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The power of tke State to impose civil pecuniary penalties for violation of the penal.law 
has a deterrent effect. ut inflation has weakened this deterrent effect. 
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Thus, the gove 1 '  
ent needs to provide for the assessment and adjustment of existing 
values of the civil mo etary penalties. This bill provides for the rehlar adjustment for inflation 
of civil monetary penalties, and maintain their deterrent effect. 
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This bill is a: product of the public hearings conducted by the Committee on 
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Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws during the last Congress. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
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the Senate and House OfRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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SECTION 3. Dhnition of Terms. - 
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(1) “Civil Penalty” means any penalty, fine, or other sanction that - 
(A) is for a specific monetary amount as provided by the Penal Code; or 
(B), has a minimum and/or maximum amount provided by the Penal Code; or 
(C) is assessed or enforced by the courts pursuant to the Penal Code. 
(2) “Damages” means damages for death caused by crime or quasi-delict as 
(3) To&umer Price Index” means the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
consumers published by the [National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)] National 
Census And Statistics Office (NCSO). 
(4) “CoJt-of-Living Adjustment” means the percentage (if any) for each civil 
monetary penalty and damages by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the 
calendar yeas preceding the adjustment, exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June 
provided in the Civil Code, Article 2206. 
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of the calendar year in hich the amount of such civil monetary was’last set or adjusted pursuant 
to law. 
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(5) The term “Secretary” shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of Justice. 
SECTION 4. Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Reports. - Within six (6) 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, and on the first week of January of each fifth 
calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report on civil monetary penalty inflation 
and damages adjustmedt to both Houses of Congress. Such report shall include: 
(1) each/civil monetary penalty and damages as defined under section 3(1); 
(2) the diate each civil monetary and damages was not recently set pursuant to law; 
(3) the maximum amount of each civil monetary penalty and damages or, if 
applicable, the range o$ the minimum and maximum amounts of each civil monetary penalty and 
damages in effect on th date of submission of each report; 
(4) the amount of each civil monetary penalty and damages prescribed under 
paragraph (3) other than any such penalty for which inflation adjustment is provided by law, if 
each such penalty is increased by the adjustment described under Section 3 (3) of this Act; and 
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(5) a listing of the modifications to the Penal Code that would require to: 
(?)increase each penalty described in paragraph (1) by the adjustment 
describe& under Section 3 (3), excluding any pknalty for which inflation 
adjustm nt is provided by law or that has been increased within the five (5) year 
period immediately preceding the date of submission of such report; and 
(f3) provide that any increase in any civil mojletary penalty and damages 
shall ap ‘ly only to violations which occnr after the dale any such increase takes. 
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SECTION 5. Cost-of-Living Adjustments of Civil Moneta y Penalties. - 
(1) Adjdstment. The Adjustment described under section 4, paagraph (4) and (5) (A) 
shall be determined by! increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty and damages or the range of 
minimum and maxim& civil monetary penalties and damages, as ‘applicable, for each civil monetary 
penalty and damages by the cost-of-living adjustment. Any increase determined under this subsection 
shall be rounded to the nearest: 
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(2) multiple of Ten Pesos (P10) in the case ofpenalties less than or equal to One Hundred 
(3) multlple of One Hundred Pesos (P100) in the case of penalties greater than One 
(4) multjple of One Thousand Pesos (P1,OOO.OO) in the case of penalties greater than One 
(5) multiple of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO) in the case of penalties greater than Ten 
Pesos (PlOO); 
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Hundred Pesos (P100) but less than or equal to One Thousand Pesos (Pl,OOO.OO); 
Thousand Pesos (Pl,OOO.OO) but less than or equal to Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,OOO); 
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Thousand Pesos (Pl0,OOO.OO) but less than or equal to One Hundred Thousand (P100,OOO); 


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(6) multi le of Ten Thousand Pesos (Pl0,OOO) in thd case of penalties greater than One 
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but less than or equal to Two Hundred Thousand (P200,OOO); and 
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of P25,OOO in the case of penalties pate! than P200,OOO. 
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SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rules or regulations or part thereof, contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 


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SECTION 10. 
Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least 
of general circulation. 
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