Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Articles 37 and 38 of Executive Order No. 209, also known as the Family Code state that 
incestuous marriages are void ab initio for being contrary to public policy. 
Further, Article 335 (par. 7) of Act No. 3815, also known as the Revised Penal Code imposes the 
death penalty for rape when the victim is under eighteen (18) years of age and the offender is a 
parent, ascendant, step-parent, guardian, relative by consanguinity or affinity within the third civil 
degree, or the common-law spouse of the parent of the victim.” 
However, under the abovementioned circumstances, there is no law which penalizes incestuous 
relations between consenting parties eighteen (18) years of age and above. 
In the Philippines, a person is raped every hour and 33% of sexual abuse is incest rape. What’s 
even more alarming is that authorities from the Department of Social Welfare and Development 
(DSWD) have said that their data is inaccurate and most cases are unreported.  
This bill criminalizes such sexual relations because they are contrary to public policy and public 
morals. It also responds to reports of rising incest statistics among families of overseas contract 
workers. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE  
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
September 13, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT 
CRIMINALIZING INCESTUOUS SEXUAL RELATIONS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Anti-Incest Act”. 
SECTION 2. Coverage. – The consent of both parties notwithstanding, incestuous 
sexual relations are prohibited between the following who have knowledge of their 
relationship and are eighteen (18) years of age and above: 
(A)
between ascendant and descendant of any degree;
(B)
between brothers and sister, whether of the full or half blood;
(C)
between collateral blood relatives, whether legitimate or illegitimate, up to the 
fourth civil degree;
(D)
between step-parents and step-children;
(E)
between parents-in-law and children-in-law;
(F)
between the adopting parent and the adopted child;
(G)
between the surviving spouse of the adopting parent and the adopted child;
(H)
between the surviving spouse of the adopted child and the adopter;
(I)
between an adopted child and a legitimate child of the adopter; and
(J)
between adopted children of the same adopter.
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SECTION 3. Penalties. – The ascendant, elder brother or sister, elder blood relative, 
step-parent, parent-in-law, adopting parent, or surviving spouse of the adopting parent 
convicted under Section 2 shall be punished by prision correccional in its minimum and 
maximum periods. 
 
The descendant, younger brother or sister, younger blood relative, stepchild, son or 
daughter-in-law, the adopted, or the surviving spouse of the adopted shall be punished 
two degrees lower if he or she is between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25) 
at the time of the sexual relation. 
 
The maximum penalty a provide in the above paragraph shall be imposed when the 
incestuous sexual relation occur while the spouse of the ascendant, step-parent, 
parent-in-law, adopting parent, or the adopted is employed in another city, municipality, 
or province, with a radius of at least 150 kilometers from his or her habitual residence or 
is employed abroad. 
 
SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly.  
 
SECTION 5. Separability Clause. – If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the la or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 
 
SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.  
 
Approved,