THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
SENATE 
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First Regular Sesslon 
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S. B. NO. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Sailtiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Act No.'3815, as amended, also known as'the.Penal Code, Article 335 par; 7 No. 
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: and.the.offender is a parent, ascendah, step-parent, mardian, relative by consanguinity or 
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affinity within the' third civil degree, or the common-law spouse of the parent of the 
victim." 
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However, under the abovementioned circumstances thTe is' no .
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penalizes sexual relations between consenting. pahies eighteen (18) years of age .and 
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ANTI-INCEST ACT 
&'enate ,aTld.the Hoitse qfRepresentufives iji Coripess msem bled: 
SECTION I .  Sborf Ti&. This Act sballibe known as the "Anti-Incest Act.]' 
SECTION 2 . .  Coverage. Incestuous sexual! relations with consent 'are prohibited 
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the following part,ies who have knowledgeloftheir ,relationship and. are eightccn 
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.(I 8) years of age and above: 
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(a) between ascendanis and descendants of any degree; 
'(b) between brothers and h e r s ,  whetheri of.the fdl.or half blood; 
( c )  between cbllateral blood !relatives,,whether le&imate.or illegitiniate, up to the 
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(d) between step-parents and step-children; 
(e) between parents-in-law and children-in-law; 
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(f) between theiadopting parent and the adopted chiid; 
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. (9). between the.surviving spouse of the a'dopting parent and the adopted, child; 
(h) between the surviving spouseof the adopted child and the adopter; 
(I) been an adopted child and a legitimate child of the adopter, and 
(j) between adopted Children. of the sarneiadopter. 
SECTION 3.. f?enal/ies. 
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The ascendant, elder brother or sister, elder 6Iood 
relative. step-parent, parent-in-law, adopting parent; or surviving spouse of the adoptins 
parent convicted under..Section 2 shall be punished by prision correccionaj in its mininILrm 
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The'descendant, younger brother or sister, younger blood relative. step-child, son 
or daughter-in-law, the adopted;or thd~surviving spouse of the adopted shall be punished 
two degrees lower if he or.she is betwqen the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty five (25) at 
the time of the sexual relations, . .  
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The maximum penalty as 
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the incestuous se)cual relations oc& white. the. spouse of the ascendant, step-parent, 
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parent-in-law, adopting parent, or the adopted 
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in another city, municipality. 
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or province, with a radius of at least 1150 kilometers from his :or her habitual residence or is 
employed abioad. 
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' '  SECTION4 Jepurubilify Clause. IFany provision! or part hereof. is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder olthe law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and 'subsisting. 
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SECTION 5 
Repealing C ~ u s e .  Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction/, administrative order, wle or regulation contrary to, 
or inconsistent with, theprovisions Jof this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
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accordingly. 
SECTION 6. Efleciivity Clhuse. This Act shall take effect fifteen (1 5) days after 
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