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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to address the need for a national policy legislation to 
regulate the disposition of real property acquired by the Government abroad for a 
public purpose, whether patrimonial in character or property forming part of the 
public dominion. 
It should not require the force of logic to posit that real properties of the 
Government or any of its subdivision cannot be sold or disposed without the 
consent of the Government, more specifically Congress, which is the country's 
policy making body. Such consent may be given on a case-to-case basis, if there 
is no law embodying a general policy on the subject. 
The need for congressional approval before government properties 
situated abroad can be sold will hopefully eliminate, if not lessen whatever 
controversy that may arise from said disposition. 
Based on the foregOing, early approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
JERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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First Regular Session 
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REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL IN THE DISPOSITION OF REAL 
PROPERTIES SITUATED ABROAD 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the PhiliPbines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Statement of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to 
preserve the real properties of the government situated abroad by regulating their 
disposition. 
Government as used in this Act shall refer to the government entity 
through which the functions of government are exercised throughout the 
Philippines, including its various subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, and 
government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries. 
SEC. 2. Congressional Approval. - All real properties situated abroad 
and held, in whatever capacity, by the government shall not be disposed of in 
any manner prior to Congressional approval in the form of a concurrent 
resolution. 
SEC. 3. Contents of Request for Congressional Approval. - The 
request for congressional approval shall contain detailed information about the 
real property to be disposed of, including but not limited to its nature. use, 
location, land area and market value. The request shall likewise contain the 
reason(s) for the sale and the proposed terms and conditions pertaining thereto. 
SEC. 4. Reportorial Requirement. - The agency concerned. which 
disposed of the real property, shall submit a report on the sale within sixty (60) 
days from the sale to the President and to both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 5. Disclosure of Real Properties. - All government $lgencies shall 
submit a summary report on all government real properties situated abroad to the 
Office of the President and to both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 
Congress may require the government agencies to submit a full report thereon. 


SEC. 6. Pepalty. - Any public official who violates any of the provisions of 
this Act or its implementing rules and regulations shall suffer the penalty or 
prision mayor in its minimum period with the accessory penalty of permanent 
special disqualification without prejudice to prosecution under Republic Act No. 
3019 and other laws. No public officer shall be allowed to resign or retire pending 
an investigation, criminal or administrative, or pending a prosecution against him 
for any offense under this Act or its implementing rules. 
SEC. 7. Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Audit shall issue 
the implementing rules and regulations of this Act not later than forty-five (45) 
days from the date of its effectivity. 
SEC. 8. Supplementary Clause. - The laws on public bidding shall 
supplement the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the bidding shall be held in 
the Philippines. 
SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation 
contrary to or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,