Anti Plunder

• Public Officer


  Any person holding any public office in the Government of the Republic of the Philippines by virtue of an appointment, election or contract
• Person


  Includes any natural or juridical person, unless the context indicates otherwise
• Ill-gotten wealth


  Any asset, property, business enterprise, or material possession acquired directly or indirectly through various means such as misappropriation of public funds, receiving pecuniary benefits, illegal conveyance of assets, obtaining shares of stock, establishing monopolies, or taking undue advantage of official position
• Means of acquiring ill-gotten wealth

  1. Misappropriation, conversion, misuse, or malversation of public funds or raids on the public treasury

  2. Receiving commissions, gifts, kickbacks, or any other form of benefit in connection with government contracts or projects

  3. Illegal or fraudulent conveyance or disposition of assets belonging to the National Government or its subdivisions

  4. Obtaining shares of stock or interests in business enterprises

  5. Establishing monopolies or implementing decrees to benefit specific persons

  6. Taking advantage of official position to unjustly enrich oneself at the expense of the Filipino people and the Republic of the Philippines
• Plunder


  A crime committed by a public officer who amasses, accumulates or acquires ill-gotten wealth through a combination or series of overt criminal acts in the aggregate amount or total value of at least Fifty million pesos (P50,000,000.00)
• Any person who participated with the public officer in the commission of an offense contributing to the crime of plunder shall likewise be punished for such offense
• The court shall consider the degree of participation and the attendance of mitigating and extenuating circumstances in the imposition of penalties
• The court shall declare any and all ill-gotten wealth and their interests and other incomes and assets including the properties and shares of stocks derived from the deposit or investment thereof forfeited in favor of the State
• Mala in se


  Nature of Plunder