Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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16" CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 15 85

Introduced by REP. EVELINA G. ESCUDERO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

At present, the law seeks to thwart and decrease the likelihood of graft and
corruption within the government. Existing law penalizes anyone who receives a
present, gift or any material or financial advantage as well as those who, without
being legally authorized to do so, actually intervene, directly or indirectly in any
transactions, applications, requests or contract with the government.

Prior to receiving any gift or the actual act of intervening, however, is the
offer or representation made by a person that he can influence the public official or
employee required by law to intervene or be able to assist in a transaction, contract
or request with the government which, up to now, remains unabated.

It is this gap which this bill seeks to fill by penalizing influence peddling or
the mere act of representing oneself to another person having a transaction or
request with the government thus effectively clipping corruption at its inception
even before any gift or present is given and even before there has actually been an
intervention in connection with such request or transaction.

The gap mentioned which this bill seeks to bridge by penalizing influence
peddling or the act of representing oneself to another person having a transaction or
request with the government thus effectively clipping corruption at its initiation
even before any gift or present is given and before there has actually been an
intervention in connection with such request or transaction.

If enacted, this bill is believed to be an effective deterrent to nip corruption at
the bud and prior to any damage being inflicted upon government coffers as well as
on our people with legitimate transactions or dealings with government.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

16" CONGRES:
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo,__ 1585

Introduced by REP. E’

INA G, ESCUDERO

AN ACT.
PENALIZING INFLUENCE PEDDLING
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Influence Peddling
Act”.

SECTION 2. Definition. - It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in influence
peddling which is hereby defined as the act of representing oneself, cither orally or in
writing, as being able, whether real or imagined, to influence, facilitate or assist another
person having some business, transaction, application, request or contract with the

government in which a public official or employee has to intervene.

SECTION 3. Penalties for Violation. - Any person who engages in influence
peddling as defined by this Act shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than six (6)
years or a fine not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00), or both, and

disqualification to hold public office.

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TION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act or the application of

such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, the remainder of the Act or

the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected

thereby.


SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees and orders or parts thereof

inconsistent herewith are deemed repealed or modified accordingly

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ON 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after thirty (30) days following

the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of

general circulation.

Approved,