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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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S.B.No. __ _ 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In the newspapers, on television and radio, our people continuously read, watch 
and hear the continuing appeals of our police agencies to their sense of patriotism and 
civic pride to report crimes and criminals. In this country of relative mass unemployment 
and soaring prices, our people have long ago discovered that patriotism and civic pride 
alone cannot keep body and soul together. This bill provides a remedy - a monetary 
incentive, a reward, a just and reasonable compensation. 
This bill seeks to provide an effective method to detect and subdue lawbreakers. 
At the same time, this bill would generate the much needed funds to help balance a 
deficit-driven budget and relieve the pressures on our much beleaguered National 
Treasury; add policemen and undercover agents for our peace agency without the need 
of a budgetary outlay; and provide temporary employment and refuge for an equal 
number of our unemployed citizens. 
Approval, therefore, of this bill is earnestly sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 1252 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
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PROVIDING FOR A UNIFORM REWARD SYSTEM IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST 
CRIME AND LAWLESSNESS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Any person, a group of persons, define for purposes of this Act as 
government-informer, having knowledge of frauds upon and violations of any law of the 
Republic of the Philippines, may voluntarily submit, personally or by registered mail to 
any responsible government official a sworn statement or affidavit stating the time, 
place, manner and other circumstances of any act which is in his best and honest 
judgment is patently in violation of the law, or furnishing information which may lead to 
the arrest and apprehension of a fugitive or a wanted criminal. For such information, a 
government informer shall be entitled to receive compensation or reward as hereinafter 
provided. 
SECTION 2. The compensation from the Government of a government informer 
shall be limited to the payment of a reward equivalent to twenty-five per centum of the 
total revenue collection directly resulting from a sworn statement furnished by a 
government informer. The balance of the total revenue collections equivalent to 
seventy-five per centum shall be used to augment appropriations set aside in the 
General Appropriations Act to subsidize and standardize the salaries of policemen. The 
revenue collections may consist of the proceeds from the sales of any property forfeited 
or confiscated, fines, indemnities, assessments, duties, taxes, fees, surcharges, 
penalties and compromises. 
SECTION 3. Private persons and corporations shall pay also a government 
informer a reward equivalent to twenty-five per centum of their collections directly 
resulting from a sworn statement furnished by a government-informer, The collections of 
private persons or corporations may consist of damages, indemnities, contributions, 
fees and premium refunds, adjustments, salaries and commissions. 
SECTION 4. The total revenue collections of the Government and the cash 
benefits due private persons and corporation directly resulting from a sworn statement 
furnished by a government-informer shall be collected by the Secretary of Finance or 
his authorized representatives only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction 
after trial and conviction. 
SECTION 5. The cash benefits due private persons and corporations and reward 
due government-informers shall be tax-exempt and payable promptly, through brokers 
of their choice and confidence, by the Secretary of Finance or his authorized 
representatives in the form of registered Progress Bonds issued by the Development 
bank of the Philippines which shall not convertible into cash within five years from the 


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date of issue: Provided, however, That a government-informer may in writing exercise 
the option to have his reward paid in cash subject to the payment of income tax, or to 
have all or any portion thereof donated to the government to augment the 
appropriations set aside in the General Appropriations Act to subsidize and standardize 
the salaries of the policemen. The broker's commission shall also be tax exempt if paid 
in the form of Progress Bonds Certificates. 
SECTION 6. Should the sworn statement later turn or be proven to be false or 
have been made only for the purpose of harassing, molesting or any way prejudicing 
the person so denounced, the person so denounced shall be entitled to any action, 
criminal or civil as the circumstances and the facts may warrant: Provided, however, 
That the identity of the government-informer shall not be revealed without his consent 
except when the sworn statement is proven to be malicious of false. 
SECTION 7. Any person violating any provision of this Act shall suffer an 
imprisonment for not less than one year and one day to pay a fine of not less than two 
thousand pesos (P2,OOO.OO). 
SECTION 8. Republic Act Numbered Two Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty 
Eight and all other laws providing for the payment of reward to the informers of frauds 
upon and violations of any law of the Republic of the Philippines are hereby repealed 
SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved, 
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