FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill NoIST4 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In the newspapers, on television and radio, our people continuously read, 
watch and hear the continuing appeals of our police agencies to their sense of 
patriotism and civic pride to report crimes and criminals. In this country of relative 
mass unemployment and soaring prices, our people have long ago discovered that 
patriotism and civic pride alone cannot keep body and soul together. This bill 
provides a remedy - a monetary incentive, a reward, a just and reasonable 
compensation. 
This bill seeks to provide an effective method to detect and subdue law- 
breakers. At the same time, this bill would generate the much needed funds to help 
balance a deficit-driven budget and relieve the pressures on our much beleaguered 
National Treasury; add policemen and undercover agents for our peace agencies 
without the need of a budgetary outlay; and provide temporary employment and 
refuge for an equal number of our unemployed citizens. 
Approval, therefore, of this bill is earnestly sought. 
M hP 
NNY 
LLAR 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill N d 5 7 . a  
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A UNIFORM REWARD SYSTEM IN THE CAMPAIGN 
AGAINST CRIME AND LAWLESSNESS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Any person, a group of persons, define for purposes of this Act 
as government-informer, having knowledge of frauds upon and violations of any law 
of the Republic of the Philippines, may voluntarily submit, personally or by registered 
mail to any responsible government official a sworn statement or affidavit stating the 
time, place, manner and other circumstances of any act which is in his best and 
honest judgment is patently in violation of the law, or furnishing information which 
may lead to the arrest and apprehension of a fugitive or a wanted criminal. For such 
information, a government informer shall be entitled to receive compensation or 
reward as hereinafter provided. 
SECTION 2. The compensation from the Government of a government- 
informer shall be limited to the payment of a reward equivalent to twenty-five per 
centum of the total revenue collection directly resulting from a sworn statement 
furnished by a government informer. The balance of the total revenue collections 
equivalent to seventy-five per centum shall be used to augment appropriations set 
aside in the General Appropriations Act to subsidize and standardize the salaries of 
policemen. The revenue collections may consist of the proceeds from the sales of 
any property forfeited or confiscated, fines, indemnities, assessments, duties, taxes, 
fees, surcharges, penalties and compromises. 
SECTION 3. Private persons and corporations shall pay also a government- 
informer a reward equivalent to twenty-five per centum of their collections directly 
resulting from a sworn statement furnished by a government-informer, 
The 
collections of private persons or corporations may consist of damages, indemnities, 
contributions, fees and premium refunds, adjustments, salaries and commissions. 
SECTION 4. The total revenue collections of the Government and the cash 
benefits due private persons and corporation directly resulting from a sworn 
statement furnished by a government-informer shall be collected by the Secretary of 


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Finance or his authorized representatives only upon the order of a court of 
competent jurisdiction after trial and conviction. 
SECTION 5. The cash benefits due private persons and corporations and 
reward due government-informers shall be tax-exempt and payable promptly, 
through brokers of their choice and confidence, by the Secretary of Finance or his 
authorized representatives in the form of registered Progress Bonds issued by the 
Development bank of the Philippines which shall not convertible into cash within five 
years from the date of issue: Provided, however, That a government-informer may 
in writing exercise the option to have his reward paid in cash subject to the payment 
of income tax, or to have all or any portion thereof donated to the government to 
augment the appropriations set aside in the General Appropriations Act to subsidize 
and standardize the salaries of the policemen. The broker's commission shall also 
be tax exempt if paid in the form of Progress Bonds Certificates. 
SECTION 6. Should the sworn statement later turn or be proven to be false 
or have been made only for the purpose of harassing, molesting or any way 
prejudicing the person so denounced, the person so denounced shall be entitled to 
any action, criminal or civil as the circumstances and the facts may warrant: 
Provided, however, That the identity of the government-informer shall not be 
revealed without his consent except when the sworn statement is proven to be 
malicious of false. 
SECTION 7. Any person violating any provision of this Act shall suffer an 
imprisonment for not less than one year and one day to pay a fine of not less than 
two thousand pesos (P2,OOO.OO). 
SECTION 8. Republic Act Numbered Two Thousand Three Hundred and 
Thirty Eight and all other laws providing for the payment of reward to the informers 
of frauds upon and violations of any law of the Republic of the Philippines are 
hereby repealed 
SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved,