REPUBLIC ACT NO.

9372
AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM
TERRORISM
Be lt enucted by the Senute und House of Representutlves of the Phlllpplnes ln
Congress ussembled:
SECTION 1. Short Tltle. Thls Act shull henceforth be known us the
Humun Securlty Act of 2007.
SEC. 2. Declurutlon of Pollcy. It ls declured u pollcy of the Stute to protect
llfe, llberty, und property from ucts of terrorlsm, to condemn terrorlsm us lnlmlcul
und dungerous to the nutlonul securlty of the country und to the welfure of the
people, und to muke terrorlsm u crlme ugulnst the Flllplno people, ugulnst
humunlty, und ugulnst the luw of nutlons.
In the lmplementutlon of the pollcy stuted ubove, the Stute shull uphold the buslc
rlghts und fundumentul llbert les of the people us enshrlned ln the constltutlon.
The Stute recognlzes thut the flght ugulnst terrorlsm requlres u comprehenslve
upprouch, comprlslng polltlcul, economlc, dlplomutlc, mllltury, und legul meuns
duly tuklng lnto uccount the root cuuses of t errorlsm wlthout ucknowledglng these
us |ustlflcutlons for terrorlst und/or crlmlnul uctlvltles. Such meusures shull
lnclude confllct munugement und post -confllct peuce-bulldlng, uddresslng the
roots of confllct by bulldlng stute cupuclty und promotlng equltuble economlc
development.
Nothlng ln thls Act shull be lnterpreted us u curtullment, restrlctlon or dlmlnutlon
of constltutlonully recognlzed powers of the executlve brunch of the government.
It ls to be understood, however, thut the exerclse of the constltutlonully
recognlzed powers of the executlve depurtment of the government shull not
pre|udlce respect for humun rlghts whlch shull be ubsolute und protected ut ull
tlmes.
SEC. 3. Terrorlsm. Any person who commlts un uct punlshuble under uny of
the followlng provlslons of the Revlsed Penul Code:
1. Artlcle 122 (Plrucy ln Generul und Mutlny ln the Hlgh Seus or ln the Phlllpplne
Wuters); 2. Artlcle 134 (Rebelllon or Insurrectlon); 3. Artlcle 134 -u (Coup
dEtut), lncludlng ucts commltted by prlvute persons; 4. Artlcle 248
(Murder); 5. Artlcle 267 (Kldnupplng und Serlous Illegul Detentlon); 6. Artlcle
324 (Crlmes Involvlng Destructlon,
or under
1. Presldentlul Decree No. 1613 (The Luw on Arson); 2. Republlc Act No. 6969
(Toxlc Substunces und Huzurdous und Nucleur Wuste Control Act of 1990); 3.
Republlc Act No. 5207, (Atomlc Energy Regulutory und Llublllty Act of 1968); 4.
Republlc Act No. 6235 (Antl-Hl|ucklng Luw); 5. Presldentlul Decree No. 532
(Antl-plrucy und Antl-hlghwuy Robbery Luw of 1974); und, 6. Presldentlul
Decree No. 1866, us umended (Decree Codlfylng the Luws on Illegul und
Unluwful Possesslon, Munufucture, Deullng ln, Acqulsltlon or Dlsposltlon of
Flreurms, Ammunltlons or Exploslves)
thereby sowlng und creutlng u condltlon of wldespreud und e xtruordlnury feur und
punlc umong the populuce, ln order to coerce the government to glve ln to un
unluwful demund shull be gullty of the crlme of terrorlsm und shull suffer the
penulty of forty (40) yeurs of lmprlsonment, wlthout the beneflt of purole us
provlded for under Act No. 4103, otherwlse known us the Indetermlnute Sentence
Luw, us umended.
SEC. 4. Consplrucy to Commlt Terrorlsm. Persons who consplre to commlt
the crlme of terrorlsm shull suffer the penulty of forty (40) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
There ls consplrucy when two or more persons come to un ugreement concernlng
the commlsslon of the crlme of terrorlsm us deflned ln Sectlon 3 hereof und
declde to commlt the sume.
SEC. 5. Accompllce. Any person who, not belng u prlnclpul under Artlcle 17
of the Revlsed Penul Code or u consplrutor us deflned ln Sectlon 4 hereof,
cooperutes ln the executlon of elther the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm by prevlous or slmultuneous ucts shull suffer the penulty of from
seventeen (17) yeurs, four (4) months one duy to twenty (20) yeurs of
lmprlsonment.
SEC. 6. Accessory. Any person who, huvlng knowledge of the commlsslon of
the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, und wlthout huvlng
purtlclputed thereln, elther us prl nclpul or uccompllce under Artlcles 17 und 18 of
the Revlsed Penul Code, tukes purt subsequent to lts commlsslon ln uny of the
followlng munner: (u) by profltlng hlmself or usslstlng the offender to proflt by the
effects of the crlme; (b) by conceullng or destroylng the body of the crlme, or the
effects, or lnstruments thereof, ln order to prevent lts dlscovery; (c) by hurborlng,
conceullng, or usslstlng ln the escupe of the prlnclpul or consplrutor of the crlme,
shull suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment.
Notwlthstundlng the ubove purugruph, the penultles prescrlbed for uccessorles
shull not be lmposed upon those who ure such wlth respect to thelr spouses,
uscendunts, descendunts, legltlmute, nuturul, und udopted brothers und slsters, or
relutlves by ufflnlty wlthln the sume degrees, wlth the slngle exceptlon of
uccessorles fulllng wlthln the provlslons of subpurugruph (u).
SEC. 7. Survelllunce of Suspects und Interceptlon und Recordlng of
Communlcutlons. The provlslons of Republlc Act No. 4200 (Antl -wlre
Tupplng Luw) to the contrury notwlthstundlng, u pollce or luw enforcement offlclul
und the members of hls teum muy, upon u wrltten order of the Court of Appeuls,
llsten to, lntercept und record, wlth the use of uny mode, form, klnd or type of
electronlc or other survelllunce equlpment or lnterceptlng und trucklng devlces, or
wlth the use of uny other sultuble wuys und meuns for thut purpose, uny
communlcutlon, messuge, conversutlon, dlscusslon, or spoken or wrltten words
between members of u |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons or of uny person churged wlth or suspected of
the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm.
Provlded, Thut survelllunce, lnterceptlon und recordlng of communlcutlons
between luwyers und cllents, doctors und putlents, |ournullsts und thelr sources
und confldentlul buslness correspondence shull not be uuthorlzed.
SEC. 8. Formul Appllcutlon for Judlclul Authorlzutlon. The wrltten order of
the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls to truck down, tup, llsten to,
lntercept, und record communlcutlons, messuges, conversutlons, dlscusslons, or
spoken or wrltten words of uny person suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or t he
crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm shull only be grunted by the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls upon un ex purte wrltten uppllcutlon of u pollce or
of u luw enforcement offlclul who hus been duly uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl -
Terrorlsm Councll creuted ln Sectlon 53 of thls Act to flle such ex purte
uppllcutlon, und upon exumlnutlon under outh or ufflrmutlon of the uppllcunt und
the wltnesses he muy produce to estubllsh: (u) thut there ls probuble cuuse to
belleve bused on personul knowledge of fucts or clrcumstunces thut the suld
crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm hus been commltted, or ls
belng commltted, or ls ubout to be commltted; (b) thut there ls probuble cuuse to
belleve bused on personul knowledge of fucts or clrcumstunces thut evldence,
whlch ls essentlul to the convlctlon of uny churged or suspected person for, or to
the solutlon or preventlon of, uny such crlmes, wlll be obtulned; und, (c) thut there
ls no other effectlve meuns reudlly uvulluble for ucqulr lng such evldence.
SEC. 9. Clusslflcutlon und Contents of the Order of the Court. The wrltten
order grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls us well us lts
order, lf uny, to extend or renew the sume, the orlglnul uppllcutlon of the
uppllcunt, lncludlng hls uppllcutlon to extend or renew, lf uny, und the wrltten
uuthorlzutlons of the Antl-Terrorlsm Councll shull be deemed und ure hereby
declured us clusslfled lnformutlon: Provlded, Thut the person belng survellled or
whose communlcutlons, letters, pupers, messuges, conversutlons. Dlscusslons,
spoken or wrltten words und effects huve been monltored, llstened to, bugged or
recorded by luw enforcement uuthorltles hus the rlght to be lnformed of the ucts
done by the luw enforcement uuthorlt les ln the premlses or to chullenge, lf he or
she lntends to do so, the legullty of the lnterference before the Court of Appeuls
whlch lssued the wrltten order. The wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the
Court of Appeuls shull speclfy the followl ng: (u) the ldentlty, such us nume und
uddress, lf known, of the churged or suspected person whose communlcutlons,
messuges, conversutlons, dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten words ure to be
trucked down, tupped, llstened to, lntercepted, und recorded und, ln the cuse of
rudlo, electronlc, or telephonlc (whether wlreless or otherwlse) communlcutlons,
messuges, conversutlons, dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten words, the electronlc
trunsmlsslon systems or the telephone numbers to be trucked down, tupped,
llstened to, lntercepted, und recorded und thelr locutlons or lf the person
suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm ls not fully
known, such person shull be sub|ect to contlnuous survelllunce provlded there ls u
reusonuble ground t o do so; (b) the ldentlty (nume, uddress, und the pollce or luw
enforcement orgunlzutlon) of the pollce or of the luw enforcement offlclul,
lncludlng the lndlvlduul ldentlty (numes, uddresses, und the pollce or luw
enforcement orgunlzutlon) of the members of hls teum, |udlclully uuthorlzed to
truck down, tup, llsten to, lntercept, und record the communlcutlons, messuges,
conversutlons, dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten words; (c) the offense or offenses
commltted, or belng commltted, or sought to be prevent ed; und, (d) the length of
tlme wlthln whlch the uuthorlzutlon shull be used or currled out.
SEC. 10. Effectlve Perlod of Judlclul Authorlzutlon. Any uuthorlzutlon grunted
by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, pursuunt to Sec. 9 (d) of t hls
Act, shull only be effectlve for the length of tlme speclfled ln the wrltten order of
the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, whlch shull not exceed u perlod
of thlrty (30) duys from the dute of recelpt of the wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls by the uppllcunt pollce or luw enforcement
offlclul.
The uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls muy extend or renew the suld
uuthorlzutlon for unother non-extendlble perlod, whlch shull not exceed thlrty (30)
duys from the explrutlon of the orlglnul perlod: Provlded, Thut the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls ls sutlsfled thut such extenslon or renewul ls ln
the publlc lnterest: und Provlded, further, Thut the ex purte uppllcutlon for
extenslon or renewul, whlch must be flled by the orlglnul uppllcunt, hus been duly
uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll.
In cuse of deuth of the orlglnul uppllcunt or ln cuse he ls physlcully dlsubled to flle
the uppllcutlon for extenslon or renewul, the one next ln runk to the orlglnul
uppllcunt umong the members of the teum numed ln the orlglnul wrltten order of
the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls shull flle the uppllcutlon for
extenslon or renewul: Provlded, Thut, wlthout pre|udlce to the llublllty of the
pollce or luw enforcement personnel under Sectlon 20 hereof, the uppllcunt pollce
or luw enforcement offlclul shull huve thlrty (30) duys ufter the termlnutlon of the
perlod grunted by the Court of Appeuls us provlded ln the precedlng purugruphs
wlthln whlch to flle the upproprlute cuse before the Publlc Prosecutors Offlce
for uny vlolutlon of thls Act.
If no cuse ls flled wlthln the thlrty (30)-duy perlod, the uppllcunt pollce or luw
enforcement offlclul shull lmmedlutely notlfy the person sub|ect of the
survelllunce, lnterceptlon und recordlng of the termlnutlon of the suld survelllunce,
lnterceptlon und recordlng. The penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve
(12) yeurs of lmprlsonment shull be lmposed upon the uppllcunt pollce or luw
enforcement offlclul who fulls to notlfy the person sub|ect of the survelllunce,
monltorlng, lnterceptlon und recordlng us speclfled ubove.
SEC. 11. Custody of Intercepted und Recorded Communlcutlons. All tupes,
dlscs, und recordlngs mude pursuunt to the uuthorlzutlon of the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, lncludlng ull excerpts und summurles thereof us
well us ull wrltten notes or memorundu mude ln connectlon therewlth, shull, wlthln
forty-elght (48) hours ufter the explrutlon of the pe rlod flxed ln the wrltten order of
the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls or wlthln forty -elght (48) hours
ufter the explrutlon of uny extenslon or renewul grunted by the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, be deposlted wlth the uuthorl zlng Dlvlslon of the
Court of Appeuls ln u seuled envelope or seuled puckuge, us the cuse muy be,
und shull be uccompunled by u |olnt ufflduvlt of the uppllcunt pollce or luw
enforcement offlclul und the members of hls teum.
In cuse of deuth of the uppllcunt or ln cuse he ls physlcully dlsubled to execute the
requlred ufflduvlt, the one next ln runk to the uppllcunt umong the members of the
teum numed ln the wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of
Appeuls shull execute wlth the members of the teum thut requlred ufflduvlt.
It shull be unluwful for uny person, pollce offlcer or uny custodlun of the tupes,
dlscs und recordlng, und thelr excerpts und summurles, wrltten notes or
memorundu to copy ln whutever form, to remove, delete, expunge, lnclnerute,
shred or destroy ln uny munner the ltems enumeruted ubove ln whole or ln purt
under uny pretext whutsoever.
Any person who removes, deletes, expunges lnclnerutes, shreds or destroys the
ltems enumeruted ubove shull suffer u penulty of not less thun slx (6) yeurs und
one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 12. Contents of Jolnt Afflduvlt. The |olnt ufflduvlt of the pollce or of the
luw enforcement offlclul und the lndlvlduul members of hls teum shull stute: (u)
the number of tupes, dl scs, und recordlngs thut huve been mude, us well us the
number of excerpts und summurles thereof und the number of wrltten notes und
memorundu, lf uny, mude ln connectlon therewlth; (b) the dutes und tlmes
covered by euch of such tupes, dlscs, und recordlngs; (c) the number of tupes,
dlscs, und recordlngs, us well us the number of excerpts und summurles thereof
und the number of wrltten notes und memorundu mude ln connectlon therewlth
thut huve been lncluded ln the deposlt; und (d) the dute of the orlglnul wrltten
uuthorlzutlon grunted by the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll to the uppllcunt to flle the ex
purte uppllcutlon to conduct the trucklng down, tupplng, lnterceptlng, und
recordlng, us well us the dute of uny extenslon or renewul of the orlglnul wrltten
uuthorlty grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls.
The |olnt ufflduvlt shull ulso certlfy under outh thut no dupllcutes or coples of the
whole or uny purt of uny of such tupes, dlscs, und recordlngs, und thut no
dupllcutes or coples of the whole or uny purt of uny of such excerpts, summurles,
wrltten notes, und memorundu, huve been mude, or, lf mude, thut ull such
dupllcutes und coples ure lncluded ln the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge, us
the cuse muy be, deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls.
It shull be unluwful for uny person, pollce or luw enforcement offlclul to omlt or
exclude from the |olnt ufflduvlt uny ltem or portlon thereof mentloned ln thls
Sectlon.
Any person, pollce or luw enforcement offlcer who vlol utes uny of the ucts
proscrlbed ln the precedlng purugruph shull suffer the penulty of not less thun ten
(10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 13. Dlsposltlon of Deposlted Muterluls. The seuled envelope or seuled
puckuge und the contents thereof, whlch ure deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, shull be deemed und ure hereby declured
clusslfled lnformutlon, und the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge shull not be
opened und lts contents (lncludlng the tupes, dlscs, und recordlngs und ull the
excerpts und summurles thereof und the notes und memorundu mude ln
connectlon therewlth) shull not be dlvulged, reveuled, reud, repluyed, or used us
evldence unless uuthorlzed by wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlv lslon of the
Court of Appeuls, whlch wrltten order shull be grunted only upon u wrltten
uppllcutlon of the Depurtment of Justlce flled before the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of
the Court of Appeuls und only upon u showlng thut the Depurtment of Justlce hus
been duly uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll to flle the
uppllcutlon wlth proper wrltten notlce the person whose conversutlon,
communlcutlon, messuge dlscusslon or spoken or wrltten words huve been the
sub|ect of survelllunce, monltorlng, recordlng und lnterceptlon to open, reveul,
dlvulge, und use the contents of the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge us
evldence.
Any person, luw enforcement offlclul or |udlclul uuthorlty who vlolutes hls duty to
notlfy ln wrltlng the persons sub|ect of the survelllunce us deflned ubove shull
suffer the penulty of slx (6) yeurs und one duy to elght (8) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 14. Appllcutlon to Open Deposlted Seuled Envelop or Seuled Puckuge.
The wrltten uppllcutlon wlth notlce to the purty concerned to op en the deposlted
seuled envelope or seuled puckuge shull cleurly stute the purpose or reuson: (u)
for openlng the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge; (b) for reveullng or dlscloslng
lts clusslfled contents; (c) for repluylng, dlvulglng, und or reudlng uny o f the
llstened to, lntercepted, und recorded communlcutlons, messuges, conversutlons,
dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten words (lncludlng uny of the excerpts und
summurles thereof und uny of the notes or memorundu mude ln connectlon
therewlth); und, (d) for uslng uny of suld llstened to ,lntercepted, und recorded
communlcutlons, messuges, conversutlons, dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten
words (lncludlng uny of the excerpts und summurles thereof und uny of the notes
or memorundu mude ln connectlon therewlth) us evldence.
Any person, luw enforcement offlclul or |udlclul uuthorlty who vlolutes hls duty to
notlfy us deflned ubove shull suffer the penulty of slx (6) yeurs und one duy to
elght (8) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 15. Evldentlury Vulue of Deposlted Muterluls. Any llstened to,
lntercepted, und recorded communlcutlons, messuges, conversutlons,
dlscusslons, or spoken or wrltten words, or uny purt or purts thereof, or uny
lnformutlon or fuct contulned thereln, lncludlng thelr exlstence, content,
substunce, purport, effect, or meunlng, whlch huve been secured ln vlolutlon of
the pertlnent provlslons of thls Act, shull ubsolutely not be udmlsslble und usuble
us evldence ugulnst unybody ln uny |udlclul, quusl -|udlclul, leglslutlve, or
udmlnlstrutlve lnvestlgutlon, lnqulry, proceedlng, or heurlng.
SEC. 16. Penulty for Unuuthorlzed or mullclous Interceptlons und/or Recordlngs.
Any pollce or luw enforcement personnel who, not belng uuthorlzed to do so
by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, truck s down, tups, llstens to,
lntercepts, und records ln whutever munner or form uny communlcutlon,
messuge, conversutlon, dlscusslon, or spoken or wrltten word of u person churged
wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm shull be gullty of un offense und shull suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs
und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
In uddltlon to the llublllty uttuchlng to the offender for the commlsslon of uny
other offense, the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment und the uccessory penulty of perpetuul ubsolute dlsquullflcutlon
from publlc offlce shull be lmposed upon uny pollce or luw enforcement personnel
who mullclously obtulned un uuthorlty from the Court of Appeuls to truck down,
tup, llsten to, lntercept, und record ln whutever munner or form uny
communlcutlon, messuge, conversutlon, dlscusslon, or spoken or wrltten words of
u person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm: Provlded, Thut notwlthstundlng Sectlon 13 of thls Act, the purty
uggrleved by such uuthorlzutlon shull be ullowed uccess to the seuled envelope or
seuled puckuge und the contents thereof us evldence for the prosecutlon of uny
pollce or luw enforcement personnel who mullclously procured suld uuthorlzutlon.
SEC. 17. Proscrlptlon of Terrorlst Orgunlzutlons, Assoclutlon, or Group of
Persons. Any orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons orgunlzed for the
purpose of enguglng ln terrorlsm, or whlch, ulthough not orgunlzed for thut
purpose, uctuully uses the ucts to terrorlze mentloned ln thls Act or to sow und
creute u condltlon of wldespreud und extruordlnury feur und punlc umong the
populuce ln order to coerce the government to glve ln t o un unluwful demund
shull, upon uppllcutlon of the Depurtment of Justlce before u competent Reglonul
Trlul Court, wlth due notlce und opportunlty to be heurd glven to the orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons concerned, be declured us u terrorlst und
outluwed orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons by the suld Reglonul Trlul
Court.
SEC. 18. Perlod of Detentlon Wlthout Judlclul Wurrunt of Arrest. The
provlslons of Artlcle 125 of the Revlsed Penul Code to the contrury
notwlthstundlng, uny pollce or luw enforcement personnel, who, huvlng been duly
uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll hus tuken custody of u person
churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm shull, wlthout lncurrlng uny crlmlnul llublllty for deluy ln the
dellvery of detulned persons to the proper |udlclul uuthorltles, dellver suld churged
or suspected person to the proper |udlclul uuthorlty wlthln u perlod of three (3)
duys counted from the moment the suld churged or suspected person hus been
upprehended or urrested, detulned, und tuken lnto custody by the suld pollce, or
luw enforcement personnel: Provlded, Thut the urrest of those suspected of the
crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm must result from the
survelllunce under Sectlon 7 und exumlnutlon of bunk deposlts under Sectlon 27
of thls Act.
The pollce or luw enforcement personnel concerned shull, before detulnlng the
person suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm, present hlm or her before uny |udge ut
the lutters resldence or offlce neurest the pluce where the urrest took pluce ut
uny tlme of the duy or nlght. It shull be the duty of the |udge, umong other thlngs,
to uscertuln the ldentlty of the pollce or luw enforcement personnel und th e
person or persons they huve urrested und presented before hlm or her, to lnqulre
of them the reusons why they huve urrested the person und determlne by
questlonlng und personul observutlon whether or not the suspect hus been
sub|ected to uny physlcul, morul or psychologlcul torture by whom und why. The
|udge shull then submlt u wrltten report of whut he/she hud observed when the
sub|ect wus brought before hlm to the proper court thut hus |urlsdlctlon over the
cuse of the person thus urrested. the |udge shull forthwlth submlt hls/her report
wlthln three (3) culendur duys from the tlme the suspect wus brought to hls/her
resldence or offlce.
Immedlutely ufter tuklng custody of u person churged wlth or suspected of the
crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, the pollce or luw
enforcement personnel shull notlfy ln wrltlng the |udge of the court neurest the
pluce of upprehenslon or urrest: Provlded, Thut where the urrest ls mude durlng
suturduys, sunduys, hollduys or ufter offlce hours, the wrltten notlce shull be
served ut the resldence of the |udge neurest the pluce where the uccused wus
urrested.
The penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment
shull be lmposed upon the pollce or luw enforcement personnel who fulls to notlfy
uny |udge us provlded ln the precedlng purugruph.
SEC. 19. Perlod of Detentlon ln the Event of un Actuul or Immlnent Terrorlst
Attuck. In the event of un uctuul or lmmlnent terrorlst uttuck, suspects muy not
be detulned for more thun three (3) duys wlthout the wrltten upprovul of u
munlclpul, clty, provlnclul or reglonul offlclul of u Humun Rlghts Commlsslon or
|udge of the munlclpul, reglonul trlul court, the Sundlgunbuyun or u |ustlce of the
Court of Appeuls neurest the pluce of the urrest. If the urrest ls mude durlng
Suturduys, Sunduys, hollduys or ufter offlce hours, the urrestlng pollce or luw
enforcement personnel shull brlng the person thus urrested to the resldence of
uny of the offlcluls mentloned ubove thut ls neurest the pluce where t he uccused
wus urrested. The upprovul ln wrltlng of uny of the suld offlcluls shull be secured
by the pollce or luw enforcement personnel concerned wlthln flve (5) duys ufter
the dute of the detentlon of the persons concerned: Provlded, however, Thut
wlthln three (3) duys ufter the detentlon the suspects, whose connectlon wlth the
terror uttuck or threut ls not estubllshed, shull be releused lmmedlutely.
SEC. 20. Penulty for Fullure to Dellver Suspect to the Proper Judlclul Authorlty
Wlthln Three (3) Duys. The penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve
(12) yeurs of lmprlsonment shull be lmposed upon uny pollce or luw enforcement
personnel who hus upprehended or urrested, detulned und tuken custody of u
person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm und fulls to dellver such churged or suspected person to the
proper |udlclul uuthorlty wlthln the perlod of three (3) duys.
SEC. 21. Rlghts of u Person Under Custodlul Detentlon. The moment u
person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of
consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm ls upprehended or urrested und detulned, he shull
forthwlth be lnformed, by the urrestlng pollce or luw enforcement offlcers or by
the pollce or luw enforcement of flcers to whose custody the person concerned ls
brought, of hls or her rlght: (u) to be lnformed of the nuture und cuuse of hls
urrest, to remuln sllent und to huve competent und lndependent counsel
preferubly of hls cholce. If the person cunnot ufford the servlces of counsel of hls
or her cholce, the pollce or luw enforcement offlcers concerned shull lmmedlutely
contuct the free legul usslstunce unlt of the Integruted Bur of the Phlllpplnes (IBP)
or the Publlc Attorneys Offlce (PAO). It shull be the duty of the free legul
usslstunce unlt of the IBP or the PAO thus contucted to lmmedlutely vlslt the
person(s) detulned und provlde hlm or her wlth legul usslstunce. These rlghts
cunnot be wulved except ln wrltlng und ln the presence of the counsel of cholce;
(b) lnformed of the cuuse or cuuses of hls detentlon ln the presence of hls legul
counsel; (c) ullowed to communlcute freely wlth hls legul counsel und to confer
wlth them ut uny tlme wlthout restrlctlon; (d) ullowed to communlcute freely und
prlvutely wlthout restrlctlons wlth the members of hls fumlly or wlth hls neurest
relutlves und to be vlslted by them; und, (e) ullowed freely to uvull of the servlce
of u physlclun or physlcluns of cholce.
SEC. 22. Penulty for Vlolutlon of the Rlghts of u Detulnee. Any pollce or luw
enforcement personnel, or uny personnel of the pollce or other luw enforcement
custodlul unlt thut vlolutes uny of the uforesuld rlghts of u person churged wlth or
suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm
shull be gullty of un offense und shull suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one
duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
Unless the pollce or luw enforcement personnel who vloluted the rlghts of u
detulnee or detulnees us stuted ubove ls duly ldentlfled, the sume penulty shull be
lmposed on the pollce offlcer or heud or leuder of the luw enforcement unlt huvlng
custody of the detulnee ut the tlme the vlolutlon wus done.
SEC. 23. Requlrement for un Offlclul Custodlul Logbook und Its Content s.
The pollce or other luw enforcement custodlul unlt ln whose cure und control the
person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of
consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm hus been pluced under custodlul urrest und
detentlon shull keep u securely und orderly mulntulned offlclul logbook, whlch ls
hereby declured us u publlc document und opened to und mude uvulluble for the
lnspectlon und scrutlny of the luwyer or luwyers of the person under custody or
uny member of hls or her fumlly or relutlve by consungulnlty or ufflnlty wlthln the
fourth clvll degree or hls or her physlclun ut uny tlme of the duy or nlght wlthout
uny form of restrlctlon. The logbook shull contuln u cleur und conclse record of:
(u) the nume, descrlptlon, und uddress of the detulned person; (b) the dute und
exuct tlme of hls lnltlul udmlsslon for custodlul urrest und detentlon; (c) the nume
und uddress of the physlclun or physlcluns who exumlned hlm physlcully und
medlcully; (d) the stute of hls heulth und physlcul condltlon ut the tlme of hls
lnltlul udmlsslon for custodlul detentlon; (e) the dute und tlme of euch removul of
the detulned person from hls cell for lnterrogutlon or for uny purpose; (f) the dute
und tlme of hls return to hls cell; (g) the nume und uddress of the physlclun or
physlcluns who physlcully und medlcully exumlned hlm ufter euch lnterrogutlon;
(h) u summury of the physlcul und medlcul flndlngs on the detulned person ufter
euch of such lnterrogutlon; (l) the numes und uddresses of hls fumlly members
und neurest relutlves, lf uny und lf uvulluble; (|) the numes und uddresses of
persons who vlslt the detulned person; (k) the dute und tlme of euch of such vlslts;
(l) the dute und tlme of euch request of the detulned person to communlcute und
confer wlth hls legul counsel or counsels; (m) the dute und tlme of euch vlslt, und
dute und tlme of euch depurture of hls legul counsel or counsels; und, (n) ull other
lmportunt events beurlng on und ull relevunt detulls regurdlng the treutment of the
detulned person whlle under custodlul urrest und detentlon.
The suld pollce or luw enforcement custodlul unlt shull upon demund of the
uforementloned luwyer or luwyers or members of the fumlly or relutlves wlthln the
fourth clvll degree of consungulnlty or ufflnlty of the person under custody or hls
or her physlclun lssue u certlfled true copy of the entrles of the logbook relutlve to
the concerned detulned person wlthout deluy or restrlctlon or requlrlng uny fees
whutsoever lncludlng documentury stump tux, noturlul fees, und the llke. Thls
certlfled true copy muy be uttested by the person who hus custody of the logbook
or who ullowed the purty concerned to scrutlnlze lt ut the tlme the demund for the
certlfled true copy ls mude.
The pollce or other luw enforcement custodlul unlt who fulls to comply wlth the
precedlng purugruph to keep un offlclul logbook shull suffer the penulty of ten
(10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 24. No Torture or Coerclon ln Investlgutlon und Interrogutlon. No thre ut,
lntlmldutlon, or coerclon, und no uct whlch wlll lnfllct uny form of physlcul puln or
torment, or mentul, morul, or psychologlcul pressure, on the detulned person,
whlch shull vltlute hls free-wlll, shull be employed ln hls lnvestlgutlon und
lnterrogutlon for the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm; otherwlse, the evldence obtulned from suld detulned person resultlng
from such threut, lntlmldutlon, or coerclon, or from such lnfllcted physlcul puln or
torment, or mentul, morul, or psychologlcul pressure, shull be, ln lts entlrety,
ubsolutely not udmlsslble und usuble us evldence ln uny |udlclul, quusl -|udlclul,
leglslutlve, or udmlnlstrutlve lnvestlgutlon, lnqulry, proceedlng, or heurlng.
SEC. 25. Penulty for Threut, Intlmldutlon, Coerclon, or Torture ln the
Investlgutlon und Interrogutlon of u Detulned Person. Any person or persons
who use threut, lntlmldutlon, or coerclon, or who lnfllct physlcul puln or torment,
or mentul, morul, or psychologlcul pressure, whlch shull vltlute the free-wlll of u
churged or suspected person under lnvestlgutlon und lnterrogutlon for the crlme
of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm shull be gullty of un
offense und shull suffer the penulty of twelve (12) yeurs und one duy to twenty
(20) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
When deuth or serlous permunent dlsublllty of suld detulned person occurs us u
consequence of the use of such threut, lntlmldutlon, or coerclon, or us u
consequence of the lnfllctlon on hlm of such physlcul puln or t orment, or us u
consequence of the lnfllctlon on hlm of such mentul, morul, or psychologlcul
pressure, the penulty shull be twelve (12) yeurs und one duy to twenty (20) yeurs
of lmprlsonment
SEC. 26. Restrlctlon on Truvel. In cuses where evldence of gullt ls not strong,
und the person churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm ls entltled to bull und ls grunted the sume, the court, upon uppllcutlon by
the prosecutor, shull llmlt the rlght of truvel of the uccused to wlthln the
munlclpullty or clty where he resldes or where the cuse ls pendlng, ln the lnterest
of nutlonul securlty und publlc sufety, conslstent wlth Artlcle III, Sectlon 6 of the
Constltutlon. Truvel outslde of suld munlclpullty or clty, wlthout the uuthorlzutlon
of the court, shull be deemed u vlolutlon of the terms und condltlons of hls bull,
whlch shull then be forfelted us provlded under the Rules of Court.
He or she muy ulso be pluced under house urrest by order of the court ut hls or
her usuul pluce of resldence.
Whlle under house urrest, he or she muy not use telephones, cellphones, e -mulls,
computers, the lnternet or other meuns of communlcutlons wlth people outslde
the resldence untll otherwlse ordered by the court.
The restrlctlons ubovementloned shull be termlnuted upon the ucqulttul of the
uccused or of the dlsmlssul of the cuse flled ugulnst hlm or eurller upon the
dlscretlon of the court on motlon of the prosecutor or of the uccused.
SEC. 27. Judlclul Authorlzutlon Requlred to Exumlne Bunk Deposlts, Accounts,
und Records. The provlslons of Republlc Act No. 1405 us umended, to the
contrury notwlthstundlng, the |ustlces of the Court of Appeuls deslgnuted us u
speclul court to hundle untl -terrorlsm cuses ufter sutlsfylng themselves of the
exlstence of probuble cuuse ln u heurlng culled for thut purpose thut (1) u person
churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm, (2) of u |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons, und (3) of u member of such |udlclully declured
und outluwed orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, muy uuthorlze ln
wrltlng uny pollce or luw enforcement offlcer und the members of hls/her teum
duly uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the untl -terrorlsm councll to: (u) exumlne, or cuuse
the exumlnutlon of, the deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records ln
u bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon; und (b) guther or cuuse the gutherlng of uny
relevunt lnformutlon ubout such deposlts, plucements, trust uccou nts, ussets, und
records from u bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon. the bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon
concerned shull not refuse to ullow such exumlnutlon or to provlde the deslred
lnformutlon, when so ordered by und served wlth the wrltten order of the Court o f
Appeuls.
SEC. 28. Appllcutlon to Exumlne Bunk Deposlts, Accounts, und Records. The
wrltten order of the Court of Appeuls uuthorlzlng the exumlnutlon of bunk
deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records: (1) of u person churged
wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2)
of uny |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or
group of persons, or (3) of uny member of such orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or
group of persons ln u bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon, und the gutherlng of uny
relevunt lnformutlon ubout the sume from suld bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon, shull
only be grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls upon un ex
purte uppllcutlon to thut effect of u poll ce or of u luw enforcement offlclul who hus
been duly uuthorlzed ln wrltlng to flle such ex purte uppllcutlon by the Antl -
Terrorlsm Councll creuted ln Sectlon 53 of thls Act to flle such ex purte
uppllcutlon, und upon exumlnutlon under outh or ufflrmutlon of the uppllcunt und
the wltnesses he muy produce to estubllsh the fucts thut wlll |ustlfy the need und
urgency of exumlnlng und freezlng the bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts,
ussets, und records: (1) of the person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of
terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2) of u |udlclully declured und
outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon or group of persons, or (3) of uny
member of such orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons.
SEC. 29. Clusslflcutlon und Contents of the Court Order Authorlzlng the
Exumlnutlon of Bunk Deposlts, Accounts, und Records. The wrltten order
grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls us well us lts order, lf
uny, to extend or renew the sume, the orlglnul ex purte uppllcutlon of the
uppllcunt, lncludlng hls ex purte uppllcutlon to extend or renew, lf uny, und the
wrltten uuthorlzutlons of the Antl Terrorlsm Councll, shull be deemed und ure
hereby declured us clusslfled lnformutlon: Provlded, Thut the person whose bunk
deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records huve been exumlned,
frozen, sequestered und selzed by luw enforcement uuthorltles hus the rlght to be
lnformed of the ucts done by the luw enforcement uuthorltles ln the premlses or to
chullenge, lf he or she lntends to do so, the legullty of the lnterference. The
wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls deslgnuted to
hundle cuses lnvolvlng terrorlsm shull speclfy: (u) the ldentlty of the suld: (1)
person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm, (2) |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons, und (3) member of such |udlclully declured und
outluwed orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, us the cuse muy be,
whose deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records ure to be
exumlned or the lnformutlon to be guthered; (b) the ldentlty of the bunk or
flnunclul lnstltutlon where such deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und
records ure held und mulntulned; (c) the ldentlty of the persons who wlll conduct
the suld exumlnutlon und the gutherlng of the deslred lnformutlon; und, (d) the
length of tlme the uuthorlzutlon shull be currled out.
SEC. 30. Effectlve Perlod of Court Authorlzutlon to Exumlne und Obtuln
Informutlon on Bunk Deposlts, Accounts, und Records. The uuthorlzutlon
lssued or grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls to exumlne
or cuuse the exumlnutlon of und to freeze bunk depo slts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets, und records, or to guther lnformutlon ubout the sume, shull be
effectlve for the length of tlme speclfled ln the wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, whlch shull not exceed u perlod of thlrty (30)
duys from the dute of recelpt of the wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the
Court of Appeuls by the uppllcunt pollce or luw enforcement offlclul.
The uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls muy extend or renew the suld
uuthorlzutlon for unother perlod, whlch shull not exceed thlrty (30) duys
renewuble to unother thlrty (30) duys from the explrutlon of the orlglnul perlod,
provlded thut the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls ls sutlsfled thut such
extenslon or renewul ls ln the publlc lnterest, und provlded further thut the
uppllcutlon for extenslon or renewul, whlch must be flled by the orlglnul uppllcunt,
hus been duly uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll.
In cuse of deuth of the orlglnul uppllcunt or ln cuse he ls physlcully dlsubled to flle
the uppllcutlon for extenslon or renewul, the one next ln runk to the orlglnul
uppllcunt umong the members of the teum numed ln the orlglnul wrltten order of
the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls shull flle the uppllcutlon for
extenslon or renewul: Provlded, Thut, wlthout pre|udlce to the llublllty of the
pollce or luw enforcement personnel under Sectlon 19 hereof, the uppllcunt pollce
or luw enforcement offlclul shull huve thlrty (30) duys ufter the termlnutlon of the
perlod grunted by the Court of Appeuls us provlded ln the precedlng purugruphs
wlthln whlch to flle the upproprlute cuse before the Publlc Prosecutors Offlce
for uny vlolutlon of thls Act.
If no cuse ls flled wlthln the thlrty (30)-duy perlod, the uppllcunt pollce or luw
enforcement offlclul shull lmmedlutely notlfy ln wrltlng the person sub|ect of the
bunk exumlnutlon und freezlng of bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts,
ussets und records. The penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to t welve (12) yeurs
of lmprlsonment shull be lmposed upon the uppllcunt pollce or luw enforcement
offlclul who fulls to notlfy ln wrltlng the person sub|ect of the bunk exumlnutlon
und freezlng of bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records.
Any person, luw enforcement offlclul or |udlclul uuthorlty who vlolutes hls duty to
notlfy ln wrltlng us deflned ubove shull suffer the penulty of slx (6) yeurs und one
duy to elght (8) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 31. Custody of Bunk Dutu und Informutlon Obtulned ufter Exumlnutlon of
Deposlts, Plucements, Trust Accounts, Assets und Records. All lnformutlon,
dutu, excerpts, summurles, notes, memorundu, worklng sheets, reports, und other
documents obtulned from the exumlnutlon of the bunk deposlts, pluce ments, trust
uccounts, ussets und records of: (1) u person churged wlth or suspected of the
crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2) u |udlclully
declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, or
(3) u member of uny such orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons shull,
wlthln forty-elght (48) hours ufter the explrutlon of the perlod flxed ln the wrltten
order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls or wlthln forty -elght (48)
hours ufter the explrutlon of the extenslon or renewul grunted by the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, be deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the
Court of Appeuls ln u seuled envelope or seuled puckuge, us the cuse muy be,
und shull be uccompunled by u |olnt ufflduvlt of the uppllcunt pollce or luw
enforcement offlclul und the persons who uctuully conducted the exumlnutlon of
suld bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records.
SEC. 32. Contents of Jolnt Afflduvlt. The |olnt ufflduvlt shull stute: (u) the
ldentlfylng murks, numbers, or symbols of the deposlts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets, und records exumlned; (b) the ldentlty und uddress of the bunk
or flnunclul lnstltutlon where such deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets,
und records ure held und mulntulned; (c) the number of bunk deposlts,
plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records dlscovered, exumlned, und
frozen; (d) the outstundlng bulunces of euch of such deposlts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets; (e) ull lnformutlon, dutu, excerpts, summurles, notes,
memorundu, worklng sheets, reports, documents, records exumlned und pluced ln
the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of
the Court of Appeuls; (f) the dute of the orlglnul wrltten uuthorlzutlon grunted by
the Antl-Terrorlsm Councll to the uppllcunt to flle the ex purte uppllcutlon to
conduct the exumlnutlon of the suld bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts,
ussets und records, us well us the dute of uny extenslon or renewul of the orlglnul
wrltten uuthorlzutlon grunted by the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls;
und (g) thut the ltems enumeruted were ull thut were found ln the bunk or flnunclul
lnstltutlon exumlned ut the tlme of the completlon of the exumlnutlon.
The |olnt ufflduvlt shull ulso certlfy under outh thut no dupllcutes or coples of the
lnformutlon, dutu, excerpts, summurles, notes, memorundu, worklng sheets,
reports, und documents ucqulred from the exumlnutlon of the bunk deposlts,
plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records huve been mude, or, lf mude, thut
ull such dupllcutes und coples ure pluced ln the seuled envelope or seuled
puckuge deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls.
It shull be unluwful for uny person, pollce offlcer or custodlun of the bunk dutu
und lnformutlon obtulned ufter exumlnutlon of deposlts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets und records to copy, to remove, delete, expunge, lnclnerute,
shred or destroy ln uny munner the ltems enumeruted ubove ln whole or ln purt
under uny pretext whutsoever.
Any person who coples, removes, deletes, expunges lnclnerutes, shreds or
destroys the ltems enumeruted ubove shull suffer u penulty of not less thun slx (6)
yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprl sonment.
SEC. 33. Dlsposltlon of Bunk Muterluls. The seuled envelope or seuled
puckuge und the contents thereof, whlch ure deposlted wlth the uuthorlzlng
dlvlslon of the Court of Appeuls, shull be deemed und ure hereby declured
clusslfled lnformutlon, und the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge shull not be
opened und lts contents shull not be dlvulged, reveuled, reud, or used us evldence
unless uuthorlzed ln u wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of
Appeuls, whlch wrltten order shull be grunted only upon u wrltten uppllcutlon of
the Depurtment of Justlce flled before the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of the Court of
Appeuls und only upon u showlng thut the Depurtment of Justlce hus been duly
uuthorlzed ln wrltlng by the Antl-Terrorlsm Councll to flle the uppllcutlon, wlth
notlce ln wrltlng to the purty concerned not luter thun three (3) duys before the
scheduled openlng, to open, reveul, dlvulge, und use the contents of the seuled
envelope or seuled puckuge us evldence.
Any person, luw enforcement offlclul or |udlclul uuthorlty who vlolutes hls duty to
notlfy ln wrltlng us deflned ubove shull suffer the penulty of slx (6) yeurs und one
duy to elght (8) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 34. Appllcutlon to Open Deposlted Bunk Muterluls. The wrltten
uppllcutlon, wlth notlce ln wrltlng to the purty concerned not luter thun three (3)
duys of the scheduled openlng, to open the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge
shull cleurly stute the purpose und reuson: (u) for openlng the seuled envelope or
seuled puckuge; (b) for reveullng und dlscloslng lts clusslfled contents; und, (c)
for uslng the clusslfled lnformutlon, dutu, excerpts, summurles, notes,
memorundu, worklng sheets, reports, und documents us evldence.
SEC. 35. Evldentlury Vulue of Deposlted Bunk Muterluls. Any lnformutlon,
dutu, excerpts, summurles, notes, memorundu, work sheets, reports, or
documents ucqulred from the exumlnutlon of the bunk deposlts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets und records of: (1) u person churged or suspected of the crlme of
terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2) u |udlclully declured
und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, or (3) u
member of such orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, whlch huve been
secured ln vlolutlon of the provlslons of thls Act, shull ubsolutely not be
udmlsslble und usuble us evldence ugulnst unybody ln uny |udlclul, quusl -|udlclul,
leglslutlve, or udmlnlstrutlve lnvestlgutlon, lnqulry, proceedlng, or heurlng.
SEC. 36. Penulty for Unuuthorlzed or Mullclous Exumlnutlon of u Bunk or u
Flnunclul Instltutlon. Any person, pollce or luw enforcement personnel who
exumlnes the deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, or records ln u bunk or
flnunclul lnstltutlon of: (1) u person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of
terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2) u |udlclully declured
und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, or (3) u
member of such orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, wlthout belng
uuthorlzed to do so by the Court of Appeuls, shull be gullty of un offense und shull
suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment.
In uddltlon to the llublllty uttuchlng to the offender for the commlsslon of uny
other offense, the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment shull be lmposed upon uny pollce or luw enforcement personnel,
who mullclously obtulned un uuthorlty from the Court of Appeuls to exumlne the
deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, or records ln u bunk or flnunclul
lnstltutlon of: (1) u person churged wlth or suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or
consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, (2) u |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst
orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons, or (3) u member of such
orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons: Provlded, Thut notwlthstundlng
Sectlon 33 of thls Act, the purty uggrleved by such uuthorlzutlon shull upon
motlon duly flled be ullowed uccess to the seuled envelope or seuled puckuge und
the contents thereof us evldence for the prosecutlon of uny pollce or luw
enforcement personnel who mullclously procured suld uuthorlzutlon.
SEC. 37. Penulty of Bunk Offlcluls und Employees Defylng u Court Authorlzut lon.
An employee, offlclul, or u member of the bourd of dlrectors of u bunk or
flnunclul lnstltutlon, who refuses to ullow the exumlnutlon of the deposlts,
plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records of: (1) u person churged wlth or
suspected of the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm, (2) u |udlclully declured und outluwed terrorlst orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons, or (3) u member of such |udlclully declured und
outluwed orgunlzutlon, ussoclutlon, or group of persons ln suld bunk or flnunclul
lnstltutlon, when duly served wlth the wrltten order of the uuthorlzlng dlvlslon of
the Court of Appeuls, shull be gullty of un offense und shull suffer the penulty of
ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 38. Penulty for Fulse or Untruthful Stutement or Mlsrepresentutlon of
Muterlul Fuct ln Jolnt Afflduvlts. Any fulse or untruthful stutement or
mlsrepresentutlon of muterlul fuct ln the |olnt ufflduvlts requlred respectlvely ln
Sectlon 12 und Sectlon 32 of thls Act shull constltute u crlmlnul offense und the
ufflunts shull suffer lndlvlduully the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to
twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 39. Selzure und Sequestrutlon. The deposlts und thelr outstundlng
bulunces, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets, und records ln uny bunk or flnunclul
lnstltutlon, moneys, buslnesses, trunsportutlon und communlcutlon equlpment,
supplles und other lmplements, und property of whutever klnd und nuture
belonglng: (1) to uny person suspected of or churged before u competent
Reglonul Trlul Court for the crlme of terrorlsm or the crlme of consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm; (2) to u |udlclully declured und outluwed orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons; or (3) to u member of such orgunlzutlon,
ussoclutlon, or group of persons shull be selzed, sequestered, und frozen ln order
to prevent thelr use, trunsfer, or conveyunce for purposes thut ure lnlmlcul to the
sufety und securlty of the people or ln|urlous to the lnte rest of the Stute.
The uccused or u person suspected of muy wlthdruw such sums us muy be
reusonubly needed by the monthly needs of hls fumlly lncludlng the servlces of
hls or her counsel und hls or her fumllys medlcul needs upon upprovul of the
court. He or she muy ulso use uny of hls property thut ls under selzure or
sequestrutlon or frozen becuuse of hls or her lndlctment us u terrorlst upon
permlsslon of the court for uny legltlmute reuson.
Any person who un|ustlflubly refuses to follow the order of t he proper dlvlslon of
the Court of Appeuls to ullow the person uccused of the crlme of terrorlsm or of
the crlme of consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm to wlthdruw such sums from
sequestered or frozen deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records us
muy be necessury for the regulur sustenunce of hls or her fumlly or to use uny of
hls or her property thut hus been selzed, sequestered or frozen for legltlmute
purposes whlle hls or her cuse ls pendlng shull suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs
und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment.
SEC. 40. Nuture of Selzed, Sequestered und Frozen Bunk Deposlts, Plucements,
Trust Accounts, Assets und Records. The selzed, sequestered und frozen
bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records belonglng to u
person suspected of or churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to
commlt terrorlsm shull be deemed us property held ln trust by the bunk or
flnunclul lnstltutlon for such person und the government durlng the pendency of
the lnvestlgutlon of the person suspected of or durlng the pendency of the trlul of
the person churged wlth uny of the suld crlmes, us the cuse muy be und thelr use
or dlsposltlon whlle the cuse ls pendlng shull be sub|ect to the upprovul of the
court before whlch the cuse or cuses ure pendlng.
SEC. 41. Dlsposltlon of the Selzed, Sequestered und Frozen Bunk Deposlts,
Plucements, Trust Accounts, Assets und Record. If the person suspected of or
churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm ls found,
ufter hls lnvestlgutlon, to be lnnocent by the lnvestlgutlng body, or ls ucqultted,
ufter hls urrulgnment or hls cuse ls dlsmlssed before hls urrulgnment by u
competent court, the selzure, sequestrutlon und freezlng of hls bunk deposlts,
plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records shull forthwlth be deemed llfted by
the lnvestlgutlng body or by the competent court, us the cuse muy be, und hls
bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records shull be deemed
releused from such selzure, sequestrutlon und freezlng, und shull be restored to
hlm wlthout uny deluy by the bunk or flnunclul lnstltutlon concerned wlthout uny
further uctlon on hls purt. The flllng of uny uppeul on motlon for reconslderutlon
shull not stute the releuse of suld funds from selzure, sequestrutlon und freezlng.
If the person churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm ls convlcted by u flnul |udgment of u competent trlul court, hls selzed,
sequestered und frozen bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und
records shull be uutomutlcully forfelted ln fuvor of the government.
Upon hls or her ucqulttul or the dlsmlssul of the churges ugulnst hlm or her, the
umount of Flve Hundred Thousund Pesos (P500,000.00) u duy for the perlod ln
whlch hls propertles, ussets or funds were selzed shull be puld to hlm on the
concept of llqulduted dumuges. The umount shull be tuken from the
upproprlutlons of the pollce or luw enforcement ugency thut cuused the flllng of
the enumeruted churges ugulnst hlm or her.
SEC. 42. Penulty for Un|ustlfled Refusul to Restore or Deluy ln Restorlng Selzed,
Sequestered und Frozen Bunk Deposlts, Plucements, Trust Accounts, Assets und
Records. Any person who un|ustlflubly refuses to restore or deluys the
restorutlon of selzed, sequestered und frozen bunk deposlts, plucements, trust
uccounts, ussets und records of u person suspected of or churged wlth the crlme
of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm ufter such suspected person hus
been found lnnocent by the lnvest lgutlng body or ufter the cuse ugulnst such
churged person hus been dlsmlssed or ufter he ls ucqultted by u competent court
shull suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment.
SEC. 43. Penulty for the Loss, Mlsuse, Dlverslon or Dlsslputlon of Selzed,
Sequestered und Frozen Bunk Deposlts, Plucements, Trust Accounts, Assets und
Records. Any person who ls responslble for the loss, mlsuse, dlverslon, or
dlsslputlon of the whole or uny purt of the selzed, sequestered und frozen bunk
deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets und records of u person suspected of
or churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm shull
suffer the penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of
lmprlsonment.
SEC. 44. Infldellty ln the Custody of Detulned Persons. Any publlc offlcer
who hus dlrect custody of u detulned person under the provlslons of thls Act und
who by hls dellberute uct, mlsconduct, or lnexcusuble negllgence cuuses or
ullows the escupe of such detulned person shull be gullty of un offense und shull
suffer the penulty of: (u) twelve (12) yeurs und one duy to twenty (20) yeurs of
lmprlsonment, lf the detulned person hus ulreudy been convlcted und sentenced ln
u flnul |udgment of u competent court; und (b) slx (6) yeurs und one duy to twelve
(12) yeurs of lmprlsonment, lf the detulned person hus not been convlcted und
sentenced ln u flnul |udgment of u competent court.
SEC. 45. Immunlty und Protectlon of Government Wltnesses. The pr ovlslons
of Republlc Act No. 6981 (Wltness Protectlon, Securlty und Beneflts Act) to the
contrury notwlthstundlng, the lmmunlty of government wltnesses testlfylng under
thls Act shull be governed by Sectlons 17 und 18 of Rule 119 of the Rules of
Court: Provlded, however, Thut suld wltnesses shull be entltled to beneflts
grunted to wltnesses under suld Republlc Act No. 6981.
SEC. 46. Penulty for Unuuthorlzed Revelutlon of Clusslfled Muterluls. The
penulty of ten (10) yeurs und one duy to twelve (12) yeurs of lmprlsonment shull
be lmposed upon uny person, pollce or luw enforcement ugent, |udlclul offlcer or
clvll servunt who, not belng uuthorlzed by the Court of Appeuls to do so, reveuls
ln uny munner or form uny clusslfled lnformutlon under thls Act.
SEC. 47. Penulty for Furnlshlng Fulse Evldence, Forged Document, or Spurlous
Evldence. The penulty of twelve (12) yeurs und one duy to twenty (20) yeurs
of lmprlsonment shull be lmposed upon uny person who knowlngly furnlshes fulse
testlmony, forged document or spurlous evldence ln uny lnvestlgutlon or heurlng
under thls Act.
SEC. 48. Contlnuous Trlul. In cuses of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm, the |udge shull set the cuse for contlnuous trlul on u dully busls from
Monduy to Frlduy or other short -term trlul culendur so us to ensure speedy trlul.
SEC. 49. Prosecutlon Under Thls Act Shull Be u Bur to Another Prosecutlon
Under the Revlsed Penul Code or Any Speclul Penul Luws. When u person hus
been prosecuted under u provlslon of thls Act, upon u vulld complulnt or
lnformutlon or other formul churge sufflclent ln form und substunce to sustuln u
convlctlon und ufter the uccused hud pleuded to the churge, the ucqulttul of the
uccused or the dlsmlssul of the cuse shull be u bur to unother prosecutlon for uny
offense or felony whlch ls necessurlly lncluded ln the offense churged under thls
Act.
SEC. 50. Dumuges for Unproven Churge of Terrorlsm. Upon ucqulttul, uny
person who ls uccused of terrorlsm shull be entltled to the puyment of dumuges ln
the umount of Flve Hundred Thousund Pesos (P500,000.00) for every duy thut he
or she hus been detulned or deprlved of llberty or urrested wlthout u wurrunt us u
result of such un uccusutlon. The umount of dumuges shull be uutomutlcully
churged ugulnst the upproprlutlons of the pollce ugency or the Antl-Terrorlsm
Councll thut brought or sunctloned the flllng of the churges ugulnst the uccused. It
shull ulso be releused wlthln flfteen (15) duys from the dute of the ucqulttul of the
uccused. The uwurd of dumuges mentloned ubove shull be wlthout pre|udlce to
the rlght of the ucqultted uccused to flle crlmlnul or udmlnlstrutlve churges ugulnst
those responslble for churglng hlm wlth the cuse of terrorlsm.
Any offlcer, employee, personnel, or person who deluys the releuse or refuses to
releuse the umounts uwurded to the lndlvlduul ucqultted of the crlme of terrorlsm
us dlrected ln the purugruph lmmedlutely precedlng shull suffer the penul ty of slx
(6) months of lmprlsonment.
If the deductlons ure less thun the umounts due to the detulned persons, the
umount needed to complete the compensutlon shull be tuken from the current
upproprlutlons for lntelllgence, emergency, soclul or other funds of the Offlce of
the Presldent.
In the event thut the umount cunnot be covered by the current budget of the pollce
or luw enforcement ugency concerned, the umount shull be uutomutlcully
lncluded ln the upproprlutlons of the suld ugency for the comlng yeur.
SEC. 51. Duty to Record und Report the Nume und Address of the Informunt.
The pollce or luw enforcement offlcers to whom the nume of u suspect ln the
crlme of terrorlsm wus flrst reveuled shull record the reul nume und the speclflc
uddress of the lnformunt.
The pollce or luw enforcement offlcluls concerned shull report the lnformunts
nume und uddress to thelr superlor offlcer who shull trunsmlt the lnformutlon to
the Congresslonul Overslght Commlttee or to the proper court wlthln flve (5) duys
ufter the suspect wus pluced under urrest or hls propertles were sequestered,
selzed or frozen.
The nume und uddress of the lnformunt shull be consldered confldentlul und shull
not be unnecessurlly reveuled untll ufter the proceedlngs ugulnst the suspect shull
huve been termlnuted.
SEC. 52. Appllcublllty of the Revlsed Penul Code. The provlslons of Book I of
the Revlsed Penul Code shull be uppllcuble to thls Act.
SEC. 53. Antl-Terrorlsm Councll. An Antl -Terrorlsm Councll, herelnufter
referred to, for brevlty, us the Councll, ls hereby creuted. The members
of the Councll ure: (1) the Executlve Secretury, who shull be lts chulrperson; (2)
the Secretury of Justlce, who shull be lts Vlce Chulrperson; und (3) the Secretury
of Forelgn Affulrs; (4) the Secretury of Nutlonul Defense; (5) the Secretury of the
Interlor und Locul Government; (6) the Secretury of Flnunce; und (7) the Nutlonul
Securlty Advlsor, us lts other members.
The Councll shull lmplement thls Act und ussume the responslblllty for the proper
und effectlve lmplementutlon of the untl -terrorlsm pollcy of the country. The
Councll shull keep records of lts proceedlngs und declslons. All records of the
Councll shull be sub|ect to such securlty clusslflcutlons us the Councll muy, ln lts
|udgment und dlscretlon, declde to udopt to sufeguurd the sufety of the people,
the securlty of the Republlc, und the welfure of the nutlon.
The Nutlonul Intelllgence Coordlnutlng Agency shull be the Secreturlut of the
Councll. The Councll shull deflne the powers, dutles, und functlons of the
Nutlonul Intelllgence Coordlnutlng Agency us Secreturlut of the Councll. The
Nutlonul Bureuu of Investlgutlon, the Bureuu of Immlgrutlon, the Offlce of Clvll
Defense, the Intelllgence Servlce of the Armed Forces of the Phlllpplnes, the
Antl-Money Luunderlng Councll, the Phlllpplne Center on Trunsnutlonul Crlme,
und the Phlllpplne Nutlonul Pollce lntelllgence und lnvestlgutlve elements shull
serve us support ugencles for the Councll.
The Councll shull formulute und udopt comprehenslve, udequute, efflclent, und
effectlve untl-terrorlsm pluns, progrums, und counter-meusures to suppress und
erudlcute terrorlsm ln the country und to protect the people from ucts of terrorlsm.
Nothlng hereln shull be lnterpreted to empower the Antl -Terrorlsm Councll to
exerclse uny |udlclul or quusl -|udlclul power or uuthorlty.
SEC. 54. Functlons of the Councll. In pursult of lts mundute ln the prevlous
Sectlon, the Councll shull huve the followlng functlons wlth due regurd for the
rlghts of the people us munduted by the Constltutlon und pertlnent luws:
1. Formulute und udopt pluns, progrums und counter -meusures ugulnst terrorlsts
und ucts of terrorlsm ln the country;
2. Coordlnute ull nutlonul efforts to suppress und erudlcute ucts of terrorlsm ln the
country und moblllze the entlre nutlon ugulnst terrorlsm proscrlbed ln thls Act;
3. Dlrect the speedy lnvestlgutlon und prosecutlon of ull persons uccused or
detulned for the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm und other
offenses punlshuble under thls Act, und monltor the progress of thelr cuses;
4. Estubllsh und mulntuln comprehenslve dutu-buse lnformutlon systems on
terrorlsm, terrorlst uctlvltles, und counter-terrorlsm operutlons;
5. Freeze the funds property, bunk deposlts, plucements, trust uccounts, ussets
und records belonglng to u person suspected of or churged wlth the crlme of
terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm, pursuunt to Republlc Act No. 9160
otherwlse known us the Antl -Money Luunderlng Act of 2001, us umended;
6. Grunt monetury rewurds und other lncentlves to lnformers who glve vltul
lnformutlon leudlng to the upprehenslon, urrest, detentlon, prosecutlon, und
convlctlon of person or persons who ure lluble for the crlme of terrorlsm or
consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm;
7. Estubllsh und mulntuln coordlnutlon wlth und the cooperutlon und usslstunce of
other nutlons ln the struggle ugulnst lnternutlonul terrorlsm; und
8. Request the Supreme Court to deslgnute speclflc dlvlslons of the Court of
Appeuls und reglonul trlul courts ln Munllu, Cebu Clty und Cuguyun de Oro Clty,
us the cuse muy be, to hundle ull cuses lnvolvlng the crlme of terrorlsm or
consplrucy to commlt terrorlsm und ull mutters lncldent to suld crlmes. The
Secretury of Justlce shull usslgn u teum of prosecutors from: (u) Luzon to hundle
terrorlsm cuses flled ln the reglonul trlul court ln Munllu; (b) from the Vlsuyus to
hundle cuses flled ln Cebu Clty; und (c) from Mlndunuo to hundle cuses flled ln
Cuguyun de Oro Clty.
SEC. 55. Role of the Commlsslon on Humun Rlghts. The Commlsslon on
Humun Rlghts shull glve the hlghest prlorlty to the lnvestlgutlon und prosecutlon
of vlolutlons of clvll und polltlcul rlghts of persons ln relutlon to the
lmplementutlon of thls Act; und for thls purpose, the Commlsslon shull huve the
concurrent |urlsdlctlon to prosecute publlc offlcluls, luw enforcers, und other
persons who muy huve vloluted the clvll und polltlcul rlghts of persons suspected
of, uccused of, or detulned for the crlme of terrorlsm or consplrucy to commlt
terrorlsm.
SEC. 56. Creutlon of u Grlevunce Commlttee. There ls hereby creuted u
Grlevunce Commlttee composed of the Ombudsmun, us chulr, und the Sollcltor
Generul, und un undersecretury from the Depurtment of Justlce (DOJ), us
members, to recelve und evuluute complulnt s ugulnst the uctuutlons of the pollce
und luw enforcement offlcluls ln the lmplementutlon of thls Act. The Commlttee
shull hold offlce ln Munllu.
The Commlttee shull huve three (3) subcommlttees thut wlll be respectlvely
heuded by the Deputy Ombudsmen ln Luzon, the Vlsuyus und Mlndunuo. The
subcommlttees shull respectlvely hold offlce ut the Offlces of Deputy
Ombudsmen. Three (3) Asslstunt Sollcltors Generul deslgnuted by the Sollcltor
Generul, und the reglonul prosecutors of the DOJ usslgned to the reglon s where
the Deputy Ombudsmen hold offlce shull be members thereof. The three (3)
subcommlttees shull usslst the Grlevunce Commlttee ln recelvlng, lnvestlgutlng
und evuluutlng complulnts ugulnst the pollce und other luw enforcement offlcers
ln the lmplementutlon of the Act. If the evldence wurrunts lt, they muy flle the
upproprlute cuses ugulnst the errlng pollce und luw enforcement offlcers. Unless
seusonubly dlsowned or denounced by the complulnunts, declslons or |udgments
ln the suld cuses shull preclude the flllng of other cuses bused on the sume cuuse
or cuuses of uctlon us those thut were flled wlth the Grlevunce Commlttee or lts
brunches.
SEC. 57. Bun on Extruordlnury Rendltlon. No person suspected or convlcted of
the crlme of terrorlsm shull be sub|ected to extruordlnury rendltlon to uny country
unless hls or her testlmony ls needed for terrorlst reluted pollce lnvestlgutlons or
|udlclul trluls ln the suld country und unless hls or her humun rlghts, lncludlng the
rlght ugulnst torture, und rlght to counsel, ure offlclully ussured by the requestlng
country und trunsmltted uccordlngly und upproved by the Depurtment of Justlce.
SEC. 58. Extru-Terrltorlul Appllcutlon of thls Act. Sub|ect to the provlslon of
un exlstlng treuty of whlch the Phlllpplnes ls u slgnutory und to uny contrury
provlslon of uny luw of preferentlul uppllcutlon, the provlslons of thls Act shull
upply: (1) to lndlvlduul persons who commlt uny of the crlmes deflned und
punlshed ln thls Act wlthln the terrestrlul domuln, lnterlor wut ers, murltlme zone,
und ulrspuce of the Phlllpplnes; (2) to lndlvlduul persons who, ulthough physlcully
outslde the terrltorlul llmlts of the Phlllpplnes, commlt, consplre or plot to commlt
uny of the crlmes deflned und punlshed ln thls Act lnslde the terrltorlul llmlts of
the Phlllpplnes; (3) to lndlvlduul persons who, ulthough physlcully outslde the
terrltorlul llmlts of the Phlllpplnes, commlt uny of the suld crlmes on bourd
Phlllpplne shlp or Phlllpplne ulrshlp; (4) to lndlvlduul persons who commlt uny of
suld crlmes wlthln uny embussy, consulute, or dlplomutlc premlses belonglng to
or occupled by the Phlllpplne government ln un offlclul cupuclty; (5) to lndlvlduul
persons who, ulthough physlcully outslde the terrltorlul llmlts of the Phlllpplnes,
commlt suld crlmes ugulnst Phlllpplne cltlzens or persons of Phlllpplne descent,
where thelr cltlzenshlp or ethnlclty wus u fuctor ln the commlsslon of the crlme;
und (6) to lndlvlduul persons who, ulthough physlcully outslde the terrltorlul llmlts
of the Phlllpplnes, commlt suld crlmes dlrectly ugulnst the Phlllpplne government.
SEC. 59. Jolnt Overslght Commlttee. There ls hereby creuted u Jolnt Overslght
Commlttee to oversee the lmplementutlon of thls Act.
The Overslght Commlttee shull be composed of flve (5) members euch from the
Senute und the House ln uddltlon to the Chulrs of the Commlttees of Publlc Order
of both Houses who shull ulso Chulr the Overslght Commlttee ln the order
speclfled hereln. The membershlp of the Commlttee for every House shull ut leust
huve two (2) opposltlon or mlnorlty members. The Jolnt Overslght Commlttee
shull huve lts own lndependent counsel.
The Chulr of the Commlttee shull rotute every slx (6) months wlth the Senute
chulrlng lt for the flrst slx (6) months und the House for the next slx (6) months. In
every cuse, the runklng opposltlon or mlnorlty member of the Commlttee shull be
the Vlce Chulr.
Upon the explrutlon of one yeur ufter thls Act ls upproved by the Presldent, the
Commlttee shull revlew the Act purtlculurly the provlslons thut uuthorlze the
survelllunce of suspects of or persons churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm. To thut
end, the Commlttee shull summon the pollce und luw enforcement offlcers und
the members of the Antl-Terrorlsm Councll und requlre them to unswer questlons
from the members of Congress und to submlt u wrltten report of the ucts they
huve done ln the lmplementutlon of the luw lncludlng the munner ln whlch the
persons suspected of or churged wlth the crlme of terrorlsm huve been deult wlth
ln thelr custody und from the dute when the movements of the lutter were
sub|ected to survelllunce und hls or her correspondences, messuges,
conversutlons und the llke were llstened to or sub|ected to monltorlng, recordlng
und tupplng.
Wlthout pre|udlce to lts submlttlng other reports, the Commlttee shull render u
seml-unnuul report to both Houses of Congress. The report muy lnclude where
necessury u recommendutlon to reussess the effects of globullzutlon on terrorlst
uctlvltles on the people, provlde u sunset cluuse to or umend uny portlon of the
Act or to repeul the Act ln lts entlrety.
The courts deullng wlth untl-terrorlsm cuses shull submlt to Congress und the
Presldent u report every slx (6) months of the stutus of untl -terrorlsm cuses thut
huve been flled wlth them sturtlng from the dute thls Act ls lmplemented.
SEC. 60. Sepurublllty Cluuse. If for uny reuson uny purt or provlslon of thls
Act ls declured unconstltutlonul or lnvulld, the other purts or provlslons hereof
whlch ure not uffected thereby shull remuln und contlnue to be ln full force und
effect.
SEC. 61. Repeullng Cluuse. All luws, decrees, executlve orders, rules or
regulutlons or purts thereof, lnconslstent wlth the provlslons of thls Act ure hereby
repeuled, umended, or modlfled uccordlngly.
SEC. 62. Speclul Effectlvlty Cluuse. After the blll shull huve been slgned lnto
luw by the Presldent, the Act shull be publlshed ln three (3) newspupers of
nutlonul clrculutlon; three (3) newspupers of locul clrculutlon, one euch ln Ilocos
Norte, Bugulo Clty und Pumpungu; three (3) newspupers of locul clrculutlon, one
euch ln Cebu, Ilollo und Tuclobun; und three (3) newspupers of locul clrculutlon,
one euch ln Cuguyun de Oro, Duvuo und Generul Suntos Clty.
The tltle of the Act und lts provlslons deflnlng the ucts of terrorlsm thut ure
punlshed shull be ulred everyduy ut prlmetlme for seven (7) duys, mornlng, noon
und nlght over three (3) nutlonul televlslon und rudlo networks; three (3) rudlo und
televlslon networks, one euch ln Cebu, Tuclobun und Ilollo; und ln flve (5) rudlo
und televlslon networks, one euch ln Lunuo del Sur, Cuguyun de Oro, Duvuo Clty,
Cotubuto Clty und Zumboungu Clty. The publlcutlon ln the newspupers of locul
clrculutlon und the unnouncements over locul rudlo und televlslon networks shull
be done ln the domlnunt lunguuge of the communlty.
After the publlcutlon requlred ubove shull huve been done, the Act shull tuke
effect two (2) months ufter the electlons ure held ln Muy 2007.
Thereufter, the provlslons of thls Act shull be uutomutlcully suspended one month
before und two months ufter the holdlng of uny electlon