Republic Act No. 3019

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Republic Act No. 3019, also known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of the Philippines, is a landmark law that defines and penalizes various forms of corruption committed by public officials and private individuals in relation to public transactions.

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Republic Act No. 3019 canonical 2
R.A. 3019 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine statute ⓘ
anti-corruption law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of the Philippines ⓘ
appliesTo private individuals in relation to public officers ⓘ
public officers ⓘ
contains administrative liability implications ⓘ
criminal liability provisions ⓘ
provisions on forfeiture of unexplained wealth in appropriate cases ⓘ
provisions on prescription of offenses ⓘ
provisions on suspension of public officers facing prosecution ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
defines acts constituting graft in public transactions ⓘ
corrupt practices of public officers ⓘ
enforcedBy Office of the Ombudsman of the Philippines ⓘ
Sandiganbayan ⓘ
goal to deter corruption in government ⓘ
to promote integrity and accountability in public service ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
language English ⓘ
legalArea criminal law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legalSystem civil law and common law–influenced Philippine legal system ⓘ
legislature Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
penalizes causing undue injury to any party, including the government, through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence ⓘ
directly or indirectly requesting or receiving any gift, present, share, percentage or benefit in connection with a government transaction ⓘ
entering into manifestly and grossly disadvantageous contracts for the government ⓘ
giving any private party unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference in the discharge of official functions ⓘ
having financial or pecuniary interest in any business, contract or transaction in which the public officer intervenes ⓘ
improper use or disclosure of confidential government information for personal gain ⓘ
knowingly approving or granting licenses, permits or privileges in violation of laws or regulations ⓘ
neglecting or refusing to act within a reasonable time on any matter pending before a public officer for the purpose of obtaining some pecuniary or material benefit ⓘ
persuading, inducing or influencing another public officer to perform an act constituting a violation of rules or an offense ⓘ
private individuals who cooperate or conspire with public officers in committing corrupt practices ⓘ
receiving gifts or benefits in connection with official duties ⓘ
purpose to define corrupt practices of public officers ⓘ
to penalize graft and corruption in the public service ⓘ
relatedTo Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees ⓘ
Philippine Constitution provisions on public office accountability ⓘ
forfeiture laws on unexplained wealth in the Philippines ⓘ
scope acts committed by public officers in connection with official duties ⓘ
acts of private persons in conspiracy with or in relation to public officers ⓘ
shortName Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act ⓘ
subjectMatter corrupt practices ⓘ
graft ⓘ
public office accountability ⓘ
usedIn prosecution of graft cases against public officials ⓘ

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Presidential Decree No. 1606 → relatedTo → Republic Act No. 3019 ⓘ
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act → shortName → Republic Act No. 3019 ⓘ
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act → legalCitation → R.A. 3019 ⓘ
linked to: Republic Act No. 3019