REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The public is reserved the right to be informed on how their hard-earned money is used to
pay for consultants hired by the government. Moreover, there is a need for the public to be
appraised as to whether or not the consultancy fees that these consultants are paid with corresponds
to the quality of service these consultants actually render. The disclosure of the government's
foreign consultants also subjects to scrutiny if the services of such consultants are of paramount
importance and cannot, at least presently, be rendered by our own experts.

Under this Act, the Government, its agencies, instrumentalities, including government-
owned and controfled corporations shall be required full disclosure of the identity, nature of work,

and compensation of foreign consultants under their employ.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Session
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Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL BRANCHES, SUBDIVISIONS, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND
AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND
CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES TO DIVULGE THE
IDENTITY OF HIRED FOREIGN CONSULTANTS, THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK
AND THEIR COMPENSATION. PERKS, AND OTHER PRIVILEGES, AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES IN CASE OF VIOLATION THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. Short Title.—This Act shall be known as the “Foreign Consultant Divulgence

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.—tt is hereby declared the policy of the State to adopt and
implement full public disclosure of all its transactions, pursuant to the principle of transparency in
public office and the constitutional mandate to make available to the people all information on
matters of public concern.

SEC. 3. Definition —Foreign consultants refer to a national of another State who renders

certain services to the Government.

SEC. 4. Disclosure Requirement.—All heads of branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities,
and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations or their
subsidiaries shall, within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, provide Congress in
writing and under oath the following:

a. The identity of any foreign consultant hired or retained by their respective offices;

b. The foreign consultant’s nature of work including the compensation, honoraria,
fees, financial or other benefits or remuneration received by the said foreign consultant; and


c. The terms and conditions of the consultancy agreement entered into by the
Government office, specifying therein the particular services that the consultant is expected
to perform.

SEC. 5. Publication.—The office of the Executive Secretary shall maintain a centralized
data-file of all foreign consultants hired by the government, its agencies, bureaus, instrumentalities,
including government-owned or controlled corporations. In January of every year, the Office of the
Executive Secretary shall cause the publication of the list of foreign consultants hired or retained by
the Government, whether for the full year or for only a part thereof, in at least two newspapers of
general circulation.

SEC. 6. Pemaities. —The head of any branch, subdivision, instrumentality, and agency of the
government, including a government-owned or controlled corporation or its subsidiary that violates
section 3 and 5 of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand pesos
(15,000), but not more than sixty thousand pesos (60,000) and imprisonment of not less than six (6)
‘Years or both at the discretion of the court. Those convicted shall be perpetually disqualified from
holding public office. Upon conviction by the proper regional trial court, the official convicted shall
likewise be suspended immediately from office and shall remain suspended pending the final
‘outcome of any appeal he or she shall have taken in the case.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause.—All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations contrary to
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 11. Separability Clanse—If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
‘same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions thereof.

SEC. 12. Effectivity—This Act shall take effect immediately following its publication in
two (2) newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette, whichever takes place earlier.

Approved,


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