HB 9851

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 10, 2026

An Act Defining the Crime of Subornation of Perjury, Amending for This Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as “the Revised Penal Code,” as Amended

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The bill creates a new crime called subornation of perjury, making anyone who forces or induces another to lie under oath punishable as if they themselves gave the false testimony, with harsher penalties for public officials.

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Authors · 4 Representatives

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HB 8984· Filed Apr 29, 2026
An Act Amending Article 183 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code", as Amended by Republic Act No. 11594, Providing for an Increased Penalty for Perjury Committed Through Fabricated Criminal Complaint
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-05-05Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva
HB 568· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Defining the Crime of Subornation of Perjury, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Revised Penal Code"
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-07-29Rep. Jaime R. Fresnedi
HB 1435· Filed Jul 7, 2025
An Act Defining the Crime of Subornation of Perjury, and Amending for the Purpose Article 184 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Revised Penal Code"
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-07-30Rep. Leila M. De Lima
HB 8412· Filed Mar 10, 2026
An Act Amending Article 183 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as �the Revised Penal Code�, as Amended by Republic Act No. 11594, Providing for an Increased Penalty for Perjury Committed Through Fabricated Criminal Complaint
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-03-16Rep. Mauricio G. Domogan
HB 8871· Filed Apr 15, 2026
An Act Penalizing the Malicious Publication of False News Against a Person
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva

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An Act Defining the Crime of Subornation of Perjury, Amending for This Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as “the Revised Penal Code,” as Amended

In plain language

Authors · 4 Representatives

Official sources

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