THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE RESPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
First Regular Session 
1 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 11, provides: 
The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full 
respect for human rights. 
Republic Act. No. 7877, also know as the "Anti-Sexual Harassment Act," declares 
unlawful all forms of sexual harassment committed in the employment, education, or training 
environment. 
Sexual harassment is still prevalent, particularly in campuses. Unfortunately, students are 
neither aware of acts constituting sexual harassment, nor of procedures to be followed in case an 
act of sexual harassment has been committed. 
Hence, this bill seeks to require institutions of higher education to widely distribute 
information describing their procedures for receiving and responding to complaints concerning 
harassment, 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE RESPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
’04 
RUG -4 P 3 3 6  
First Regular Session 
1 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
TO REQUIRE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO WIDELY DISTRIBUTE 
INFORMATION DESCRIBING THEIR PROCEDURES FOR RECEIVING AND 
RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS CONCERNING HARASSMENT 
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 as the “Sexual Harassment Awareness 
Reporting and Posting Act.” 
SECTION 2. Harassment Procedure Disclosures Required. - Both public and private 
institutions of higher education as well as degree-granting programs in all post-secondary 
educational institutions, public and private, shall carry out appropriate and reasonable 
information dissemination activities for prospective and enrolled students (including those 
attending or planning to attend less than full time) regarding the procedures established by such 
institutions for receiving and responding to complaints regarding sexual harassment. Such 
dissemination activities shall include - 
(1) distribution to enrolled students (along with the distribution of information 
concerning enrollment in the institution) of information - 
(A) identifying the acts that constitute sexual harassment; 
(B) stating that sexual harassment is illegal; and 
(C) describing the procedures to be followed to file a sexual harassment 
complaint and to receive services and assistance for the victim. 
(2) posting of the information described in paragraph (1) through bulletins widely 
distributed among the buildings, classrooms, and student organizations, and other facilities on 
the campus of such institution 


SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Chairman of the Commission 
on Higher Education (CHED), in coordination with the Secretary of Justice, is hereby authorized 
to promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act not later than ninety (90) days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 5. 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 6. Efectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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