothes, military stores, or other public property from military or naval personnel without lawful right.
The individuals targeted include soldiers, officers, sailors, or other persons employed in the military or naval service of the United States or the Philippine Constabulary who do not have lawful rights to sell or pledge such military property.
Fraud includes making or causing to be made false or fraudulent claims on the government, using false documents like bills or receipts to obtain payment, entering into conspiracies to defraud the government, and willfully concealing public money or property or delivering less than the amount received.
The penalty is a fine not exceeding five thousand pesos, or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both.
The penalty may be a fine not more than one thousand pesos, or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
No, it also applies to persons employed in the Philippine Constabulary and military or naval service of the United States.
Arms, equipment, ammunition, clothes, military stores, and other public property used or to be used in the military or naval service.
No, unless they have lawful right to do so, pledging or selling such property is prohibited and punishable under this Act.
Any certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying receipt of military property that is made with intent to defraud the United States is punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both.
Yes, Section 3 explicitly repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.