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Approved July 21, 2016

Republic Act No. 10910

An act increasing the prescriptive period for violations of republic act no. 3019, otherwise known as the anti-graft and corrupt practices act, from fifteen (15) years to twenty (20) years, amending section 11 thereof

An Act Increasing the Prescriptive Period for Violations of Republic Act No. 3019, Otherwise Known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, from Fifteen (15) Years to Twenty (20) Years, Amending Section 11 Thereof

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This Act amends Section 11 of RA 3019 to extend the prescription period for offenses from fifteen to twenty years, includes provisions for separability, repealing inconsistent laws, and sets effectivity fifteen days after publication.

  • Amends Section 11 of RA 3019 to prescribe offenses in twenty years
  • Includes separability clause
  • Repealing clause for inconsistent laws
  • Effectivity fifteen days after publication in at least two newspapers
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RA 10910

Sixteenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand fifteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10910

An Act Increasing the Prescriptive Period for Violations of Republic Act No. 3019, Otherwise Known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, from Fifteen (15) Years to Twenty (20) Years, Amending Section 11 Thereof

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section 11 of Republic Act No. 3019, as amended, otherwise known as the "Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act", is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 11. Prescription of Offenses. - All offenses punishable under this Act shall prescribe in twenty years.

Section 2. Separability Clause

Should any provision of this Act be declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and subsisting.

Section 3. Repealing Clause

All laws, executive orders, or administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 4. Effectivity

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

Approved,

FRANKLIN M. DRILON

President of the Senate

FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary of the Senate

MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: July 21, 2016

BENIGNO S. AQUINO, III

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.