Section 19Sec./Art. 19

Penal Provision. - Any person or entity who without just and sufficient cause, shall refuse to accept, acknowledge and/or recognize he PhilID or PSN, subject to authentication, as the only official identification of the holder/possessor thereof shall be fined in the amount of Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00).

Any person who utilizes the PhilID or PSN in an unlawful manner or use the same to commit any fraudulent act or for other unlawful purpose/s shall be punished with imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but more than twi (2) years or a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (₱50,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (₱500,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court.

The penalty of three (3) to six (6) years imprisonment and a fine of One million (₱1,000,000.00) to Three million pesos (₱3,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any offender found guilty of any of the following acts or omissions:

(a) The willful submission of or causing to be submitted a fictitious name or false information in the application, renewal, or updating in the PhilSys by any person;

(b) The unauthorized printing, preparation, or issuance of a PhilID by any person;

(c) Willful falsification, multilation, alteration, or tampering of the PhilID, by any person;

(d) The use of the PhilID/PSN or unauthorized possession of a PhilID, without any reasonable excuse by any person other than the one whom it was issued or the possession of a fake, falsified, or altered PhilID; or

(e) The willful transfer of the PhilID ir the PSN to any other person.

The penalty of six (6) years to ten (10) years imprisonment and a fine of Three million pesos (₱3,000,000.00) to Five million pesos (₱5,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any offender found guilty of any of the following acts or omissions:

(1) Any person who shall collect or use personal data in violation of Section 12 of this Act;

(2) Any person who shall willfully use or disclose data or information in violation of Section 17 of this Act; or

(3) Any person not covered by the succeeding paragraphs who shall access te PhilSys or processdata or information contained therein without any authority.

If financial profit resulted from accessing, disclosing, or using the data or information, the guilty person shall, in addition, pay twice the amount gained from such act.

Malicious disclosure of data or information by officials employees or agents who have the custody or responsibility of maintaining the PhilSys shall be penalized with ten (10) years to fifteen (15) years imprisonment and a fine of Five million pesos (₱5,000,000.00) to Ten million pesos (₱10,000,000,00). If financial profit resulted from such disclosure or processing of the data or information, the guilty person shall, in addition pay twice the amount gained from such act.

Officials, employees or agents who have the custody or responsibility of managing or maintaining the PhilSys shall be penalized with three (3) to six (6) years imprisonment and a fine of One million pesos (₱1,000,000.00) to Three million pesos (₱3,000,000.00) if by their own negligence, the PhilSys is accessed by unauthorized persons, or the data or information contained therein is processed without any authority from this Act or any existing law.

In all instances, if the violation was committed by government official or employee, the penalty shall include perpetual absolute disqualification from holding any public office or employment in the government, including any GOCCs, and their subsidiaries.

The penalties imposed in this section shall be in addition to those imposed on acts or omissions punishable by existing penal and other laws.1wphi1