Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3605

Introduced by Representatives PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ, RODOLFO C.
FARINAS, DANILO E. SUAREZ, H. HARRY L. ROQUE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 3019 was enacted in 1960 with the laudable intent of
breathing life into the time-honored principle that a public office is a public trust.
It penalized certain acts committed by public officers and private individuals in
order to curb corrupt practices and graft in government.

This bill seeks to amend Section 13 of RA 3019 by providing an exception
to the imposition of preventive suspension against public officers. Said exception
shall be applicable to public officers who are no longer connected with the office
wherein the offense charged was committed. As preventive suspension is
imposed to prevent an accused from influencing potential witnesses or
tampering with records, the change in circumstances of the public officer
effectively removes this threat, making the provision in line with the spirit and
intent of the law.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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H. HARRY L. ROQUE DANILO E. SUAREZ


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3605

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ,
HONORABLE RODOLFO C. FARINAS AND
HONORABLE DANILO E. SUAREZ

AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3019, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED THE " ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT
PRACTICES ACT"

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

SECTION I. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 3019, as amended, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 13. Suspension and Loss of Benefits. — Any
incumbent public officer against. whom any criminal
prosecution under a valid information under this Act or under
Title Seven Book II of the Revised Penal Code or for any
offense involving fraud upon government or public funds or
property whether as a simple or as complex offense and in
whatever stage of execution and mode of participation, is
pending in court shall be suspended from office[.]:
PROVIDED, THAT IN CASE SUCH INCUMBENT PUBLIC
OFFICER IS NO LONGER CONNECTED WITH THE
OFFICE WHEREIN THE OFFENSE CHARGED WAS
COMMITTED, THE PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION ORDER
SHALL NO LONGER BE IMPLEMENTED.


Should {he] THE INCUMBENT PUBLIC OFFICER be
convicted by final judgment, he shall lose all retirement or
gratuity benefits under any law, but if he is acquitted, he shall
be entitled to reinstatement and to the salaries and benefits
which he failed to receive during suspension, unless in the
meantime administrative proceedings have been filed against
him.

In the event that such convicted officer, who may have
been separated from the service has already received such
benefits he shall be liable to restitute the same to the
government."

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,