FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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Senate Bill No. 2442 .. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution mandates the State to uphold human rights, including the 
dignity of every human person, and the right of the people to be secure in their persons, 
houses, papers, against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and 
for any purpose. 
Further, the Civil Code provides: 
"Art. 26. Every person shall respect the dignity, personality, privacy and peace of 
mind of his neighbors and other persons. The following and similar acts, though they 
may not constitute a criminal offense, shall produce a cause of action for damages, 
prevention and other relief: 
(1) Prying into the privacy of another's residence; 
(2) Meddling with or disturbing the private life or family 
relations of another; 
(3) Intriguing to cause another to be alienated from his 
friends; 
(4) Vexing or humiliating another on account of his 
religious beliefs, lowly station in life, place of birth, 
physical defect, or other personal condition." 
These legal rights are violated by "stalking," which is an act described herein as 
harassing, bothering, frightening and otherwise interfering with the private lives of 
people. The act is a form of disguised intimidation which may be a subtle attempt at 
harassment. 
Existing civil and criminal remedies are insufficient to prevent the commission of 
the act. This bill therefore, seeks to define and penalize the acts constituting the crime 
of stalking. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE· 
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Senate Bill No. 244~ ~!~mB"I'r~·":· 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
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AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF STALKING AND PROVIDING THE PENALTIES 
THEREFOR 
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 "Anti-Stalking Act." 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
penalize stalking acts which violate the right of every person to privacy. 
Section 3. Definition of Terms. 
(a) 
"Harasses" means to engage in a knowing and willful conduct that -
(1) 
is directed at a particular person; and 
(2) 
seriously alarms, distwbs, or terrorizes the person; and 
(3) 
serves no legitimate purpose; and 
(4) 
would cause a reasonable person to surer substantial emotional distress; and 
(5) 
in fact causes substantial emotional stress to the person. 
(b) "Course of conduct" means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts 
over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. 
Constitutionally-protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of 
conduct." 
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(c) "Credible threat" means a threat made with the intent to cause the person 
who is the target to reasonably fear his or her safety. The threat must be against the life 
of, or a threat to cause bodily injury to, a person. 
(d) "Emotional distress" means temporary or permanent state of great physical or 
mental strain. 
(e) "Family or household member" means spouses, or persons who have been 
spouses, persons living as spouses or who lived as spouses, parents and children, 
other persons related by con~anguinity or affinity within the fourth degree, current or 
former live-in partners or persons who share biological parenthood. 
Section 4. Punishable Acts. - A person commits stalking when be or she 
harasses another by: 
(a) making repeated unsolicited telephone calls without the purpose of legitimate 
communication; or 
(b) making repeated communications anonymously or at extremely inconvenient hours, 
or in offensively course language; or 
(c) making repeated visits to the victim's home or workplace; or 
(d) following or repeatedly maintaining visual or physical proximity to the victim in or 
about a public place or places; or 
(e) engaging in any other course of alarming conduct. 
Section 5. Penalty. - Any person who commits any of the acts mentioned in 
Section 4 shall be punished by Arresto Mayor in its maximum period to Prison 
Correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from P 1,000.00 to P 5,000.00 
pesos. 
If the offender subsequently commits the same crime or is a family or household 
member of the victim, the next higher penalty shall be imposed. 
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Section 6. 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 7. Repealing Clause. Any law, preSidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act i$ 
hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
Section 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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