Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR 
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED 
PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING 
INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING 
PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF  
The Constitution, Article XI, Section 17 provides that “A public officer or employee shall upon 
assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration 
under oath of his assets, liabilities and net worth. In the case of the President, Vice-President, 
the Members of the Cabinet, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional 
Commissions and other constitutional offices, and officers of the armed forces with general or 
flag rank, the declaration shall be disclosed to the public in the manner provided by law.” 
In complying with this constitutional provision under the enabling law, Republic Act No. 6713, 
many public officials complacently submit statements of assets, liabilities and net worth which 
are very low and which do not reflect their actual wealth. Often times this Act is intended to 
hide ill-gotten wealth. The common practice is to place an asset in the name of a dummy, who 
is usually a close relative of the public official. 
This bill seeks to remedy this prevalent corrupt practice by imposing penalty by removal from 
public office on a public official who places any of his/her assets in the name of dummies. A 
public official who does so shall forfeit all his rights to the property in favor of the dummy. 
Public officials shall also be prohibited from acquiring any property from a relative within the 
fifth civil degree of consanguinity while holding public office and within ten years from the time 
he/she left the civil service. This may be an effective way of punishing the public official for his 
deviousness. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
March 23, 2021
1:13 PM
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR 
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED 
PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING 
INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING 
PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF  
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 6713, is hereby, amended by the addition of the 
following provisions: 
SECTION 11-A. Assets in the Name of Dummies. – (1) The penalty of 
removal from public office shall be imposed upon a public official who 
places any of his/her assets in the name of a dummy. 
(2)  A public official who places an asset in the name of a dummy shall be 
estopped from claiming any interest and asserting any right of ownership 
over such asset.  Such asset shall be forfeited in favor of the dummy, 
who shall be recognized by law as the actual and real owner of the 
property.
SECTION 11-B. Disqualifications of Public Officials from Acquiring 
Property from Relative. – Public officials are prohibited from acquiring any 
property from a relative within the fifth civil degree of consanguinity while 
holding public office and within ten (10) years from the time he/she left the 
Civil Service.  Property acquired in violation of this section shall not vest 
ownership upon the public official.  The relative from whom the property 
comes shall retain all rights of ownership with respect to the property.
SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
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SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,