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S. No. 3119 
Introduced by Sen. Aquilino "Koko" L. Pimentel III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 288 of Act 3815, as amended, otherwise known as the 
"Revised Penal Code/' provides for other similar coercions. 
Coercion is defined as a form of compulsion, force, duress, where 
a man is forced to do an act against his will or constrain him from 
doing an act he so WillSl. 
There have been cases where government-issued IDs were 
confiscated by certain individuals for purposes of payment, 
compliance, regulation, or punishment. A number of our 
Overseas Filipino Workers had their passports or travel 
documents 
retained, 
confiscated, 
or 
withheld 
by 
some 
recruitment agencies or employers to coerce them to pay the latter 
sums of money. 
It is thus, imperative to criminalize the illegal retention, 
confiscation, 
and/ or 
withholding 
of 
government-issued 
identification cards, passports or travel documents not only to 
protect our Overseas Filipino Workers but all other possible 
victims of this form of coercion. 
It is, thus, prayed that the bill would meet the expeditious 
approval of this Chamber. 
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AQUIl~ J~OKO L. PIMENTEL III 
1 Blyan A. Garner, editor, Black's Law Dictionary 9th ed, (West Group, 2009) ISBN 0-314-19949-7 


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Introduced by Sen. Aquilino "Koko" L. Pimentel III 
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AN ACT CRIMINALIZING ILLEGAL RETENTION OF 
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GOVERNMENT -ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS 
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AND IMPOSING APPROPRIATE PENALTIES THEREFOR, 
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INCORPORATING FOR THIS PURPOSE AN ADDITIONAL 
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SUB-P ARAGRAPH INTO ARTICLE 288 OF ACT 3815 AS 
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AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED 
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PENAL CODE 
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Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. There shall be incorporated after the second 
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paragraph of Article 288 of Act 3815, as amended, otherwise 
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known as the "Revised Penal Code" an additional subparagraph 
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which shall read as follows: 
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ART. 288. Other Similar Coercions 
xxxx 
xxxx 
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ILLEGAL RETENTION OF GOVERNMENT -ISSUED 
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IDENTIFICATION. 
THE PENALTY OF PRISION 
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CORRECIONAL IN ITS MINIMUM PERIOD AND A 
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FINE OF TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,OOO) SHALL 
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BE IMPOSED UPON ANY PERSON, AGENT, OR 
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OFFICER OF ANY ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, OR 
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GOVERNMENT OFFICE WHO SHALL CONFISCATE, 
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RETAIN, OR WITHHOLD ANY GOVERNMENT-ISSUED 
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IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
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DRIVER'S LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL REGULATION 
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COMMISSION (PRe) CARDS, EMPLOYMENT IDS, 
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PASSPORTS, AND THE LIKE, FOR THE PURPOSE OR 
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WITH 
THE 
INTENTION 
OF 
FORCING 
OR 
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COMPELLING THE OWNERS THEREOF, DIRECTLY OR 
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INDIRECTLY, TO PAY THE FORMER CERTAIN SUMS 
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OF MONEY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. 
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SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, 
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executive orders, letters of instruction, rules and regulations 
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which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act are 
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hereby repealed or modified accordingly; 
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SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen 
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(15) days after the completion of its publication in the Official 
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Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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