ANGELES CITY -- A syndicate believed to have been manufacturing fake diplomas and transcript of records of various colleges and universities in Central Luzon was busted the other day with the arrest of a 70-year-old man.
Operartives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested businessman Pedro Agustin, suspected financier and owner of a shop in Sto. Rosario St., this city.
Supt. Florendo Saligao, provincial chief of CIDG, reported to CDIG regional chief Senior Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar that he and his men raided the Peter's Equipment owned by businessman Agustin after a judge issued a search warrant in connection with a charge of alleged violation of Articles 172 and 176 of the Revised Penal Code.
Colonel Saligao said that during the raid, diplomas and transcript of records were confiscated together with equipment believed to have been used in the printing of the fake school documents.
The diplomas and transcripts of records forged by the syndicate, Colonel Eleazar said, were those of Harvadian College, Saint Mutien Marie College, Sta. Rita College, Central Luzon Technical Institute, San Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen, Mataas na Paaralang Pulong Santol, Tarlac National High School, Paaralang Elemntarya ng Angeles, Loraine Technical School, Republic Central Colleges, Dee Hua Liong College Foundation, and Angeles National Trade School.
"Ang mga diploma ay ibinebenta nila ng R500 pataas, depende sa ganda ng kurso na gusto ng buyer, at iba rin ang presyo ng transcript of records (the diplomas are sold at R500 and higher depending on the course, and there is price for the transcript of records)," Saligao said.
Also seized by the CIDG were blank certificates of the Department of Education, fake official receipts of different establishments, Comelec voter's IDs, different fake certificates of employment, police clearances, training and appreciation certificates, stamps and seals, and two set of computers.
The raid was conducted by the CIDG following reports that fake diplomas were being sold like "hot cake" in the region.
ANGELES CITY -- A syndicate believed to have been manufacturing fake diplomas and transcript of records of various colleges and universities in Central Luzon was busted the other day with the arrest of a 70-year-old man.
Operartives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested businessman Pedro Agustin, suspected financier and owner of a shop in Sto. Rosario St., this city.
Supt. Florendo Saligao, provincial chief of CIDG, reported to CDIG regional chief Senior Supt. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar that he and his men raided the Peter's Equipment owned by businessman Agustin after a judge issued a search warrant in connection with a charge of alleged violation of Articles 172 and 176 of the Revised Penal Code.
Colonel Saligao said that during the raid, diplomas and transcript of records were confiscated together with equipment believed to have been used in the printing of the fake school documents.
The diplomas and transcripts of records forged by the syndicate, Colonel Eleazar said, were those of Harvadian College, Saint Mutien Marie College, Sta. Rita College, Central Luzon Technical Institute, San Vicente Pilot School for Philippine Craftsmen, Mataas na Paaralang Pulong Santol, Tarlac National High School, Paaralang Elemntarya ng Angeles, Loraine Technical School, Republic Central Colleges, Dee Hua Liong College Foundation, and Angeles National Trade School.
"Ang mga diploma ay ibinebenta nila ng R500 pataas, depende sa ganda ng kurso na gusto ng buyer, at iba rin ang presyo ng transcript of records (the diplomas are sold at R500 and higher depending on the course, and there is price for the transcript of records)," Saligao said.
Also seized by the CIDG were blank certificates of the Department of Education, fake official receipts of different establishments, Comelec voter's IDs, different fake certificates of employment, police clearances, training and appreciation certificates, stamps and seals, and two set of computers.
The raid was conducted by the CIDG following reports that fake diplomas were being sold like "hot cake" in the region.
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