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S. BILLNO. 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RALPH G. RECTO 
Explanatory Note 
This bill seeks to prohibit the printing or publication of notices or advertisements 
relating to employment indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or 
discrimination, based on gender, physical attributes, civil status, age, regional origin, 
religion and school preference thereby giving spirit and intent to the Constitutional 
guaranty of promotion of full employment and equal opportunity to all. 
The enactment of this measure will diminish discrimination and will encourage 
selection through merits and fitness thereby strengthening human resources management 
in the country. 
This legislation likewise, make such discrimination practices unlawful and to 
penalize violators with imprisonment of not less than one (1) year or a fine of not less 
than P1000,000. 
Immediate approval of this measure is 


13'h CONGRESS OB THE REPUBLIC 
First Regular Session 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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S. BILLNO. 
Introduced by SENATOR RALPH G. RECTO 
AN ACT 
PROHIBITING THE PRINTING OR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES OR 
ADVERTISEMENTS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT INDICATING ANY 
PREFERENCE, LIMITATION, SPECIFICATION, OR DISCRIMINATION, 
BASED ON GENDER, PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES, CIVIL STATUS, AGE, 
REGIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION AND SCHOOL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor 
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organization, employment agency, or joint labor-management committee controlling 
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apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs, to 
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print or publish or caused to be printed or published any notices or advertisements 
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relating to employment by such an employer or membership in or any classification or 
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referral for employment by such a labor organization, or relating to any classification or 
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referral for employment by such an employment agency, or relating to admission to, or 
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employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other training by 
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such a joint labor-management committee, indicating any preference, limitation, 
specification, or discrimination, based on gender, physical attributes, civil status, age, 
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regional origin, religion and school attended is a bona fide occupational qualification for 
employment. 
SEC. 2. 
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Any person who knowingly or willfully 
violates the provision of this Act shall be punished by imprisonment of not less than one 
(1) year to not more than three (3) years or a fine o f  One Hundred Thousand Pesos 
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100,000.00). 
SEC. 3. 
Zmplementirrg Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Labor 
and Employment (DOLE) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and other 
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appropriate government agencies shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the 
effective implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 4. 
Repealing Clause. - All 
laws 
orders, 
decrees, rules and 
regulations, which are inconsistent with or contrary to the provision of this Act, are 
hereby amended or repealed accordingly. 
SEC.5. 
Separability Clause. - The provisions of this Act are hereby 
declared to be separable and, in the event any of such provisions is declared 
unconstitutional, the order provision which is not affected thereby shall remain in full 
force and effect. 
SEC. 6. 
Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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