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Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
White slave trade is a major threat and menace to the dignity and welfare 
of 
women and young children. It reduces them to mere sex objects. Efforts 
from the various sectors of the society and the government have proven to be 
futile due to the ills of the criminal justice system and its conversion to a 
lucrative business by some self-serving businessmen with little or no regard for 
the lives they abuse, exploit and destroy in procuring 
women and young 
children to satiate other people's lust. 
With this alarming thought, there is a need to amend existing laws to 
deter if not totally eradicate this inhumane practice of peddling women as sex 
objects. This bill seeks to provide a higher penalty for white slave trade, 
punishable under Article 341 of 
the Revised penal Code, as amended. It 
likewise provides for the punishment of persons acting as procurer to solicit a 
person to become a client of a prostitute and/or persons recruiting women under 
the pretext of lawful employment but in reality, to turn over the same woman to 
another or others to work as a prostitute. Sanctions are also rendered against 
establishments or enterprises, which promote, facilitate or conduct activities 
constituting prostitution. 
As white slave trade is becoming more rampant rather than curtailed, 
there is a need to put more teeth into the law and impose higher penalty 
against those who transgress and exploit women and young 
children. The 
immediate passage of this bill is strongly urged. 
IT0 ESTRADA 
Senator 


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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 
AN ACT 
AMENDING ARTICLE 341 (WHITE SLAVE TRADE) OF THE 
REVISED PENAL CODE TO PROVIDE A DETERRENT TO THE 
PROMOTION OF THE PROSTITUTION AND INCREASING THE 
PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT AND FINE AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION I. Article 341 of the Revised Penal Code, is hereby amended 
to read asfollows: 
a. 
"Art. 341. White slave Trade. a. The penalty of RECLUSION 
TEMPORAL (Prison mayor) in its medium and maximum periods shali be 
imposed upon any person who, in any manner, or under any pretext shall 
engage in the business or shall profit by (prostitution or shall enlist the 
services of any other for the purpose of prostitution) 
(1)ACTING AS A PROCURER TO SOLICIT A 
PERSON TO 
BECOME 
THE CLIENT OF A PROSTITUTE IF 
THE 
CLIENT 
CONSENTST0 BE PROCURED FOR THE PROSTITUTE, THE 
LATTER 
SHALL 
LIKEWISE 
BE 
PUNISHED 
UNDER 
THIS 
ART1 C LE. 
(2)lNDUClNG A PERSON TO BE A CLIENT OF APROSTITUTE 
BY MEANS OF ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER SIMILAR MEANS; 


(3)CONFRONTlNG ANY PERSON IN ANY STREET OR PUBLIC 
PLACE WITH THE INTENT TO SOLICIT HIM TO BE THE 
CLIENT OF A PROSTITUTE; 
(4) RECRUITING A WOMAN UNDE 
THE PRETEXT OF LAWFUL 
EMPLOYMENT BUT ACTUALLY 
F R THE 
PURPOSE OF 
TURNING HER OVER TO OPERATORS OF WHITE SLAVERY. 
(5) DECEITFULLY 
TAKING ADVANTAGE 
OF 
OR 
THROUGH 
INFLUENCE DUE TO HIS RELATIONSHIP SHALL PROCURE A 
WOMAN AS PROSTITUTE; 
ENGAGE PROSTITUTE; 
(6) THREATENING OR USING VIOLENCE TOWARDS A WOMAN TO 
(7)TAKlNG ADVANTAGE OF HIS RELATIONSHIP IN ORDER TO 
DEMAND 
FROM THE WOMAN WHO 
HAS PROSTITUTED 
HERSELF THE WHOLE OR A PART OF THE COMPENSATION 
DE RIVED FROM P ROSTlTUTlO N; 
(8) GIVING MONETARY CONSIDERATION, GOODS OR OTHER 
PECUNIARY BENEFIT TO A WOMAN BY MEANS OF AN 
ADVANCE OR OTHER MEANS WITH THE INTENT TO MAKE 
SUCHWOMAN AS A PROSTITUTE; 
(9) MAINTAINING CALL GIRLS THAT WILL CATER TO FOREIGN 
TOURIST AND LOCAL CLIENTS; AND 
(IO) 
FURNISHING A PLACE FOR PROSTITUTION OR ENGAGING 
IN THE 
BUSINESS OF FURNISHING 
THE 
PLACE 
FOR 
PROSTITUTTION, MAKING IT HIS BUSINESS TO ALLOW 
WOMEN PROSTITUTES TO LIVE AT THE ESTABLISHMENT 
WHICH HEPOSSESSESS AND MANAGES OR AT THE PLACE 
WHICH 
HE DESIGNATES AND 
FURNISHING THE 
FUNDS, 
LAND, OR BUILDING NECESSARY FOR THE BUSINESS. 
b. 
SANCTIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS OR ENTERPRISES WHICH 
PROMOTE, 
FACILITATE 
OR 
CONDUCT 
ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTING 
PROSTITUTING - ALL ESTABLISHMENTS AND ENTERPRISES WHICH 
PROMOTE OR FACILITATE PROSTITUTION SHALL 
AUTOMATICALLY 
BE CLOSED AND THEIR AUTHORITY OR LICENSE TO OPERATE 
SHALL BE CANCELLED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE OWNER OR 
MANAGER THEREOF BEING PROSECUTED UNDER 
THIS ARTICLE 
AND/OR 
THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS 
AMENDED, 
OR 
BY 
SPECIAL 
LAWS. 
SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS AND ENTERPRISES SHALL 


REMAIN CLOSED 
UNTIL THE COURT DETERMINES OTHERWISE, 
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF 
THE PEOPLE AND THE IMMORALITYOF THE ACT. 
AN 
ESTABLISHMENT 
SHALL BE PRESUMED 
PRIMA 
FACIE 
ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION OR FACILITATION OF PROSTITUTION IF 
THE ACTS CONSISTING PROSTITUTION OCCCUR IN THE PREMISES. 
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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