Marital rape

Clearly, it is now acknowledged that rape, as a form of sexual violence, exists within
marriage, a man who penetrates her wife without her consent on against her will commits
sexual violence upon her, and the Philippines, as a State Party to the CEDAW, and its
accompanying Declaration, defines and penalizes the act as rape under RA 8353
xxx Moreover, to treat marital rape cases differently form non-marital rape case in
turns of the elements that constitute the crime and in the rules for their proof,
extinguished on the equal protection clause xxx
xxx. A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly
rape his married woman has the same right to control her own body, as ___an unmarried
woman, she can give or withhold sexual intercourse with her husband and he cannot
unlawfully wrestle such consent from her in case she refuses.
(Excepts from Decision in People of the Philippines versus EDGAR JUMAWAN,
G.R.No.187495, April 21,2014.)
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment Defined. - Work, education or training-related sexual harassment is
committed by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor, agent of the employer, teacher,
instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having authority, influence
or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment,
demands, requests or otherwise requires any sexual favor from the other, regardless of
whether the demand, request or requirement for submission is accepted by the object of
said Act.
(a) In a work-related or employment environment, sexual harassment is committed
when:
(1) The sexual favor is made as a condition in the hiring or in the employment,
re-employment or continued employment of said individual, or in granting said individual
favorable compensation, terms of conditions, promotions, or privileges; or the refusal to
grant the sexual favor results in limiting, segregating or classifying the employee which in
any way would discriminate, deprive ordiminish employment opportunities or otherwise
adversely affect said employee;
(2) The above acts would impair the employee's rights or privileges under
existing labor laws; or

(3) The above acts would result in an intimidating, hostile, or offensive

environment for the employee.
(b) In an education or training environment, sexual harassment is committed:
(1) Against one who is under the care, custody or supervision of the offender;
(2) Against one whose education, training, apprenticeship or tutorship is
entrusted to the offender;
(3) When the sexual favor is made a condition to the giving of a passing grade, or
the granting of honors and scholarships, or the payment of a stipend, allowance or other
benefits, privileges, or consideration; or
(4) When the sexual advances result in an intimidating, hostile or offensive
environment for the student, trainee or apprentice.
Any person who directs or induces another to commit any act of sexual harassment as
herein defined, or who cooperates in the commission thereof by another without which it
would not have been committed, shall also be held liable under this Act.
Illegal recruitment
Illegal recruitment is defined in Article 38 of the Labor Code, as amended, as follows:
ART. 38. Illegal Recruitment. - (a) Any recruitment activities, including the prohibited
practices enumerated under Article 34 of this Code, to be undertaken by non-licensees or
non-holders of authority, shall be deemed illegal and punishable under Article 39 of this
Code. The [Department] of Labor and Employment or any law enforcement officer may
initiate complaints under this Article.

(b) Illegal recruitment when committed by a syndicate or in large scale shall be considered
an offense involving economic sabotage and shall be penalized in accordance with Article
39 hereof.

Illegal recruitment is deemed committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3)
or more persons conspiring and/or confederating with one another in carrying out any
unlawful or illegal transaction, enterprise or scheme defined under the first paragraph
hereof. Illegal recruitment is deemed committed in large scale if committed against three (3)
or more persons individually or as a group.
Anti-Trafficking Act

Trafficking in Persons - refers to the recruitment, transportation, transfer or harboring, or

receipt of persons with or without the victim's consent or knowledge, within or across
national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction,
fraud, deception, abuse of power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the
person, or, the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person
having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation which includes at a
minimum, the exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual
exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, servitude or the removal or sale of organs.
The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of
exploitation shall also be considered as "trafficking in persons" even if it does not involve
any of the means set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Acts of Trafficking in Persons. - It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, to
commit any of the following acts:
(a) To recruit, transport, transfer; harbor, provide, or receive a person by any means,
including those done under the pretext of domestic or overseas employment or
training or apprenticeship, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual
exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;
(b) To introduce or match for money, profit, or material, economic or other
consideration, any person or, as provided for under Republic Act No. 6955, any
Filipino woman to a foreign national, for marriage for the purpose of acquiring,
buying, offering, selling or trading him/her to engage in prostitution, pornography,
sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;
(c) To offer or contract marriage, real or simulated, for the purpose of acquiring,
buying, offering, selling, or trading them to engage in prostitution, pornography,
sexual exploitation, forced labor or slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage;
(d) To undertake or organize tours and travel plans consisting of tourism packages or
activities for the purpose of utilizing and offering persons for prostitution,
pornography or sexual exploitation;
(e) To maintain or hire a person to engage in prostitution or pornography;
(f) To adopt or facilitate the adoption of persons for the purpose of prostitution,
pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt
bondage;

(g) To recruit, hire, adopt, transport or abduct a person, by means of threat or use of
force, fraud, deceit, violence, coercion, or intimidation for the purpose of removal or
sale of organs of said person; and
(h) To recruit, transport or adopt a child to engage in armed activities in the
Philippines or abroad.
Section 5. Acts that Promote Trafficking in Persons. - The following acts which promote or
facilitate trafficking in persons, shall be unlawful:
(a) To knowingly lease or sublease, use or allow to be used any house, building or
establishment for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;
(b) To produce, print and issue or distribute unissued, tampered or fake counseling
certificates, registration stickers and certificates of any government agency which
issues these certificates and stickers as proof of compliance with government
regulatory and pre-departure requirements for the purpose of promoting trafficking
in persons;
(c) To advertise, publish, print, broadcast or distribute, or cause the advertisement,
publication, printing, broadcasting or distribution by any means, including the use of
information technology and the internet, of any brochure, flyer, or any propaganda
material that promotes trafficking in persons;
(d) To assist in the conduct of misrepresentation or fraud for purposes of facilitating
the acquisition of clearances and necessary exit documents from government
agencies that are mandated to provide pre-departure registration and services for
departing persons for the purpose of promoting trafficking in persons;
(e) To facilitate, assist or help in the exit and entry of persons from/to the country at
international and local airports, territorial boundaries and seaports who are in
possession of unissued, tampered or fraudulent travel documents for the purpose of
promoting trafficking in persons;
(f) To confiscate, conceal, or destroy the passport, travel documents, or personal
documents or belongings of trafficked persons in furtherance of trafficking or to
prevent them from leaving the country or seeking redress from the government or
appropriate agencies; and

(g) To knowingly benefit from, financial or otherwise, or make use of, the labor or
services of a person held to a condition of involuntary servitude, forced labor, or
slavery.
Section 6. Qualified Trafficking in Persons. - The following are considered as qualified
trafficking:
(a) When the trafficked person is a child;
(b) When the adoption is effected through Republic Act No. 8043, otherwise known as
the "Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995" and said adoption is for the purpose of
prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary
servitude or debt bondage;
(c) When the crime is committed by a syndicate, or in large scale. Trafficking is
deemed committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3) or more
persons conspiring or confederating with one another. It is deemed committed in
large scale if committed against three (3) or more persons, individually or as a group;
(d) When the offender is an ascendant, parent, sibling, guardian or a person who
exercises authority over the trafficked person or when the offense is committed by a
public officer or employee;
(e) When the trafficked person is recruited to engage in prostitution with any member
of the military or law enforcement agencies;
(f) When the offender is a member of the military or law enforcement agencies; and
(g) When by reason or on occasion of the act of trafficking in persons, the offended
party dies, becomes insane, suffers mutilation or is afflicted with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Obstruction of Justice
The law covers the following acts of any person who knowingly or willfully obstructs,
impedes, frustrates or delays the apprehension of suspects and the investigation and
prosecution of criminal cases:

a. Preventing witnesses from testifying in any criminal proceeding or from reporting the
commission of any offense or the identity of any offender/s by means of bribery,
misrepresentation, deceit, intimidation, force or threats.
b. Altering, destroying, suppressing or concealing any paper, record, document, or object with
intent to impair its verity, authenticity, legibility, availability, or admissibility as evidence in
any investigation of or official proceedings in criminal cases, or to be used in the investigation
of, or official proceedings in, criminal cases.
c. Harboring or concealing, or facilitating the escape of, any person he knows, or has
reasonable ground to believe or suspect, has committed any offense under existing penal
laws in order to prevent his arrest, prosecution and conviction.
d. Publicly using a fictitious name for the purpose of concealing a crime, evading prosecution
or the execution of a judgment, or concealing his true name and other personal circumstances
for the same purpose or purposes.
e. Delaying the prosecution of criminal cases by obstructing the service of process or court
orders or disturbing proceedings in the fiscals offices, in Tanodbayan, or in the courts.
f. Making, presenting or using any record, document, paper or object with knowledge of its
falsity and with intent to affect the course or outcome of the investigation of, or official
proceedings in, criminal cases.
g. Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit in consideration of abstaining from,
discontinuing, or impeding the prosecution of a criminal offender.
h. Threatening directly or indirectly another with the infliction of any wrong upon his person,
honor or property or that of any immediate member or members of his family in order to
prevent a person from appearing in the investigation of, or official proceedings in, criminal
cases, or imposing a condition, whether lawful or unlawful, in order to prevent a person from
appearing in the investigation of or in official proceedings in criminal cases.
i. Giving of false or fabricated information to mislead or prevent the law enforcement agencies
from apprehending the offender or from protecting the life or property of the victim; or
fabricating information from the data gathered in confidence by investigating authorities for
purposes of background information and not for publication and publishing or disseminating
the same to mislead the investigator or the court.

Carnapping" is the taking, with intent to gain, of a motor vehicle belonging to another
without the latter's consent, or by means of violence against or intimidation of persons, or
by using force upon things.
Cruelty to animals
shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal, to neglect to provide adequate care,
sustenance or shelter, or maltreat any animals or to subject any dog or horse to dogfights or
horse fights, kill or cause or procure to be tortured or deprived of adequate care sustenance
or shelter, or maltreat or use the same in research or experiments not expressly authorized
by the Committee on Animal welfare.
The killing of any animal other than cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabao,
horse, deer and crocodiles is likewise hereby declared unlawful except in the following
instances:
1. When it is done as part of the religious rituals of an established religion or sect or ritual
required by ethnic custom of indigenous cultural communities: however, leaders shall keep
records in cooperation with the Committee on Animal Welfare;
2. When the pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as determined
and certified by a duly licensed veterinarians;
3. When the killing is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by the animal
as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian;
4. When it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being; and
5. When done for the purpose of animal population control;
6. When animal is killed after it has been used in authorized research or experiments; and
7. Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified by a licensed
veterinarian.
In all the above mentioned cases, including those of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry,
rabbits, carabao, hones, deer and crocodiles, the killing of the animals shall be done
through humane procedures at all times.
For this purpose, humane procedures shall means the use of the most scientific methods
available as may be determined and approved by the Committee.
Only those procedures approved by the Committee shall be used in killing of animals.

Illegal fishing
It shall be unlawful for any person to catch, take or gather or caused to be caught, taken or
gathered fish or fishery/aquatic products in Philippine waters with the use of explosives,
obnoxious or poisonous substances or by the use of electricity: Provided, that the Secretary
of Natural Resources may, subject to such safeguards and conditions he deems necessary,
allow for research, educational or scientific purposes only the use of explosives, obnoxious
or poisonous substances or electricity to catch, take or gather fish or fishery/aquatic
products in specified areas.

Cybercrime Offenses. The following acts constitute the offense of cybercrime punishable
under this Act:
(a) Offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and
systems:
(1) Illegal Access. The access to the whole or any part of a computer system without right.
(2) Illegal Interception. The interception made by technical means without right of any
non-public transmission of computer data to, from, or within a computer system including
electromagnetic emissions from a computer system carrying such computer data.
(3) Data Interference. The intentional or reckless alteration, damaging, deletion or
deterioration of computer data, electronic document, or electronic data message, without
right, including the introduction or transmission of viruses.
(4) System Interference. The intentional alteration or reckless hindering or interference
with the functioning of a computer or computer network by inputting, transmitting,
damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data or program,
electronic document, or electronic data message, without right or authority, including the
introduction or transmission of viruses.
(5) Misuse of Devices.
(i) The use, production, sale, procurement, importation, distribution, or otherwise making
available, without right, of:
(aa) A device, including a computer program, designed or adapted primarily for the purpose
of committing any of the offenses under this Act; or

(bb) A computer password, access code, or similar data by which the whole or any part of a
computer system is capable of being accessed with intent that it be used for the purpose of
committing any of the offenses under this Act.
(ii) The possession of an item referred to in paragraphs 5(i)(aa) or (bb) above with intent to
use said devices for the purpose of committing any of the offenses under this section.
(6) Cyber-squatting. The acquisition of a domain name over the internet in bad faith to
profit, mislead, destroy reputation, and deprive others from registering the same, if such a
domain name is:
(i) Similar, identical, or confusingly similar to an existing trademark registered with the
appropriate government agency at the time of the domain name registration:
(ii) Identical or in any way similar with the name of a person other than the registrant, in
case of a personal name; and
(iii) Acquired without right or with intellectual property interests in it.
(b) Computer-related Offenses:
(1) Computer-related Forgery.
(i) The input, alteration, or deletion of any computer data without right resulting in
inauthentic data with the intent that it be considered or acted upon for legal purposes as if
it were authentic, regardless whether or not the data is directly readable and intelligible; or
(ii) The act of knowingly using computer data which is the product of computer-related
forgery as defined herein, for the purpose of perpetuating a fraudulent or dishonest design.
(2) Computer-related Fraud. The unauthorized input, alteration, or deletion of computer
data or program or interference in the functioning of a computer system, causing damage
thereby with fraudulent intent:Provided, That if no
damage has yet been caused, the penalty imposable shall be one (1) degree lower.
(3) Computer-related Identity Theft. The intentional acquisition, use, misuse, transfer,
possession, alteration or deletion of identifying information belonging to another, whether
natural or juridical, without right: Provided, That if no damage has yet been caused, the
penalty imposable shall be one (1) degree lower.
(c) Content-related Offenses:

(1) Cybersex. The willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation, directly or

indirectly, of any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity, with the aid of a
computer system, for favor or consideration.
(2) Child Pornography. The unlawful or prohibited acts defined and punishable
by Republic Act No. 9775or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, committed through a
computer system: Provided, That the penalty to be imposed shall be (1) one degree higher
than that provided for in Republic Act No. 9775.
(3) Unsolicited Commercial Communications. The transmission of commercial electronic
communication with the use of computer system which seek to advertise, sell, or offer for
sale products and services are prohibited unless:
(i) There is prior affirmative consent from the recipient; or
(ii) The primary intent of the communication is for service and/or administrative
announcements from the sender to its existing users, subscribers or customers; or
(iii) The following conditions are present:
(aa) The commercial electronic communication contains a simple, valid, and reliable way for
the recipient to reject. receipt of further commercial electronic messages (opt-out) from the
same source;
(bb) The commercial electronic communication does not purposely disguise the source of
the electronic message; and
(cc) The commercial electronic communication does not purposely include misleading
information in any part of the message in order to induce the recipients to read the
message.
(4) Libel. The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised
Penal Code, as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar
means which may be devised in the future.
SEC. 5. Other Offenses. The following acts shall also constitute an offense:
(a) Aiding or Abetting in the Commission of Cybercrime. Any person who willfully abets or
aids in the commission of any of the offenses enumerated in this Act shall be held liable.
(b) Attempt in the Commission of Cybercrime. Any person who willfully attempts to
commit any of the offenses enumerated in this Act shall be held liable.

1) How does the Supreme Court interpret the provision on online libel?
The Tribunal upheld the constitutionality of online libel, saying the provision in the new law
merely incorporates what had been stated in the Revised Penal Code. The SC went further
in making the distinction between online libel committed against public officials or public
figures as against online libel committed against private or ordinary persons.
2) Whats the difference between libeling a public official and libeling a private
individual?
For libel to hold water in the case of public officials or public figures, the Court said the
higher standard of actual malice must be satisfied to attain conviction. Actual malice or
malice in fact is committed when the offender makes the defamatory statement with the
knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not. In proving
actual malice, the burden of proof lies with the offended party or the prosecution and not
the accused. On the other hand, when the offended party is a private individual, malice is
presumed in the offending article, with the burden of proof of showing otherwise being on
the accused. Citing its previous ruling in Borjal v. Court of Appeals, the SC said the law
explicitly presumes its existence (malice in law) from the defamatory character of the
assailed statement. For his defense, the accused must show that he has justifiable reason
for the defamatory statement even if it was in fact true.
3) But isnt truth a valid defense in libel, whether print or online?
While truth may be a defense, it is not a magic formula to exonerate one from libel. The SC
reiterates that for truth to be a valid defense, the accused must show good motive and
justifiable ends in making the statement.
4) Since the higher standard of actual malice is the rule when it involves public
officials or figures, can I just make a defamatory comment or statement against a
public official or public figure and get away with it?
No. In its ruling, the Court cited the case of Fermin v. Peoplewhere entertainment columnist
Cristy Fermin was found guilty of libeling Eddie Gutierrez and his wife, Annabel. In that
case, the Tribunal affirmed the lower courts ruling that Fermin committed not only malice
in law, but also malice in fact as there was motive to talk ill against the complainants
during the electoral campaign.

5) What is the Courts sense on libel as stated in the Revised Penal Code and online
libel under the Cybercrime Law?
The Court says the penal code and implicitly, the cybercrime law, mainly target libel
against private persons. As such, the Court recognizes that these laws imply a stricter
standard of malice to convict the author of the defamatory statement where the offended
party is a public figure. To the Court, societys interest and the maintenance of good
governance demand a full discussion of public affairs.
6) Under the new law, who is accountable for libel? If committed online, are the
Internet service providers and content providers like Globe, Smart, Sun Cellular
Google, Facebook, Twitter and even the Internet cafe liable for the offense as well?
The SC says only the author of the offending online article is liable.
7) How come only the author is liable for online libel? Shouldnt the Internet
providers and content providers be held liable as well?
The SC observes that the provision on online libel suffers from vagueness and overbreadth
and may threaten the constitutional right of free speech. A governmental purpose, which
seeks to regulate the use of this cyberspace communication technology to protect a persons
reputation and peace of mind, cannot adopt means that will unnecessarily and broadly
sweep, invalidating the area of protected freedoms.
8) So if I liked a potentially libelous statement posted on Facebook, or re-tweeted
it on Twitter for instance, I am not liable for libel? Doesnt this fall under aiding or
abetting cyber libel?
No. In the first place, the SC says it is not clear if aiding or abetting libel (even) in the
physical world is a crime. Commenting, liking, sharing or re-tweeting the potentially
libelous content are essentially knee-jerk sentiments of readers who may think little or
haphazardly of their response to the original posting.
9) What did the SC say on aiding or abetting cyber libel?
The SC has declared such provision in the law as null and void as it encroaches on
freedom of speech for it generates [a] chilling effect on those who express themselves
through cyberspace posts, comments and other messages.

10) If this is the case, can I freely comment or share on the alleged libelous
statement without committing libel as long as I am not the original author?
Yes and no. The SC makes the distinction between the original post and a new post or
comment that creates an altogether new story. In such a case, then that should be
considered an original posting on the internet. The SC cites an imaginary situation: If
someone posts the blog, Armand is a thief! and a Facebook friend liked or shared the
original comment, or commented Correct! the latter merely agrees with the original
statement and cannot be held liable for libel. But if the reader or Facebook friend or Twitter
follower does not merely react to the original posting but creates an altogether new
defamatory story against Armand like He beats his wife and children, then that should be
considered an original posting on the internet, the SC says.
11) Is there a difference as to penalty between print libel and online libel?
Yes. The penalty imposed for online libel is one degree higher compared with print libel
under the Revised Penal Code.
12) What does this one degree higher actually mean?
Under the Revised Penal Code, libel carries a penalty of prision correccional in its minimum
(6 months and 1 day) and medium periods (2 years, 4 months and 1 day to 4 years and 2
months). Under the Cyber Crime Prevention Act, the penalty for online libel carries a 2-fold
increase in the maximum penalty from 4 years and 2 months to 8 years, Chief Justice
Maria Lourdes Sereno pointed out in her concurring and dissenting separate opinion.
13) Whats the rationale for the higher degree of penalty for cyber crimes, in this
case, cyber libel?
The SC agrees with the Office of the Solicitor General that there exists a substantial
distinction between crimes committed through the use of information and communications
technology and similar crimes committed using other means. In cybercrime, the offender
often evades identification and is able to reach far more victims or cause greater harm. The
distinction therefore creates a basis for higher penalties for cybercrimes, the SC says.
14) Can I be simultaneously charged for libel under the Revised Penal Code and
under the Cyber Crime Prevention Act?

No. The SC states that published material on print and that posted online are essentially
identical material and cannot be the subject of two separate libels. (To be continued)
Rappler.com
However, with this new ruling of the Supreme Court, a person or entity who posts
something (in words or pictures) which can be proven false, and is intended to harm the
reputation of another by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt
of others may be arrested, detained, and imprisoned because of libel. Yes, in the
Philippines, libel is still a criminal offense. It is defamation in its very essence, but covers
published work on print, television and other traditional media. The same is now true for
new media like the internet. This online/internet libel law, however, punishes only the
original author of the post. Those who liked, shared, retweeted or re-blogged a post will
not be criminally liable, unless (and I am presuming here) the person added a comment
that may deemed to be libelous by a complainant. In this case, I am deducing that he/she
becomes an original author of his/her comment and may have to defend himself/herself in
court if charged with online libel. - See more at: http://asianjournal.com/editorial/whatyou-need-to-know-about-online-libel-in-ph-cybercrime-law/#sthash.R9YAywQM.dpuf

Republic Act No. 9262

March 08, 2004

AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING

FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Acts of Violence Against Women and Their Children.- The crime of violence against women
and their children is committed through any of the following acts:
(a) Causing physical harm to the woman or her child;
(b) Threatening to cause the woman or her child physical harm;
(c) Attempting to cause the woman or her child physical harm;
(d) Placing the woman or her child in fear of imminent physical harm;
(e) Attempting to compel or compelling the woman or her child to engage in conduct
which the woman or her child has the right to desist from or desist from conduct

which the woman or her child has the right to engage in, or attempting to restrict or
restricting the woman's or her child's freedom of movement or conduct by force or
threat of force, physical or other harm or threat of physical or other harm, or
intimidation directed against the woman or child. This shall include, but not limited
to, the following acts committed with the purpose or effect of controlling or restricting
the woman's or her child's movement or conduct:
(1) Threatening to deprive or actually depriving the woman or her child of
custody to her/his family;
(2) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her children of financial
support legally due her or her family, or deliberately providing the woman's
children insufficient financial support;
(3) Depriving or threatening to deprive the woman or her child of a legal right;
(4) Preventing the woman in engaging in any legitimate profession, occupation,
business or activity or controlling the victim's own mon4ey or properties, or
solely controlling the conjugal or common money, or properties;
(f) Inflicting or threatening to inflict physical harm on oneself for the purpose of
controlling her actions or decisions;
(g) Causing or attempting to cause the woman or her child to engage in any sexual
activity which does not constitute rape, by force or threat of force, physical harm, or
through intimidation directed against the woman or her child or her/his immediate
family;
(h) Engaging in purposeful, knowing, or reckless conduct, personally or through
another, that alarms or causes substantial emotional or psychological distress to the
woman or her child. This shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts:
(1) Stalking or following the woman or her child in public or private places;
(2) Peering in the window or lingering outside the residence of the woman or
her child;
(3) Entering or remaining in the dwelling or on the property of the woman or
her child against her/his will;

(4) Destroying the property and personal belongings or inflicting harm to

animals or pets of the woman or her child; and
(5) Engaging in any form of harassment or violence;
(i) Causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule or humiliation to the woman
or her child, including, but not limited to, repeated verbal and emotional abuse, and
denial of financial support or custody of minor children of access to the woman's
child/children.
SECTION 6. Penalties.- The crime of violence against women and their children, under
Section 5 hereof shall be punished according to the following rules:
(a) Acts falling under Section 5(a) constituting attempted, frustrated or consummated
parricide or murder or homicide shall be punished in accordance with the provisions
of the Revised Penal Code.
If these acts resulted in mutilation, it shall be punishable in accordance with the
Revised Penal Code; those constituting serious physical injuries shall have the
penalty of prison mayor; those constituting less serious physical injuries shall be
punished by prision correccional; and those constituting slight physical injuries shall
be punished by arresto mayor.
Acts falling under Section 5(b) shall be punished by imprisonment of two degrees
lower than the prescribed penalty for the consummated crime as specified in the
preceding paragraph but shall in no case be lower than arresto mayor.
(b) Acts falling under Section 5(c) and 5(d) shall be punished by arresto mayor;
(c) Acts falling under Section 5(e) shall be punished by prision correccional;
(d) Acts falling under Section 5(f) shall be punished by arresto mayor;
(e) Acts falling under Section 5(g) shall be punished by prision mayor;
(f) Acts falling under Section 5(h) and Section 5(i) shall be punished by prision mayor.
If the acts are committed while the woman or child is pregnant or committed in the
presence of her child, the penalty to be applied shall be the maximum period of
penalty prescribed in the section.

In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall (a) pay a fine in the amount of not
less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than three
hundred thousand pesos (300,000.00); (b) undergo mandatory psychological
counseling or psychiatric treatment and shall report compliance to the court.
Republic Act No. 7610

June 17, 1992

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION

AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Special Protection of Children
Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act."
Section 2. Declaration of State Policy and Principles. It is hereby declared to be the
policy of the State to provide special protection to children from all firms of abuse, neglect,
cruelty exploitation and discrimination and other conditions, prejudicial their development;
provide sanctions for their commission and carry out a program for prevention and
deterrence of and crisis intervention in situations of child abuse, exploitation and
discrimination. The State shall intervene on behalf of the child when the parent, guardian,
teacher or person having care or custody of the child fails or is unable to protect the child
against abuse, exploitation and discrimination or when such acts against the child are
committed by the said parent, guardian, teacher or person having care and custody of the
same.1awphi1@alf
It shall be the policy of the State to protect and rehabilitate children gravely threatened or
endangered by circumstances which affect or will affect their survival and normal
development and over which they have no control.
The best interests of children shall be the paramount consideration in all actions
concerning them, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions,
courts of law, administrative authorities, and legislative bodies, consistent with the
principle of First Call for Children as enunciated in the United Nations Convention of the
Rights of the Child. Every effort shall be exerted to promote the welfare of children and
enhance their opportunities for a useful and happy life.
Section 3. Definition of Terms.
(a) "Children" refers to person below eighteen (18) years of age or those over but are
unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect,

cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or

condition;
(b) "Child abuse" refers to the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child
which includes any of the following:
(1) Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and
emotional maltreatment;
(2) Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being;
(3) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food and
shelter; or
(4) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting
in serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent
incapacity or death.
(c) "Circumstances which gravely threaten or endanger the survival and normal
development of children" include, but are not limited to, the following;
(1) Being in a community where there is armed conflict or being affected by
armed conflict-related activities;
(2) Working under conditions hazardous to life, safety and normal which
unduly interfere with their normal development;
(3) Living in or fending for themselves in the streets of urban or rural areas
without the care of parents or a guardian or basic services needed for a good
quality of life;
(4) Being a member of a indigenous cultural community and/or living under
conditions of extreme poverty or in an area which is underdeveloped and/or
lacks or has inadequate access to basic services needed for a good quality of
life;
(5) Being a victim of a man-made or natural disaster or calamity; or
(6) Circumstances analogous to those abovestated which endanger the life,
safety or normal development of children.

(d) "Comprehensive program against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination"

refers to the coordinated program of services and facilities to protected children
against:
(1) Child Prostitution and other sexual abuse;
(2) Child trafficking;
(3) Obscene publications and indecent shows;
(4) Other acts of abuses; and
(5) Circumstances which threaten or endanger the survival and normal
development of children.1awphi1
ARTICLE II
Program on Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination
Section 4. Formulation of the Program. There shall be a comprehensive program to be
formulated, by the Department of Justice and the Department of Social Welfare and
Development in coordination with other government agencies and private sector concerned,
within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, to protect children against child
prostitution and other sexual abuse; child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent
shows; other acts of abuse; and circumstances which endanger child survival and normal
development.
ARTICLE III
Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse
Section 5. Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse. Children, whether male or
female, who for money, profit, or any other consideration or due to the coercion or influence
of any adult, syndicate or group, indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, are
deemed to be children exploited in prostitution and other sexual abuse.
The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period to reclusion perpetua shall be
imposed upon the following:
(a) Those who engage in or promote, facilitate or induce child prostitution which
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Acting as a procurer of a child prostitute;

(2) Inducing a person to be a client of a child prostitute by means of written or

oral advertisements or other similar means;
(3) Taking advantage of influence or relationship to procure a child as
prostitute;
(4) Threatening or using violence towards a child to engage him as a prostitute;
or
(5) Giving monetary consideration goods or other pecuniary benefit to a child
with intent to engage such child in prostitution.
(b) Those who commit the act of sexual intercourse of lascivious conduct with a child
exploited in prostitution or subject to other sexual abuse; Provided, That when the
victims is under twelve (12) years of age, the perpetrators shall be prosecuted under
Article 335, paragraph 3, for rape and Article 336 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the
Revised Penal Code, for rape or lascivious conduct, as the case may be: Provided,
That the penalty for lascivious conduct when the victim is under twelve (12) years of
age shall be reclusion temporal in its medium period; and
(c) Those who derive profit or advantage therefrom, whether as manager or owner of
the establishment where the prostitution takes place, or of the sauna, disco, bar,
resort, place of entertainment or establishment serving as a cover or which engages
in prostitution in addition to the activity for which the license has been issued to said
establishment.
Section 6. Attempt To Commit Child Prostitution. There is an attempt to commit child
prostitution under Section 5, paragraph (a) hereof when any person who, not being a
relative of a child, is found alone with the said child inside the room or cubicle of a house,
an inn, hotel, motel, pension house, apartelle or other similar establishments, vessel,
vehicle or any other hidden or secluded area under circumstances which would lead a
reasonable person to believe that the child is about to be exploited in prostitution and other
sexual abuse.
There is also an attempt to commit child prostitution, under paragraph (b) of Section 5
hereof when any person is receiving services from a child in a sauna parlor or bath,
massage clinic, health club and other similar establishments. A penalty lower by two (2)
degrees than that prescribed for the consummated felony under Section 5 hereof shall be
imposed upon the principals of the attempt to commit the crime of child prostitution under
this Act, or, in the proper case, under the Revised Penal Code.

ARTICLE IV
Child Trafficking
Section 7. Child Trafficking. Any person who shall engage in trading and dealing with
children including, but not limited to, the act of buying and selling of a child for money, or
for any other consideration, or barter, shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal to
reclusion perpetua. The penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period when the victim is
under twelve (12) years of age.
Section 8. Attempt to Commit Child Trafficking. There is an attempt to commit child
trafficking under Section 7 of this Act:1awphi1@alf
(a) When a child travels alone to a foreign country without valid reason therefor and
without clearance issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development or
written permit or justification from the child's parents or legal guardian;
(c) When a person, agency, establishment or child-caring institution recruits women
or couples to bear children for the purpose of child trafficking; or
(d) When a doctor, hospital or clinic official or employee, nurse, midwife, local civil
registrar or any other person simulates birth for the purpose of child trafficking; or
(e) When a person engages in the act of finding children among low-income families,
hospitals, clinics, nurseries, day-care centers, or other child-during institutions who
can be offered for the purpose of child trafficking.
A penalty lower two (2) degrees than that prescribed for the consummated felony under
Section 7 hereof shall be imposed upon the principals of the attempt to commit child
trafficking under this Act.
ARTICLE V
Obscene Publications and Indecent Shows
Section 9. Obscene Publications and Indecent Shows. Any person who shall hire,
employ, use, persuade, induce or coerce a child to perform in obscene exhibitions and
indecent shows, whether live or in video, or model in obscene publications or pornographic
materials or to sell or distribute the said materials shall suffer the penalty of prision mayor
in its medium period.

If the child used as a performer, subject or seller/distributor is below twelve (12) years of
age, the penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period.
Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in any capacity with the care of a child who
shall cause and/or allow such child to be employed or to participate in an obscene play,
scene, act, movie or show or in any other acts covered by this section shall suffer the
penalty of prision mayor in its medium period.
ARTICLE VI
Other Acts of Abuse
Section 10. Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty or Exploitation and Other
Conditions Prejudicial to the Child's Development.
(a) Any person who shall commit any other acts of child abuse, cruelty or exploitation
or to be responsible for other conditions prejudicial to the child's development
including those covered by Article 59 of Presidential Decree No. 603, as amended, but
not covered by the Revised Penal Code, as amended, shall suffer the penalty of
prision mayor in its minimum period.
(b) Any person who shall keep or have in his company a minor, twelve (12) years or
under or who in ten (10) years or more his junior in any public or private place, hotel,
motel, beer joint, discotheque, cabaret, pension house, sauna or massage parlor,
beach and/or other tourist resort or similar places shall suffer the penalty of prision
mayor in its maximum period and a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000): Provided, That this provision shall not apply to any person who is related
within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity or any bond recognized by law,
local custom and tradition or acts in the performance of a social, moral or legal duty.
(c) Any person who shall induce, deliver or offer a minor to any one prohibited by this
Act to keep or have in his company a minor as provided in the preceding paragraph
shall suffer the penalty of prision mayor in its medium period and a fine of not less
than Forty thousand pesos (P40,000); Provided, however, That should the perpetrator
be an ascendant, stepparent or guardian of the minor, the penalty to be imposed
shall be prision mayor in its maximum period, a fine of not less than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000), and the loss of parental authority over the minor.
(d) Any person, owner, manager or one entrusted with the operation of any public or
private place of accommodation, whether for occupancy, food, drink or otherwise,
including residential places, who allows any person to take along with him to such

place or places any minor herein described shall be imposed a penalty of prision
mayor in its medium period and a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000), and the loss of the license to operate such a place or establishment.
(e) Any person who shall use, coerce, force or intimidate a street child or any other
child to;
(1) Beg or use begging as a means of living;
(2) Act as conduit or middlemen in drug trafficking or pushing; or
(3) Conduct any illegal activities, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional
in its medium period to reclusion perpetua.
For purposes of this Act, the penalty for the commission of acts punishable under Articles
248, 249, 262, paragraph 2, and 263, paragraph 1 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the
Revised Penal Code, for the crimes of murder, homicide, other intentional mutilation, and
serious physical injuries, respectively, shall be reclusion perpetua when the victim is under
twelve (12) years of age. The penalty for the commission of acts punishable under Article
337, 339, 340 and 341 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the Revised Penal Code, for the crimes
of qualified seduction, acts of lasciviousness with the consent of the offended party,
corruption of minors, and white slave trade, respectively, shall be one (1) degree higher than
that imposed by law when the victim is under twelve (12) years age.
The victim of the acts committed under this section shall be entrusted to the care of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development.
ARTICLE VII
Sanctions for Establishments or Enterprises
Section 11. Sanctions of Establishments or Enterprises which Promote, Facilitate, or
Conduct Activities Constituting Child Prostitution and Other Sexual Abuse, Child
Trafficking, Obscene Publications and Indecent Shows, and Other Acts of Abuse.
All establishments and enterprises which promote or facilitate child prostitution and other
sexual abuse, child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent shows, and other acts of
abuse shall be immediately closed and their authority or license to operate cancelled,
without prejudice to the owner or manager thereof being prosecuted under this Act and/or
the Revised Penal Code, as amended, or special laws. A sign with the words "off limits" shall
be conspicuously displayed outside the establishments or enterprises by the Department of
Social Welfare and Development for such period which shall not be less than one (1) year,

as the Department may determine. The unauthorized removal of such sign shall be
punishable by prision correccional.
An establishment shall be deemed to promote or facilitate child prostitution and other
sexual abuse, child trafficking, obscene publications and indecent shows, and other acts of
abuse if the acts constituting the same occur in the premises of said establishment under
this Act or in violation of the Revised Penal Code, as amended. An enterprise such as a
sauna, travel agency, or recruitment agency which: promotes the aforementioned acts as
part of a tour for foreign tourists; exhibits children in a lewd or indecent show; provides
child masseurs for adults of the same or opposite sex and said services include any
lascivious conduct with the customers; or solicits children or activities constituting the
aforementioned acts shall be deemed to have committed the acts penalized herein.
ARTICLE VIII
Working Children
Section 12. Employment of Children. Children below fifteen (15) years of age may be
employed except:
(1) When a child works directly under the sole responsibility of his parents or legal
guardian and where only members of the employer's family are employed: Provided,
however, That his employment neither endangers his life, safety and health and
morals, nor impairs his normal development: Provided, further, That the parent or
legal guardian shall provide the said minor child with the prescribed primary and/or
secondary education; or
(2) When a child's employment or participation in public & entertainment or
information through cinema, theater, radio or television is essential: Provided, The
employment contract concluded by the child's parent or guardian, with the express
agreement of the child concerned, if possible, and the approval of the Department of
Labor and Employment: Provided, That the following requirements in all instances
are strictly complied with:
(a) The employer shall ensure the protection, health, safety and morals of the child;
(b) the employer shall institute measures to prevent the child's exploitation or
discrimination taking into account the system and level of remuneration, and the
duration and arrangement of working time; and;

(c) The employer shall formulate and implement, subject to the approval and
supervision of competent authorities, a continuing program for training and skill
acquisition of the child.
In the above exceptional cases where any such child may be employed, the employer shall
first secure, before engaging such child, a work permit from the Department of Labor and
Employment which shall ensure observance of the above requirement.
The Department of Labor Employment shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for
the effective implementation of this Section.
Section 13. Non-formal Education for Working Children. The Department of
Education, Culture and Sports shall promulgate a course design under its non-formal
education program aimed at promoting the intellectual, moral and vocational efficiency of
working children who have not undergone or finished elementary or secondary education.
Such course design shall integrate the learning process deemed most effective under given
circumstances.
Section 14. Prohibition on the Employment of Children in Certain Advertisements.
No person shall employ child models in all commercials or advertisements promoting
alcoholic beverages, intoxicating drinks, tobacco and its byproducts and violence.
Section 15. Duty of Employer. Every employer shall comply with the duties provided for
in Articles 108 and 109 of Presidential Decree No. 603.
Section 16. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article shall
suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,000) but not more than
Ten thousand pesos (P10,000) or imprisonment of not less than three (3) months but not
more than three (3) years, or both at the discretion of the court; Provided, That, in case of
repeated violations of the provisions of this Article, the offender's license to operate shall be
revoked.
ARTICLE IX
Children of Indigenous Cultural Communities
Section 17. Survival, Protection and Development. In addition to the rights
guaranteed to children under this Act and other existing laws, children of indigenous
cultural communities shall be entitled to protection, survival and development consistent
with the customs and traditions of their respective communities.

Section 18. System of and Access to Education. The Department of Education,

Culture and Sports shall develop and institute an alternative system of education for
children of indigenous cultural communities which culture-specific and relevant to the
needs of and the existing situation in their communities. The Department of Education,
Culture and Sports shall also accredit and support non-formal but functional indigenous
educational programs conducted by non-government organizations in said communities.
Section 19. Health and Nutrition. The delivery of basic social services in health and
nutrition to children of indigenous cultural communities shall be given priority by all
government agencies concerned. Hospitals and other health institution shall ensure that
children of indigenous cultural communities are given equal attention. In the provision of
health and nutrition services to children of indigenous cultural communities, indigenous
health practices shall be respected and recognized.
Section 20. Discrimination. Children of indigenous cultural communities shall not be
subjected to any and all forms of discrimination.
Any person who discriminate against children of indigenous cultural communities shall
suffer a penalty of arresto mayor in its maximum period and a fine of not less than Five
thousand pesos (P5,000) more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000).
Section 21. Participation. Indigenous cultural communities, through their dulydesignated or appointed representatives shall be involved in planning, decision-making
implementation, and evaluation of all government programs affecting children of indigenous
cultural communities. Indigenous institution shall also be recognized and respected.
ARTICLE X
Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
Section 22. Children as Zones of Peace. Children are hereby declared as Zones of
Peace. It shall be the responsibility of the State and all other sectors concerned to resolve
armed conflicts in order to promote the goal of children as zones of peace. To attain this
objective, the following policies shall be observed.
(a) Children shall not be the object of attack and shall be entitled to special respect.
They shall be protected from any form of threat, assault, torture or other cruel,
inhumane or degrading treatment;

(b) Children shall not be recruited to become members of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines of its civilian units or other armed groups, nor be allowed to take part in
the fighting, or used as guides, couriers, or spies;
(c) Delivery of basic social services such as education, primary health and emergency
relief services shall be kept unhampered;
(d) The safety and protection of those who provide services including those involved in
fact-finding missions from both government and non-government institutions shall be
ensured. They shall not be subjected to undue harassment in the performance of
their work;
(e) Public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and rural health units shall not
be utilized for military purposes such as command posts, barracks, detachments,
and supply depots; and
(f) All appropriate steps shall be taken to facilitate the reunion of families temporarily
separated due to armed conflict.
Section 23. Evacuation of Children During Armed Conflict. Children shall be given
priority during evacuation as a result of armed conflict. Existing community organizations
shall be tapped to look after the safety and well-being of children during evacuation
operations. Measures shall be taken to ensure that children evacuated are accompanied by
persons responsible for their safety and well-being.
Section 24. Family Life and Temporary Shelter. Whenever possible, members of the
same family shall be housed in the same premises and given separate accommodation from
other evacuees and provided with facilities to lead a normal family life. In places of
temporary shelter, expectant and nursing mothers and children shall be given additional
food in proportion to their physiological needs. Whenever feasible, children shall be given
opportunities for physical exercise, sports and outdoor games.
Section 25. Rights of Children Arrested for Reasons Related to Armed Conflict. Any
child who has been arrested for reasons related to armed conflict, either as combatant,
courier, guide or spy is entitled to the following rights;
(a) Separate detention from adults except where families are accommodated as family
units;
(b) Immediate free legal assistance;

(c) Immediate notice of such arrest to the parents or guardians of the child; and
(d) Release of the child on recognizance within twenty-four (24) hours to the custody
of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or any responsible member of
the community as determined by the court.
If after hearing the evidence in the proper proceedings the court should find that the
aforesaid child committed the acts charged against him, the court shall determine the
imposable penalty, including any civil liability chargeable against him. However, instead of
pronouncing judgment of conviction, the court shall suspend all further proceedings and
shall commit such child to the custody or care of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development or to any training institution operated by the Government, or duly-licensed
agencies or any other responsible person, until he has had reached eighteen (18) years of
age or, for a shorter period as the court may deem proper, after considering the reports and
recommendations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development or the agency or
responsible individual under whose care he has been committed.
The aforesaid child shall subject to visitation and supervision by a representative of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development or any duly-licensed agency or such other
officer as the court may designate subject to such conditions as it may prescribe.
The aforesaid child whose sentence is suspended can appeal from the order of the court in
the same manner as appeals in criminal cases.
Section 26. Monitoring and Reporting of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict.
The chairman of the barangay affected by the armed conflict shall submit the names of
children residing in said barangay to the municipal social welfare and development officer
within twenty-four (24) hours from the occurrence of the armed conflict.
ARTICLE XI
Remedial Procedures
Section 27. Who May File a Complaint. Complaints on cases of unlawful acts
committed against the children as enumerated herein may be filed by the following:
(a) Offended party;
(b) Parents or guardians;
(c) Ascendant or collateral relative within the third degree of
consanguinity;1awphi1@ITC

(d) Officer, social worker or representative of a licensed child-caring institution;

(e) Officer or social worker of the Department of Social Welfare and Development;
(f) Barangay chairman; or
(g) At least three (3) concerned responsible citizens where the violation occurred.
Section 28. Protective Custody of the Child. The offended party shall be immediately
placed under the protective custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
pursuant to Executive Order No. 56, series of 1986. In the regular performance of this
function, the officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development shall be free from
any administrative, civil or criminal liability. Custody proceedings shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 603.
Section 29. Confidentiality. At the instance of the offended party, his name may be
withheld from the public until the court acquires jurisdiction over the case.
It shall be unlawful for any editor, publisher, and reporter or columnist in case of printed
materials, announcer or producer in case of television and radio broadcasting, producer
and director of the film in case of the movie industry, to cause undue and sensationalized
publicity of any case of violation of this Act which results in the moral degradation and
suffering of the offended party.Lawphi1@alf
Section 30. Special Court Proceedings. Cases involving violations of this Act shall be
heard in the chambers of the judge of the Regional Trial Court duly designated as Juvenile
and Domestic Court.
Any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding and with the exception of
habeas corpus, election cases, and cases involving detention prisoners and persons covered
by Republic Act No. 4908, all courts shall give preference to the hearing or disposition of
cases involving violations of this Act.
ARTICLE XII
Common Penal Provisions
Section 31. Common Penal Provisions.
(a) The penalty provided under this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if the
offender has been previously convicted under this Act;

(b) When the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, the officer or

employee thereof who is responsible for the violation of this Act shall suffer the
penalty imposed in its maximum period;
(c) The penalty provided herein shall be imposed in its maximum period when the
perpetrator is an ascendant, parent guardian, stepparent or collateral relative within
the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, or a manager or owner of an
establishment which has no license to operate or its license has expired or has been
revoked;
(d) When the offender is a foreigner, he shall be deported immediately after service of
sentence and forever barred from entry to the country;
(e) The penalty provided for in this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if the
offender is a public officer or employee: Provided, however, That if the penalty
imposed is reclusion perpetua or reclusion temporal, then the penalty of perpetual or
temporary absolute disqualification shall also be imposed: Provided, finally, That if
the penalty imposed is prision correccional or arresto mayor, the penalty of
suspension shall also be imposed; and
(f) A fine to be determined by the court shall be imposed and administered as a cash
fund by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and disbursed for the
rehabilitation of each child victim, or any immediate member of his family if the latter
is the perpetrator of the offense.
ARTICLE XIII