Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
Submitted by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights: and Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws on .Iu 3 0 2008 
Re: Senate Bill No. 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill No. 1038 
Sponsors: Senators Escudero, Gordon and Villar. 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of 
Codes and Laws to which was referred Senate Bill Na. 1038, introduced by Senator Villar, 
entitled: 
“AN ACT 
CRIMINALIZING NECROPHILIA OR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE WITH THE 
DEAD 
AND 
IMPOSING 
APPROPRIATE 
PENALTIES 
THEREOF, 
INCORPORATING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 335-A INTO ACT NO. 
3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL 
CODE” 
have considered the same and have the honor to report it back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached bill, Senate Bill No. 2495, prepared by the Committee, 
entitled: 
“AN ACT 
CRlMlNALlZlNG NECROPHILIA AND IMPOSING APPROPRIATE PENALTIES 
THEREFOR, INCORPORATING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 335-A INTO 
ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED 
PENAL CODE.” 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill No. 1038, with Senators War, Escudero and Gordon 
as authors thereof. 
J. GORDON 
Respectfully submitted: 
Chairmen: 
FRANCIS “CHIZ” G. ESCUDERO 
Committee on Justice and Human Rights 


Vice-Chairman: 
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Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
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ALAN PETER “COMPAmERO” S. CAYETANO 
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Committee on Constitoiional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
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G m i t t e e  on Justice and Human Rights 
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Revision of Codes and Laws 
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Revision of Codes and Laws 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 
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Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
h K E R  P. ARROYO 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 


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IT0 ESTRADA 
Hon. MANNY VILLAR 
Senate President 
Senate of the Philippines 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
Prepared and Submitted Jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human 
Rights and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws with 
Senators Villar, Escudero and Gordon as authors thereof 
AN ACT CRlMlNALlZlNG NECROPHILIA AND IMPOSING 
APPROPRIATE PENALTIES THEREFOR, INCORPORATING FOR THIS 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE 
PURPOSE ARTICLE 335-A INTO ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, 
Be it enacted by the Sennte nnd the House of Representnfives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. There shall be incorporated after Article 335 of Act No. 3815, as 
amended, otherwise known as "The Revised Penal Code" a new article which 
shall read as follows: 
"ART. 
335-A. Necrophilia. Penalty. - NECROPHILIA IS 
COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN SEXUAL 
ACTS WITH A CORPSE. 
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, SEXUAL ACTS 
SHALE MEAN ENGAGING IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, 
ANAL AND/OR ORAL SEX. 
PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF NECROPHILIA SHALL 
TEMPORAL AND A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS (P~OO,OOO.OO) TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P500,OOO.OO) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT. 
SUFFER THE PENALTY OF mIsroiv MAYOR TO RECLUSION 
WHENEVER THE CRIME OF NECROPHILIA IS 
COMMITTED BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS, OR BY ANY 
PERSON IN WHOSE CARE OR CUSTODY SUCH CORPSE IS 
FOUND, THE PENALTY SHALL BE RECLUSION TEMPORAL." 
SEC. 2. All laws, rules and regulations, decrees, issuances or any parts thereof 
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
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circulation, whichever comes earlier. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in 
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general 
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Approved, 
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