FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No 361 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article II Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution asserts that the State recognizes the vital 
role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, 
spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and 
nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. In furtherance of 
this policy, it is incumbent upon the State to watch over the safety and well-being of its 
youth. 
In this light, this measure seeks to mandate the Department of Education (DepEd) to deny 
entrance into the premises of any school or any building used for school activities to 
listed sex offenders or persons of which the DepEd has knowledge. Education officials 
shall make a good effort to identify listed sex offenders residing within the school's 
botmdaries or who have children or wards enrolled in the district. School principals shall 
notifY each listed sex offender identified, that access to the school premises shall be 
prohibited unless expressly permitted by the superintendent or designee, or the individual 
is exercising the right to vote in public elections at a polling place located on the school 
premises. This bill further mandates the Bureau of Jail, Management and Penology to 
submit to the DepEd Division Superintendent, an official list of sexual offenders who 
have been released or are being placed tmder parole or probation. 
This measure does not in any way intend to disgrace convicted sexual offenders who 
have served and who are serving their sentence. This measure recognizes that children are 
most vulnerable to crimes, potential or otherwise and there can never be a limit to 
legitimate measures to protect their morals, health and safety. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is eamestly sought. 
"SONNV~NF~ 
Senator 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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S.NO. 361 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
TO PROTECT THE SAFETY, MORAL, AND WELL-BEING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN 
BY PROHIBITING LISTED SEX OFFENDERS FROM ENTRANCE TO SCHOOL 
PREMISES OR ACTIVITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SEC. 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "Sex Offenders School Access 
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Prohibition Act." 
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SEC. 2. Definition of Term. - The term sex offender shall refer to any person who has 
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been convicted of sexual offense as defined by any of the following laws: 
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1) Rape, as defined in Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code; 
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2) Acts oflasciviousness, as defined Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code; 
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3) Qualified seduction, as defined in Article 337 of the Revised Penal Code; 
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4) Simple seduction, as defined in Article 338 ofthe Penal Code; 
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5) Acts of lasciviousness with the consent of the offended party as defined in Article 339 
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of the Revised Penal Code; 
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6) Corruption of minors as defined in Article 340 of the Revised Penal Code; 
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7) White slave trade as defined in Article 341 of the Revised Penal Code 
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SEC. 3. Duty of the Bureau of Jail, Management, and Penology to submit list of sexual 
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offenders. - The local Bureau of Jail, Management and Penology shall submit to the Department 
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of Education (hereinafter referred to as DepEd) Division Superintendent, a list of sexual 
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offenders who have been released or are being placed under parole or probation. The DepEd 
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Division Superintendent shall thereafter distribute copies of the aforementioned list to every 
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school under its jurisdiction. 
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SEC. 4. School Access Prohibition. -
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1) If a person is currently listed as sex offender as provided by Section 2 of this Act, it shall be 
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unlawful for such person to: 
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(a) Be upon or to remain on the premIses of any public and private highschool and 
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elementary school and Day Care and other Preparatory building or school grounds, other 
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than to drop off or pick up the person's child or children. 
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(b) Knowingly remain upon or loiter on a public way within five hundred (500) feet of a 
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school building or school grounds in this state when children under the age of eighteen 
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(18) years are present. 
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(c) Be in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to 
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or from school or a school-related activity when children under the age of eighteen (18) 
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years are present in the conveyance. 
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(d) Reside within five hundred (500) feet ofthe property on which a school is located. 
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2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an adult criminal sex offender who: 
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(a) Is a student in attendance at the school; or 
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(b) Is attending an academic conference or other scheduled school event with school 
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officials as a parent or legal guardian of a child who is enrolled in the school and is 
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participating in the conference or event; or 
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(c) Resides at a state licensed or certified facility for incarceration, health or convalescent 
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care; or 
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(d) Is dropping off or picking up a child or children and the person is the child or children's 
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parent or legal guardian; or 
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( e) Is temporarily on school grounds, during school hours, for the purpose of making a mail, 
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food or other delivery. 
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(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district from adopting more stringent safety 
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and security requirements for employees and nonemployees while they are in school facilities 
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and/or on school properties. 
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SEC. 5. Report by School Principals. - School principals will immediately report to law 
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enforcement any listed sex offender who has not been granted permission pursuant to this policy 
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and who is observed or known to be on the premises, or loitering within 500 feet of the property 
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line of a school or other location where a school activity is scheduled to occur. 
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School personnel shall not use information received by the school regarding any listed sexual 
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offender to harass, intimidate, commit a crime against, or cause harm to any person 
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - 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 remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. -
Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, 
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letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the 
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provisions of this Act, is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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