SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 
2920 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES TO PROVIDE NOTICE ON ANY 
CHARGES OR CONVICTION AGAINST THEM TO THEIR DEPARTMENT OR 
AGENCY HEAD 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
A public servant must exhibit the highest sense of honesty and integrity not only in 
the performance of his duties but also in his personal and private dealings with other 
people in order to preserve the Government's name and standing. 
A civil servant's conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude is a 
disqualification to promotion or appointment. As a matter of fact, under Section 46 of the 
Revised Administrative Code, a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitUde is a 
ground for disciplinary action. This is congruent with the mandate of the Constitution that 
appointment in the civil service shall be made only according to merit and fitness. Merit 
and fitness in the civil service system, includes educational qualification, training and 
relevant experience of the proposed appointee, his adaptability to the job to be performed, 
and his general efficiency which are generally depicted by the moral uprightness of the 
civil servant. 
The proposed Bill seeks to require all Government employees to provide notice to 
their department or agency head any criminal charge or conviction filed against them in 
order for the department or agency concerned to monitor the merit and fitness of its 
employees.' 
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~IRIAM DEF~SOR SA.NTI/G·O 
1 This bill was originally filed in the Fourteenth Congress, Third Regular Session. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 
~920 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES TO PROVIDE NOTICE ON ANY 
CHARGES OR CONVICTION AGAINST THEM TO THEIR DEPARTMENT OR 
AGENCY HEAD 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be referred to as the "Notification of 
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Charges or Conviction Act." 
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SECTION 2. Duty to Report. - An employee in Government service who is 
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charged in an information or criminal complaint with any crime in any court or who is 
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convicted of a crime in any court shall immediately provide the head of the department or 
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agency employing the employee with notice of the charges or the conviction. 
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SECTION 3. Notice. - The written notice shall in no case be later than thirty (30) 
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calendar days from knowledge thereof and shall identifY the date that the charge or 
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conviction occurred. 
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SECTION 4. Penalties. - Any person who violates any provision of this Act shall 
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be subject to a fine of not less than Ten Thousand Pesos (1'10,000.00) and suspension 
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from service for a period of not less than six (6) months without pay. 
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SECTION 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
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provisions hereof. 
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SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
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portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
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repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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