Exhibit 12(b)


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill,  Chief Executive  Officer of the TEMPLETON FUNDS, INC. (the
"Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      1.    The periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant for the period
            ended   02/28/07  (the  "Form   N-CSR")  fully   complies  with  the
            requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      2.    The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: April 26, 2007

                            S\JIMMY D. GAMBILL

                            Jimmy D. Gambill
                            Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration













                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter,  Chief Financial  Officer of the TEMPLETON FUNDS,  INC. (the
"Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      1.    The periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant for the period
            ended   02/28/07  (the  "Form   N-CSR")  fully   complies  with  the
            requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      2.    The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: April 26, 2007

                                    S\GALEN G. VETTER

                                    Galen G. Vetter
                                    Chief Financial Officer