SB 232

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 7, 2025

Government Officials and Employees to Execute a Written Permission to Examine Their Deposits

An Act Mandating Government Officials and Employees to Execute and Submit a Written Permission to Examine, Inquire or Look into All Their Deposits and Investments Thereby Waiving the Bank Secrecy Law as Provided for Under Republic Act Numbers 1405 and 6426

In plain language

The bill would require every government official and employee (except honorary ones) to give the Ombudsman written permission to look at all of their bank accounts and investments, both in the Philippines and abroad, within 30 days of taking office.

Government AdministrationPublic Order and SafetyHuman Rights

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Author · Senator

Chiz Escudero
SenatorFrancis "Chiz" Escudero
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Subjects

Bank Secrecy LawGovernment Official/Public Official

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 2810· Filed Jul 31, 2025
An Act Mandating Government Officials and Employees to Execute and Submit a Written Permission to Examine, Inquire or Look into All Their Deposits and Investments Thereby Waiving the Bank Secrecy Law as Provided for Under Republic Act Numbers 1405 and 6426
Pending with the Committee on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2025-08-05Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos
HB 5447· Filed Oct 10, 2025
An Act Mandating Government Officials and Employees to Execute and Submit a Written Permission to Examine, Inquire or Look into All Their Deposits and Investments Thereby Waiving the Bank Secrecy Law as Provided for Under Republic Act Nos. 1405 and 6426
Pending with the Committee on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2025-10-13Rep. Ma. Alana Samantha Taliño Santos
HB 8944· Filed Apr 22, 2026
An Act Mandating Government Officials and Employees to Execute and Submit a Written Permission to Examine, Inquire or Look into All Their Deposits and Investments Thereby Waiving the Bank Secrecy Law as Provided for Under Republic Act Numbers 1405 and 6426
Pending with the Committee on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2026-05-05Rep. Ralph Wendel P. Tulfo +1
HB 8735· Filed Mar 24, 2026
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 6770, Otherwise Known as "The Ombudsman Act of 1989," to Strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman by Enhancing Its Investigatory Powers, Defining Inordinate Delay, Increasing Its Budget Allocation, Enhancing Human Resources, and Improving the Recruitment and Training of Personnel, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2026-05-04Rep. Shirlyn L. Bañas-Nograles
HB 7861· Filed Feb 18, 2026
An Act Mandating Government Officials and Employees to Execute and Submit a Written Permission to Examine, Inquire or Look into All Their Deposits and Investments Thereby Waiving the Bank Secrecy Law as Provided for Under Republic Act Numbers 1405 and 6426
Pending with the Committee on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2026-02-23Rep. Eric Go Yap

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SBN-232 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch