TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 767
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Introduced by Senator Erwin T. Tulfo
AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE 99 OF THE ACT NO. 3815, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE REVISED PENAL CODE”, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article 99 of Act No. 3815 otherwise known as the Revised Penal 
Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 10592, currently empowers the 
Director of the Bureau of Corrections, the Chief of the Bureau of Jail 
Management and Penology and/or the Warden of a provincial, district, 
municipal, or city jail to grant allowance for good conduct. This 
incentivizes persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to adhere to prison rules 
and participate in rehabilitative programs. It also helps decongest the 
country’s severely overcrowded jails.
It is noteworthy that under Republic Act No. 10592 which 
amends Article 99 of Act No. 3815, the allowances, once granted, 
remain to be irrevocable. The proposed amendment seeks to clarify and 
strengthen Article 99 by providing two exceptions in the irrevocable 
allowances. Under this bill, allowances, though granted, shall be 
revoked when the PDL, during the time of detention or imprisonment, 
have violated prison rules, or have committed crimes and/or offenses.
This amendment not only promotes a system where PDLs are 
assured that genuine efforts of good behavior will be recognized and 
protected, but also makes it clear that privileges can be withdrawn


when PDLs fail to abide by institutional rules or revert to wrongful 
behavior while under lawful custody.
By ensuring clarity, accountability, and fairness, this measure 
upholds the goals of justice and rehabilitation that the penal system 
seeks to achieve.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is 
earnestly sought.
RWIN T. TULFO


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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 767
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25 JUL 29 P 2 52
Introduced by Senator Erwin T. Tulfo
AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE 99 OF THE ACT NO. 3815, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE REVISED PENAL CODE”, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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SECTION 1. Article 99 of the Act No. 3815, as amended,
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otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, is hereby further amended
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to read as follows:
"ART. 99. Who grants time allowances. - Whenever lawfully 
justified, the Director of the Bureau of Corrections, the Chief of 
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and/or the Warden 
of a provincial, district, municipal or city jail shall grant 
allowances for good conduct. Such allowances once granted shall 
not be revoked UNLESS THE PERSON DEPRIVED OF 
LIBERTY, DURING THE TIME OF DETENTION OR 
IMPRISONMENT, HAS VIOLATED PRISON RULES OR 
HAS COMMITTED CRIMES AND/OR OFFENSES."
SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within thirty (30) 
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Justice and the 
Department of the Interior and Local Government shall issue the 
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this


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Act. Failure to promulgate the rules and regulations shall not prevent 
the implementation of this Act upon its effectivity.
SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - Should any provision or part of 
this Act be deelared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions 
and parts hereof, insofar as they are separable from the invalid ones, 
shall remain in hill force and effect.
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuanees, 
rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,