Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
fcbse’Bit No._235

Introduced by Honorable Roilo Golez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

A public office is a public trust. This dictum has been with us since time immemorial bul still we see
the different hues, if not hybrids of graft and corruption committed in public offices.

Different laws have been in place to lessen graft and corruption, to wit: Republic Act No. 3019,
Presidential Decree Nos. 677, 1288, 46, 749 and the latest of which being Republic Act No. 6713 and yet
we have not so included "beneficiaries" of the proceeds of graft or corrupt activities.

Beneficiaries can either be immediate relatives or others related by affinity or not to public officals
or employees. A public official or employee, who due to their position, commit graft and corruption is liable
under the regime of laws. But there is no clear-cut policy on beneficiaries who directly or indirectly benefit
from such misappropriation or illegal enrichment.

Beneficiaries or major age must be held accountable and liable due to acts of graft committed by
the public official or employee. In a situation where a public official or employee is found guilty of the anti-
graft law, the beneficiaries who enjoyed the fruits of the corrupt act such as houses, cars, jewelry,
education, and foreign travel when such items are obviously disproportionate to the legitimate and visible
source of income of the family, should be held criminally liable.

Proceeds from such illegal transactions are in itself illegal and as such considered as stolen. This
is similar to peddling or fencing stolen goods whereby income derived is in itself dirty money plain and
simple. Under the law recipients of or those caught in gossession of stolen goods, are criminally liable. The
‘same principle should apply in case of wealth stolen through graft and corrupt practices.

This is the only way we can put real meaning to the trite use of the saying public office is a public
trust by making the family the first line of defense against graf and corruption

Passage of the billis earnestly sought.

\\ ROILO GOLEZ



Republic ofthe Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BillNo.___ 2.3.5

Introduced by Honorable Roilo Golez
AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 9 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED "ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT"
Be it enacted by the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 9 of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-Nineteen, as amended, is hereby
amended by adding a new paragraph to be denominated a paragraph ( c ) to read as follows:

"Sec. 9. Penalties for Violations. -
x x x
(c) PERSONS, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
LEGAL AGE, WHO BENEFIT FROM THE UNLAWFUL ATS OR OMISSIONS OF A PUBLIC OFFICER
SHALL BE PUNISHED WITH IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) MONTHS NOR MORE
THAN FIVE (5) YEARS AND FORFEITURE IN FAVOR OR THE GOVERNMENT WHATEVER
PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM SUCH UNLAWFUL ACT.”

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately.

Approved,