13TH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VELAR, JR. 
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. 
R.A. No. 7877, a.1c.a. 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. 
MANUEL B. VI LAR, JR. 
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13TH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR, JR. 
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 House of Representatives. of the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known 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 cany 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; and 


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(2) Posting of the information described in paragraph (1) through bulletins widely distributed 
among the buildings, classrooms, 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 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 here by repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (1 5 )  days after its publication in 
at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,