《反贪腐法》和《反缛法》等把影响力交易部分定为犯罪。虽然《反贪腐法》未涉及中间人和“其他人”，但《反缛法》对“任何人”（包括主动影响力交易的中间人）给予处罚。
Trading in influence is partly criminalized in RA 3019 and RA 9485, among others. While intermediaries and “other persons” are not addressed in RA 3019, RA 9485 punishes “any person” including intermediaries for active trading in influence.