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Introduced by Senator S. R. Qsmeiia 111 
EXPLANATORY NQTE 
The Philippines total electric energy consumption in 1994 was estimated at 
30.459 Billion kilowatt hours. In 2001, this figure has increased to 47.049 Billion, an 
increase of 54% since 1994. However, power losses in 1994 were recorded at 15.5% 
and for 2001, 12.5% of the total electric energy consumed, a decrease of only 3% 
despite a 54% increase in energy consumption. These facts are contributing factors 
to the Philippines having one of the highest power rates in Asia, which has a direct 
effect on this country’s competitiveness. 
With the view of making the production and distribution of electric energy more 
efficient, this bill seeks to amend certain provisions in Republic Act 7832 ,otherwise 
known as the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission LinedMaterials Pilferage Act 
of 1994. 
The proposed amendment expands the coverage of the law to include not only 
electric power transmission lines and materials but also distribution lines and 
materials. This bill likewise increases the kind of offenses as well as the penalties to 
be levied against the offenders. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
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Introduced by Senator S. R. OsmeAa 111 
AN ACT 
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY- 
EIGHT THIRTY-TWO, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “ANTI- 
ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINEWMATERIALS PILFERAGE 
ACT OF 1994” 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Section 2 (c) of Republic Act No. 7832, as amended, is 
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hereby further amended to read as follows: 
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“SECTION 2. Illegal Use of Electricity. - x x x 
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(c) 
Tamper, install or use a tampered electrical meter, jumper, current 
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reversing transformer, shorting or shunting wire, loop connection or any 
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other device OR METHOD, SUCH AS TILTING OF METER, which 
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interferes with the proper or accurate registry or metering of electric 
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current or otherwise results in its diversion in a manner whereby 
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electricity is stolen or wasted;” 
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SEC. 2. 
Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as 
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follows: 
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“SECTION 3. Theft of Electric Power Transmission AND DISTRIBUTION 
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Lines and Materials. - 
(a) It is hereby declared unlawful for any person 
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Cut, saw, slice, separate, split, severe, smelt, or remove any 
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electric power transmission AND DISTRIBUTION linelmaterial or meter 
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other place or site where it may be rightfully or lawfully stored, deposited, 
kept, stocked, inventoried, situated or located, without the consent of the 
owner, whether or not the act is done for profit or gain; 
(2) 
Take, carry away or remove or transfer, with or without the use of 
a motor vehicle or other means of conveyance, any electric power 
transmission AND DISTRIBUTION line/material or meter from a tower, 
pole, any other installation or place of installation, or any place or site 
where it may be rightfully or lawfully stored, deposited, kept, stocked, 
inventoried, situated or located without the consent of the owner, 'wh'eth'er 
or not the act is done for profit or gain; 
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Store, possess or otherwise keep in his premises, custody or 
control, any electric power transmission line/material or meter without the 
consent of the owner, whether or not the act is done for profit or gain; and 
(4) 
Load, carry, ship or move from one place to another, whether by 
land, air or sea, any electrical power transmission AND DISTRIBUTION 
line/material, whether or not the act is done for profit or gain, without first 
securing a clearance/permit for the said purpose from its owner or the 
[National Power Corporation (NPC)] NATIONAL TRANSMISSION 
CORPORATION (TRANSCO) or its regional office concerned, as the 
case may be. 
(b) 
For purposes of this section, "electrical power transmission AND 
DISTRIBUTION linelmaterial" refers to electric power transmission steel 
towers, woodpoles, cables, wires, insulators, line hardwares, electrical 
conductors and other related items [with a minimum voltage of sixty-nine 
kilovolts (69 kV)], such as the following: 
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Steel transmission .line towers made of galvanized steel angular 
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members and plates or creosoted and/or lannelized woodpoles/ concrete 
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poles and designed to carry and support the conductors; 
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(2) 
[Aluminum conductor steel reinforced (ACSR) in excess of one 
hundred (100) MCM;] ALL TYPES OF WIRES AND CABLES USED TO 
TRANSMIT AND DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICITY; 
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ALL [Oloverhead ground wires made [of 7 strands] of galvanized 
steel wires, 13.08 millimeters in diameter and] designed to protect the 
electrical conductors from lightning strikes; 
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Insulators made of porcelain or glass shell and designed to 
insulate the electrical conductors from steel towers or woodpoles; and 
(5) 
Various transmission AND DISTRIBUTION line hardwares and 
materials made of aluminum alloy or malleable steel and designed to 
interconnect the towers, conductors, ground wires, and insulators 
mentioned in subparagraphs (I), 
(Z), (3), and (4) above for the safe and 
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reliable operation of the transmission AND DISTRIBUTION lines.” 
SEC. 3. Section 4(b) of the same Act is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 4. 
Prima Facie Evidence. 
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The possession or custody of electric power transmission AND 
DISTRIBUTION line/material by any person, natural or juridical, not 
engaged in the transformation, transmission or distribution of electric 
power, or in the manufacture of such electric power transmission AND 
DISTRIBUTION line/material shall be prima facie evidence that such 
line/material is the fruit of the offense defined in Section 3 hereof and 
therefore such line/material may be confiscated from the person in 
possession, control or custody thereof.” 
SEC. 4. Section 5 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
“SEC. 5. 
Incentives. - 
An incentive scheme by way of a monetary 
reward in the [ minimum ] amount of [ Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO) ] 
NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (5,000.00) BUT NOT 
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MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (50,000.00) shall be given to 
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any person who shall report to the [ NPC 
TRANSCO or police 
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authorities any act which may constitute a violation of Section 3 hereof. 
The Department of Energy (DOE), in consultation with the [ NPC ] 
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TRANSCO, shall issue the necessary guidelines for the proper 
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implementation of this incentive scheme within thirty (30) days from the 
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effectivity of this Act.” 
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SEC.5. Section 7 (b) 
of the same Act is hereby amended to read as 
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follows: 
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“SEC. 7. 
Penalties. x 
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(b) 
Violation of Section 3. - 
The penalty of reclusion temporal or a 
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fine ranging from [ Fifty thousand pesos (P50,OOO) to One hundred 
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thousand pesos (P100,OOO) ] 
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND 
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PESOS (P150,000.00) TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
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(P500,OOO) or both at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed on any 
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person found guilty of violating Section 3 hereof.” 
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SEC. 6. The DOE and the TRANSCO shall formulate the rules and 
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regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or 
parts hereof inconsistent with the provision of this Act are hereby repealed, 
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amended or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation 
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whichever comes earlier. 
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