FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 01" THJ;~ 
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RI<:t>lJULic OF 1'HI<: PHILII'PINI<:S ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. NO. 387 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Public buildings and facilities are the usual prey of vandals. Private properties, however, are not 
immune to such reprehensible act, either. This defacement and destruction of properties say a lot 
abont puhlic discipline, or the lack of it. Consequently, the govermnent spends a significant 
amount of taxpayers' money for the repair and restoration of these structures, instead of 
earmarking the same for more productive endeavors. Although there are government attempts (0 
cover these eyesores through artworks, such moves do not sufficiently address the root of the 
problem. 
Local ordinances have been enacted to prohibit the acts of vandalism. Nonetheless, a national 
law is yet to be passed to address the same. [t is in this light that this bill seeks to prohibit acts of 
vandalism. by defining the same and imposing penalties [or violations thereof It is hoped that 
the passage of this measure will finally put a halt to this alarming anarchy ofthe streets. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval ofthis measure is earnestly sought. 
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FlFTlcENHI CONGRESS OF THE 
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REl)UIlLIC OF THI~ PHILIPPINES) 
Fkst Regulal' Session 
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SENATE 
AN ACT 
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PROHIBITIN(; ACTS OF VANDALISM, IMPOSiNG PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 
THEREOF, AN)) ]<'OR OTHER PlJRI'OSES 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 0/ the Philippines in Congress 
assemhled: 
S!TenON 1. Short Tille. - This Act shall be known as the "Anli- Vamltllism ricl III 
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SEC. 2. Definitioll of Terms . . - For the purposes of this Act .-
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1. "Act of vandalism" means .- the act of doing any of the following without the writlen 
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authority of an authorized officer or representative of the Governmem (II' oC the 
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government of any Commonwealth or foreign countJy or any statutory body or authority 
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or of the armed force Of the national police lawfully present in the Philippines in the case 
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of public property, or without the written consent of the owner Of occupant in the case of 
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private property, namely~-
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writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing on any public propeliy or 
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private property any word, slogan, caricature, drawing, mark, symbol or other 
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thing; or 
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(ii) 
affixing, posting up or displaying on any public property or private property any 
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poster, placard, advertisement, bill, notice, paper or other document; Or 
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(iii) 
hanging, suspending, hoisting, affixing or displaying OIl or ii'OI11 any public 
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property or private property any nag, bunting, standard, bann~r or the lik" with 
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any word, slogan, caricature, drawillf!, mark, symbol Of oiher thing. 
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2. "Private property" means movable or immovable property other than public property; 


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3. "Public propel1y" means movable or immovable property belonging to the Gllwrnmcnt 
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or to the gowrnment of any Commonwealth or foreign country or to any statutory hody 
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or authority or to the armed forces or the national police lawfully present in the 
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Philippines. 
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SEC. 3. Pellal Provisiofl. -. Any person who shall commit any of the aforementioned acts 
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of vandalism shall, in addition to payment of the expenses for restoration of the property 
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vandalized, suffer the following penalties: 
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For the First Offense, the payment of a fine in the amount of 1'h1'5,OOO; 
lOb. For the Second Offense, the payment of a tine in the amount of PhP8,OOO; and 
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For the Third Offense, the payment of a fine in the amolmt of PhI'l 0,000, plus 
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imprisonment of not less than 30 days but not more than one (1) year depending on 
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the gravity of the infraction. In determining the gravity of the infraction, the court 
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shall consider the extent and the amount of the damage caused to the property in 
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question. 
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SE~. ,t Sep(lr(lbili(v CIa lise. If any proVISIOn or patt hereof is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provisioll not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and SUbsisting. 
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SEC, !'i. Repealing Cluuse. .- All laws, nJies, regulations, orders, cirCUlars, and 
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memoranda inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 1110difi,~d 
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accordingly. 
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SI~C. 6. F;JJec/ivity Clllllse. This Act shall lake effect fifteen (15) days an"r its 
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complete publication in the Official Gazelle or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
Approved, 
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