THRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
1 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
S E N A T E  
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Introduced by Senator Juan M. Flavier 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to grant a reward of incentive to any person who can 
give vital information relative to the violation of the provisions of Republic 
Act qo. 1379, otherwise known as the “Act Declaring Forfeiture in Favor of 
the State Any Property Found to Have Been Unlawfully Acquired by Any 
Public Officer or Employees and Providing for the Procedure Therefor” 
and / or Republic Act No. 7080, otherwise known as “Act Defining and 
Penalizing the Crime of Plunder.” 
In the said bill, the informer, who gives vital information supported 
by competent evidence which account for or materially aid in the recovery 
or forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth as defined under the aforecited laws shall 
be entitled to a reward of twenty-five percentum (25Y0) 
of the total value of 
the property actually recovered. 
With the proposed reward, it is envisioned that this will serve as an 
effective tool to encourage the people to participate in the Government’s 
effort of recovering ill-gotten wealth from erring public officials and 
employees. 
In addition, this reward system will also become an effective 
deterrent to would-be violators of the said laws. 
?FiAViER 
enator 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLI 
1 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
First Regular Session 
1 
S E N A T E  
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Introduced by Senator Juan M. Flavier 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A GRANT OF REWARD TO INFORMERS OF 
VIOLATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7080 AND/OR REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 1379 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Grant of Reward. -Any person, who voluntarily gives 
vital information supported by competent evidence not yet in possession 
of any government investigating agency, concerning ill-gotten wealth of 
any public official or employees, which materially accounted for or aided in 
the recovery of the said property in favor of the State and / or the 
conviction of the guilty party in accordance with the provisions of Republic 
Act No. 7080 and/or Republic Act No. 1379, shall be entitled to a reward 
equivalent to twenty-five percentum (25%) of the value of the ill-gotten 
wealth actually collected or recovered. 
SEC. 2. Determination of the Value of the Award. - The award 
shall be based on the value of the property actually recovered due the vital 
information furnished by the awardee. 


If the properties recovered consist in real or personal properties, 
the same may be sold in a public aucti,on or their value appraised by the 
Commission on Audit. 
SEC. 3. Sharing of Reward by a Number of Informers. - If the vital 
information was given by several persons, they shall be entitled to the 
reward in equal shares. 
SEC. 4. Implementation. - The applications for the grant of the 
award under this Act shall be addressed to and decided by a Committee 
composed of the Ombudsman, as Chairman, and the Solicitor General 
and the Secretary of Justice, as members. 
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) 
days following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,