Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3019 AS AMENDED, ENTITILED THE "ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT"
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2022
Date Read
July 27, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2022-07-27
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00782 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3019 AS AMENDED, ENTITILED THE “ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT†| |
| ABSTRACT : States that “Any incumbent public officer against whom any criminal prosecution under a valid information under R.A. No. 3019, as amended, or under Title 7, Book II of the Revised Penal code or for any offense involving fraud upon government or public funds or property . . . shall be suspended from office FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING NINETY (90) DAYS: PROVIDED, THAT IN CASE SUCH ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICER IS NO LONGER CONNECTED WITH THE OFFICE WHEREIN THE OFFENSE CHARGED WAS COMMITTED, THE PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION ORDER SHALL NO LONGER BE IMPLEMENTED. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALBANO, ANTONIO "Tonypet" T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2022-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Acharon (000 2022-09-13) | 2. Cua (000 2022-11-09) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2022-07-27 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : States that "Any incumbent public officer against whom any criminal prosecution under a valid information under R.A. No. 3019, as amended, or under Title 7, Book II of the Revised Penal code or for any offense involving fraud upon government or public funds or property . . . shall be suspended from office FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING NINETY (90) DAYS: PROVIDED, THAT IN CASE SUCH ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICER IS NO LONGER CONNECTED WITH THE OFFICE WHEREIN THE OFFENSE CHARGED WAS COMMITTED, THE PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION ORDER SHALL NO LONGER BE IMPLEMENTED.
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