Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has rallied for the 
prioritization of the Public Solicitation Bill since the 15th Congress to modernize the 
outdated Presidential Decree No. 1564 or the “Solicitation Permit Law”. 
The DSWD approximates that there were around 500 organizations that have 
conducted private solicitations in social media during calamities in 2020. These are 
unauthorized groups calling for donations via digital wallets such as GCash, PayMaya, 
and other forms of online fund transfer. 
This proposed measure seeks to establish standards and guidelines for granting 
permits to solicit funds or donation from the public to ensure that they are utilized for 
the purpose that they should be serving. It ensures the accountability of solicitors to 
protect the rights of beneficiaries.  
In particular, the bill provides for the guidelines on the issuance of solicitation permit 
during calamities or disasters, implementing more stringent monitoring and validation 
of permits, reportorial requirements for exempt organizations, among other things. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
May 22, 2023
11:39 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
REGULATING PUBLIC SOLICITATIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATION THEREOF, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 4075, AS 
AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1564, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE SOLICITATION PERMIT LAW 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Public Solicitation Act". 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared a policy of the State to regulate 
public solicitations undertaken by organizations, agencies, groups and individuals, in 
order to protect the general public from unscrupulous solicitations and to ensure that 
funds raised through public solicitations are properly utilized for the intended purpose 
and beneficiaries. Towards this end, standards and guidelines are hereby established 
to strengthen the system of granting permits or authorization to solicit funds or 
donations from the public. 
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
(a)
Administrative cost – refers to the cost incurred in the management and
operation of the conduct of the solicitation activity which includes the application
fee for a solicitation permit, cost of mailing, printing of letters of appeal,
certificates and other paraphernalia;
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(b) 
Beneficiaries – refer to individuals situated in the Philippines who will benefit 
from the proceeds of public solicitation conducted who are poor, vulnerable, 
marginalized and disadvantaged sectors or entities. These include, but are not 
limited to: 
1. 
Children who are abandoned, neglected, orphaned, voluntarily 
committed, abused and exploited, street children, children with 
disabilities, children in conflict with the law, children in need of special 
protection, children in indigenous/cultural communities, and children-
victims of natural disasters; 
2. 
Out-of-school youth and other youth with special needs; 
3. 
Women in especially difficult circumstances; 
4. 
Persons with disabilities; 
5. 
Senior citizens; 
6. 
Individuals, families, and communities who are in crisis situations, 
including those who are internally displaced due to armed conflict and 
developmental projects, and victims of natural and human-induced 
calamities or disasters; 
7. 
Rebel returnees and families who are victims of armed conflict situations; 
8. 
Individuals suffering from serious, terminal or chronic diseases and 
illnesses such as cancer and kidney failure; and 
9.  
Families in need of assistance and intervention. 
 
(c) 
Blacklist – refers to the list or registry of persons, organizations, and/or 
agencies which are prohibited from conducting any public solicitation activity 
due to violations committed as provided in this Act; 
 
(d) 
Charitable purpose – refers to philanthropic, humanitarian and non-profit 
objectives, including benefits for the needy, poor, sick, prisoners, orphans, etc.; 
 
(e) 
Donor – refers to an individual, organization, or agency that donates, gives, or 
contributes personal or real property for charitable or public welfare purposes; 
 
(f) 
Individual – refers to a person who is a parent, guardian or immediate relative 
within the third (3rd) degree of consanguinity or affinity of a patient suffering 


 
from a chronic disease that requires long-term or expensive medication desiring 
to solicit or receive charitable contributions from the public; 
 
(g) 
Organization or agency – refers to all national government agencies (NGAs), 
government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs), state universities 
and colleges (SUCs), public schools, local government units (LGUs) and other 
government agencies; non-stock, non-profit corporations; civil society 
organizations 
(CSOs) 
including 
faith-based 
organizations, 
people’s 
organizations; non-government organizations (NGOs), academe, associations 
and similar organizations; chapters and affiliates of similar international 
organizations operating in the Philippines desiring to solicit or receive 
contributions from the public for charitable or public welfare purposes; 
 
(h) 
Program cost – refers to all direct or indirect expenses incurred in the provision 
of services or goods to the beneficiaries of the public solicitation including 
expenses of the donee person, organization or agency in its operation and the 
implementation of relevant programs and services; 
 
(i) 
Public – refers to the populace, society, masses or people in general within the 
Philippine territory where the public solicitation is to be undertaken; 
 
(j) 
Public solicitation – refers to any activity or project intended to generate, solicit, 
collect, and request funds, goods, or other assistance from the public for 
charitable or public welfare purposes; 
 
(k) 
Public welfare purpose – refers to any activity or project related to the promotion 
of health, education, peace, social welfare and protection, environmental 
safety, rights, community security and safety and similar circumstances or 
conditions 
including 
disaster 
relief 
operations 
and 
climate 
change 
management, preservation and promotion of culture and arts; 
 
l) 
Revocation – refers to the cancellation of the issued solicitation permit due to 
the commission of any violation as provided in this Act; and 
 


 
(m) 
Solicitation permit – refers to a certificate of authority issued by the Department 
of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWD), the Provincial Social 
Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), the City Social Welfare and 
Development Office (CSWDO), or the Municipal Social Welfare and 
Development Office (MSWDO) to an authorized individual, organization, or 
agency applying for such authorization to solicit donations or voluntary 
contributions for charitable or public welfare purposes. 
 
Sec. 4. Coverage. – This Act shall apply to all NGAs, GOCCs, SUCs, public schools, 
LGUs and other government agencies, individuals, CSOs including faith-based 
organizations, people’s organizations, NGOs, academe, associations and similar 
organizations, chapters and affiliates of similar international organizations operating in 
the Philippines which are partly or fully financed with funds solicited from or contributed 
by the public or private sector for charitable or public welfare purposes. 
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Act shall not be used as a defense against a 
violation committed by a government official or employee against Section 7(d) of 
Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical 
Standards for Public Officials and Employees”, on soliciting gifts or anything of 
monetary value from any person in the course of their official duties or in connection 
with any operation being regulated or any transaction which may be affected by the 
functions of their office. 
 
Sec. 5. Exemption from Coverage. –  The following shall be exempt from 9 
application of solicitation permit: 
(a) 
Organizations and agencies created by laws that specifically confer authority 
on these organizations and agencies to solicit or conduct fund campaign for 
charitable or public welfare purposes which shall continue to be covered by 
their charters and shall not be required to acquire a solicitation permit; Provided, 
that the DSWD and concerned Local Social Welfare and Development Office 
(LSWDO) shall be informed in writing before the conduct of the solicitation 
campaign and shall have the authority to monitor their activities and to require 
these organizations and agencies to submit reports pertaining to the conduct of 
the public solicitation and the utilization of funds solicited; Provided, further, that 


 
the DSWD shall maintain and periodically update the list of organizations and 
agencies that are exempted from application of solicitation permit; 
(b) 
Traditional carolling activities and performances during the holiday season, 
involving modest donations and solicitations, regardless of purpose; 
(c) 
Solicitations for religious purposes that are made within religious sanctuaries, 
such as churches, mosques, and such other buildings or structures regularly 
used for religious services or worship; and 
(d) 
Solicitations for personal purposes that are strictly confined to relatives within 
fourth degree of affinity or consanguinity, and friends and associates personally 
known to the persons conducting the solicitation. 
 
Sec. 6. Solicitation Permit; Requirements. – No solicitation permit shall be issued 
to an individual, organization, or agency without first complying with the following 
documentary requirements: 
(a) 
Duly accomplished application form signed by the individual, organization, or 
agency head or an authorized representative; 
(b) 
Project proposal of the individual applicant or in the case of an organization, a 
proposal approved by the head of the applicant organization or agency on the 
intended public solicitation activity including the work and financial plan on the 
activity to be undertaken, information and details relative to, or a general 
description of, the intended beneficiaries, and proposed mode of identifying and 
selecting beneficiaries in cases where the exact beneficiaries are to be 
determined after the solicitation activity; 
(c) 
Personal profile of individual applicant showing information attesting to the 
applicant’s identity and capability and integrity to launch a solicitation drive or 
in the case of an organization, certified true copy of Certificate of Registration 
and Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (SEC) or other regulatory government agency which has 
jurisdiction to regulate the organization or agency; 
(d)  
Updated certification of good standing from the SEC or other regulatory 
government agency which has jurisdiction to regulate the organization or 
agency; 
(e) 
Notarized written agreement or any similar document signifying the 
concurrence of the intended beneficiaries as recipient of the solicitation activity, 


 
in cases where the beneficiaries are identified prior to the solicitation activity; 
and 
(f) 
Notarized board resolution or other written authorization for the organization’s 
or agency’s planned solicitation activity which shall ensure strict compliance 
with the standard ratio on fund utilization. 
 
The DSWD shall make samples and forms of the documentary requirements available 
online and in their offices for public use and reference. 
 
For purposes if this Act, institutions or organizations seeking funding support during 
disaster response activities shall have additional three (3) months to submit additional 
documentary requirements or shall be able to comply with the requirements within the 
period set forth by the concerned DSWD office, PSWDO, or MSWDO. 
 
Sec. 7. Authority to Issue Permit. – The following officials are authorized to grant a 
solicitation permit to an eligible individual, organization, or agency that will conduct 
solicitation activities for charitable or public welfare purposes: 
(a)  
Secretary of the DSWD or a duly authorized Undersecretary of the DSWD for 
all public solicitations; 
(b)  
DSWD Regional Director or any duly authorized representative for regional 
public solicitations; 
(c) 
Provincial Governor through the PSWDO Chief or any duly authorized 
representative for provincial public solicitations; and 
(d) 
City or Municipal Mayor through the CSWDO Chief or the MSWDO Chief or any 
duly authorized representative for local public solicitations and online public 
solicitations. 
 
Sec. 8. Validity of Permit. – All solicitation permits issued by the DSWD, the PSWDO, 
the CSWDO, or the MSWDO shall be valid only on the approved date of coverage 
which in no case shall exceed one (1) year within the specified city, municipality, 
region, or areas in the Philippines. Its validity shall not extend outside of the Philippines 
even if the target beneficiaries and donors are Filipinos. 
 


 
An organization or agency with a good track record in conducting public solicitation, 
as determined by the DSWD, the PSWDO, the CSWDO, or the MSWDO, may be 
granted a solicitation permit with a longer validity period that shall not exceed two (2) 
years. 
 
Sec. 9. Types of Public Solicitation. – Public solicitations shall be categorized as 
follows: 
(a) 
Local public solicitation, or a solicitation activity conducted within a city or 
municipality; 
(b) 
Provincial public solicitation, or a solicitation activity conducted within two (2) or 
more cities or municipalities in the same province; 
(c) 
Regional public solicitation, or a solicitation activity conducted within two (2) or 
more provinces in a region; 
(d) 
National public solicitation, or a solicitation activity conducted in two (2) or more 
regions; and 
(e) 
Online Public Solicitation, or a solicitation activity conducted through computer 
or a computer network, the electronic medium in which online communication 
takes place. 
 
Sec. 10. Solicitation During Calamities or Disasters. – In times of calamities or 
disasters and the intended beneficiaries of the public solicitation are disaster-stricken 
areas or communities where a state of calamity has been declared by the President 
of the Philippines or the local sanggunian, a temporary solicitation permit may be 
issued to the applicant individual, organization, or agency upon submission of a duly 
accomplished application form, as provided for in Section 6(a) of this Act, signed by 
the applicant individual, or head of the organization or agency or an authorized 
representative and a preliminary determination by the appropriate office that the 
applicant is sufficiently qualified to conduct public solicitation. 
 
The validity of the temporary solicitation permit shall be determined by the concerned 
DSWD office, PSWDO, CSWDO, or MSWDO in coordination with the Disaster Risk 
Reduction and Management Council office or equivalent office depending on their 
assessment of the impact of the calamity or disaster to the affected areas. The 
applicant individual, organization, or agency shall have additional three (3) months to 


 
submit and comply with the requirements provided under Section 6 of this Act or within 
the period set forth by the concerned DSWD office, PSWDO, or MSWDO. 
 
Sec. 11. Fees and Charges. – For national and regional public solicitations, the 
DSWD may charge reasonable fees corresponding to the cost only of preparing the 
solicitation permit. The fees shall be remitted to the National Treasury, recorded as a 
Special Account in the General Fund and shall be available to the DSWD through a 
Special Budget pursuant to Section 35 of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known 
as the “Administrative Code of 1987”. For provincial and local public solicitations, the 
governor, city, or municipal mayor may impose reasonable fees corresponding to the 
cost only of preparing the solicitation permit, subject to the provisions of Republic Act 
No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991”, and other 
existing laws. 
 
Sec. 12. Methods of Public Solicitation. – Public solicitation may be done through 
any of the following, whether online or offline: 
(a)  
Written request such as letters of appeal, envelopes, cards, and other similar 
forms; 
(b) 
Mass media campaign through television, cinema, radio, magazines, 
newspapers, billboards, and other similar forms; 
(c) 
Distribution, circulation, publication, or posting of written advertisement or other 
similar forms; 
(d) 
Rummage sales and sale of goods including souvenir items; 
(e) 
Benefit shows including concerts, fashion shows, and other forms of 
entertainment; 
(f) 
Fun runs, marathon, cycling, and other forms of sports activities; 
(g) 
Popularity contests, beauty pageants, and other events which requires the 
contestants to conduct public solicitations; 
(h) 
Donation boxes, coin banks, and other similar forms; and 
(i) 
Other methodologies that may be allowed by the DSWD, the PSWDO, the 
CSWDO, or the MSWDO. 
 
Provided, that requests for financial assistance from the Philippine Charity 
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and similar agencies shall not be covered under this Act. 


 
 
Provided, further, that the ceiling amount for the cost of public solicitation 
paraphernalia shall be set in the implementing rules and regulations to be issued 
pursuant to this Act. 
 
Sec. 13. Allocation of Proceeds. – Not more than thirty percent (30%) of the total 
proceeds from the fund-raising activity of any individual, organization, or agency shall 
be expended for administrative cost. The remaining fund shall be utilized entirely for 
projects or programs for the targeted beneficiaries: Provided, that in cases where 
solicitation campaigns are conducted to fund programs or projects to help disaster or 
calamity-stricken areas or resolve national or local crises, a more flexible term in the 
allocation of the proceeds is allowed. Unless compliance with this section is 
satisfactorily established on the basis of the report required in Section 16 of this Act, 
no individual, organization, or agency shall be issued any subsequent solicitation 
permit. 
 
It shall be mandatory for funds collected from public solicitations to be deposited in a 
banking institution regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in the name of 
the applicant individual, organization, or agency to which the solicitation permit was 
issued. The individual, organization, or agency shall maintain a book of accounts for 
the monitoring and validation of the report. 
 
The date, duration, and place where the consolidation and accounting of proceeds 
shall be undertaken and the date of the awarding or turnover of the proceeds to the 
beneficiaries shall be witnessed by the authorized representatives from the DSWD, 
the PSWDO, the CSWDO, or the MSWDO for national and regional, provincial, city, 
or municipal public solicitation, respectively. 
 
Sec. 14. Monitoring and Validation of Public Solicitation. – The individual, 
organization, or agency to which the solicitation permit was issued shall submit to the 
concerned DSWD office and LSWDO the following documents: 
(a)  
Not later than sixty (60) days after issuance of the permit, duly notarized report 
signed and sworn to by the individual or by at least two (2) authorized officers 


 
of the organization or agency, indicating whether the solicitation permit was 
used or not. 
1.  
If the issued solicitation permit is not used, the individual, organization, 
or agency shall submit to the appropriate DSWD office, PSWDO, 
CSWDO, or MSWDO the justification for not conducting or continuing 
the solicitation activity within the validity period, and surrender the issued 
permit; 
2.  
If the solicitation permit was used, an initial report on the status of 
utilization of the issued permit shall be submitted; 
 
(b)  
Not later than sixty (60) days after the expiration of the issued solicitation 
permit, the following documents shall be submitted: 
1.  
Notarized fund utilization report of its income and expenditures sworn to 
by the individual, or in the case of an organization or agency, the 
president and treasurer of the organization or agency; 
2.  
List of donors with their corresponding addresses and contact numbers, 
and the amount of donations; 
3.  
List of beneficiaries, with corresponding signatures, addresses and 
contact numbers, and the amount or types of assistance extended; 
4.  
List of projects undertaken and completed with an indication of their 
location and cost; and 
5.  
Expired original solicitation permit. 
 
Provided, that the DSWD shall keep and maintain a record of the organizations with 
solicitation permits including information on their validity. This information shall be 
readily made available to the public, whether the solicitation activity is online or offline. 
 
To assist in the monitoring of public solicitation activities, the public may inquire from 
the DSWD or concerned LSWDO whether a public solicitation activity is legitimate or 
not. 
 
Sec. 15. Anonymous Donations. – Donations from anonymous individuals may only 
be received for the amount less than the covered transaction as defined under AMLA. 
 


 
If the total amount of anonymous donations falls under covered transactions, the 
individual or entity conducting public solicitation shall issue a Certification under Oath 
that the amount was not sourced from illegal means and that the same shall be used 
for legitimate purpose. 
 
Sec. 16. Reportorial Requirements for Exempt Organizations. – Those 
organizations or agencies that are exempt from securing a solicitation permit as 
specified in Section 5(a) of this Act should inform the DSWD and concerned LSWDO 
in writing prior to conducting solicitation activity and submit reportorial requirements at 
the end of the fiscal year when the public solicitation has been conducted. Reports 
shall consist of the following documents: 
(a) 
Notarized fund utilization report of its collections, income and expenditures 
sworn to by the president and treasurer of the organization or agency; 
(b) 
List of donors with their corresponding addresses and contact numbers; 
(c) 
List of beneficiaries, with corresponding signatures, addresses and contact 
numbers, and the amount or types of assistance extended; and 
(d) 
List of projects completed, location and cost with complete documentation on 
the project including pictures, videos, and testimonies of beneficiaries. 
 
Sec. 17. Regulatory Powers. – The DSWD, the PSWDO, the CSWDO, or the 
MSWDO shall, in the exercise of their regulatory powers, verify the authenticity of the 
report submitted by conducting spot monitoring or reviewing of the book of accounts 
of the concerned individual, organization, or agency. Likewise, the DSWD is granted 
visitorial powers to ensure that the soliciting individuals and organizations are 
legitimate and that funds solicited are properly utilized. 
 
DSWD may provide a template for books of accounts for applicants. 
 
Sec. 18. Filing of Complaints. – The DSWD, the PSWDO, the CSWDO, or the 
MSWDO shall, on its own initiative or upon a verified complaint of any person, refer to 
the appropriate law enforcement agency or the prosecutor’s office for investigation and 
the filing of complaint in the appropriate court any violation of the provisions of this Act. 
 


 
Any individual or law enforcement agency may file a complaint before the appropriate 
court against any individual, organization, or agency, which shall commit, or is 
engaged in, any of the acts punishable under Section 20 of this Act. 
 
Sec. 19. Role of Law Enforcement Agencies. – The DSWD, the PSWDO, the 
CSWDO, or the MSWDO may enlist the assistance of law enforcement agencies in 
the efficient and effective enforcement of this act. 
 
Sec. 20. Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are punishable under this Act: 
(a) 
Soliciting without securing a solicitation permit from the DSWD, the PSWDO, 
the CSWDO, or the MSWDO; 
(b) 
Soliciting beyond the allowed area of coverage as indicated in the approved 
solicitation permit except online public solicitation; 
(c) 
Violating the mode of solicitation as indicated in the approved solicitation 
permit; 
(d) 
Using a falsified or tampered solicitation permit; 
(e) 
Soliciting with an expired solicitation permit; 
(f) 
Using the solicited funds for purposes other than those indicated in the 
application form; 
(g) 
Including the beneficiaries as part of the strategy or mechanism in conducting 
the solicitation activity which tends to exploit the beneficiaries; 
(h) 
Use of lottery, raffle, bingo, and other games of chance, except as may be 
authorized by law; 
(i) 
Using solicitation paraphernalia which portray a dehumanizing picture, 
information or situation of the intended beneficiaries; 
(j) 
Disbursement of solicited funds are not in accordance with the standard fund 
utilization ratio; 
(k) 
Failure to account for the solicited funds; and 
(l) 
Other analogous circumstances. 
 
Sec. 21. Penal Provisions. – Any individual, organization or agency who commits the 
prohibited acts under Section 19 (a), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) of this Act shall be 
punished with imprisonment of three (3) to six (6) months or a fine of not less than ten 


 
thousand pesos (₱10,000) but not more than one hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000) 
or both, at the discretion of the court. 
 
Any individual, organization or agency who commits the prohibited acts under Section 
19 (b) and (c) of this Act shall be punished with imprisonment of one (1) to three (3) 
months or a fine of not less than ten thousand pesos (₱10,000) but not more than one 
hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000) or both, at the discretion of the court. 
 
Any individual, organization, or agency who commits the prohibited act under 19 
Section 19(k) shall be liable for Estafa under Art. 315 of the Revised Penal Code. 
 
If the offender is an organization or agency, the incumbent officers of the organization 
or agency at the time of the commission of the offense who have knowingly 
participated or who shall have knowingly permitted or failed to prevent its commission 
shall be held liable. 
 
If the offender is a foreigner, the offender shall, after serving sentence, be immediately 
deported and barred permanently from entering the country.  
 
If the offender is a public officer, he/she shall, in addition to such fine and/or 
imprisonment, suffer the penalty of temporary disqualification. 
 
Sec. 22. Administrative Penalties. – The prohibited acts provided under Sec. 20 
shall also be grounds for administrative penalties. 
 
For the first offense, the solicitation permit of the individual, organization or agency 
shall be revoked and no permit shall be issued to them for a period of one (1) year 
from the date of violation. For the second offense, the individual, organization or 
agency shall be blacklisted for two (2) years from conducting any solicitation activity. 
For the succeeding offenses, the individual, organization or agency shall be 
permanently blacklisted from conducting any solicitation activity. 
 
Pending investigation, the DSWD may preventively suspend solicitation permit for a 
period not exceeding six (6) months. 


 
 
A final and executory judgment finding an organization or agency liable for committing 
any of the prohibited acts under Section 19 of this Act by a court of competent 
jurisdiction for a second time shall be a ground for the cancellation and revocation of 
the organization’s or agency’s registration or license to operate and shall be endorsed 
to the concerned government regulatory agency for its appropriate action. 
 
Sec. 23. Failure to Report. – Failure to comply with the reportorial requirements, 
within one (1) month from the notice from the DSWD, as provided under Sections 14 
and 15 of this Act, shall be penalized with suspension of the solicitation permit until 
the reports are submitted, and an administrative fine of Five Thousand Pesos 
(₱5,000). 
 
If the individual, organization, or agency, has failed to comply with the reportorial 
requirement for a period exceeding six (6) months from notice, the DSWD may revoke 
the solicitation permit and require the said individual, organization, or agency to 
account for the solicited amounts. 
 
Sec. 24. Forfeiture of Proceeds. – The following shall be forfeited in favor of the 
government: 
(a) 
All solicited funds from an unauthorized public solicitation; and 
(b) 
All funds undisbursed and properties kept which were bought from the solicited 
funds at the time of the termination or revocation of the solicitation permit; 
Provided, that the soliciting individual, organization, agency may opt to donate 
said funds and properties to other individual, organization, or agency authorized 
by law to receive donations for charitable or public welfare purposes. 
 
Sec. 25. Information Dissemination. – The DSWD, the PSWDO, the CSWDO, or 
the MSWDO shall periodically publish a list of all individuals, organizations or agencies 
with public solicitation permits, whether online or offline. The list shall include the 
permit number, duration period, methodology to be used and the areas covered. They 
shall also publish a list of individuals, organizations or agencies whose solicitation 
permits have been cancelled or revoked. 
 


 
Sec. 26. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days from the 
approval of this Act, the Secretary of the DSWD, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Secretary of the 
Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Secretary of the Department of Information 
and Communications Technology (DICT), the Director General of the Philippine 
National Police, the Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(SEC), the Association of PSWDO, the Association of CSWDO, the Association of 
MSWDO, and the three (3) representatives selected by the DSWD from among the 
academe, NGOs and media organizations, shall promulgate the necessary rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
 
Sec. 27. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the concerned DSWD and Local 
Government Units General Appropriations Act for the year following its enactment into 
law and thereafter. 
 
Sec. 28. Repealing Clause. – Act No. 4075, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 
1564, otherwise known as the Solicitation Permit Law, is hereby repealed. Section 
444(b)(3)(v) and Section 455(b)(3)(v) of the Local Government Code of 1991 and all 
other laws, decrees, executive, orders and proclamations, rules and regulations or 
parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended or modified accordingly. 
 
Sec. 29. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force 
and effect. 
 
Sec. 30. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. 
 
Approved,