Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3501
HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Representative “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION DATABASE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The women and children in our country should be protected against the disturbingly
increasing incidents and reports of sex-related offenses. The exi: sting statutory enactments:
are not sufficient in order to prevent or eradicate these kinds of crimes.

‘The purpose of this bill is to provide a national data base for sex-related offenders
in order for the public to be apprised of the identity of these culprits. These data will be
beneficial not only for the general public but also for the non-governmental entities engaged
in the advocacy of women and children protection,

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is eamestly sought.

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“KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO!
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First District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

350
HOUSE BILL NO. ca

Introduced by Representative “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO |

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION DATABASE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "National Sex Offender
Registry Act

SEC 2. Establishment of Database. - The Secretary of the Department of Justice
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) shall establish a National Sex Offender Registry
that makes publicly available, via the Internet, all information necessary to determine which
registered sex offenders are currently residing within a radius, as specified by the user of
the registry, of the location indicated by the user of the registry

SEC 3. Information Gathering. - The Secretary shall, in coordination with the
Philippine National Police and other law enforcement agencies and with various courts,
through the Supreme Court, shall make a listing of persons convicted of criminal offenses
against a victim who is a minor or of sexually violent offenses, as provided for by and
defined in the Revised Penal Code and other appropriate special penal laws, which shall
contain the following information:

(a) The name and any known aliases of the person;
(b) The date of birth of the person;

(c) The current address of the person and any subsequent changes of that
address;


(a) A physical description and current photograph of the person;
(e) The nature of and date of commission of the offense by the person; and

(4) The date on which the person is released from prison, or placed on parole,
supervised release, or probation,

SEC 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provisions not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SEC 5. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rules or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SEC 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least, two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,