Philippine Anti-Graft and Ethical Standards (RA 3019 & 6713)

Republic Act No. 3019.

Causing undue injury or giving unwarranted benefits, advantage, or preference through manifest partiality, evident bad faith, or gross inexcusable negligence, under the statutory elements.

Manifest partiality, evident bad faith, or gross inexcusable negligence.

A clear intent or predisposition to favor one party or person over another.

A manifestly dishonest purpose or conscious wrongdoing rather than mere bad judgment.

A want of even slight care or indifference to consequences amounting to a serious breach of duty.

No. All statutory elements, including the prohibited conduct and required result, must be proved.

Giving unjustified benefits, advantage, or preference to a private party can satisfy the provision's result element when the other requirements are established.

A public officer's direct or indirect financial or pecuniary interest in a business, contract, or transaction in connection with which the officer intervenes or is prohibited from having an interest.

To prevent public officials from exploiting official duties for prohibited private financial interests.

The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

To promote transparency and accountability concerning their financial interests and holdings.

Public office is a public trust.

To remain accountable to the people and serve with responsibility, integrity, loyalty, efficiency, patriotism, justice, and modesty.

The law defining and penalizing plunder, as amended.

At least fifty million pesos in ill-gotten wealth accumulated through the statutorily specified acts.

The law requires the accumulation of ill-gotten wealth through a combination or series of specified overt criminal acts.

No. The prosecution must establish the elements of plunder, including the statutory acts and monetary threshold.

Republic Act No. 9160, as amended.

The Philippine financial intelligence unit established under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

A transaction meeting the applicable statutory reporting threshold and other legal criteria for a covered person.

A transaction displaying one or more statutory indicators of suspicious activity, regardless of amount.

No. Suspicious transactions may be reportable regardless of amount.

The unlawful activity generates or relates to illicit proceeds; money laundering involves prohibited dealings with those proceeds or related property.

To preserve specified monetary instruments or property from transfer or disposal under judicially authorized conditions.

It helps identify the natural person who ultimately owns, controls, or benefits from assets or transactions.

To identify and verify customers and assess transaction risks under applicable law and regulations.

The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.

Registration concerns lawful recording and possession of a firearm; a permit to carry concerns authorization to carry it outside the residence or other permitted location.

No. Carrying outside the residence is subject to separate legal requirements and restrictions.

Its legal effect depends on the specific offense and the rules governing separate prosecution or appreciation as an aggravating circumstance.

To support identification, tracing, registration, and investigation of firearms.

The law amending Presidential Decree No. 1866 concerning unlawful possession, manufacture, dealing in, acquisition, or disposition of explosives and related materials.

Different statutory definitions, elements, licensing rules, and penalties may apply.

The Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.

To conserve and protect wildlife resources and regulate activities involving wildlife and their habitats.

The species' legal classification may determine applicable prohibitions, permits, and penalties.

The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

To establish an ecological solid waste management framework, including segregation, collection, recycling, and disposal requirements.

The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004.

To protect water quality through pollution prevention, control, and regulation of wastewater discharges.

The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.

To prevent and control air pollution through national air-quality management and emission regulation.

The Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018.

Activities within a protected area may be restricted or prohibited under the applicable conservation laws.

RA 3019 Section 3(e), subject to proof of every statutory element.

RA 3019 Section 3(h), subject to its requirements.

Suspicious-transaction reporting under the Anti-Money Laundering Act and applicable regulations.

Possible violation of the carrying requirements under RA 10591 and its implementing regulations.

RA 9275, the Philippine Clean Water Act, together with applicable discharge standards and permits.