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SENATE 
S. No. 
932 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article II, Section 17 provides that "A public officer or employee shall 
upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a 
declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities and net worth. In the case of the President, Vice-
President, the Members of the Cabinet, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional 
Commissions and other constitutional offices, and officers of the armed forces with general or 
flag rank, the declaration shall be disclosed to the public in the manner provided by law." 
In complying with this constitutional provision under the enabling law, Republic Act 
No.6713, many public officials complacently submit statements of assets, liabilities and net 
worth which are very low and which do not reflect their actual wealth. The common practice is 
to place an asset in the name of a dummy, who is usually a close relative of the public official. 
This bill seeks to remedy this prevalent corrupt practice by imposing the penalty of 
removal from public office on a public official who places any of his/her assets in the name of 
dummies. A public official who does so shall forfeit all hislher rights to the property in favor of 
the dummy. Public officials shall also be prohibited from acquiring any property from a relative 
within the fifth civil degree of consanguinity while holding public office and within ten years 
from the time he/she left the civil service. This may be an effective way of punishing the public 
official for his/her deviousness.' 
• This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713; ALSO KNOWN AS "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A 
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CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND 
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EMPLOYEES, TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE 
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BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR 
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EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS 
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AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER 
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PURPOSES" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 6713 is hereby amended by the addition of the following 
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provisions: 
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SECTION II-A. Assets in the Name of Dummies. - (1) The penalty of 
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removal from public office shall be imposed upon a public official who places 
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any of his/her assets in the name of a dummy. 
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(2) A public official who places an asset in the name of a dummy shall be 
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estopped from claiming any interest and asserting any right of ownership over 
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such asset. Such asset shall be forfeited in favor of the dummy, who shall be 
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recognized by law as the actual and real owner ofthe property. 
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SECTION ll-B. Disqualification of Public Officials from Acquiring 
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Property from Relative. - Public officials are prohibited from acquiring any 
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property from a relative within the fifth civil degree of consanguinity while 
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holding public office and within ten (10) years from the time he/she left the Civil 
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Service. Property acquired in violation of this section shall not vest ownership 
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upon the public official. The relative from whom the property comes shall retain 
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all rights of ownership with respect to the property. 
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SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions ofthis Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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