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,';I\:TI<I,:NTlI (ON<;IH<:~;S OF Till( IH:I'liIlUC 
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,ftECEIVEIlH, • 
VI1..:1ill1:, or :lIHfSC, viOJC!lCl:, c;>.;piuil<ltioll, awl otlll:r It.lrllls or orJellscs committed against 
\\IOlllC·IL, c.hildl\~ll, ,llld olh1..:r plT:;un:::. vlllncnlblc 10 ahuscs~ which lkgrade tJH~ir illleerity, arc 
entitled Il) till' pr()ll~Cli()[1 or tile State. rvlainl<-J!llIIlP lhe priV~h,:.\ or the victims, d') \,vell (IS tile 
priv~l\ .. ;y ()rllll~ir J~IJllilic~;, is vital il'lhc vjctim~ me 1"0 n:ccivt~ 111<: protl,.:.tiull dnd assistalh,:t: thaI 
Iill') ri)'.i1llillly '''''''''I'c. 
lltll~)rltlJl'lkly, tllen.' arc Ill(;!'..:ly' pic\'~:s oj' obscure provisions in various laws \\'hl(:11 seck to 
protect the privacy of' victl]lh oj'ahLI.c,e HlHJ their Ifunilics. /\s a 1\;sulL most victims d10o.'iC tn 
:,tlnl~r III siklll'l'. alld (kCltk ;.l,~_~.<lil1st seekillg jllslice for lear or pllblic ridicule, hUlllilialioll, 
,we! IlilIll'CCSS,lI)' illlnl~;ioll iliin their lives) and the lives ofillcir j~lrllilics. On the other hallc!, 
Il10se wlIC) 1III(III1c COUJ'agl' to <'eek juslice nre hurled ill a speclac;lc ol'public ,:ol11l11('nl, as ii' 
llw Ir,HJ!ll<l (11 
app~;aril1g ill COlin, :tlld llCillg sllb,jL:cted to cruss,-\:'\~ullillalinn, i~, not enough. 
\Vi!lltlll' il1l'l'l'n~,iJlf', LI~;l' ll!':-'(h:i:illlwdia plati()]'In as a IlIC;;lnS OrC,OlnlllLlllic(ltioll, tile culture or 
disrcspn'l I()]' priva~'y ()I' vic-tilllS, as wt'll as ililY PlTStlrt, is aggravated, 
III vic\\ oj' till' i{l!'cgnillg, it i~; Iwil1g prupo')cd Ihat till: l\:cords or actions, ,,,lIits, or any nthcr 
IlrOl:ccdill.~'_~;' WIH-,!l!cr i.Hilllilli:,lrativc or ,jwlici;-ll, illvolving olfcilses or abu:-,c: villk::llcl', 
c-.;ploi[;llinIL ;11}(1 otlh:!" IOrlllS llr dcgradiog o/'!l:llses, :--.l1all n:nl,-IIII l:lIl1ljdcntial and C.\.Clllpt 
rr()11l disdllstlrc. 
"'Urlllc:mllll'(;, the idclltity oj" the Vil:tillls Hml their 
1~lInilics should be 
c·oltlidt'litial. /\ny pcrsoll wl)(J dis1"l'sp,:Ch the inviolable right of" the viclilllS uC ahll~c and 
llwir lilillil.\' :;ilOlild I-h.: pellitlil,~:d. 
TIll' pro])o>;cd hill is ,:nll~;isll'1l1 {~ceti()J'l:! and Scdioll .J of /\rticlc II! oi'lilc 1087 Philippine 
('ullslitllli\.1I1 \Vlm'h .1;uarIl111CCS the right or pLOph: to be secure ill tlll:ir plTsons; and lhe right 
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~~l'ctillil ,J., rill: ri,lI,hl or till.: jll;Oplc to he s\.~c.llrc ill tlleir perSOIlS, houses, paper'), and dlixls 
,lj~aillst Llllrcasollilhk ~;l'aI\:lh:S and sci/,un::; oj \vhakv~T nalun: alld j()r any purpO~lC shall he 
il'I'"i()lalllc, (-]lld llO .'iC;II\:11 Wilrr,-lItl ()r Wi.lIT<lll! 01" arn,:sl ~Il<lll is'-;(!\.: l:xccpl upon probable 
l:ilLJ.'-)l' 10 Ill' ddcrInillcd pCI":--,o!lally hy the .judge alkr l: \ i-ll 11 iwl1 iOli under oath or a!Til'rna1.iorl 
oJ"lllc cll!lIpl<liIlClJll <lIHililc \\[!IICSSeS he Illay prodl!CC, and particularly dc~crihillg the place 
In he ,'-,l',m:llt:d <llld llh: IhTSOIJS nr thing:-- to be ~,ci!.cd. 


Section ;, 11](' priV,lC)' oj' C()Jl1t1lllllicaliorl dl1(,] ('nrr(,spoll(kl1c~: ~hall he invI()lahle c:\c(;f11 
IIp()1I hw/\d nrdcr ()J' Ow ,'()!lrL or whell J1llblil: ,<.,n!t;ty or order I'\:quircs dlil.:;nvisc as 
I'rcSl'rilwtl ill' law. 
/\!l)' cvid\~11Cl' ohlailH:d ill violaliol! of [hi:; ()f tIl\..: prcl;cding ~)ccli()n ~;hall bc inacllnissibk 
!(ll' ;Ul)' PUI !H),)C in ,Ill) ])I'()Cl.;,;dillg. 
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Jutr()dllC{~d hy S,~uat()r [VIaria Lourdes Nanry S. Billay 
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!\N /\( I S I RI NCillTI >JIN(i 1111. RIUIII~, 10 I'I<lV.\I',/ 01 VIC I I !'vIS 01 
/lillISI. VIOI,l/N(T, IXI'IOII.\IION, ;\NlJOIIIIJ( 01 I I/N.SIS, AND!IIIII, 
I.'\MII.II·;; Ill' ;\I/\Nlli\IINUIIII: CUNIIUFNTI/\IIIY 01 
1{ICOlm~i 01 
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/\( ·IIONS. SlJlTS Ol{ I'IW(,I.FI)INC;~;, !\NI) 1'1111 IIlLNITIY 01' VICTIMS 
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;\NllTlll Ii( i';\MILIIS, I'IWVIDli"Ci i'IN/\III1~; 111l:RIIOR 
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11(' il ('/luded h\' ,//(: ,)'l'f/(I/(' ({wi !louse 0/ H('J}rc')cllf{lii]'(~s oj fhe Phi/il)/Jines in COtli;rcs.Y 
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({ss(,lIlh/I'd 
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<,1'(''1'101'1 L "hll!'! lir/,.. This /\cl ,hall he kilOI'll as Ihe "ViClill1 COlilillclllialily ;\Cl or 
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~;I« 'TION 2. ('()J!/idcJlI/(di(I' f!f' !<c'("O/,d'i. AI! rccon.b. pertaining 10 tlw illVes!igatioll, action. 
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',[lit or pnll:L'!'dillg !)(~I(H'l: any gl)VCTl1!l1Cntnl (kparl111cllt: C()JllllllS~;ioIL board, hurl~au, ag,cllcy, 
\() 
l'l:L',lllatllry dllIIWl'ity, in:-,(rtl!llL'!llalily .. jIIClicia[ or a<lininbtralivc botl,\' in the ]{q)llblil; or th\..; 
Ii 
1'llilippilll'S involving til,; I(,ll"wing slwll he ahsolLlh;ly conlldcnlial ,mel exempt l'ron1 
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disci(),,)llrc: 
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Crillh~ or rcl[h:. (leb or lascivi()lIsJlc~s: sl'ciuclioll) corruption of minor) 
l~_\pl()il~ltinll as dc!'illl'd lllider /\~:1 No. :-,}) I S, d::, ~lmC[H_kd, utherwise kl1(l\Vll as 
1Ih' 
l~l'vis('d IJ(,I);\I ('0(/,;, 
I~cpllblk i\d \'lL 7610. ullh;I'\visc krH1Wil iT, lIh~ 
S]H'(:ial 
Ilrotl'di()l1 
o( 
('hildrcil 
/\t1,ainSI 
:'\hl!SC. 
/,xploitalion 
:tlld 
I )jsnilllill,llio[\ /\l:l, illid lllll(~r i'clah.:d laws: 
/\11)" 1()!'I1l or vinicncc, sllch liS phYSical, ~)cxu{ll, and psychologi,-;al vi()l{,lh'::~: 
I.:OlI!lllilled <I~l)aillsl W()IlICil (Hid/or childrell ullder /\ct No, ~\H 15, as amended, 
()lllcr\vi~l' k!h}Wll as tile RcviSl.:d Penal ('()(k:. Rvpu!Jlk /\c( No. 7() I 0, 
ollll.:r\\isl' kll()WII 
~!s lhl' 
:~I'll'l:ia! Proil:ctioll 01" ('Ilildrell Against 
AbL!~;L", 
1':\pltlil<!lil)[1 ;lIld J)iscriIJlilwti()Jj ;\cl, Hq)llblic Ad 9)(i~~, or the /\ll!i"·Violcl1(:t..; 
!\g<'lillst \\lol11CII ([lid ('hildrcl1, and dtlll'!' related !;I\\/s: ami 
/\ll)' !'Ol"lll or ahll<';c. "illch ~IS physical, 'j(~xual, l'IsychoJogicaJ Hnd l:conol11ic 
,liHISl', I1q!kCL cnw]ty, l:xploiLlti()Jl :llid discril11ill<ltloll committed against 
\\O[lh:1l illid/or childreJl lllHlcr ,-\('1 ['-in .. H{ 1), as UJllcll(kd, otlH;nvis(~ known as 
the I<evised 1\;[1:11 ('Ildc. !(l'\Hlhli\: Act No, 'J610, olhcnvbc kIH)\'Vll 
a~; tile 
~;pcl.·j<ll 
jln)[l'~:{inll 
nl 
('hildl\;n 
/\gdinsl 
:\hll.'>C. 
i'>\ploili.lliol1 
and 


I li\crilllill(lliOIl ;\cl. I{cpublic ;\l'l No, 920R, (IS amended, OliltTWise k,hlwn ilS 
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til{' /\llti··'I'rnriidd!lg in Persolls /\C[, <lnd oLher rc!a1ed ];:l\\'s, 
.I( 'ilildrcil" rdlT 10 llt():.;c h~:I(}\\ cighkcn (I R) yvars of' aee llr older htlt arc incapable or Laking 
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,:(11'" oj II,cIII.,<,'lv(:s ilS d"lillc:d under ""puhlic Act No, /('[0, or Ihe Spec:inl I'"oleclion (II 
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('hlldITll /\gdil1st /\husc, 1':.':plnilllliOIl and [)is(:rimillation /\cL 
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~ai(TI()N .I, (,'II!""./II! ,Ie/ II shall he 1I1l[;,'" I III 1(1I' allY I"TS(lIl, whdher illlcilliollally or 
r~ 
lill"Olll'.!J gross 1H'F1ii.J,l:lh."t;, ill pllhli~lh or call'-;('. In he plIbli:-.llcd, il1 allY formal, allY of" tile 
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'I Ill: Il:Ullt', addrl'.ss, tdcphollC Humb.:r, school, hu,<.;illCSS address, cml,loYCL ur 
<lll)' \)111,:1' i<klllil)'illg illl{)n1wtioll ll!' (I vicli!"n ill' (ile ()I-'knses sp~cifi,:d ill 
SlTlioll ) hncoL ill' ,III illll1lcdialc Iill11ily Illcmher or such victim. wilhuul the: 
Wl"illl:ll COll:"'cnl or till' victim ,lilli/or the immediate liul1ily' lllcmhcL 
III case 
til": Viel!l\! j:--. .1 11lillUl", IIle \\Tittel! C011St:lll oj' llle parent or legal gUi:lrdiull, ,1Ild 
tllc Illilll)]" vil'lil1l \vilo is over t\\'l'lvc (I)) y'l~ars (lfagl:, ::-.halllx: ohtained. 
"llllJll~:diilh.~ !;unlty tltellllx:!") rdl:r lo the spouse, (l~CCl1c1,llllts), (kscctldant(s)) 
ad"ptcd cilild(rcl1), or adoplive: I'al'elll(s), 
'I Ill: l\;(;onls or lIll,\, part lhlTC\.d: of rile action, 
~~llit) pnhA:3cdillg, or allY 
:--.la!l;llH,;l\[ llladc thcrcil1 hy any perSOll, sud! as the victim, a wilness, puh!il: 
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.'>1·:( TI()I~ ,I. !';,em!'li<)II, Thl,' 1()llowing C"IlIIlIlI11il:alic)lls, disclllslIl'c. 01' pllblicalioll shall be 
J.(l 
~::a;mpt I"rolll till' fUll: Ull Cl)IlJidcl1liality alit! l!()JHJisc!usllrc: 
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r\I1'> 
CUlll!llllllicaliull, 
disci()SlllTJ 
govcl"!1l11tnt agl:llcics t()r the sole: 
cOlllmi'),\il))l or <l crillh;; and 
()r 
publication 
made 
to 
appropriate 
purpose or informing nnd/or reporting 
/\ pl'iV<lk l:()llllllllllic.atIOrl. di:;('lusul\;, or pllhlicallon made by any pl..~rs()n to 
another illlhc pCrl()l"I11a!l(\~ (irallY l..:gaJ, ll10ral ur sl)..;inl dlily. 
:\;) 
SF( 'TION ::1. IdeJltified/iou. The vil:lilllS, lheir immediate Jillnily memhers. and their 
:~(') 
willll;ssl'S '111,111 be i(knlii'icd 11Y !lumbers or PSClJcJ(lIlYIll,'-, Cor the Collovving pllrpo.;;cs of' news 
,\"/ 
rCptlrlillg: alld i(kntil"iulli{1I1 ill dccisi()IIS, resolutions, or orders (Jf' any governmelltal 
:~r~ 
(kp;lJ'lmcIlL l:Ollllllissi()!l. l)(lHrd) hUI\;i:lll. agency.', regulatory Hl.lthori!y) inslrull1cntality, 
,\lj 
jlldil:ial or 'Hilllilli:.;lrativt' hlHly ill the I{~;plll>!ic ul" l11e Pllilippill~:S which arc required to be 
'III 
disci()sc:d 10 llie, puillic, 
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i)') 
~;E( 'TI()f'~ (., /\'!lolty. /\ll)'" person rnlllHI guilty ol"thc unlm\ifld <Ids provided under Section .1 
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lli..:re~Or sll,tll sul"ll:r thl.: pUlalty oj" (llle (I) YV:ll' imprisonment and i.\ fine oj' Jlol m()re {hall I·'ivc 
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1111I1(11l'1I 
1'II<)lIs,"](1 P'''llS (I'SOO,OOIl,1I01. 
III "'Ise 01 jllridical el1li1)" 
tlie petlalty o[ 
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illlpri:';()I1I11CIII ~hal! Ill' illl]lll.';cd lIpn!l llll: dirc(,jnl";. oniccr.s1 c!llplo.\ccs or ojhl~r officials or 
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plT-i()II~' lj\l'I"l'lll n'~p()ll:,;il)lc 1"01' I Ill: On~:ll:li~. 
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I II,' IK'llidl: Ill:ITin ~;I);!11 h~: withOl!\ pJ't;,Jllciicc In tlh'. civil li;:lhililil:S arising j']'()JII tile crilllinal 
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l) !"ii.:nsc. 
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~;I':( TION 1. illll'l('/ll<'tllllli()II.liJe Ilcpilflnh'lll of ./llslice, ill coordination wilh all relevanl 
lJ3)VCrJ1111C111 (ll'lin";, Sh;l~1 j(lillliy pnllilulgal(' ,111(i i-.;sue the ncu::;,-;(\ry itnplclllcnlillu, rllks and 
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1\~.I·,ld;,tllO!l'-; Ill!" til(' inlpkllll'llLllioJl ()f' this /\~:! will-lin si\lY (00) lI;lYS ancr 1he cr!Cctivily or 
Ihi'. ;\el. 
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SI('TION H. ,\'c/wu/hilily ('I(/I/se 11'::111) pOrliOJl or pl\)visioJl ()rllli,'; i\cl is ckclarcd void and 
lllh;UIlSlilllli(JI1:!I, the rClllaillillg p()rtlnl):' or pruvi<.;ions ilcrc()( shall 1101 he ,Jlfcded h) ,)!lcl! 
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dcc[,lr,l! lOll. 
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SI( 'TION t). 
Ne/)I'(/Iin,l~ ('/ollse. /\11 law,,>, dccrcl.;s) orders, ndes and regulations) pili,,:!' 
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is.'l\1:1l1l'I,:~). or parIs tlll;I\;o!' ilh~Pll.'iisLcnt with the provision::. \lr lhis ;\c1 an; hert~by rcpcakd or 
1) 
IlHldirit'd ,lcl'nrtiill!-''!y, 
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SI<CTION III. i'JjcClil'ilF ('Iulise Thi.' ;\('1 shall t<lke dkcl finecil (IS) day' ailer ils 
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l'()J\liJk~ll' pllillic.a(jlJJl jJl <:I k;asll\\'ll en Jllltionalllcw<.;papcrs ol'l.-~l'tlcral circulation. 
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