SIX'II~I'NIII ('()N(;I<I:S~; 01, IIii' 1{1'I'liBlle 
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l,'il'sl Regular Session 
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SHNATI' 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam De{cnsor Santiago 
1':Xl'LANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article II, Section 27, mandates the State to maintain hOllesty and 
integrity ill the puhlie service, This is designed to prevent government ofliccrs and employees 
{hllll using their "nice I(ll' personal aggrandizement 
(;overnl1lent oJ'Jiees and premises, as long as their establishment and maintenance arc 
paid oul or public runds, should be devoted entirely to the perflll'1mmee of publie service, Hence, 
the usc thereol: during the election period up to the election clay, in order to solicit any 
contribution or to raise ('unds J(,r political purposes, should bc prohibited, 
This hill seeks to declare it unlaw{'td ror any person seeking public ofiice to usc 
government oJ'llees <Ill" premises in any manner that will promote his! her election, 
This hill is H product 0(' the Jlublic hearings conducted by the Committee on 
COllstitutiollHI Amelldments, Revision of the Codes and Laws ciuring the 11 th Congress,' 
• This bill \V,IS rc-llkd during Ihe Thirteenth Congress, I:irs! Regular Session. 


SIXTI':I':N'III CON(iRliSS (W '1111: RI ':1'1 HlLlC 
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First Regulm Session 
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SUN/\TH 
S, No, U19G 
Introduccd by Scnator Miriam Derensor Santiago 
i\N i\CT 
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i\MLNIlINC; II/\IAS l'i\Mlli\NSi\ IlLel. XXI, i\S AMENDlm, OTflERWISE KNOWN i\S 
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'II IIi OMNlllUS I ':1.1 ':CI ION com,: OF 11-11-: I'IIiLIPI'INES, Sl':CTION 97, ON 
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CONlllJCIIN(I lilJND-RA1SINCi i\CTIYJT1LS FOR l'OLl'lICAI.I'URI'OSHS 
lie it <'nuclei! hy tfte Senate and Ihe /louse oj'Representatives oj'the Philippines in 
Congress lISsel/ih/ed: 
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SI':CTION I, Section (J7 01' Ilatas I'ambansa Illg, XXI, as amended, is further amcnded to 
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read as [(lilows: 
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"Sec, <J7. ProiIibitcd raising orrunds: 
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(1\) It shall be unlawltd Illr any person to hold dances, lotteries, 
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cock lights, 
boxing 
bouts, 
bingo, 
beauty 
contests, 
entertainment, 
or 
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cincll1atognlphic, theatrical or other pcrJ(lrIl1ances Il)r thc purpose of raising Ilmds 
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'1(1 c\ection c<l1npaign or Ill!' thc support or any candidate [i'om the 
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eomll1CnCelllcnt ol'the election pcriod up to and including election day; or Illr any 
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person or ol'gnnizatiol1 whether civil: or religious, directly or indirectly, to solicit 
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and/ or accept II'olll any candidate Illr pub1 il: ofiice, or II'om his campaign 
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llUIlWgCI', agent or representative, or any person acting in their bchaH~ any gin, 
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"",d, trallsportHtioll, contribution, or donation in cash or in kind 11'0111 the 
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eonllllellecnlellt or the cicction period up to and including election day; Provided, 
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That n()l'llHti and customary religious stipends, tithes, 01' collections on Sundays 
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and/ or other designated collection days /H'e excluded i'rom tbis prohibition; and 
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(Il) It shall be unlawl'ul Illl' any pcrson seeking public olTiee whether local, 
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regional or national to solicit or rceeive any contribution, monetary and/or in 
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kind, Of{ CONIHICT ANY FUN!) RAISING ACTIVITY FOR POLITICAL 
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I'IJRI'OSI';S, 
in any government oflicc or premises, WHICH SHALL 


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INCLlJlJI( BIIT Aim NOT LiMITi.:ll TO NATION/\L, Ri';(;IONAL i\1~1) 
LOCAL 
COVlmNMI';NT 
OFFICI,S, 
GOVI<:RNIVU<:NT-OWNIW 
OR 
CONTROLLI';I) CORPORATIONS, any military or police camp, installation 
or omcc ANI) TIm LIKE, AS LONG AS TIm MAINTENANCE OF SAID 
OFFICI':S Ol{ I'I<EMISES AI{EI'AID OUT OF P(JBLIC FUNDS. THIS 
l'IWIlIBITlON SIIALL APPLY B1WOR!<: AND DURING ELECTION 
PI<:RIOI) IJP TO I':LECTION I)AY ITSELF." 
SI':CTION 2. Se/hl/'I/hility Clause. 
If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
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ullconslitulional, the relllainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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SI':CTION 3. H(pcalil1g Clause. 
Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, leiter of instruclioll, administrative order, rule, or regUlation contrary to or inconsistent 
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wilh tlie provisions oftliis Ael is hcrcby rcpcaled, modiilcd, or amended accordingly. 
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SLCTION 4. /',//ixtivity Clause. 
This Act shall take elTcctliftecn (15) days after its 
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publieatioll in at Icasttwo (2) newspapers of general publication. 
Approved, 
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