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R.A. 1405

This document summarizes Republic Act No. 1405, which prohibits disclosure of or inquiry into bank deposits and provides penalties. It declares that encouraging bank deposits and discouraging hoarding will help economic development. Deposits are considered absolutely confidential and cannot be examined without depositor permission, except for impeachment, bribery, or cases where the deposit is related to litigation. Bank employees cannot disclose deposit information without permission. The act establishes penalties for violations and took effect in 1955.

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R.A. 1405

This document summarizes Republic Act No. 1405, which prohibits disclosure of or inquiry into bank deposits and provides penalties. It declares that encouraging bank deposits and discouraging hoarding will help economic development. Deposits are considered absolutely confidential and cannot be examined without depositor permission, except for impeachment, bribery, or cases where the deposit is related to litigation. Bank employees cannot disclose deposit information without permission. The act establishes penalties for violations and took effect in 1955.

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Today is Thursday, July 30, 2015 Today is Thursday, July 30, 2015

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1405


AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF OR INQUIRY INTO, DEPOSITS WITH ANY BANKING INSTITUTION
AND PROVIDING PENALTY THEREFOR.
Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government to give encouragement to the people to deposit
their money in banking institutions and to discourage private hoarding so that the same may be properly utilized by
banks in authorized loans to assist in the economic development of the country.
Section 2. 1 All deposits of whatever nature with banks or banking institutions in the Philippines including
investments in bonds issued by the Government of the Philippines, its political subdivisions and its instrumentalities,
are hereby considered as of an absolutely confidential nature and may not be examined, inquired or looked into by
any person, government official, bureau or office, except upon written permission of the depositor, or in cases of
impeachment, or upon order of a competent court in cases of bribery or dereliction of duty of public officials, or in
cases where the money deposited or invested is the subject matter of the litigation.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any official or employee of a banking institution to disclose to any person other
than those mentioned in Section two hereof any information concerning said deposits.
Section 4. All Acts or parts of Acts, Special Charters, Executive Orders, Rules and Regulations which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Any violation of this law will subject offender upon conviction, to an imprisonment of not more than five
years or a fine of not more than twenty thousand pesos or both, in the discretion of the court.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: September 9, 1955

Footnote
1 This Section and Section 3 were both amended by PD No. 1792 issued January 16, 1981, PD 1792 was

expressly repealed by Sec 135 of R.A. No. 7653, approved June 14, 1993. The original sections 2 and 3 of
R.A. No.1405 are hereby reproduced for reference, as follows; "Sec 2 All deposits of whatever nature with
banks or banking institutions in the Philippines including investments in bonds issued by the Government of
the Philippines, its political subdivisions and its instrumentalities, are hereby considered as of an absolutely
confidential nature and may not be examined, inquired or looked into by any person, government official,
bureau or office, except upon written per-mission of the depositor, or in cases of impeachment, or upon order
of a competent court in cases of bribery or dereliction of duty of public officials. or in cases where the money
deposited or invested is the subject matter of the litigation," "Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any official or
employee of a banking institution to disclose to any person other than those mentioned in Section two hereof
any information concerning said deposits."
The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation

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