THIRTEENTH CON GRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
SECOND REGULAR SESSION 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 
078 
Introduced by SENATOR ALFRED0 S. LIM 
AN ACT 
GROUP FOR ANY ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE FROM ACCEPTING MONEY 
FROM ILLEGAL GAMBLING, SUCH AS "JUETENG, AND OTHER ILLEGAL 
SOURCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
PROHIBITING CANDIDATES, POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY-LIST 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives 
of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration.of Policy.'- It is,the policy of the state 
 to^ maintain the sanctity and purity of our electoral exercises by 
preventing money from illegal gambling, such as "jueteng" and other, 
illegal sources from being used for or against office or position. It is 
equally. the state's policy to disqualify and remove those elected to 
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office through the use of said money from illegal gambling or 
illejgal sources. 
SECTION 2. What Constitutes Money from Illegal Gambling, etc. 
- Money from Illegal Gambling shall refer to money derived or earned 
frdm the operation of various forms of gambling, such as "jueteng", 
declared as unlawful under Republic Act No. 9287. 
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' Money from other unlawful sources shall refer to money derived 
or ~ earned ' from drug trafficking, bank robberies, kidnapping-for- 
raosom, syndicated swindling and other criminal activities. 
SECTION 3. 
Election- Contribution of Money from Illegal 
Ga'mbling, etc., Prohibited. - No candidate, political party or party-list 
sh&ll accept, receive or take, use or distribute money from illegal 
gambling or other illegal sources to promote or enhance his candidacy 
or :his partymate's candidacy. 
SECTION 4. Accepting Money from Illegal Gambling and other 
Illegal Sources,, Election offense. - A candidate, political party or 
paky-list who accepts, receives, takes, uses or distributes money from 
illGgal gambling or other illegal sources for election purposes shall be 
guilty of an election offense and punished with imprisonment of not 
less than six (6) years but not more than twelve,(12) years. 
The 
donor, contributor or provider of money from illegal gambling or other 
"gal 
sources shall be guilty of an election offense and punished under 
this section. In addition,. the guilty parties (giver and recipient) shall 


be sentenced to suffer disqualification to hold public office and 
ddprivation of the right of suffrage. 
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SECTION 5. 
Disqualification or Removal from Office. - Any 
cahdidate or party-list who accepts, receives, uses or distributes 
m$ney From illegal gambling or other illegal sources may be 
disqualified from continuing with his candidacy. 
If proclaimed, his 
prbclamation shall be annulled. And, if already holding office, he shall 
be, removed from office in a manner provided below. 
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Section 6. 
Proceedings for Disqualification, Removal. - The 
proceedings under this Act: 
(a) for the disqualification of any 
cahdidate or party-list shall be governed by the "Omnibus Election 
Cqde" and may be filed with the Commission on Elections; (b) for the 
removal of local elective official shall be through quo warranto and 
mhy be filed with,the Commission on Elections; (c) for the removal of 
m&mbers of Congress shall be' through quo warranto and may be filed 
with the House Electoral Tribunal or the Senate Electoral Tribunal; 
and, (d),for the removal of the President and Vice President shall be 
thtough impeachment in accordance with the Constitution. 
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Section 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders 
and Republic Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby deemed repealed. 
approval. 
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Section 8. 
€Eectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its 
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Approved. 
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