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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session
23 MAY 16 P5:20
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S.B. No.
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10845, 
OTHERWISEKNOWN AS THE ANTI-AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING ACT OF 2016, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Agricultural smuggling is costing the government billions of pesos a year in lost 
revenues. Smuggling of regulated agricultural commodities has also led to high prices for 
consumers, the violation of our competition laws, and most importantly, the further 
decline of our domestic agricultural sector.
Since the law's passage in 2016, even if there have been several reports of seizure 
of smuggled products, there has been no prosecution of Individuals, groups, or 
corporations under the law. There also has been no prosecution of government officials 
for facilitating and abetting acts of agricultural smuggling that amount to large-scale 
economic sabotage. As a result, smuggling activities continue with impunity. In the sugar 
fiasco that is still unfolding, for example, documented accounts show that thousands of 
metric tons of sugar - a regulated commodity - were allowed into the country without a 
sugar order.
The intent of this bill is to amend R.A. No. 10845 in order to hold liable government 
officials that act as co-conspirators and accomplices of agricultural smugglers. It is time 
to hold to account government officials that allow smuggling to persist unfettered.
The immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
Risa Hontiveros u


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2205
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10845, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE ANTI-AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING ACT OF 2016, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in 
Congress assembied:
Section 1. Section 3 of R.A. No. 10845 is hereby amended to read:
SECTION 3. Large-Scaie AgricuituraiSmuggiing as Economic Sabotage. - The crime 
of large-scale agricultural smuggling as economic sabotage, involving sugar, corn, 
pork, poultry, garlic, onion, carrots, fish, and cruciferous vegetables, in its raw state, 
or which have undergone the simple processes of preparation or preservation for 
the market, with a minimum amount of one million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or rice, 
with a minimum amount of ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00), as valued by the 
Bureau of Customs (BOC), Is committed through any of the following acts:
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a. Allowing or approving in one's capacity as a public employee or officer the
importation into the Philippines without the reouired import permit from the
regulatory agencies, whether or not there is pecuniary interest or material benefit
or advantage on the part of the public employee or officer:
b. Approving or granting any license, export declaration, clearance or permit.
knowing that the same is manifestly unlawful, inequitable or irregular, whether or
not there is pecuniary interest or material benefit or advantage on the part of the
public employee or officer.
Section 2. Separabiiity Cause. - Should any provision of this Act be declared 
unconstitutional, the remaining parts not affected thereby shall remain valid and 
operational.
Section 3. Repeating Cause. - All laws, decrees, orders, circulars, issuances, rules and 
regulations and parts thereof which are Inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly.


Section 4. Effectivity, - This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,