FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 241. 2 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution 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, the 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 do not reflect their actual wealth or lifestyle. 
Oftentimes this act is intended to hide ill-gotten 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 I her 
assets in the name of dummies. A public official who does so shall forfeit all his 
rights to the property in favor of the dummy. 
Public officials shall also be 
prohibited from acquiring any property from a relative within the tenth (10th ) civil 
degree of consanguinity or affinity, while holding public office and within twenty 
(20) years from the time he I she left the civil service. This mf3Y be an effective 
way of punishing the public official for his I her deceitfulness. 
Immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2412 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR 
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED 
PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING 
INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING 
PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF 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. Republic Act No. 6713 is, hereby amended by the addition of the 
following provisions: 
"SECTION 11-A. ASSETS IN THE NAME OF DUMMIES. 
(a) 
THE PENALTY OF REMOVAL FROM PUBLIC OFFICE 
SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON A PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO 
PLACES ANY OF HIS OR HER ASSETS IN THE NAME OF A 
DUMMY. 
(b) 
A PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO PLACES AN ASSET' IN THE 
NAME OF A 
DUMMY SHALL BE STOPPED 
FROM 
CLAIMING ANY INTEREST AND ASSERTING ANY RIGHT 
OF OWNERSHIP OVER SUCH ASSET. 
SUCH ASSET 
SHALL BE FORFEITED IN FAVOR OF THE DUMMY WHO 
SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY LAW AS THE ACTUAL AND 
REAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. 
"SEC. 11-B. DISQUALIFICA TlON OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM 
ACQUIRING PROPERTIES FROM RELATIVES. 
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PUBLIC 
OFFICIALS 
ARE 
PROHIBITED 
FROM 
ACQUIRING 
ANY 
PROPERTY FROM A RELATIVE WITHIN THE TENTH (10TH) 
CIVIL DEGREE OF CONSANGUINITY OR AFFINITY WHILE 
HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE AND WITHIN TWENTY (20) YEARS 
FROM THE TIME HE OR SHE LEFT THE CIVIL SERVICE. 
PROPERTY ACQUIRED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION 
SHALL NOT VEST OWNERSHIP UPON THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL 
AND ALL HIS SUBSEQUENT TRANSACTIONS AND DEALINGS 
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ON THE SAID PROPERTY SHALL BE VOID AB INITIO. 
THE 
RELATIVE FROM WHOM THE PROPERTY COMES SHALL 
RETAIN ALL RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE 
PROPERTY. 
SEC 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected 
shall remain valid and subsisting. 
SEC 3. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or 
amended accordingly. 
SEC 4. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
pUblication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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