FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 2071 
Introduced by Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Consistent with the policy of the State to ensure full public disclosure of all its 
transactions involving public interest, this bill seeks to require full disclosure of the 
identity, nature of work, and compensation of foreign consultants hired or retained by the 
Government, its agencies, instrumentalities, including government - owned or - controlled 
corporations (GOCCs) and their subsidiaries. 
There are three (3) main objectives of this bill: 
First, That the public's basic right to know who are providing expert advice and 
support to the government be fully accorded them; 
Second, That the public be appraised if the services for which the consultants are 
being sought are indeed indispensable and cannot be rendered by our local experts; 
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Third, That the public be infonned of the money being spent from the nationa,l 
coffers to pay consultants hired by the Government. 
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Transparency, in all its fonns, must be given upper-hand III the government. 
Relative to the bill, this is needed so that the public will know whether or not the 
consultancy fees paid to these consultants are commensurate with the benefits that the 
Government is supposed to get from such consultancy contracts. 
Approval of this bill, therefore, is earnestly sought. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 2071 
Introduced by Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL BRANCHES AND AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT, 
INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS 
AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES TO DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF THEIR 
FOREIGN CONSULTANTS, THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK AND THEIR 
COMPENSATION, PERKS AND OTHER PRIVILEGES, AND PROVIDING 
PENALTIES IN CASE OF VIOLATION THEREOF. 
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in the 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Foreign Consultants' 
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Disclosure Act of 2010." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
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adopt and implement full public disclosure of all its transactions, following the 
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constitutional mandate to make available to the people all information on matters of public 
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concern. 
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Towards this end, it shall be the purpose and policy of this Act, pursuant to the 
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principle of transparency in public office, to regulate the activities of foreign consultants 
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and to require their registration and the disclosure of the nature of their work and their 
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compensation and other privileges, so that the government and the people of the 
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Philippines may be informed of their identity and may appraise their actions. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Foreign Consultant - For purposes of this Act, "foreign 
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consultants" shall refer to a national of another State ho render services to the Philippine 
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Government 
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SEC. 4 Disclosure Requirement -
All heads of branches, subdivisions, 
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instmmentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or 
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controlled corporations (GOCCs) or their subsidiaries shall, within six (6) months from the 
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effectivity of this Act, provide the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in 
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writing and under oath, the following: 
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a) The name, principal address, and all other principal business or residential 
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addresses in the Philippines, of the foreign consultant hired or retained by their 
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respective government office; 
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b) The compensation to be paid, if any, and the form and manner of such 
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compensation, including honoraria, fees, financial or other benefits or 
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privileges; 
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c) A copy of the contractls of employment, or m the absence thereof, a full 
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statement of the terms and conditions under which such foreign national acts or 
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agrees to act as consultant, entered into by the Government office; 
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d) The date when such contract or each of such contracts was made, the date of 
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commencement of activity thereunder and the period during which such 
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contract or each of such contracts is to be in effect; 
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e) Such other statements, information or documents as the DBM for purposes of 
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this Act may, from time to time, require; 
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f) The termination of the status of the foreign agent shall not relieve him from his 
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obligation to file a registration statement in accordance with this Act for the 
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period during which he was such an agent. 
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SEC. 5 Publication - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall 
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maintain a centralized data-file of all foreign consultants hired by the government, its 
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agencies, branches, instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled 
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corporations or their subsidiaries. Every January of each year, the DBM shall cause the 
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publication of the list of foreign consultants hired' or retained by the Government, whether 
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for the full year or for only a part thereof, in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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SEC. 6. Penal Clause - The head of any branch, subdivision, instrumentality, and 
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agency of the government, including a government owned or controlled corporation or its 
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subsidiary that violates Sections 3 and S of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less 
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than Fifteen Thousand Pesos (PIS,OOO.OO) but not more than Sixty Thousand Pesos 
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(P60,OOO.OO) and imprisonment of not less than six (6) years or both at the discretion of the 
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court. Those convicted shall be perpetually disqualified from holding public office. Upon 
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conviction by the Regional Trial Court, the official convicted shaH immediately be 
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suspended from office and shall remain suspended pending the final outcome of any appeal 
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he or she shall have taken in the case. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause - All laws, executive orders, rules and regulations 
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contrary to the provisions ofthis Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Separability Clause - If any provision of this Act is declared 
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unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected shaH remain in full force and 
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effect. 
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SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect immediately foHowing its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, 
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whichever come first. 
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Approved, 
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