S. B. No. 
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A Tf279 
!%k WED BY : _-_. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The proposed measure seeks to protect the general welfare through a more pragmatic 
penal regulation against gambling, whlch is certainly inimical to public interest. As it is a declared 
policy of the State to discourage and prohibit forms of gambling not regulated or sanctioned 
under existing laws, there is a need to review .and amend the same in order to efficiently and 
efectively carry out the people's crusade against illegal gambling. 
Law enforcement against illegal gambling will continue to be ineffective unless the laws 
provide stiffer penalties for violations thereof. 
This bill is consolidation of related bills submitted during the previous congress before the 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of' Codes and Laws, of which the 
undersigned chaired. 


Ot: THE PHILLPPLNES 
First Regular Session 
S E N A T E  
S .  B.No. 
1275 
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AN ACT 
RATIONALIZING THE LAW AGAINST GAMBLING AND/OR BETTING BY PROVIDING 
STIFFER PENALTIES, FORFEITURE AND CONFISCATION PROVISIONS AND 
ESTABLISHING A PRIM FACIE PRESUMPTION FOR VIOLATIONS THEREFOR, 
AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1602. 
Re if eizacied by the Senate and Hozrse of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
nsserii bled: 
SECTION 
1. 
Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1602 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
"Section 1. 
Penalties. 
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The following penalties are hereby imposed: 
(a) The penalty of PRISIONMYOR IN ITS MEDIUM PERIOD OR A 
FINE RANGING FROM TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (F'20,000,'00) 
TO 
FORTY THOUSAND PESOS (P40,000.00), OR BOTH rprision correccioiml in 
its medium period or a fine ranging from thousand pesos (1,000.00) to six 
thousand pesos (6,000.00), and in case of recidivism, the penalty for PRISION 
MAYOR IN ITS MAXlMUM PERIOD OR A FIAT RANGING FROM THIRTY 
THOUSAND PESOS (F'30,OOO.OO) TO SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS TO SIXTY 
THOUSAND PESOS (60,000.00) OR BOTH [prision mayor in its medium period 
or a fine ranging from FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (5,000.00) to TEN 
THOUSAND PESOS (lO,OOO.OO), shall be imposed upon: 
' (1) Any person other than those referred to in the succeeding subsections 
who in any manner, shall directly or indirectly take part in any illegal or 
unauthorized activities or games of cockfighting, jueteng, jai-alai or 
horse racing to include bookie operation and game fixing, numbers, 
bingo and other forms of lotteries, cara y crzrz, ponpiang and the like; 
7-11 and any game using dice, blackjack, lucky nine, poker and its 


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derivatives, monte, baccarat, cuujo, pag?mngziinge and other card games, 
paik que, high and low, mahjong, domino and other games using plastic 
tiles and the likes; slot machines, roulette, pinball and other mechanical 
contrapLions and devices; dog racing, boat racing, car racing and other 
forms of races; basketball, boxing, volleyball, bowling, pingpong and 
other forms of individual or team contest to include game fixing, point 
shaving ,and other machinations; banking or percentages game, or any 
other game or scheme, whether upon chance or skill, wherein wagers 
consisting of money, articles of value or representative of value are at 
stake or made: 
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(2) Any person shall knowingly permit any form of gambling referred to in 
the preceding subparagraph to be carried on in an inhabited or 
uninhabited place or in any building, vessel or other means of 
transportation owned or controlled by him: PRO!A’DED, that i[I]f the 
place where gambling is carried on has a reputation of a gambling place 
or that prohibited gambling is frequently carried on therein, or the place 
is a public or government building or bprangay hall, the malefactor shall 
be punishied by PRISION MAYOR IN ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD OR 
A FINE RANGING ROM 
THIRTY 
THOUSAND PESOS 
Cp30,OOO.OO) TO FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00), OR 
BOTH [prision correccional in its maximum period and a fine of SIXTY 
THOUSANI) PESOS (P60,OOO.OO); 
(3) ANY PERSON WHO PEFWITS OR ALLOWS HIS NAME TO BE 
USED FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLNMG OR WHO USES OR PERMITS 
HIMSELF TO BE USED AS A DUMMY IN CONNECTION WITH 
ILLEGAL GAMBLING; 
(b) The penalty of PRISION MAYOR ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD OR A 
FINE RANGING FORM THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS Cp30,OOO.OO) TO 
SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS (60,000.00), OR BOTH, [prision correcctional in its 


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the maintainer or conductor of the above gambling schemes. PRO!?IDED, THAT 
THE PENALTY OF RECLUSION TEMPORAL AND A FINE RANGING 
FROM FORTY THOUSAND PESOS (P40,OOO 00) TO SIXTY THOUSAND 
PESOS (60,00000) SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON A MAINTAINER OR 
CONDUCTOR WHO OPERATES THREE OR MORE GAMBLING OR 
BETTING JOINTS, DENS OR HOUSES OR WHEN THE GAMBLING OR 
BETTING OPERATION IS OF A LARGE SCALE, SUCH AS WHEN IT 
COVERS A CITY, MUNICIPALITY OR BARANGAY, 
THE 
PROPERTY 
DERIVED 
BY 
THE 
MAINTAINER 
OR 
CONDUCTOR, WHO OPERATES THREE OR MORE GAMBLING OR 
BETTING JOINTS, DENS OR HOUSES, OR WHO OPERATES ON A LARGE 
SCALE, FROM ILLEGAL GAMBLING OR BETTING S%L 
BE 
FORFEITED AND/OR CONFISCATED IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT 
THE BURDEN OF PROVING THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES 
COVERED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION LIES WITH THE PROSECUTION, 
ONE THE PROSECUTION PROVES THT THE PROPETIES OWNED, HELD 
OR ACCUMULATED BY THE ACCUSED, IN HIS OWN NAME OR nU 
THOSE OF OTHER PERSONS, IS MANIFESTLY OUT OF PROPORTION TO 
HIS LAWFUL INCOME, IT SHALL DEVOLVE UPON THE ACCUSED TO 
SHOW THAT SUCH PROPERTIES WERE ACQUIRED BY LAWFUL 
MEANS; PROVIDED, THAT ANY PROPERTY WHICH HE DID NOT 
PROVE AS AMONG THOSE HE ACQUIRED BY LEGAL MEANS SHALL 
BE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED ILLEGALLY; 
UPON THE FILING OF THE ClUMINAL CASE, THE COURT SHALL 
SCHEDULE A HEARING FOR THE DETEWAM'ON OF THE 
PROPERITES MENTIONED HEREIN WHICH MAY BE CONFISCATED 
AND FORFEITED. 
DURING THE PENDENCY OF THE CASE, NO 
PROPERTY, OR INCOME DERIVED THEREFROM, WHICH MAY BE 
CONFISCATED AND FORFEITED, MAY BE DISPOSED, ALIENATED OR 
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THE PROCEEDS OF ANY SALE OR DISPOSITION OF ANY 
PROPERTY OR MONEY CONFISCATED OR FORFEITED UNDER THIS 
SUBSECTION SHALL BE USED TO PAY ALL PROPER EXPENSES FOR 
THE CONFISCATION OR FORFEITURE AND THE SALE, INCLUDING 
EXPENSES OF SEIZURE, CUSTODY AND MAINTENANCE OF THE 
PROPERTY PENDING ITS DISPOSITION, ADVERTISING PUEiLICATION 
AND COURT COSTS; 
(c) The penalty of PRISION MAYOR IN ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD OR 
A FINE RANGING FROM FORTY THOUSAND PESOS Cp40,OOO.OO) TO 
SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS (P60,000.00), OR BOTH, Iprision .mayor in its 
medium period with temporary absolute disqualification or a fine of SIX 
THOUSAND PESOS] shall be imposed if the maintainer, conductor or banker of 
said gambling schemes is a government official, or where such government official 
is the player, promoter, referee, umpire, judge or coach in case of game fixing, 
point shaving and machination; 
(d) The penalty of prision correcctional in its medium period or a fine 
ranging from FIVE THOUSAND PESOS .(5,000.00) TO TEN THOUSAND 
PESOS (PlO,OOO.OO), OR BOTH, [FOUR HUNDRED PESOS (400.00) to TWO 
THOUSAND PESOS (P2,OOO.OO) shall be imposed upon any person who shall 
knowingly and without lawful purpose in any hour of any day, possess any lottery 
list, paper or other matter containing letters, figures, signs or symbols AND 
OTHER GAMBLING PARAPHERNALIA pertaining to or in any manner used in 
the same games ofjzreteng, jui-alai or horse racing bookies, and similar games of 
lotteries and numbers which have taken place or about to take place: PROUDED, 
THAT POSSESSION OF SAID ARTICLES OR PARAPHERNALIA SHALL 
BE PRlMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE 
VIOLAITON 
OF 
THIS 
SUBSECTION: PROVIDED, FUTHER, THAT SUCH ARTICLES FOUND IN 
1-11s POSSESSION SHALL BE SEIZED AND CONFISCATED IN FAVOR OF 
THE GOVERNMENT; 
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existence of a gambling house of place in his jurisdiction, fails to abate the same 
action in connection therewith; 
(9 The penalty of prision correccioizul in its maximum period or a fine 
ranging from FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,000.00) TO TEN THOUSAND 
PESOS (P10,000.00), OR BOTH, '[FIVE HUNDRED (50000) to TWO 
THOUSAND PESOS (P2,OOO.OO) shall be imposed upon any security officer, 
security guard, watchman, private or house detective of hotels, villages, building, 
enclosure and the like which have the reputation of a gambling place or where 
gambling activities are being held; and 
(g)ANY PERSON WHO USES DILATORY TACTICS TO " D E R ,  
OBSTRUCT OR IMPEDE THE? SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF AN 
OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND/OR BETTING BY 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR BY ANY OTHER AGENCY OF 
GOVERNMENT OR OTHERWISE EXTENDS PROTECTION TO A 
MAINTAMER CONDUCTOR, BANKER OR ANY OTHER PERSON 
OTHERWISE INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND/OR BETTING 
SHALL BE PF,NALIZED WITH PRISION CORRECCIONAL IN ITS 
MAXIMUM PERIOD OR A FINE RANGING FROM TEN THOUSAND 
PESOS (Pl0,OOO.OO) 
TO TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,000.00), OR 
BOTH. 
SEC. 2. 
Informer's reward. Any person who shall disclose information that will 
lead to the arrest and final conviction of the malefactor shall be rewarded twenty five percent 
(25%) of the cash money or articles of value confiscated or forfeited in favor of the government, 
SEC. 3. 
Separability Clause. If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SEC. 4. 
Repealing Clause. Presidential Decree No. 1602 is hereby amended and 
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qle or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 5. 
Effectivity. 
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved.