SIX'I'I':I'NTI I CONC;I{I':SS OF TIIF RI~PUBLIC 
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01' '1'1 IF 1'1 IILII'I'INI':S 
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First Regular Session 
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'13 
NOV 26 P 2 :49 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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I.,:XPLANATORY NOTE 
There is no law which prohibits govc1'Ilmcnt surveys from obtaining incriminatory 
inlimmltion li'ol11 l11inors on matters conccrning the minor's lamily, 
This bill protects 1[1I11ily privacy on l11allers such as political affiliations or beliefs, 
psychological problems, sexual bchavior, religious beliclii, and privileged communications. 
Ilowcycr, it docs not prevcnt the investigations pursuant to law or applications i(l!' memhership 
or eligibility ill orgallizations or programs.'" 
• This bill was originally nled during tlu: Thirteentli Congress, j:irst Regu](lr Session. 


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SIXTFIWI'II CONC;!{I':SS OF TilE REPUBLIC 
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OF TIIF I'IIILII'I'INI':S 
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First Rq~ular Sessioll 
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'13 
NOV 26 
P2 :49 
SENj~ 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
l'IZ()VI()INCi «(m PROTECTION OF FAMILY PRIVACY 
/Ie il enacled hy Ihe Senale and Ihe [[ouse of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress ({sselllhled: 
SI·:CTION I. Shorl '!'ille. 
This Act shall be known as the "Family Privacy Protection 
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Act." 
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SI'CTION 2. /Jejinilioll oj'a Minor. 
For the purpose of this Act, a minor shallmcan a 
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child less than eighteen (I X) years of age. 
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SI·:( TION 1. l·tllllil)1 IJriVllql'rotectiol1.-
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(A) 
Reslriclioll on Seeking Injimllolion .Ii-om Minors, - Notwithstanding any other 
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provisiOIl or law, in conducting a program or activityllmded by the government, a person may 
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not, without the prior written consent or at least one parent or guardian of a minor, require or 
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otherwise seek the respollse ol'the minor to a survey questiollnaire which is intended to elicit, or 
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has the er/loet or eliciting, ini()!'Jllation abOlLl the minor's ramily concerning any of the following: 
(I) 
I"lrental political affiliations or beliefs; 
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(2) 
Mcntal or psychological problems; 
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Sexual behavior or attitudes; 
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Illegal, antisocial, or se1f~incriminating behavior; 
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(5) 
Appraisals of other individuals with whom the minor has a I'amilial 
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re lat i onship; 
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Relationships that are legally recognized as privileged, including those 
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with lawyers, physicians and mcmbers oflhc clergy; 


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Religious affiliations or beliefs, 
(/el1em/ I!xcep/iol1s, - Paragraph (A) shall not apply to any or the felllowing: 
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Inle)J']ll<ltion lel\' tile purpose ora criminal investigation or adjudication; 
Inquiry made pursuant to a good lilith concern for the health, sarety, or. 
wcllilre or an individual minor; 
Administration or the immigration, internal revenue, or custOI11S laws of 
the Philippines; 
Iniell'lllation required by the law to determine eligibility fill' participation in 
an organization, program, or for receiving linancial assistance; 
Academic per/ill'lnance tcsts except to the extent that questions in such 
(csts would require a minor to rcveal iniimmltion listed under paragraph 
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SI':CTION 4, No/i/lea/iol1 1'l'Ocedlll'cs, 
The head or any department or agency of the 
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govel'llment which provides 111l1ds lil]' any program or activity involving the gathering of 
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inl(lI'Ination li'om a minor to any surveyor questionnairc shall establish procedures by which the 
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department or agcncy shall notify minors and their parents of protections provided under (his 
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Act. The procedmes shall also provicie j~)r advance public availability of each questionnaire or 
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survey to whieh a responsc li'onl a lllinor is sought. 
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SFCTION 5, ('ol1lpiial/ce,- The head of' each government department or agency shall 
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establish such j1roeedme necessary to ensure compliance with this Act. Nothing in this Act shall 
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he eonstrucd (0 fell'eelose any individual /i'om obtainingjudieial relief. 
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SI':CTION 6, Scp({l'IIhiii/y ('fallSI', -
[I' any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
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unconsti(utional, the rcmainder of the law or provision not otherwise afTeeted shall remain valid 
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and subsisting, 
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SH :TION 7. lIewaling ('[{[lise. - Any law, presiciential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, Idtel' of instruction, ndlllinistnltivc order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions or this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SI,CTION X. 1':Ili'clivily C/ause.- This Act shall take erreel Jlllccll (15) days after its 
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publicatioll in at lcast two (2) newspapers of gcncral circulation. 
Approved, 
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