EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1932
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
PENALIZING PERSONS WHO SHALL COMMIT PROHIBITED ACTS 
DURING A STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that "the State shall 
protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness 
among them."
Last 8 March 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte issued Presidential 
Proclamation No. 922, declaring the entire country under a state of public health 
emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, various measures have been 
adopted by the government in an effort to decrease the risk of possible transfer of 
the novel and deadly virus.
The Congress, for its part, enacted Republic Act No. 11469 or the "Bayanihan 
to Heal as One Act", granting stand-by powers to the President to carry out 
effectively the national policy of stopping the spread of the coronavirus virus. It also 
contained provisions indicating punishable acts that a person may be held liable for 
during its effectivity, or until 25 June 2020.
Thereafter, the Congress passed into law Republic Act No. 11494 or the 
"Bayanihan to Recover as One Act"\N\\\zh shall be effective until 19 December 2020. 
However, unlike Republic Act No. 11469, it does not include punishable acts that a 
person may be held liable for but may be inclined to do due to the peculiar 
circumstances brought about by the pandemic.


Thus, this bill seeks to reinstate as punishable the acts mentioned In Republic 
Act No. 11469 in order to serve as a legal basis for the arrest and/or sanctions being 
imposed on persons, following the basic principle in criminal law, "nullum crimen/ 
nuUa poena sine lege" translated as "there is no crime if there is no law punishing 
it."
For the foregoing reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


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S.B. No. 1932
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
PENALIZING PERSONS WHO SHALL COMMIT PROHIBITED ACTS DURING A 
STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
Section 1. Unlawful Acts. - It shall be unlawful for any individual or corporation 
whether from the public or private sector to do the following acts:
1) Disobey national government policies or directives in regard to quarantine 
impositions;
2) Privately-owned hospitals, medical and health facilities including passenger 
vessels and other establishments to unjustifiably refuse to operate pursuant to 
the directive of the President;
3) Engage in hoarding, profiteering, injurious speculations, manipulation of prices, 
product deceptions and cartels, monopolies or other combinations in restraint 
of trade or other pernicious practices affecting the supply, distribution of the 
following goods and items, as required in agriculture, industry and other 
essential services, and other articles of prime necessity, whether imported or 
locally produced or manufactured;
4) Refuse to prioritize and accept contracts for materials and services necessary to 
promote the declared national policy;


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5) Refusal of banks, quasi-banks, financing companies, lending companies and 
other financial institutions, public or private, to implement a minimum thirty 
(30) day grace period for payment of all loans falling due within the period of 
the enhanced community quarantine without incurring interests, penalties, fees 
or other charges;
6) Creating, perpetrating, or spreading false information regarding the crisis on 
social media and other platforms, such information having no valid or beneficial 
effect on the population, and are clearly geared to promote chaos, panic, 
anarchy, fear, or confusion; and those participating in cyber incidents that make 
use or take advantage of the current crisis situation to prey on the public 
through scams, phishing, fraudulent emails, or other similar acts;
7) Failure to comply with reasonable limitations on the operation of certain 
transportation sectors or sectors, whether land, sea or air, be it private or public; 
and
8) Impeding access to roads, streets and bridges; putting- up prohibited 
encroachments or obstacles; and maintenance of illegal constructions in public 
places that have been ordered to be removed.
Provided, That if the offender is a corporation, association, partnership or any 
other juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed upon the president, directors, 
managers, managing partners, as the case may be, who participated in the 
commission of the offense or who shall have knowingly permitted or failed to 
prevent the commission of the same. If the offender is an alien, he shall, in addition 
to the penalties herein prescribed, be deported without further proceedings: 
Provided, further. That if the offender is a public official or employee, he shall, in 
addition to the penalties prescribed herein, suffer perpetual or temporary absolute 
disqualification from office, as the case may be.
SEC. 2. Penaity. -Any individual found violating this Act shall suffer the penalty 
of two (2) months or a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (PhP10,000.00) but 
not more than One Million Pesos (PhPl,000,000.00) or both, at the discretion of the 
court.
SEC. 3. Separabiiity Ciause. - Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of other provisions of this Act.


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SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations or 
other issuances of parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shaii take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation 
in the Philippines and shaii be in fuil force and effect until the state of public health 
emergency has been lifted, pursuant to Presidential proclamation No. 922, series of 
2020.
Approved,