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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City

17" Congress
First Regular Session

2657

HOUSE BILLNO.

HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative DEOGRACIAS B. RAMOS, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution guarantees the right of the Filipino people to
information on matters of public concern (Art. III, Section 7). To this end, public
disclosure is institutionalized in The Local Government Code of 1991 through the
posting requirement of LGU documents in certain conspicuous places in the
locality, in print media, or in websites.

One of the documents so required is the summary of collected revenues
and funds including the appropriations and disbursement of such funds. But the
law obliges its posting only once a year. If we are to tell the people how their
money is being spent by their leaders, posting should not be only once a year in
few public places. It is submitted that a quarterly posting of the summary in all
barangay halls, the municipal, city and provincial buildings, and on the website
of LGU, if any, would better comply with the abovementioned Constitutional
guarantee.

This bill also seeks to further strengthen transparency in all financial
transactions of local government units by also penalizing the failure of concerned
accountable officers to comply therewith.

The immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

DEQGRAt IOS, IR.
District, Sorsogon


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City

17" Congress
First Regular Session

2657

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative DEOGRACIAS B. RAMOS, Jr.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 352 AND 513, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991.

Be it enacted by the Senate and H ouse of Representatives of the Philippines in
the Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 352 RA 7160 is hereby amended, viz:

“SEC. 352. Posting of Summary of Income and Expenditures. - Local treasurers,
accountants, budget officers and other accountable officers shall within thirty
(30) days from the end of each [fiscal year] quarter, post in [at least three (3)
publicly accessible and conspicuous places] all barangay halls, and
municipal, city and provincial buildings [in the local government] and on
the local government’s website, if any, a summary of all revenues collected
and funds received including the appropriations and disbursements of such funds
during the preceding [fiscal year] quarter.

“SEC. 513. Failure to Post and Publish the Itemized Monthly Collections and
Disbursements. - Failure by the local treasurer or the local chief accountant to
post the itemized monthly collections and disbursements of the local government
unit concerned within ten (10) days following the end of every month and for at
least two (2) consecutive weeks at prominent places in the main office building
of the local government unit concerned, its plaza and main street, and to publish
said itemization in a newspaper of general circulation, where available, in the
territorial jurisdiction of such unit, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five
hundred pesos (P500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) month, or
both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

“SEC. 513-A. Failure to Post of the Summary of Income and
Expenditures. — Failure by the local treasurer, accountant, budget officer
and other accountable officers to post the summary of all revenues
collected and funds received including the appropriations and
disbursement of such funds, within 30 days from the end of each
quarter, in all barangay halls, the municipal, city and provincial
buildings and on the local government’s website, if any, shall be

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punished by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) or by
imprisonment not exceeding one (1) month, or both such fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.”

SECTION 2. All other laws, decrees, executive orders and other
issuances that are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,