{"id":31,"date":"2013-10-31T21:04:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T04:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=31"},"modified":"2025-01-19T00:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T05:56:35","slug":"justice-dept-supports-bill-against-influence-peddling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2013\/10\/31\/justice-dept-supports-bill-against-influence-peddling\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Dept supports bill against &#8220;influence peddling&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/0053160uiwuj48cdj4nw4n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/0053160uiwuj48cdj4nw4n.jpg\" alt=\"Department of Justice, photo from DOJ website\" width=\"566\" height=\"386\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/0053160uiwuj48cdj4nw4n.jpg 566w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/0053160uiwuj48cdj4nw4n-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Justice, photo from DOJ website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said that the Department of Justice supports Senate Bill 118 that aims to make &#8220;influence peddling&#8221; in the government a crime.<\/p>\n<p>According to the bill, it will be unlawful for any individual\u00a0\u201cto represent himself as being able to influence, either orally or otherwise to facilitate or assist another person with business, application, request or contract with the government in which a public official or employee has to act or intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senate bill, authored by Senator Francis &#8216;Chiz&#8217; Escudero, is in line with the government&#8217;s fight against rampant graft and corruption.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the current Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act only provides sanction for individuals who accept material gifts or leverage on the merits of their public position even with the absence of lawful capabilities to directly or indirectly intervene with government transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed legislation is not only in complete agreement with constitutionally declared policy of the state to maintain honesty and integrity in the public service and to take positive and effective measures against graft and corruption.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy propecia online <a href=\"https:\/\/belugasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/propecia.html\">https:\/\/belugasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/propecia.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> It is also clearly in line with the thrust of the present administration to eradicate graft and corruption in the government,\u201d de Lima said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy kamagra gold online <a href=\"https:\/\/belugasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/kamagra-gold.html\">https:\/\/belugasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/kamagra-gold.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Should the bill become a law, violators will be imprisoned for up to six years and\/or fined PhP 100,000. 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