SB 403

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025

Anti-Contraband in Prison Act

An Act Penalizing Any Person Providing or Possessing Contraband and Those Who Shall Aid or Abet the Introduction of the Same Inside Any Prison Facility Administered by the Department of Justice, Providing Penalties Therefore and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill makes it a crime to bring, give, help bring, or keep illegal items such as guns, drugs, money, phones, or luxury goods inside any Philippine prison, and sets heavy prison terms and fines for violators, especially public officials.

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Author · Senator

Ping Lacson
SenatorPanfilo "Ping" Lacson
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Subjects

Jail Facility/Prison FacilityContraband

Official sources

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

HB 6154· Filed Nov 18, 2025
An Act Penalizing Any Person Providing or Possessing Contraband and Those Who Shall Aid or Abet the Introduction of the Same Inside Any Prison Facility Administered by the Department of Justice, Providing Penalties Therefore and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-11-24Rep. Juan Carlos "Arjo" C. Atayde
HB 6626· Filed Dec 4, 2025
An Act Punishing the Crimes of Illicit Enrichment and Illicit Transfer by Adding a New Section and Articles to Chapter II, Book II of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the �revised Penal Code�, as Amended, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-12-10Rep. Leila M. De Lima
HB 8810· Filed Mar 26, 2026
An Act Mandating All Correctional, Custodial, and Detention Facilities to Implement a Contraband Detection and Control System, and Providing Penalties for Possessing, Introducing, or Aiding and Abetting the Entry of Contraband Inside Such Facilities
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2026-05-04Rep. Eric Go Yap
HB 6580· Filed Dec 3, 2025
An Act Mandating All Correctional, Custodial, and Detention Facilities to Implement a Contraband Detection and Control System, and Providing Penalties for Possessing, Introducing, or Aiding and Abetting the Entry of Contraband Inside Such Facilities
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-12-09Rep. Christopherson "Coco" M. Yap
SB 2016· Filed Mar 25, 2026
Solid Waste Importation Ban Act of 2026
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito

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SBN-403 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch