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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2198 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
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ADDRESSING THE SYSTEM OF PROSTITUTION, IMPOSING PENALTIES ON 
ITS 
PERPETRATORS, 
PROVIDING 
PROTECTIVE 
MEASURES 
AND 
SUPPORT 
SERVICES 
FOR 
ITS 
VICTIMS, 
AND 
DECRIMINALIZING 
VAGRANCY, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 202 AND 341 OF 
THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND AMENDING R.A. 9208, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Prostitution hl1ls pernicious effects and destroys our moral fiber. That 
something concrete ought to be done about it goes without saying. 
While it is true that concerted efforts may not sufficiently and completely 
eradicate this deleteriously societal menace, a critical review of archaic laws and 
pOlicies should be undertaken, if only t() put appropriate governmental initiatives 
in their proper perspective. 
Of these many laws up for scrutiny and amendment, the repeal of Articles 
202 and 341 of the Revised Penal Code is a crucial step. These Articles, 
remained untouched for so many years, sadly treat sex workers and other 
individuals exploited into prostitution as criminal perpetrators instead of victims. 
Not only is this perspective misplaced but it is clearly and morally 
repugnant and abhorrent. It is about time this anomaly should be critically 
addressed. 
The proposed measure focuses on this concern. It seeks not only to 
decriminalize prostitution but more importantly provide for the victims adequate 
protection by: 
a) upholding the human rights of persons exploited in prostitution; 
b) enjoining local government units and appropriate government agencies 
to curb the same; and, 
c) creating a National Anti-Prostitution Council that will develop a 
program addressing prostitution and the various needs of exploited 
persons, among others. 


Through this bill, archaic policies may finally be corrected paving the way 
for a more invigorated approach in our campaign against prostitution. 
OY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
Senator 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 2198 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
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ADDRESSING THE SYSTEM OF PROSTITUTION, IMPOSING PENALTIES ON 
ITS 
PERPETRATORS, 
PROVIDING 
PROTECTIVE 
MEASURES 
AND 
SUPPORT 
SERVICES 
FOR 
ITS 
VICTIMS, 
AND 
DECRIMINALIZING 
VAGRANCY, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 202 AND 341 OF 
THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND AMENDING R.A. 9208, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Anti-
Prostitution Act of 2013". 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies. -The State: 
(a) 
In accordance with the relevant international instruments, particularly, 
the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Convention on the 
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention Against 
Transnational Organized Crime including its Protocol to Prevent, 
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and 
Children, and other international human rights instruments of which 
the Philippines is a party, declares its commitment to end the 
continuing sexual exploitation of women, men, and children and all 
forms of gender-based violence by creating an enabling environment 
where the human rights of women and children are promoted, 
protected, and fulfilled; 
(b) 
recognizes prostitution as a human rights violation that calls for 
coordinated and sustained response from all agencies of government 
as well as non-governmental organizations that comprehensively 
addresses the factors that perpetuate sexual exploitation; 
(c) 
recognizes that women and children are systematically victimized by 
and in the system of prostitution and must, therefore be given 
protection and support by the State, instead of being treated as 
offenders; 


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(d) 
recognizes that eliminating prostitution is essential for women and 
children to genuinely and meaningfully participate in nation-building; 
and, 
(e) 
recognizes that the law on vagrancy has outlived its usefulness and 
that vagrants should be looked upon not as common criminals but as 
victims of their ill circumstance. 
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - The following terms are defined for 
purposes of this Act: 
(a) 
Prostitution - any act, transaction, scheme or design involving the use 
OR EXPLOITATION of a person, whether through the performance 
of such act or mere demonstration thereof, whether woman, man or 
child, for the sexual gratification or pleasure of another in exchange 
for money or checks, profit or other consideration, or any act that 
promotes or facilitates the accomplishment of the said act, 
transaction, scheme or design; 
(b) 
Person exploited in prostitution - refers to a woman, man or child 
used, exploited or employed for another person's sexual gratification 
or pleasure and for the monetary gain or profit of others; 
(c) 
Child - refers to any person below eighteen (18) years of age or one 
who is over eighteen (18) but is unable to fully take care of or protect 
himself/herself from 
abuse, 
neglect, 
cruelty, 
exploitation 
or 
discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition; 
(d) 
Sexual exploitation - refers to the practice by which women are 
sexually subjugated through abuse or violation, either overt or covert, 
of women's sexuality and physical or mental integrity, as a means of 
achieving power and domination, including gratification, financial 
gain, and advancement; 
(e) 
Sexual act -.refers to sexual intercourse, including genital-to-genital, 
oral-to-genital, anal-to-genital, or oral-to-anal intercourse or contact, 
insertion of any instrument or object into the genital or anal orifice of 
any person, bestiality, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse, 
exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person, and other acts 
of a sexual nature, whether the same is made between persons of 
the same or opposite sex; 
(f) 
Establishment - refers to any business or enterprise, including, but 
not limited to, sauna, bath, massage parlor, discotheque, bar, 
restaurant, resort, lodging house, motel, hotel, theater, ship, vessel, 
cab or taxi, or any other vehicle, or any dwelling, house, jail, 
detention center, structure or building sewing as a cover or venue for 
prostitution, or any group, association or organization that engages in 
prostitution activities; 
(g) 
Cult - refers to, but not limited to fanatic groups that entice, recruit, 
and 
condition 
any 
person 
to 
become sexual 
offerings 
in 
organizational rituals or in other circumstances as part of 
membership requirements. 


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SEC. 4. Acts of Prostitution. - Prostitution is a crime committed by: 
(a) Any person who gives or delivers money or any other consideration 
in exchange for the actual performance or mere demonstration of a 
sexual act by a person exploited in prostitution, regardless of whether 
the person giving or delivering money or any other consideration is 
the recipient of such a sexual act; 
(b) 
any person who is a recipient of a sexual act, whether such a 
recipient has given or delivered money or any other consideration for 
the procurement of a person exploited in prostitution; Provided, 
however, that for purposes of this Section, being a recipient shall 
include pE)rSOnS or crowds before whom a person exploited in 
prostitution has actually performed or merely demonstrated the 
sexual act; 
(c), Any person who offers another for sexual exploitation in exchange for 
money or any other consideration; 
(d) any person who induces, persuades, entices, compels, kidnaps, 
recruits or in any manner procures or causes a person to serve in an 
establishment knowing that the same is involved in prostitution 
activities or when s/he has reasonable cause to believe that such 
establishment is involved in said activities; 
(e) any person who organizes or arranges travel tours and/or tourism 
related activities that involve the sexual exploitation of any person or 
the escort services of any person who is expected to perform the 
sexual acts as defined in this Act; 
(f) 
any person who as part of cult or religious obligation uses, entices, 
recruits, or offers any person as sexual offering or favor to other 
members of the cult or religious organization; 
(g) 
any person who uses information technology or any form of media for 
the purposes of prostitution; 
(h) any person who derives profit or advantage from any of the 
prohibited acts defined in this Section as owner, operator, manager, 
head, director, officer or agent of the establishment where the 
prostitution activity takes place, or of the establishment serving as a 
cover or venue for such prostitution activity, or aiding another 
establishment or person involved in any prostitution activity; 
(i) 
any person who leases, subleases, or in any manner allows the use 
of any dwelling, house, structure, building, land or any other property 
knowing that the lessee/sub lessee intends to use or uses it for 
prostitution activities as defined in this Section. For the purposes of 
this paragraph, the owner of the dwelling, house structure, building, 
,land or any other property used for prostitution and his/her agent 
shall be presumed to have knowledge that the place is being used or 
intended to be used or intended to be used for prostitution unless 
s/he disproves it; 
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any member of the military or police establishment, or any 
government official or employee, or any person in authority who 
commits, causes, or promotes, facilitates, allows, or tolerates the 


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commission of any of the acts defined in this Section, or who, in any 
manner, provides protection to the perpetrators of the said acts; 
(k) 
any official or employee of any jail or detention center or any person 
connected thereto who commits, causes, promotes, facilitates, allows 
or tolerates the commission of any of the acts defined in this section 
upon inmates or who, in any manner, provides protection to the 
perpetrators of the said act. 
For purposes of this Section, it is understood that the prohibited acts of 
prostitution may be committed in any establishment as defined in Section 3 (f) 
above or in any other place not otherwise mentioned in Section 3(f). 
Furthermore, an attempt to commit any of the acts defined in this Section 
is also prohibited. 
SEC. 5. Persons Exploited in Prostitution as Victims. - Any woman, 
man or child, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, used or 
. employed for another person's sexual gratification, pleasure and/or exploitation 
and for the monetary gain or profit of others, as defined in Section 4 of this Act, 
shall be treated as victims of prostitution. As such, they shall not incur any 
criminal liability under this Act, except those penalized under Section 6 (b) of this 
Act. 
In addition, the consent of the person exploited in prostitution to the 
commission of any of the acts defined in Section 4 of this Act shall not in any way 
exempt the offender from, or mitigate his/her, criminal liability. 
SEC. 6. Penalties and Sanctions. -
(a) 
any person found guilty of the acts defined in Section 4 shall suffer 
the penalty of imprisonment of twenty (20) years and a fine of not 
less than One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) but not more than Two 
Million Pesos (P2,000,000.00); 
(b) 
any person guilty of the acts defined in Section 4 who is also 
exploited on prostitution or. had been exploited in prostitution shall 
suffer the penalty of imprisonment of ten (10) years for the first 
offence and fifteen (15) years for the succeeding violations and a fine 
of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) but 
not more than One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00); 
(c) 
any person guilty of attempting to commit any of the prohibited acts 
shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of fifteen (15) years and a 
fine of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) 
but not more than One Million Pesos (P1 ,000,000.00); 
(d) when the offender is any establishment as defined in this Act, the 
penalty shall be imposed upon the owner and operator or manager, 
or the directors and officers, or the responsible officers or agents of 
the establishment, corporation, partnership, or association found to 
be engaged in any of the acts defined in Section 4 of this Act. 
In addition, the establishment, corporation, partnership or association 
shall be immediately closed and its registration and/or license to 
operate shall be revoked. A sign with the words "off limits" shall be 


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conspicuously 
displayed 
outside 
the 
establishment 
by 
the 
Department of Social Welfare and Development for such period as 
the Department may determine which shall not be less than one year. 
The unauthorized removal of such sign shall be punishable by 
imprisonment of six months. 
(e) when the ()ffender is a foreigner, s/he shall be deported immediately 
after service of sentence and permanently barred from entry into the 
country; 
(f) 
any person found guilty of committing or attempting to commit any of 
the prohibited acts under Section 4 shall, in addition to the penalties 
stated in this section, undergo, counseling, rehabilitation and 
mandatory education on the human rights situation of victims of 
prostitution with DSWD for a period of not less than three (3) months 
but not longer than one (1) year with the DSWD. The DSWD shall 
submit to the court a report on the rehabilitation of the offender. 
SEC. 7. Civil Liability for Prostitution. - Persons exploited in prostitution 
may file independent civil cases for damages against the persons, natural or 
juridical, responsible for their exploitation. 
Provinces, cities and municipalities shall be liable for damages, in addition 
to any other criminal or administrative liability under existing laws, to persons 
exploited in prostitution when it is proven that the responsible authorities had 
knowledge or were informed of the activities constituting prostitution but did not 
take proper action within a reasonable period of time. For purposes of this 
Section, the responsible authorities shall be deemed to have knowledge of the 
prostitution activities when the same are common knowledge in the community. 
SEC. 8. Prosecution of Cases. - Any person who has personal 
knowledge of the commission of any offense under this Act, or the person 
exploited in prostitution, the parents, spouse, siblings, children or legal guardian, 
or the law enforcement agencies, or the Task Force created under this Act may 
. file a complaint for prostitution. 
SEC. 9. Immunity of government and DSWD-accredited NGOs from 
undue interference. - Members of the National Anti-Prostitution Council and 
DSWD-accredited non-governmental organizations that are involved in the 
implementation of anti-prostitution programs are granted immunity from suit and 
other legal proceeding in connection with the enforcement of said programs. 
SEC. 10. Venue. - A criminal action arising from a violation of this Act 
shall be filed where the offense was committed, or where any of its elements 
occurred, or where the person exploited in prostitution actually resides at the time 
of the commission of the offense; provided, that the court where the criminal 
action is first filed shan acquire jurisdiction to the exclusion of other courts . 
. SEC. 11. Prescriptive Period. - Cases under this Act shall prescribe in 
twenty (20) years. The prescriptive period shall commence to run from the day on 
which the person exploited in prostitution is delivered or released from the 
situation of explOitation and shall be interrupted by the filing of the complaint or 


information and shall commence to run again when such proceedings terminate 
without the accused being convicted or acquitted or are unjustifiably stopped for 
any reason not imputable to the accused. 
SEC. 12. Exemption from Filing Fees. -When the victim of prostitution 
institutes a separate civil action from the recovery of civil damages, s/he shall be 
exempt from the payment of filing fees. 
SEC. 13. Confiscation and Forfeiture of the Proceeds and 
Instruments Derived from Prostitution.- In addition to the penalty imposed for 
the violation of this Act, the Court shall order the confiscation and forfeiture, in 
favor of the government, of all the proceeds and properties derived from the 
. commission of the crime, unless they are the property of a third person not liable 
for the unlawful act: Provided, however, That all awards for damages shall be 
taken from the personal and separate properties of the offender: Provided, 
further, that if such properties are insufficient, the balance shall be taken from the 
confiscated and forfeited properties. 
When the proceeds, properties and instruments of the offense has been 
destroyed, diminished in value or otherwise rendered worthless by any act or 
omission, directly or indirectly, of the offender, or it has been concealed, 
removed, converted or transferred to prevent the same from being found or to 
avoid forfeiture or confiscation, the offender shall be ordered to pay the amount 
equal to the value of the proceeds, property or instruments of the offense. 
SEC. 14. Trust Fund. - All fines imposed under this Act and the proceeds 
and properties forfeited and confiscated pursuant to Section 12 hereof shall 
accrue to a Trust Fund to be administered by the Council to be used exclusively 
for programs that will prevent prostitution and protect, heal and reintegrate 
prostituted persons into the mainstream of society. Such programs shall include 
but not limited to those provided for under Section 20 of this Act. 
SEC. 15. Human rights of persons exploited in prostitution. -
Persons exploited in prostitution have human rights that must be 
respected, protected and promoted by a II b ranches, agencies and 
instrumentalities of the government in law enforcement drives, criminal 
prosecution, civil suits, service provision, and program development and 
implementation. These rights include, but are not limited to: 
(a) the right to be treated as human beings; 
(b) the right to dignity and security of person; 
(c) 
the right against any form of discrimination; 
(d) the right to equal protection of the law; 
(e) 
the right to be protected from abuse and exploitation; 
(f) 
the right to seek redress for violations of their rights and to have their 
complaints appropriately addressed; 
(g) 
the right to fair and humane treatment; 
(h) 
the right to sensitive and appropriate legal, health, and other social 
services; 
(i) 
the right to organize themselves and fight for their rights; and, 
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the right to be consulted on any governmental initiative legitimate 
concerns; and affecting them. 


Persons exploited in prostitution shall not be detained on the occasion of 
on by reason of a raid or in the name of law enforcement. There shall be at least 
one social worker or one representative from a non-governmental organization 
known to be working with women exploited in prostitution present during raids. 
During raids of establishment, and at any stage of the investigation, 
prosecution and trial of complaints for violation of this Act, law enforcers, 
prosecutors and judges shall not disclose to the public the name, personal 
circumstances and other information that will establish the identity of the person 
exploited in prostitution, unless the latter consents thereto in writing. 
It shall also be the duty of law enforcers to ensure that persons exploited 
in prostitution are not exposed to the media on the occasion of a raid. Law 
enforcers who allow or facilitate the exposure to the media of persons exploited 
in prostitution shall suffer the penalty of six (6) months imprisonment, without 
prejudice to the filing of other criminal, civil and administrative charges under 
applicable laws. 
SEC. 16. Confidentia/ity.- It shall be the responsibility of any journalist, 
reporter, editor, publisher or producer of print and broadcast media to protect the 
identity and privacy of persons exploited in prostitution, most particularly on the 
occasion of a raid or rescue operation. Any journalist, reporter, editor, publisher 
or producer of print and broadcast media who exposes to the public the identity 
of any person exploited in prostitution without her or his consent thereto in 
writing, or causes the publication of any picture or video that violates the dignity 
and other human rights of the person exploited in prostitution, shall suffer the 
penalty of imprisonment of six (6) years and a fine of not less than Five Hundred 
Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) but not more than One Million Pesos 
. (P1,000,000.00). In addition, the owner or publisher of the print or broadcast 
media found guilty of the violation shall pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand 
Pesos (P500,000.00). This shall be without prejudice to the right of persons 
exploited in prostitution to file a civil action for damages for the violation of their 
human rights or for any injury caused them by the publication. 
SEC. 17. Entrapment Prohibited. - Law enforcers shall not use 
entrapment as a method in law enforcement activities when the same will involve 
the sexual explOitation of persons as defined in Section 3(b) of this Act. A law 
enforcement officer who resorts to this method shall suffer the penalty of eight (8) 
years imprisonment. 
SEC. 18. Requirements for Hotels, Motels and Lodginq Houses. -
Notwithstanding any legislation, ordinance or rule to the contrary, every 
hotel, motel or lodging area shall: 
(a) 
maintain a reception and registration area for guests and patrons that 
is readily within the public view; 
(b) 
maintain open garages, or those that do not have doors or any 
closing mechanism; 
(c) 
maintain good lighting in all its entrances, exists, driveways and 
garages; 


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No hotel, motel or lodging house shall be allowed to operate in any part of 
the Philippines without complying with the preceding requirements. 
For the purpose of this Section, hotels, motels and lodging houses already 
operating shall have six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act to comply with 
this provision. Failure of any hotel, motel and lodging house to comply with this 
Section shall result in the cancellation of their license or permit to operate. 
SEC. 19. Responsibilities of Local Government Unites in Anti-
Prostitution Efforts. - Local government units shall exercise their powers to 
curb prostitution within their respective jurisdictions. It shall be unlawful for any 
local government unit to issue licenses or permits for the operation of any 
establishment that is used or intended to be used for any prostitution activity. Any 
such license or permit already issued prior to the effectivity of this Act shall be 
deemed automatically revoked or cancelled and shall not be renewed. 
The responsibility shall include conducting public information campaign 
against prostitution, carrying out rescue operations and ensuring the safety or 
security of victims of prostitution. 
Local government units may employ elements of the National Bureau of 
Investigation (NBI) or the Philippine National Police (PNP) as provided for under 
Republic Act No. 6975 as amended by Republic Act No. 8551. The national 
government shall ensure that local government units conscientiously engage in 
anti-prostitution activities, provide support for the same, and intervene when 
necessary. 
SEC. 20. The National Anti-Prostitution Council. - There shall be a 
National Anti-Prostitution Council composed of the Department of Social Welfare 
and Development as the lead agency and shall have as members the following: 
(a) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as lead 
agency; 
(b) National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW); 
(c) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); 
(d) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); 
(e) National Economic Development Authority (NEDA); 
(f) Department of Health (DOH); 
(g) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); 
(h) Department of Justice (DOJ); 
(i) Department of Tourism (DOT); 
0) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); 
(k) Philippine National Police (PNP); 
(I) three (3) Non-government organizations (NGOs) to be selected by 
NGOs providing support services to victims of prostitution; and, 
(m) three (3) representatives of persons exploited in prostitution. 
The National Anti-Prostitution Council shall perform the following 
functions: 
i. 
develop a program addressing prostitution and the needs of persons 
exploited in prostitution and those vulnerable to be exploited in 
prostitution. The program shall include public information and 
education campaign against prostitution, crisis intervention service, 


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education 
assistance, 
socio-economic 
assistance 
such 
as 
sustainable livelihood skills training and financial support for scale 
businesses, and integration and complete after-care programs for 
persons exploited in prostitution, among others; 
ii. 
identify and, if necessary, create centers in strategic places all over 
the Philippines that will provide health services, including counseling 
and therapy, temporary shelter and other crisis intervention services 
to persons exploited in prostitution. The rape crisis centers 
established under Republic Act No. 8505 and the hospital-based 
protection units for women and children may also serve as centers 
servicing persons exploited in prostitution. Each center shall establish 
a network of health care and other service providers to address the 
needs of persons exploited in prostitution; 
iii. 
ensure that units are created or identified within relevant government 
agencies, particularly those composing the Council, that shall focus 
on addressing prostitution and the needs of persons exploited in 
prostitution. This shall include units within the National Prosecution 
Service Offices in local government units that shall specifically focus 
on the prosecution of offenders under this Act; 
iv. 
ensure that relevant government agencies work in close coordination 
with each other in addressing prostitution and the needs of persons 
exploited in prostitution; 
v. 
develop and implement a training program for law enforcers, public 
prosecutors, judges, government lawyers, .government health care 
providers, social workers and barangay officials that aims to increase 
their understanding of prostitution as a system, and equip them with 
the perspective and skills to appropriately address the needs of 
persons exploited in prostitution, respect, protect and promote their 
human rights, and pursue the prosecution of offenders; 
vi. 
ensure that local counterparts of the council are created in every 
municipality, city and province; 
vii. 
undertake and lead the prosecution of any violation of this Act; 
viii. promulgate, when necessary, rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation and enforcement of this Act; 
ix. 
continuously conduct surveillance and monitor establishments to 
prevent 
prostitution. 
They 
shall 
promptly 
investigate 
any 
establishment suspected to be engaged in prostitution and shall take 
appropriate measures, in coordination with the local government unit 
concerned and other relevant government agencies for the speedy 
prosecution of the offenders; and, 
x. 
undertake corrective and enforcement measures to stop activities in 
tourism 
constituting, 
promoting 
or faCilitating 
p'rostitution 
in 
consultation with government agencies and non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs) working for the elimination of prostitution. 
SEC. 21. Mandatory Services to Victims of Prostitution. - To ensure 
healing, recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration into the mainstream of society, 


concerned government agencies, particularly the members of the Council, shall 
make available the following services to trafficked persons: 
(a) Counseling; 
(b) Free legal services which shall include information about the victim's 
rights, the procedure for filing complaints, claiming compensation and 
other legal remedies to them; 
(c) Emergency shelter or appropriate housing; 
(d) Medical or psychological services; and, 
(e) Livelihood and skills training. 
SEC. 22. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the General 
Appropriations Act of the year following the enactment of this law and every year 
thereafter. 
All local government units are likewise mandated to allot not less than five 
percent (5%) of their gender and development (GAD) budget and not less than 
five percent (5%) of the local development fund of local government units (LGUs) 
for programs, projects and activities aimed to control prostitution activities within 
their jurisdiction, including the development and conduct of deterrent information 
campaigns directed to potential and actual buyers of prostitution sex. 
SEC. 23. - Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Council shall 
promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulation within sixty (60) 
days from the effectivity of this Act. 
SEC. 24. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall 
continue in full force and effect. 
SEC. 25. Repealing Clause. - Articles 202 and 341 of the Revised Penal 
Code are hereby repealed. All other laws, decrees, ordinances and rules 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified or repealed 
accordingly. 
SEC 26. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect upon completion 
of its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,