Introduced by SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
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The Family and its members, just like any individual, should enjoy its 
right to privacy. Although certain surveys and studies being conducted by the 
government and private entities require the family members to answer delicate, 
offensive or destructive questions, it should be stressed out that they hive the 
choice to refuse answering such 
This Bill intends to institutionalize the measures that will restrict cirtain 
information from being divulged if doing so is against the will of the source. It 
gives special concern to minors, taking into consideration their relatively limited 
and innocent understanding of things and events. With this "Family Privacy 
Protection Act," 
this shall be enforced especially in cases wherein the 
information to be revealed will cause undesirable results to the minors, as well as 
to the other members of the family, and to their relationship as a whole. 
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For this reasons, approval of this Bill is earnestly sought. 
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Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Time. - This Act shall be known as the "Family 
Privacy Protection Act." 
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or. - Any child who is less than 
(18) years of age shall be considered a minor. 
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(a) Restriction on Seeking Information from Minors - Notwithsta 
other provision of law and subject to Section 6, in con 
program or activity funded by the government, a person 
without the prior written consent of at least one parent or guardian of a 
minor or, in the case of emancipated minor, the prior consen 
minor, require or otherwise seek the response of the minor to 
or questionnaire which is intended to elicit, or has the effect of eliciting, 
information about the minor's family concerning any of the following: 
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Parental political affiliations or beliefs 
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Mental or psychological problems 
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Sexual behavior or attitudes 
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Illegal, antisocial, or self-incriminating behavior 
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Appraisals of other individuals with whom the minor has a 
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cedures. - The head of any de 
of agency of the government which provides funds for any program or activity 
involving the gathering of information from a minor to any survey or questionnaire 
shall establish procedures by which the department or agency shall notifyi,minors 
and their parents of protections provided under this Act. The procedur s $hall 
also provide for advance public availability of each questionnaire or su eys to 
which a response from a minor is sought. 
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SECTION 5. - C o ~ ~ / i a ~ c e .  
- The head of each government department 
or agency shall establish such procedures necessary to ensure complian.ce 
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this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to foreclose any individual .from 
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obtaining judicial relief. 
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Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provisions not 
otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting, 
SECTION 7. 
e. - Any law, presidential decree, or 
issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or 


regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Act is hereby 
repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
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- This Act shall take effect 
SECTION 8. 
days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
Approved, 
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