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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND 
DISCRIMINATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7610, AS AMENDED
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Department of Justice defines child abuse as "any act which inflicts physical 
or psychological injury, cruelty to or the neglect, sexual abuse of, or which exploits, a 
child." By this definition, the 2015 National Baseline Survey on Violence Against Children 
in the Philippines remarks a high prevalence of abuse committed on Filipino children. 
UNICEF further observes that Eighty per cent of Filipino children have experienced some 
form of violence at home, in school, in their community and online.
This disturbing rate makes it imperative that we impose stiffer penalties on those 
proved committing these abuses on children. Stiffer penalties, apart from being stronger 
deterrent in committing these crimes, make abusers agonize the consequences of their 
acts.
In adherence to the declared policy as enunciated in Republic Act No. 7610, this 
proposed measure encourages the State to play a vital role in the safe and wholesome 
rearing of children for them to be protected and to become good citizens of the country 
by imposing stiffer penalties. In this light, consideration of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S. No.
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'■19 
JUL 15 
A 9 56
Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND 
DISCRIMINATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7610, AS AMENDED
Be it  enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 9 of Republic Act No. 7610, otherwise known as the Special
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Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act, is
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hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 9. Obscene Publications and Indecent Shows. -
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Any person who shall hire, employ, use, persuade, induce
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or coerce a child to perform in obscene exhibitions and
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indecent shows, whether live or in video, pose, or model in
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obscene publications or pornographic materials or to sell or
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distribute the said materials shall suffer the penalty of
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[prision mayor] RECLUSION TEMPORAL in its medium
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period.
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If the child 
used 
as a 
performer, 
subject or
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seller/distributor is below twelve (12) years of age, the
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penalty shall 
be 
[imposed— in— its maximum— period]
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Any ascendant, guardian, or person entrusted in any 
capacity with the care of a child who shall cause and/or 
allow such child to be employed or to participate in an 
obscene play, scene, act, movie or show or in any other 
acts covered by this section shall suffer the penalty of 
[prisfon moyof] RECLUSION TEMPORAL in its [medium]
MAXIMUM period.
Sec. 2. Section 10 of the same Act as amended, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 
10. 
Other Acts o f Neglect, Abuse, 
Cruelty or 
Exploitation and Other Conditions Prejudicial to the Child's 
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(a) 
Any person who shall commit any other acts of child 
abuse, cruelty or exploitation or be responsible for 
other 
conditions 
prejudicial 
to 
the 
child's 
development including those covered by Article 59 of 
Presidential Decree No. 603, as amended, but not 
covered by the Revised Penal Code, as amended, 
shall 
suffer 
the 
penalty 
of 
[prtsion— mayef\ 
RECLUSION PERPETUA in its minimum period.
(b) 
Any person who shall keep or have in his company a 
minor, twelve (12) years or under or who is ten (10) 
years or more his junior in any public or private 
place, hotel, motel, beer join, discotheque, cabaret, 
pension house, sauna or massage parlor, beach 
and/or other tourist resort or similar places shall 
suffer the penalty or [prision mayor] RECLUSION 
TEMPORAL in its [maximum] MEDIUM period and 
a fine of not less than [R fty -thousand pesos 
(P50,000)] FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(PSOO/OOO): Provided, That this provision shall not 
apply to any person who is related within the fourth


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degree of consanguinity or affinity or any bond 
recognized by law, local custom and tradition, or acts 
in the performance of a social, moral or legal duty.
(c) 
Any person who shall induce, deliver or offer a minor 
to any one prohibited by this Act to keep or have in 
his company a minor as provided in the preceding 
paragraph shall suffer the penalty of prision m ayor 
in its [medium] MAXIMUM period and a fine of not 
less than [Forty thousand pesos (P40,000)] FOUR 
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P400,000.00): 
Provided, however, That should the perpetrator be 
an ascendant, stepparent or guardian of the minor, 
the penalty to be imposed shall be [prision mayor] 
RECLUSION 
TEMPORAL 
in 
its 
[maximum] 
MEDIUM period, a fine of not less than [Fifty 
thousand 
pesos 
(P50,000)] 
FIVE 
HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000.00), and the loss 
of parental authority over the minor.
THE OFFENDER SHALL LIKEWISE UNDERGO A 
REEDUCATION 
AND 
REORIENTATION 
PROGRAM ON CHILD PROTECTION TO BE 
CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL 
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT.
(d) 
Any person, owner, manager or one entrusted with 
the operation of any public or private place of 
accommodation, whether for occupancy, food, drink 
or otherwise, including residential places, who allows 
any person to take along with him to such place or 
places any minor herein described shall be imposed 
a 
penalty of prision m ayor in 
its 
[medium] 
MAXIMUM period and fine of not less than [Fifty


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thouGond 
pesos 
(P5Q/000)] 
FIVE 
HUNDRED
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THOUSAND PESOS (PSOO/OOO.OO), and the loss
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of the 
license 
to 
operate 
such 
a 
place 
or
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establishments.
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(e) 
Any person who shall use, coerce, force or intimidate
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a streetchild or any other child to:
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1) Beg or use begging AS a means of living;
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2) Act as conduit or middlemen in drug trafficking
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or pushing; or
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3) Conduct any illegal activities, shall suffer the
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penalty of [prision corcccionol 
in its medium
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period] RECLUSION TEMPORAL to reclusion
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perpetua.
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Sec. 3. Section 16 of the same Act, as amended, is hereby further amended to
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read as follows:
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Sec. 16. Pena! Provisions.-
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(a) Any employer who violates Sections 1 2 ,12-A, and
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Section 14 of this Act, as amended, shall be
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penalized by imprisonment of [six (6) months]
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ONE (1) YEAR and one (1) day to six (6) years
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or a fine of not less than [Fifty thousand pesos
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(P50,000.00)] 
ONE 
HUNDRED THOUSAND
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PESOS (PlOO,000.00) but not more than [Three
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hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00)] FOUR
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HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P400,000.00)
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or both at the discretion of the court.
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(b) Any person who violates the provision of Section
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12-D 
of this Act 
or the 
employer of the
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subcontractor who employs, or the one who
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facilitates the employment of a child in hazardous
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work, shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less
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PESOS (P200,000) but not more than One 
million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or imprisonment of 
not less than twelve (12) years and one (1) day to 
twenty 
(20) 
years, 
or 
both 
such 
fine and 
imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
(c) Any person who violates Sections 12-D(1) and 12- 
D(2) 
shall 
be 
prosecuted 
and 
penalized 
in 
accordance with the penalty provided for by [RvA; 
9208' othcrw iGO known as the-'-V\f>tHfaffk:-km§ -w  
Persons 
Act of 
200^"] 
SECTION 
12 
OF 
HEPUBLIC 
ACT 
NO. 
10364 
OR 
THE 
EXPANDED 
ANTI-TRAFFlCKlNt. 
IN 
PERSONS ACT OF 2012: Provided, That sue h
nonriii’./ cHiiii i-.a : ; n . c i i r .  in iVc rr.rtvi.-ni irr. ivariArt
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(d ) .Hnv Dcison wiio vioiaLeb Section i2-D{3) shaii be 
prosecuted and penalized in accordance with RA 
9165, otherwise known as the 'Comprehensive 
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002': Provided, That 
such oenalty shall be imposed in its maximum 
period.
(e ) If a corporation commits any of the violations 
aforecited, the board of directors/trustees and 
officers, which include the president, treasurer and 
secretary of the said corporation who participated 
in or knowingly allowed the violation, shall be 
penalized accordingly as provided for under this 
Section.
(f) Parents, biological or by legal fiction, and legal 
guardians found to be violating Sections 12, 12-A,
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dnu iii-c, of this Act shall pay a fine of not 
ic:>s th.:;ri [Ten thousand peses-(PlO,-QQO7O0)] ONE


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HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PlOO,000.00)
but not more than [One-hundred-tlm tsaRd-pesos 
(■Pl-OQ/QQQ-.-OG)] THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS (P300,000.00), or be required to render 
community service for not less than [thirty (30) 
days] THREE (3) MONTHS but not more than 
one (1) year, or both such fine and community 
service at the discretion of the court: Provided, 
That the maximum length of community service 
shall be imposed on parents, [er] legal guardians 
OR ADULT CARGIVERS WHO HAVE CUSTODY 
OP THE CHILD AND who have violated the 
provisions of this Act three (3) times: Provided, 
further. That in addition to the community service, 
the penaity of imprisonment of [thtrty-(30) days] 
THREE (3) MONTHS but not more than one (1) 
year or both at the discretion of the court, shall be 
imposed on the parents or legal guardians who 
have violated the provision of this Act more than 
three (3) times.
(g)The Secretary of Labor and Employment or his/her 
duly authorized representative may, after due 
notice and hearing, order the closure of any 
business firm  or establishment found to have 
violated any of the provisions of this Act more than 
three (3) times. He/She shall likewise order the 
immediate closure of such firm or establishment if: 
1) The violation of any provision of this Act has 
resulted in the death, insanity or serious 
physical injury of a child employed in such 
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2) Such firm or establishment is engaged or
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employed in prostitution or in obscene or
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lewd shows.
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(h )ln  case of such closure, the employer shall be
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required to pay the employee(s) the separation
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pay and other monetary benefits provided for by
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law.
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Sec. 4. Section 20 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 20 Discrimination. -  Children of indigenous cultural
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communities shall not be subjected to any and all forms of
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discrimination.
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Any 
person 
who 
discriminates 
against 
children 
of
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indigenous cultural communities shall suffer a penalty of [arres to
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m aye^ PRISION CORECCIONAL in its [maximum] MEDIUM
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period and a fine of not less than [Five thousand pesos (P5,000)]
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FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000) nor more than [Ten
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thousand pesos - (P10,000)] ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
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PESOS (P100,000.00).
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THE OFFENDER SHALL LIKEWISE UNDERGO A
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REEDUCATION AND REORIENTATION PROGRAM ON THE
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
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TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON 
Xr^OiGcNOUS PEOPLES OR THE PHILIPPINE TASK FORCE
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POR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS.
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Sec. 5. Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this Act,
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the Secretary of Labor and Employment in coordination with the Secretary of Social
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Welfare and Development, concerned agencies in the public sector and other
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stakeholders in the private sector, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to
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effectively Implement the provisions of this Act.
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Such rules and regulations shall take effect upon their publication in two (2)
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Sec. 6. Separability Cause. If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
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remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 7. Repealing Cause. Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended
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accordingly.
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Sec. 8. Effectivity Cause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
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Approved,