FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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JUL -3 !'&:I2 
SENATE 
S.B.No. 900 
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; and 
Third, That the public be informed of the money being spent from the 
national coffers to pay consultants hired by the Government. 
Transparency, in all its forms, must be given upper-hand in 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. 
EDGARDO 
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J. ANGARA 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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JW- -3 P6:12 
Introduced by SENATOR EDGARDO J. ANGARA 
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL BRANCHES AND AGENCIES OF THE 
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. 
GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Foreign 
Consultants’ Disclosure Act of 2007.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - It is hereby declared the policy 
of the State to adopt and implement full public disclosure of all its 
transactions, following the constitutional mandate to make available to the 
people all information on matters of public concern. 
Towards this end, it shall be the purpose and policy of this Act, 
pursuant to the principle of transparency in public office, to regulate the 
activities of foreign consultants and to require their registration and the 
disclosure of the nature of their work and their compensation and other 
privileges, so that the government and the people of the Philippines may be 
informed of their identity and may appraise their actions. 
SECTION. 3. Definition - For purposes of this Act: 
a) “Foreign consultants” shall refer to a national of another State 
who render services to the Philippine Government. 
SECTION. 4 Disclosure Requirement - All heads of branches, 
subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including 
government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) or their subsidiaries 
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shall, within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, provide the 
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in writing and under oath, 
the following : 
The name, principal address, and all other principal business or 
residential addresses in the Philippines, of the foreign consultant hired 
or retained by their respective government office; 
The compensation to be paid, if any, and the form and manner of such 
compensation, including honoraria, fees, financial or other benefits or 
privileges; 
A copy of the contract / s of employment, or in the absence thereof, a 
full statement of the terms and conditions under which such foreign 
national acts or agrees to act as consultant, entered into by the 
Government office; 
The date when such contract or each of such contracts was made, the 
date of commencement of activity thereunder and the period during 
which such contract or each of such contracts is to be in effect; 
Such other statements, information or documents as the DBM for 
purposes of this Act may, from time to time , require; 
The termination of the status of the foreign agent shall not relieve him 
from his obligation to file a registration statement in accordance with 
this Act for the period during which he was such an agent. 
SECTION. 5 Publication - The Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM) shall maintain a centralized data-file of all foreign 
consultants 
hired 
by 
the 
government, 
its 
agencies, 
branches, 
instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations or 
their subsidiaries. Every January of each year, the DBM shall cause the 
publication of the list of foreign consultants hired or retained by the 
Government, whether for the full year or for only a part thereof, in at least 
two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
SECTION. 6. Penal Clause - The head of any branch, subdivision, 
instrumentality, and agency of the government, including a government- 
owned or controlled corporation or its subsidiary that violates Sections 3 and 
5 of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifteen Thousand 
Pesos (P30,OOO.OO) but not more than Sixty Thousand Pesos (Pl20,OOO.OO) 
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and imprisonment of not less than six (6) years or both at the discretion of 
the court. Those convicted shall be perpetually disqualified from holding 
public office. 
Upon conviction by the Regional Trial Court, the official 
convicted shall immediately be suspended from office and shall remain 
suspended pending the final outcome of any appeal he or she shall have 
taken in the case. 
SECTION. 7. Repealing Clause - All laws, executive orders, rules 
and regulations contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SECTION. 8. Separability Clause - If any provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
SECTION. 9. 
Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect 
immediately following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation, whichever come first. 
Approved, 
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