Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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. 
May 23, 2023
2:30 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First 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 
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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. 
 
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,