SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHlblPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. . 12 8 8 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The purpose of the Indeterminate Sentence Law is to be beneficial to the convict 
in order to uplift and redeem valuable human material, and prevent unnecessary 
and excessive deprivation of personal liberty and economic usefulness. (People 
VS. Temporada, GR. No. 173473, 17 December 2008). 
This measure seeks to amend Section 2 of the Indeterminate Sentence Law to 
include as exemptions to the coverage of the said law those persons who were 
convicted of crimes against minor; to wit 
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kidnapping of a minor, except by a parent; 
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criminal sexual conduct towards a minor including soliciting him I her to 
engage in sexual conduct or to practice prostitution, using him I her in a 
sexual performance, or any conduct that by its nature is a sexual offense 
against a minor; 
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production or distribution of child pornography; 
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child trafficking; 
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using of children in drug trafficking 
With these exemptions and stricter penalties, the State can provide better 
protection for our ohildren. 
This bill was filed by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights during the 
Fifteenth Congress but was Qvertaken by events that it did not prosper into law, 
Because there is no compromise in protecting our children, the immediate 
passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHlblPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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'13 
AUG 15 1\8 :38 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. ·12 8 8 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ACT NO. 4103, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Section 2 <;>f Act No. 4103, as amended, otherwise known as the 
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Indeterminate Sentence I.aw, is hereby further amended to read as follows; 
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"Section 2. 
This Act shall not apply to persons cpnvicted of 
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offenses punished with death penalty or life-imprisonment; to those 
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convicted of treason, conspiracy or proposal to commit reason; to 
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those convicted to misprision of treason, rebellion, sedition or 
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espionage; to those convicted of piracy; TO THOSE: CONVICTE:D 
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OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST A MINOR, WHICH IS 
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COMPARABLE TO OR EXCEEDS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 
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KIDNAPPING OF A MINOR, EXCEPT BY A PARENT: CRIMINAL 
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SEXUAL CONDUCT TOWARD A MINOR; SOLICITATION OF A 
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MINOR TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL CONDUCT; USE OF A MINOR 
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iN A SExUAL PERFORMANcE; soLicifAfioN OF A MiNOR fo 
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PRACTICE PROSTITUTION; ANY CONDUCT THAT BY ITS 
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NATURE IS A SEXUAL OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR; 
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PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY; 
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CHILD-TRAFFICKING; 
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USING 
CHILDREN 
IN 
DRUG 
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TRAFFICKING to those who are habitual delinquents; to those who 
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have escaped from confinement or evaded sentence; to those who 
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having been granted conditional pardon by the Chief Executive 
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shall have violated the terms thereof; to those whose maximum 
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term of imprisonment does not exceed one year, not to those 
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already sentenced by final judgment at the time of approval of this 
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Act, except as provided in Section 5 hereof." 
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SEC. 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the provision not otherwise affected 
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shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruotion, administrative rule or regulation oontrary to or 
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or 
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amended accordingly. 
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SEC. 4. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication In the Official Gazette or at least tiNo (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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