FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 
422 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to grant a reward of incentive to any person who can give vital information 
relative to the violation of the provisions of Republic Act No. 1379, otherwise known as the "Act 
Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of the State Any Property Found to Have Been Unlawfully 
Acquired by Any Public Officer or Employee and Providing for the Procedure Therefor" and I or 
Republic Act No. 7080, otherwise known as the "Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of 
Plunder." 
In the said bill, the informer, who gives vital information supported by competent evidence 
which accounts for or materially aids in the recovery or forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth as defined 
under the aforecited laws shall be entitled to a reward of twenty-five percentum (25%) of the 
total value of the property actually recovered. 
The proposed reward is envisioned to serve as an effective tool to encourage the people to 
participate in the Government's effort of recovering ill-gotten wealth from erring public officials 
and employees. 
In addition, this reward system will also become an effective deterrent to would-be violators of 
the said laws. 
Passage of this bill therefore is earnestly requested. 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 
422 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A GRANT OF REWARD TO INFORMERS OF VIOLATIONS OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7080 AND/OR REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1379 AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be in enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Grant of Reward. -Any person, who voluntarily gives vital infOlmation 
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supported by competent evidence not yet in possession of any government investigating agency, 
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concerning ill-gotten wealth of any public official or employee, which materially accounted for 
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or aided in the recovery of the said property in favor of the State and/or the conviction of the 
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guilty party in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7080 and/or Republic Act 
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No. 1379, shall be entitled to a reward equivalent to twenty-five percentum (25%) of the value of 
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the ill-gotten wealth actually collected or recovered. 
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SEC. Z. Determination of tile Vallie of tile Award. - The award shall be based on the 
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value of the property actually recovered due to the vital information furnished by the awardee. 
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If the properties recovered consist in real or personal properties, the same may be sold in 
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a public auction or their value appraised by the Commission on Audit. 
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SEC. 3. Silaring of Rewart/ by a Nllmber of Informers. - If the vital infOlmation was 
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given by several persons, they shall be entitled to the reward in eqnal shares. 
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SI<~C, 4, lmplemelltatioll, - The applications for the grant of the award under this Act 
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shall be addressed to and decided by a Committee composed of the Ombndsman, as Chairman, 
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and the Solicitor General and the Secretary of Justice, as members. 
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SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days t()l\owing its 
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publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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