Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 10910)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 10910 is to increase the prescriptive period for violations of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, from fifteen (15) years to twenty (20) years.
Section 11 of Republic Act No. 3019 was amended by Republic Act No. 10910.
The new prescriptive period for offenses punishable under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act is twenty (20) years.
Republic Act No. 10910 took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
If any provision of Republic Act No. 10910 is declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and subsisting as stated in the Separability Clause.
Republic Act No. 10910 repeals, amends, or modifies all laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with it.
Republic Act No. 10910 amends Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Senate Bill No. 2422 was approved by the Senate and adopted by the House of Representatives, eventually becoming Republic Act No. 10910.
The law lapsed into effect without the signature of the President in accordance with Article VI, Section 27(1) of the Constitution, meaning that it became law after a specific period without the President's signature.
The approval involved signatures from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the President of the Philippines (noting the law lapsed into effect without the President's signature).