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S. No. 1311
H. No. 6579
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(REPUBLIC AcT No. 11032]
AN ACT PROMOTING EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND
EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
9485, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ANTI-RED TAPE
ACT OF 2007, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
"(g) The procedure for filing complaints." ''(a) Acceptance of Applications or Requests. -
SEC. 7. A new Section 7 is hereby inserted after Section "(1) All officers or employees shall accept
6 of the same Act to read as follows: written applications, requests, and/or· documents
being submitted by applicants or J;"equesting parties
of the offices or agencies.
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"(2) The receiving officer or employee shall
perform a preliminary assessment of the application "The maxim urn time prescribed above may be
or request submitted with its supporting documents extended only once for the same number of days,
to ensure a more expeditious action on the which shall be indicated in the Citizen's Charter.
application or request. The receiving officer or Prior to the lapse of the processing time, the office
employee shall immediately inform the applicant or or agency concerned shall notify the applicant or
requesting party of any deficiency in the accompanying requesting party in writing of the reason for the
requirements, which shall be limited to those extension and final date of release of the government
enumerated in the Citizen's Charter. service/s requested. Such written notification shall be
signed by the applicant or requesting party to serve
"(3) The receiving officer or employee shall as proof of notice.
assign a unique identification number to an
application or request, which shall be the identifying "If the application or request for license,
number for all subsequent transactions between the clearance, permit, certification or authorization shall
government and the applicant or requesting party require the approval of the local Sangguniang Bayan,
regarding such specific application or request. Sangguniafig Panlungsod, or the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan as the case may be, the Sanggunian
"(4) The receiving officer or employee shall issue concerned shall be given a period of forty-five (45)
an acknowledgement receipt containing the seal of working days to act on the application or request,
the agency, the name of the responsible officer or which can be extended for another twenty (20)
employee, his/her unit and designation, and the date working days. If the local Sanggunian concerned has
and time of receipt of such application or request. denied the application or request, the reason for the
denial, as well as the remedial measures that may
"(b) Action of Offices. - be taken by the applicant shall be cited by the
concerned Sanggunian.
"(I) All applications or requests submitted shall
be acted upon by the assigned officer or employee "In cases where the cause of delay is due to
within the prescribed processing time stated in the force majeure or natural or man-made disasters,
Citizen's Charter which shall not be longer than which result to damage or destruction of documents,
three (3) working days in the case of simple and/or system failure of the computerized or
transactions and seven (7) working days in the case automatic processing, the prescribed processing times
of complex transactions from the date the request mandated in this Act shall be suspended and
and/or complete application or request was received. appropriate adjustments shall be made.
"For applications or requests involving activities "(2) No application or request shall be returned
which pose danger to public health, public safety, to the applicant or requesting party without
public morals, public policy, and highly technical appropriate action. In case an application or request
application, the prescribed processing time shall in is disapproved, the officer or employee who rendered
no case be longer than twenty (20) working days or the decision shall send a formal notice to the
as determined by the government agency or applicant or requesting party within the pre~cribed
instrumentality concerned, whichever is shorter. processing time, stating therein the reason for the
disapproval. A finding by a competent authority of
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a violation of any or other laws by the applicant or
requesting party shall constitute a valid ground for adopt appropriate working schedules to ensure that
the disapproval of the application or request, without all applicants or requesting parties who are within
prejudice to other grounds provided in this Act or their premises prior to the end of official working
other pertinent laws. hours are attended to and served even during lunch
break and after regular working hours.
"(c) Denial of Application or Request for Access
to Government Service. -Any denial of application "(g) Identification Card. - All employees
or request for access to government service shall be transacting with the public shall be provided with
fully explained in writing, stating the name of the an official identification card which shall be visibly
person making the denial and the grounds upon worn during office hours.
which such denial is based. Any denial of application
or request is deemed to have been made with the "(h) Establishment of Public Assistance/
permission or clearance from the highest authority Complaints Desk. - Each office or agency shall
having jurisdiction over the government office or establish a public assistance/complaints desk in all
agency concerned. their offices."
"(d) Limitation of Signatories. - The number of SEC. 10. Section 9 of the same Act is hereby amended and
signatories in any document shall be limited to a renumbered as Section 10 to read as .follows:
maximum of three (3) signatures which shall
represent officers directly supervising the office or "SEC. 10. Automatic Approval or Automatic
agency concerned: Provided, That in case the Extension of License, Clearance, Permit, Certification
authorized signatory is on official business or official or Authorization. - If a government office or agency
leave, an alternate shall be designated as signatory. fails to approve or disapprove an original application
Electronic signatures or pre-signed license, clearance, or request for issuance of license, clearance, permit,
permit, certification or authorization with adequate certification or authorization within the prescribed
security and control mechanism may be used. processing time, said application or request shall be
deemed approved: Provided, That all required
"(e) Electronic Versions of Licenses, Clearances, documents have been submitted and all required fees
Permits, Certifications or Authorizations. - All and charges have been paid. The acknowledgement
government agencies covered under Section 3 of this receipt together with the official receipt for payment
Act shall, when applicable, develop electronic versions of all required fees issued to the applicant or
of licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or requesting party shall be enough proof or ·has the
authorizations with the same level. of authority as same force and effect of a license, clearance, permit,
that of the s!gned hard copy, which may be printed certification or authorization under this automatic
approval mechanism.
by the applicants or requesting parties in the
convenience of their offices.
"If a government office or' ~gen~y .fails to act
"(f) Adoption of Working Schedules to Serve on an application or reque~t for rehewai' of a li9ense,
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Applicants or Requesting Parties. - Heads of offices clearance, permit, certification eN a1,1thori;z;ation subject
and agencies which render government services shall for renewal within the prescribed processing time,
said license, clearance, permit, certification or
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authorization shall automatically be extended: Provided,
That the Authority, in coordination with the Civil '\b) A one-stop business facilitation service,
Service Commission (CSC), Department of Trade and hereinafter referred to as the business one stop shop,
Industry (DTI), Securities and Exchange Commission (BOSS) for the city/municipality's business permitting
(SEC), Department of the Interior and Local and licensing system to receive and process manual
Government (DILG) and other agencies which shall and/or electronic submission of application for license,
formulate the IRR of this Act, shall provide a listing clearance, permit, certification or authorization shall
of simple, complex, highly technical applications, and be established within the cities/municipalities'
activities which pose danger to public health, public Negosyo Center as provided for under Republic Act
safety, public morals or to public policy." No. 10644, otherwise known as the "Go Negosyo
Act". There shall be a queuing mechanism in the
SEC. 11. New sections to be numbered as Sections 11, 12, BOSS to better manage the flow of applications
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 are hereby inserted after Section among the LG Us' departments receiving and
9 of the same Act, to read as follows: processing applications. LGUs shall implement
colocation of the offices of the treasury, business
''SEC. 11. Streamlined Procedures for the permits and' licensing office, zoning office, including
Issuance of Local Business Licenses, Clearances, the BFP, and other relevant city/municipality offices/
Permits, Certifications or Authorizations. - The departments, among others, engaged in starting a
LG Us are mandated to implement the following business, dealing with construction permits.
revised guidelines in the issuance of business
licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or "(c) Cities/Municipalities are mandated to
authorizations: automate their business permitting and licensing
system or set up an electronic BOSS within a period
"(a) A single or unified business application of three (3) years upon the effectivity of this Act for
form shall be used in processing new applications for a more efficient business registration processes.
business permits and business renewals which Cities/Municipalities with electronic BOSS shall
consolidates all the information of the applicant or develop electronic versions of licenses, clearances,
requesting party by various local government permits, certifications or authorizations with the
departments, such as, but not limited to, the local same level of authority, which may be printed by
taxes and clearances, building clearance, sanitary businesses in the convenience of their offices. The
permit, zoning clearance, and other specific LGU DICT shall make available to LGUs the software for
requirements, as the case may be, including the fire the computerization of the business permit and
clearance from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). licensing system. The DICT, DTI, and DILG, shall
The unified form shall be made available online , provide technical assistance in the planning and
using technology-neutral platforms such as, but not implementation of a computerized or software-enabled
limited to, the central business portal or the city/ business permitting and licensing system.
municipality's website and various channels for
dissemination. Hard copies of the unified forms shall "(d) To lessen the transaction requirements,
likewise be made available at all times in designated other local clearances such as, but not limited to,
areas of the concerned office and/or agency. sanitary permits, environmental and agricultural
clearances shall be issued together with the business
permit.
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"(e) Business permits shall be valid for a period
of one (1) year. The city/municipality may have the requirements if renovations, modifications or any
option to renew business permits within the first form of alterations are made to the original building
month of the year or on the anniversary date of the structure thirty (30) working days before the
issuance of the business permit. expiration of the business permit;
"(f) Barangay clearances and permits related to "(d) If the BFP fails to furnish the city/
doing business shall be applied, issued, and collected municipality with an FSIC or to inform the same
at the city/municipality in accordance with the through the negative/positive list within three (3)
prescribed processing time of this Act: Provided, working days from the application of business
That the share in the collections shall be remitted renewal, the business entity shall be deemed to have
to the respective barangays. a temporary valid FSIC and, therefore, shall serve
as the basis for the automatic renewal of the
"The pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. business permit;
7160, otherwise known as "The Local Government
Code of 1991", specifically Article IV, Section 152(c) "(e) Issuance of the certification of fire incident
is hereby amended accordingly." for fire insurance purposes shall in no case be longer
than twenty (20) working days, and may be extended
"SEC. 12. Streamlined Procedures for Securing only once for another twenty (20) working days;
Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC), Fire
Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC), and "(f) The BFP or any of its officials ·or employees
Certification of Fire Incidents for Fire Insurance. - shall not sell, offer to sell, or recommend specific
For the issuance of FSEC, FSIC, and certification brands of fire extinguishers and other fire safety
of fire incidents, the following shall be adopted to equipment to any applicant or requesting party or
make business permitting more efficient: business entity. Any violation thereof shall be
punishable by imprisonment of one (1) year to six
"(a) Issuance of FSEC and FSIC shall in no (6) years and a penalty of not less than Five hundred
case be longer than seven (7) working days; thousand pesos (P500,000.00), but not more than
Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00);
"(b) For new business permit application, the
FSIC already issued during the occupancy permit "(g) The BFP shall colocate with the BOSS or
stage shall be sufficient as basis for the issuance of in an appropriate area designated by the
the FSIC for a business entity as a requirement for city/municipality wjthin its premises to assess and
the business permit; ·collect the fire safety inspection fees;
"(c) For renewal of business permit, the BFP "(h) The BFP may enter into agreements with
shall, within three (3) working days from application, cities/municipalities, allowing the latter to be
present the FSIC to the city/municipality, either thru deputized as assessors and/or collecting agents for
the copy of the FSIC or the negative/positive list: the fire safety inspection fees; and
Provided, That the business entity shall inform the
BFP and submit the necessary documentary "(i) The BFP shall develop and adopt an online
or electronic mechanism in assessing fees, collecting/
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accepting payments and sharing/exchange of other and the improved access to and effective utilization
relevant data on business permit processing. of the program."
"The pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. "SEC. 14. Philippine Business Databank (PBD).
9514, otherwise known as the "Revised Fire Code of - Within a period of one (1) year from the effectivity
the Philippines of 2008", are here by amended of this Act, the DICT, in coordination with the
accordingly." concerned agencies, shall establish, manage and
maintain a PBD which shall provide the concerned
"SEC. 13. Central Business Portal (CBP). - To NGAs and LGUs access to data and information of
eliminate bureaucratic red tape, avert graft and registered business entities for purposes of verifying
corrupt practices and to promote transparency and the validity, existence of and other relevant
sustain ease of doing business, the DICT shall be information pertaining to business entities. All
primarily responsible in establishing, operating and concerned NGAs and LGUs shall either link their
maintaining a CBP or other similar technology, as own database with the system or periodically submit
the DICT may prescribe. to the syst~m updates relevant to the information
registered with them.
"The CBP shall serve as a central system to
receive applications and capture application data "The DICT, in consultation with the DTI, SEC,
involving business-related transactions, including Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), NPC,
primary and secondary licenses, and business DILG, LGUs, and other concerned agencies, shall
clearances, permits, certifications or authorizations issue the IRR on the development, management,
issued by the LGUs: Provided, That the CBP may operation and maintenance of the PBD within three
also provide links to the online registration or (3) months from the effectivity of this Act.
application systems established by NGAs.
"Documents already submitted by an applicant
"The DICT, upon consultation with the or requesting party to an agency which has access
National Privacy Commission (NPC), NGAs and to the PBD shall no longer be required by other
LG Us shall issue rules and guidelines on the NGAs and LGUs having the same access.
following: (a) the establishment, operation and Documents or information shall be crosschecked and
maintenance of the CBP; and (b) the use of electronic retrieved in the PBD.
signatures.
"At the local government level, the city or
"The DICT is hereby mandated to implement · municipal business process and licensing office shall
an Interconnectivity Infrastructure Development not require the same documents already provided by
Program for interconnectivity between and among an applicant or requesting party to the local
NGAs and LGUs. government departments in connection with other
business-related licenses, clearance~,- permit~,
"The DICT, in coordination with other certifications or authorizatipns such a~, .but not
concerned NGAs and LGUs, shall also conduct limited to, tax clearance, -~.ccupa:q.cy p~rmit a~d
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information dissemination campaigns aimed towards barangay clearance." ' · ·
raising public awareness on the existence of the CBP
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"SEC. 15. Interconnectivity Infrastructure
Development. - In order to expedite the processing That in case of disapproval, the granting authority
of licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or shall notify the applicant or requesting party within
authorizations, the Authority, together with the the prescribed period of the reason/s for disapproval
DI CT, shall develop a fast and reliable as well as remedial measures that may be taken by
interconnectivity infrastructure. In relation to this, the applicant or requesting party.
the processing and approval of licenses, clearances,
permits, certifications or authorizations for the "Within three (3) months upon the approval of
installation and operation of telecommunication, 1 the IRR of this Act, the Authority, in coordination
broadcast towers, facilities, equipment and service with the DICT, shall review and recommend the
shall be: repeal of outdated, redundant and unnecessary
licenses, clearances, permits, certifications or
"(a) a total of seven (7) working days for those authorizations being required by NGAs, LGUs, and
issued by the barangay; private entities."
"(b) a total of seven (7) working days for those "SEC. '16. Anti-Red Tape Unit in the Civil
issued by LGUs; and Service Commission (CSC). - The CSC shall
maintain an anti-red tape unit in its central and all
"(c) seven (7) working days for those issued by its regional offices, utilize Report Card Survey
NGAs. findings for purposive and integrated government-
wide human resource systems and programs toward
"If the granting authority fails to approve or efficient delivery of government service as
disapprove an application for a license, clearance, contemplated in this Act; and receive, review, hear,
permit, certification or authorization within the and decide on complaints on erring government
prescribed processing time, said application shall be employees and officials and noncompliance with the
deemed approved: Provided, That when the approval provisions of this Act."
of the appropriate local legislative body is necessary,
a nonextendible period of twenty (20) working days "SEC. 17. Anti-Red Tape Authority. - To ensure
is hereby prescribed. the attainment of the objectives of this Act, there is
hereby created the Anti-Red Tape Authority, herein
"For homeowners and other community referred to as the Authority, which shall be organized
clearances, the officers of the homeowners association within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act.
shall be given ten (10) working days to refer the The Authoxity shall be attached to the Office of the
application to the members of the association · President.
pursuant to Section 10(k) of Republic Act No. 9904,
otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for "The Authority shall have the following powers
Homeowners and Homeowners Associations": and functions:
Provided, That a nonextendible period of thirty (30)
working days is granted the homeowners association "(a) Implement and oversee a national policy on
to give its consent or disapproval: Provided, further, anti-red tape and ease of doing business;
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"(b) Implement various ease of doing business "(k) Ensure the dissemination of and public
and anti-red tape reform initiatives aimed at access to information on regulatory management
improving the ranking of the Philippines; system and changes in laws and regulations relevant
to the public by establishing the Philippine Business
"(c) Monitor and evaluate the compliance of Regulations Information System;
agencies covered under Section 3 of this Act, and
issue notice of warning to erring and/or noncomplyjng "(1) Enlist the assistance of the CSC, DTI and
government employees or officials; other government agencies in the implementation
of its powers and functions provided for in this Act;
"(d) Initiate investigation, motu proprio or upon and
receipt of a complaint, refer the same to the
appropriate agency, or file cases for violations of this "(m) Perform such acts as may be necessary
Act; to attain the objectives of this Act."
"(e) Assist complainants in filing necessary cases "SEC. iS. Composition of the Authority. - The
with the CSC, the Ombudsman and other appropriate Authority shall be headed by a Director General to
courts, as the case may be; be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon
effectivity of this Act, and such appointment shall
"(f) Recommend policies, processes and systems be coterminous with the tenure of the President of
to improve regulatory management to increase the the Philippines. The Director General shall enjoy the
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of business benefits, privileges, and emoluments equivalent to the
permitting and licensing agencies; rank of Secretary.
"(g) Review proposed major regulations of "The Director General shall oversee the
government agencies, using submitted regulatory day-to-day operations of the Authority. He/She shall
impact assessments, subject to proportionality rules be assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors General
to be determined by the Authority; each for legal, operations, and administration and
finance: Provided, That they are career officials as
"(h) Conduct regulatory management training defined in existing laws, rules and regulations. The
programs to capacitate NGAs and LGUs to comply Deputy Directors General shall enjoy the benefits,
with sound regulatory management practices; privileges, and emoluments equivalent to the rank
of Undersecretary and shall likewise be appointed by
"(i) Prepare, in consultation with the the President of the Philippines.
appropriate agencies, regulatory management
manuals for all government agencies and/or· "The Director General of the Authority, in
instrumentalities and LGUs; consultation with the CSC, DTI and the Department
of Budget and Management (DBM), shall determine
"(j) Provide technical assistance and advisory the organizational structures including regional or
opinions in the review of proposed national or local field offices, qualification standards, staffing. pattern
legislation, regulations or procedures; and compensation of the newly created Authority in
accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations:
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Provided, That in the absence of regional or field services in government and ease of doing business
offices, the Authority may deputize the regional in the country;
personnel of the DTI to perform its powers and
functions." "(d) Authorize the creation or appointment of
specific working groups or task forces in aid of the
"SEC. 19. Ease of Doing Business and Anti-Red implementation of this Act;
Tape Advisory Council. - There is hereby created
an Ease of Doing Business and Anti~Red Tape "(e) Propose legislation, amendments or
Advisory Council, herein referred to as the Council. modifications to Philippine laws related to anti~red
It shall be composed of the Secretary of the DTI as ; tape and ease of doing business;
Chairperson, the Director General of the Authority .....
as Vice~Chairperson, the Secretaries of the DICT, "(f) Periodically review and assess the country's
DILG and Department of Finance (DOF), and two competitiveness performance, challenges, and issues;
(2) representatives from the private sector as
members. The department secretaries may designate "(g) Provide technical assistance and advisory
their representatives, who shall sit in a permanent opinions in the review of proposed national or local
capacity, with no less than Undersecretary in rank, legislation, regulations, or procedures;
and their acts shall be considered the acts of their
principals. The private sector representatives shall "(h) Recommend to the Authority the issuance
be appointed by the President of the Philippines for of the appropriate measures to promote transparency
a term of three (3) years, and may be reappointed and efficiency in business practices and delivery of
only once, from the nominees submitted by reputable services in government; and
business groups or associations.
"(i) Perform such other functions as may be
"The Council shall be the policy and advisory necessary or as may be directed by the President of
body to the Authority. The Council shall formulate the Philippines for the successful implementation to
policies and programs that will continuously enhance attain the objectives of this Act.
and improve the country's competitiveness and ease
of doing business. Towards this end, the Council shall "The Authority shall serve as Secretariat to the
have the following powers and functions: Council to be headed by its Deputy Director General
for operations.
"(a) Plan, draft and propose a national policy
on ease of doing business and anti-red tape; "The National Competitiveness Council (NCC),
created under Executive Order No. 44, Series of
"(b) Recommend policies, processes and systems 2011, shall be renamed and' reorganized.· as
to improve regulatory management to increase the the Council. The pertinent provisions; under the
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of permitting following presidential orders: Exe.cutive Order No.
and licensing agencies; 571, Executive Order No.· .. 44, and Administrative
Order No. 38 are hereby repe'aled accor.d~ngly."
"(c) Design and identify systems that will I
SEC. 12. Section 10 of the same Act is hereby amended "(c) Imposition of additional costs not reflected
and renumbered as Section 20 to read as follows: in the Citizen's Charter;
"SEC. 20. Report Card Survey. - All offices "(d) Failure to give the applicant or requesting
and agencies providing government services shall be party a written notice on the disapproval of an
subjected to a Report Card Survey to be initiated by application or request;
the Authority, in coordination with the CSC, and the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which shall be "(e) Failure to render government services
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used to obtain feedback on how provisions in the ! within the prescribed processing time on any
Citizen's Charter and the provisions of this Act are
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being followed and how the agency is performing.
"(f) Failure to attend to applicants or requesting
"The Report Card Survey shall also be used to parties who are within the premises of the office or
obtain information and/or estimates of hidden costs agency concerned prior to the end of official worlting
incurred by applicants or requesting parties to access hours and during lunch break;
government services which may include, but is not
limited to, bribes and payment to fixers. The result "(g) Failure or refusal to issue official receipts;
of the survey shall also become basis for the grant and
of awards, recognition and/or incentives for excellent
delivery of services in all government agencies. "(h) Fixing and/or collusion with fixers in
consideration of economic and/or other gain or
<'A feedback mechanism shall be established in advantage."
all agencies covered by this Act and the results
thereof shall be incorporated in their annual report." "SEC. 22. Penalties and Liabilities. - Any
violations of the preceding actions will warrant the
SEC. 13. Sections 11 and 12 of the same Act are hereby following penalties and liabilities.
deleted, and replaced with new sections to be numbered as
Sections 21 and 22, to read as follows: "(a) First Offense: Administrative liability with
six (6) months suspension: Provided, however, That
"SEC. 21. Violations and Persons Liable. - Any in the case of fixing and/or collusion with fixers
person who performs or cause the performance of the under Section 21(h), the penalty and liability under
following acts shall be liable: Section 22(b) of this Act shall apply.
"(a) Refusal to accept application or request "(b) Second Offense: Administrative liability and
with complete requirements being submitted by an criminal liability of dismissal from the service,
applicant or requesting party without due cause; perpetual disqualification from holding public office
and forfeiture of retirement benefits and
"(b) Imposition of additional requirements other imprisonment of one (1) year to six (6) years with
than those listed in the Citizen's Charter; a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00), but not more than Two million pesos
(P2,000,000.00).
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"Criminal liability shall also be incurred
respondent/accused-informant and before the
through the commission of bribery, extortion, or
termination of the investigation: Provided, That:
when the violation was done deliberately and
maliciously to solicit favor in cash or in kind. In "(a) There is absolute necessity for the
such cases, the pertinent provisions of the Revised testimony of the respondent/accused-informant whose
Penal Code and other special laws shall apply." discharge is requested;
SEC. 14. Section 13 of the same Act is hereby .,.,
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1mpleme ntat10n of th1s Act Rhall be mcluded in the
'l'h1" Act which IS a l'On!':ohdatiOn of Senate Bill No 1311
annual Ge neral .Appropnatwns t\ ct "
and How;e B1U 'o. 6579 \\as finally passed by the Senate and
the Honse of Repl·escnl<~t J vcs on Fc bru:n y 21 , 2018 and
"SEC. 30. implementing Rules and Regulations.
Fchruary 27, 2018, res ct Jvcly.
- The Authority w1th tht? S ' and D1'1 . a nd in
coordmation with the !)}CT. DOF. Dl L ~. NEDA.
PSA , CDA. SF: . the Office of the Ombudsman.
llow,mg a nd Land Use Regulatory Board (IlL RB)
and the Umon of Local Authm·1t1es of the Ph1hppines
~ LUT<JARDO B. BARBO
Secrt!tary •Genaol Sl!cretan• oftlu Senate
(ULA P), shalJ promuJgatc the necessary rules a nd
House vf Represe11tative~
rcguJat1ons withm mnety (90) working days from the
e ffcctiv1ty of this Act."
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effect wttlun fifteen (15) drty!'i followmg tis pubiJcailon 0
in the O((iciol On ze /l r or 10 t.wo (2) naLJOnnl
newspn pe1·s of geMrnl m;:ulalHm .''
SEC. L8. E((ectitJity. - Th1R Acl shall lake eff<>ct fifteen PR~ l Ol6 • 005672
( 15) dayH nfrer its publtcat10n in the O((iciol r.azel/e or in two
(2) newspaper~ of general Circulation .
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