FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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COMMITTEE REPORT NO. ___ 
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Submitted jointly by the Committees on Justice and Huma2 
Rights and Constitutional 
Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws on 
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2011 
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Re: 
Senate Bill No. 2726 
Recommending its approval in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 915,1423 and 2367. 
Sponsor: Senator Escudero 
MR. PRESIDENT: 
The Committees on Justice and Human Rights and Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws to which were referred Senate Bill No. 915, introduced by 
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN ACTS OF VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWO OF ACT NO. 3815 AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE" 
S.No. 1423, introduced by Senator Loren Legarda, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
DECRIMINALIZING CERTAINS ACTS OFYAGRANCY AMENDING FOR 
THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE." 
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and S.No. 2367, introduced by Senator Francis G. Escudero, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
ARTICLE 202 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
. KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE" 
have considered the same and have the honor to report them back to the Senate with the 
recommendation that the attached Senate Bill No. 2726 
, prepared by 
the Committees, entitled: 
"AN ACT 
DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE" 
be approved in substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 915, 1423, and 2367 with Senators 
Estrada, Legarda, Escudero and Defensor-Santiago as authors thereof . 
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Respectfully submitted: 
~~~NTIAGO 
RI~~~rman, 
Committee on Constitutional Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
. SEN. FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
Chairman, 
Committee on Justice and Human Rights 
SEN. T OF TO GU)NGONA III 
Chairman, 
Committee 
Justice and ·Human Rights 
MEMBERS: 
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Comttes. on Justice and Human Rights 
& Consti. Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws 
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Comtte . 0 Justice and Human Rights 
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SEN. PANFILO M. LACSON 
Comm. on Consti. Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
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SEN. EDGARDO J. ANGARA 
Comm. on Consti. Amendments, 
Revision of Codes and Laws 
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SEN. MANUEL M. LAPID 
Comm. on Consti. Amendmenti\,rl 
Revision of Codes and Laws '" . 
N MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI 
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Revision of Codes and Laws 
SEN. FERDINAN R. MA\RCOS, JR. 
Comm. on Consti. Amend 
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Ex-Officio Mymbers: 
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SEN. ALAN PETER CAYETANO 
Senate Minority Floor Leader 
HON. JUAN PONCE ENRILE 
Senate President 
GOY EJERCITO-ESTRADA 
President Pro:Tempore 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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S. B.No. 2726 
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Prepared Jointly by the Committees on Justice and Human Rights and 
Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws with Senators Estrada, 
Legarda, Escudero and Defensor-Santiago as authors thereof 
AN ACT. 
DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS 
PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE R~VISED PENALCODE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to 
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read as follows: 
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" Article 202. [Vagrants and p] Prostitutes; penalty. - [The following are 
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vagrants: 
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1. Any person having no apparent means of subsistence, who has the 
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physical ability to work and who neglects to apply himself or herself to 
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some lawful calling; 
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2. Any person found loitering about public or semi-public buildings or 
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places. or tramping or wandering about the country or the streets 
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without visible means of support; 
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3. Any idle or dissolute person who lodges in houses of ill-fame; 
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ruffians or pimps and those who habitually associate with prostitutes; 
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4. Any person who, not being included in the provisions of other 
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articles of this Code, shall be found loitering in any inhabited or 
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uninhabited place belong to another without any lawful or justifiable 
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purpose; 
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5. prostitutes.] 
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For the purposes of this article, women who, for money or 
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profit, habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct, 
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are deemed to be prostitutes. 
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Any person found guilty of any of the offenses covered by this 
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article shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 
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pesos, and in case of recidivism, by arresto mayor in its medium period 
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to prision correccional in its minimum period or a fine ranging from 200 
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to 2,000 pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court. 
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SEC. 2. Effect on Pending Cases. All pending cases under the provisions of 
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Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code on Vagrancy prior to its amendment by this 
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Act shall be dismissed upon effectivity of this A'ct. 
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SEC. 3. Immediate Release of Convicted Persons. All persons serving sentence for 
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violation of the provisions of Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code on Vagrancy 
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prior to its amendment by this Act shall be immediately released upon effectivity of 
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this Act, provided that they are not serving 'sentence or detained for any other 
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offense or felony. 
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SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules 
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and regulations, and other issuances, or any parts thereof, inconsistent with this Act, 
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are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
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SEC. 5. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
Approved, 
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