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RECEIVED 3V.
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
AN ACT
PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON­
DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The principle of equality is enshrined in our Constitution. In many of its 
provisions, every citizen is guaranteed equal access to opportunities and protection 
of the laws. In addition, it directs Congress to give highest priority to the enactment 
of measures that protect and enhance the right of ail people to human dignity, 
reduce social, economic and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities.
The country is also a State party to numerous human rights instruments that 
uphold human dignity and equality of all persons, regardless of race, gender, 
ethnicity or religion. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides that 
everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind, 
such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or 
social origin, property, birth or other status1. In addition, it states that ail are equal 
before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the 
law; and that all are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination2.
Meanwhile, the States Parties, including the Philippines, to the International 
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, condemn racial 
discrimination and undertake to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a
1 Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2 Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all Its forms3. Specifically, each State 
Party "shall prohibit and bring to an end, by ail appropriate means. Including 
legislation as required by circumstances, racial discrimination by any persons, group 
or organization."
Consistent with the abovementioned commitments and provisions In our 
Constitution, this proposed measure promotes the right to equality and non­
discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity and religion. It recognizes the inherent 
and prevailing cultural diversity of our society, and protects the fundamental rights 
of everyone, especially the minorities who have been victimized by intolerance, 
injustice and unfair treatment.
This bill provides that it unlawful for any person to perform any act involving 
a distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or 
national or ethnic origin, religion, or religious affiliation or beliefs which has the 
purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise on 
an equal footing of any human right or fundamental freedom in the political, 
economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field of public life.
Moreover, the measure identifies prohibited acts of discrimination in political 
participation; in employment; in education and training; in the delivery of goods and 
services; in the acquisition, possession, utilization, lease or disposal of lands, 
including housing and other accommodations; In access to public places, facilities 
and public meetings; in advertisements and mass media; by wrongful portrayal; 
through speech, utterances, acts of hatred and similar acts; by engaging in profiling, 
among others.
This measure was already approved by the House of Representatives on Third 
and Final Reading during the Eighteenth Congress.
The passage of this legislation Is recommended.
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INGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA
3 Article 2 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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SENATE
s. No. 1300
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Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
AN ACT
PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON­
DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Tide. - This Act shall be known as the "Equality and Non-
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Discrimination on Race, Ethnicity and Religion Act."
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - As enshrined in the Constitution, it Is the policy
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of the State to:
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a) Maintain peace and order, protect life, liberty and property, and to
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promote the general welfare for the enjoyment of the blessings of
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democracy by all people;
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b) Promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity
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and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through
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policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a
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rising standard of living and an improved quality of life;
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c) Recognize and promote the rights of indigenous cultural communities
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within the framework of national unity and development; and
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d) Give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that shall protect
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and enhance the right of all people to human dignity; reduce social,
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economic and political inequalities; and remove cultural inequities by
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It is also the policy of the State to uphold human dignity and equality of all
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persons, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or religion, consistent with its
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obligations as State Party to various international human rights instruments,
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particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant
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on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
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Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial
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Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the
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Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. As such, the State
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shall not allow the commission of acts which directly or indirectly derogate these
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fundamental human rights.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
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a) Discrimination - refers to any distinction, exclusion, restriction or
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preference made on the basis of race color, descent, national or ethnic
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origin, religion or religious affiliation or beliefs which has the effect or
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purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise
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on an equal footing, of the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the
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political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field of public life of a
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Discrimination includes incitement to discrimination and
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harassment.
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b) Education and training - refer to all types and levels of education and
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training, and shall include access, standard and quality of education and
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training, and the conditions under which these are given.
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c) Empioyment - refers to the condition where an employer-employee
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relationship exists as determined by existing law and jurisprudence,
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including those pertaining to terms, conditions and privileges relating to
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work in public and private institutions, such as recruitment policies,
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application procedures, training, incentives, compensation, determination
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of benefits or allowances, promotion, advancement opportunities, transfer
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and dismissal.
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d) Ethnic Origin - refers to the classification of people based on common
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e) Ethno-Hnguistic Group - refers to a group of people that shares a distinct 
language, cultural inheritance, and history that give them unique identity 
and which has racial, ethnic, and religious bases.
f) Goods and Services - refer to the material and non-material products or 
things of value offered for sale to satisfy needs and wants for survival, 
comfort, or pleasure such as those provided by restaurants, resorts, clubs, 
stores and shopping malls; or acts or services provided by credit or 
financial establishments, public utilities and services, professionals, 
maintenance and repair workers, laborers and similar workers.
g) Housing and other accommodation - refer to a house, apartment, 
condominium, townhouse, flat, motel, boarding house, hotel, dormitory, 
shelter, elderly home, rehabilitation facility, orphanage, and health facility 
Including mental health facility, detention center, camping ground and 
other analogous places.
h) Indigenous Cuiturai Communities and Indigenous Peopies - refer to a 
group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and 
ascription by others, who have continuously lived as an organized 
community on communally bounded and defined territory and who have, 
under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed 
and utilized such territories, sharing common bonds of language, customs, 
tradition and other distinctive cultural traits, or who have, through 
resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of colonization, non- 
indlgenous religions and culture, become historically differentiated from 
the majority of Filipinos. Indigenous cultural communities and Indigenous 
peoples shall likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on 
account of their descent from the populations which Inhabited the country, 
at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads on non- 
indigenous religions and cultures, or the establishment of present state 
boundaries, who retain some or ail of their own social, economic, cultural 
and political institutions, but who may have been displaced from their 
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I) Religious Affiliation or Belief- refers to the profession or non-profession of
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religion or beliefs of one's choice that may be publicly manifested in
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worship, practices and teaching.
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or ethnicities, or persons who practice a specific religion or who belong to
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a specific ethnic background, specifically with reference to their beliefs and
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ways of doing things, which are based upon oversimplified opinions or
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intolerant attitudes, regardless of whether such thoughts or beliefs
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results in a derogatory attitude towards any person or any derogatory
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I) Vehicle - refers to a train, ship, bus, taxi, car, or aircraft, and such other
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Sec. 4. Acts of Discrimination. - It in unlawful for any person, natural or
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juridical, to perform any act involving a distinction, exclusion, restriction or
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preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin, religion, or
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religious affiliation or beliefs which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or
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impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise on an equal footing of any human
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right or fundamental freedom in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any
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other field of public life.
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An act Is deemed discriminatory when a person requires another person to
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comply with a term, condition or requirement which is not reasonable, having regard
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to the circumstances of the case; or the other person does not or cannot comply
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with the term, condition or requirement; and the requirement to comply has the
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purpose or effect of nullif/ing or Impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise on
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an equal footing by persons of the same race, color, descent, or national or ethnic
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origin, religion or religious affiliation or beliefs.
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religious affiliation or beliefs, against a person or any one's relative, representative
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or assignee of that person, are deemed discriminatory, and shall be prohibited:
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a) Discrimination in Political Participation. -* A person acting as principal or as
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an agent shall be held liable for the commission of any of the following
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1) Preventing, impeding, prohibiting, obstructing or intervening In the
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exercise of political rights by another. Including the right to vote and
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be voted upon in a national or local election, both regular or special,
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or In a plebiscite, both Initiative or referendum;
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2) Imposing onerous terms before these political rights are granted,
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any act of discrimination.
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1) An employer or head of a firm, company or organization shall be held
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liable for any of the following discriminatory acts:
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I. Refusing or falling to employ another for work of any type or
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kind which Is available and for which the person is qualified, or
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by imposing on the person onerous terms or conditions;
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ii. Denying or limiting access of an employee to the same terms
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and conditions of work, opportunities for training, transfer or
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promotion, or to other benefits connected with the employment
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as are made available for other employees having the same
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qualifications and employed In the same circumstances or work
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of the same kind or type, or by Imposing on the person onerous
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terms and conditions; or
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another person in the same circumstances who is likewise seeking 
employment.
3) A person acting as principal or agent of any organization of employers 
or employees, or any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of 
such organization, shall be liable for preventing or seeking to prevent 
a person from offering to another or for preventing the continued 
employment of a person; and
4) A person responsible for providing the proper facilities mandated by 
law to those whose physical disabilities reduce their range of mobility 
who falls to make reasonable efforts to make these facilities available 
or accessible.
c) Discrimination in Education and Training. - A person who heads or owns 
an educational or training Institution, including any officer, employee or 
person acting on behalf of the head or owner of such institution shall be 
liable for any of the following discriminatory acts:
1) Refusing or failing to admit a student, or expelling a student from an 
educational or training institution on the basis of religious affiliation or 
belief, without prejudice to the right of educational institutions to 
determine the academic qualifications and non-academic training 
requirements of their students;
2) Denying or limiting access of a student to any benefit or privilege 
provided by the institution;
3) Failing to make reasonable efforts to make facilities accessible to 
people whose disabilities reduce their range of mobility; and
4) Subjecting the student to any other act of discrimination against one's 
right to relevant education and training.
d) Discrimination in the Delivery of Goods and Services. - A person acting as 
principal or agent who supplies goods or services to the public or to any 
section of the public shall be liable for any of the following discriminatory 
acts:
1) Refusing or failing on demand to supply those goods or services to a 
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2) Refusing or failing on demand to supply those goods or services to 
another person except on less favorable terms or conditions that those 
upon whom they would otherwise supply those goods or services; or
3) Subjecting another person to any other act of discrimination in 
connection with the provision of goods or services.
4) Denying access to medical or health services open to the general 
public, and denying application for a license, clearance, certification or 
any other document issued by government authorities or other 
entities, with no lawful, valid or reasonable grounds.
e) Discrimination in the Acquisition, Possession, Utilization, Lease or Disposal 
of Lands, Including Housing and other Accommodations. - 
1) A person acting as principal or agent In the acquisition, possession, 
utilization, leasing or disposal of lands or Interest thereof, including 
housing and other accommodations, shall be liable for any of the 
following discriminatory acts:
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Refusing or failing to accept or process the application for any 
land or interest thereof, including housing and other 
accommodations;
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Disposing of such land or interest, or housing and other 
accommodations to another person on less favorable terms or 
conditions than those which are or would otherwise be offered;
Hi. Treating another person who is seeking to acquire or has 
acquired an estate, land or interest thereof, housing and other 
accommodations less favorably than to others in the same 
circumstances;
Refusing to permit another person to occupy any estate, land, 
housing and other accommodations;
Excluding any estate, land or interest thereof of another person 
or rejecting the right of another person to occupy any estate, 
land or housing and other accommodations;
Vi. Subjecting an applicant to any other act of discrimination in the 
acquisition, possession, utilization, lease or disposal of estate.
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vii. Imposing or seeking to impose on another person any term or 
condition that limits the persons or class of persons who may 
be the clients, visitors or guests of any land or residential or 
business accommodation, on the basis of any grounds that 
would constitute discrimination.
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Discrimination in Access to Public Places, Facilities and Public Meetings. - 
A person acting as principal or agent shall be liable for any of the 
following discriminatory acts:
1) Refusing to allow another person access to or use of any place, vehicle 
or facilities that the general public or section thereof Is entitled or 
allowed to enter or use;
2) Refusing to allow another person access to or use of any such place, 
vehicle or facilities by providing onerous terms or conditions not 
similar to others who are allowed access to or use of the place, 
vehicle, or facilities;
3) Reusing to allow another person access to a meeting or assembly 
open to the general public or to a section thereof, or refusing to allow 
another access to a meeting or assembly by providing onerous terms 
or conditions not similar to others to which they would otherwise allow 
access to a meeting or assembly;
4) Requiring another person to leave or to stop the use of any public 
place, vehicle or any such facilities;
5) Subjecting a person to a denial of access to public places, facilities or 
public meetings; or
6) Failing to make reasonable efforts to make facilities accessible to 
people whose disabilities reduce their range of mobility.
g) Discrimination in Advertisements and Mass Media. - It shall be unlawful 
for a person to publish or display, or cause or permit to be published or 
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be understood as an act of discrimination. Any person acting as principai 
or agent shali be iiabie for discrimination for:
1) Portraying certain persons in movies, films, and advertisements on 
television and other audio-visual forms and other publicly accessible 
documents as stupid, barbaric, savage, dirty, wild, ignorant, and 
similar degrading or unrealistic portrayals; or
2) Publishing, displaying or causing or permitting to be published or 
displayed an advertisement or notice that indicates or could 
reasonably be understood as an act of discrimination.
h) Discrimination by Wrongful Portrayal. - A person acting as principal or 
agent shall be held liable for portraying, imitating, depicting or describing 
in learning Institutions, instructional materials, teaching devices, books 
and reference materials, especially in Civics and History, certain 
individuals and/or groups as inferior religiously, racially or ethnically.
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Discrimination through Speech, Utterances, Acts of Hatred and Similar 
Acts. - Any person shall be held iiabie for delivering speeches or making 
utterances, performing acts of hatred or violence against another person, 
or mocking or ridiculing another person on account of one's ethnicity, race 
or religious affiliation or belief.
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Discrimination through Analogous Acts that Result in Impairment of the 
Enjoyment of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. ~ A person 
acting as principal or agent shall be liable for analogous acts which have 
the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment 
or exercise of the person's human rights and fundamental freedoms In the 
political, economic, social, cultural, civil spheres or any other field of 
public life, and where such rights and freedoms are guaranteed and 
consistent with relevant international human rights Instruments to which 
the Philippines is a State Party thereof, and where such analogous acts 
are committed on the basis of race, color, descent, national or ethnic 
origin, religion or religious affiliation or beliefs.
k) Discrimination by Engaging In Profiling. - A person acting as principal or 
agent, including any member of the military or law enforcement agencies.


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shall be held liable for subjecting a person or a group of persons to
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investigatory activities, such as unnecessary, unjustified, illegal and
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degrading searches and similar acts, which are unlawful. Immoral or
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socially unacceptable.
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I) Discrimination through Abuses of State and Non-State Actors. - A
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government official or employee of any government agency or
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corporation, local government unit, police, 
military, or any law
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enforcement agency, including non-state actors, shall be liable if that
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official or employee commits acts of harassment, verbally or physically, to
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curtail freedom of movement of any person or group of persons, or to
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extort a favor from the latter, whether financial or not. These shall include
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acts of involuntarily detaining or confining a person or group of persons.
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These shall not Include legitimate orders issued by persons in authority or
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courts of justice.
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Sec. 6. Person/s Liable. - Any person, natural or juridical, including a
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government agency or a private corporation, institution or company, who performs a
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discriminatory act as described in the preceding section shall be liable under this Act.
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Any person who requests, instructs, induces, encourages, authorizes or
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assists another to commit acts of discrimination shall also be liable under this Act.
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Any person who Is duty-bound to act on complaints or discrimination under this Act
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but fails or refuses to do so shall be deemed to have sanctioned the discriminatory
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act, and shall consequently be held equally liable for discrimination.
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Sec. 7. Inciting Others to Commit Acts of Discrimination. - Any person acting
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as principal or agent shall be liable for:
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a) Inciting the performance of an act that is unlawful by reason of a provision
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of this Act; or
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b) Assisting or promoting whether by financial assistance or otherwise, the
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performance or perpetration of such an act.
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Sec. 8. Creation of a Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Committee. -
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In order to ensure compliance with this Act, ail agencies, corporations, companies,
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organizations and education and/or training Institutions, whether private or public,
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as well any person providing employment, housing, education and the delivery of
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Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Non-Discrimination Committee, which shall
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exercise administrative jurisdiction to investigate acts and practices of discrimination
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under this Act.
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The Non-Discrimination Committee shall conduct the Initial investigation of
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cases constituting discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic background, religion,
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religious affiliation or beliefs. The result and findings of such investigation shall be
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referred to the appropriate government agencies for resolution, settlement or
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prosecution.
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Any administrative sanction on the perpetrator of discrimination shall not be a
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bar to any prosecution in the proper courts on any act of discrimination committed
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on the basis of race, ethnic background, religion, religious affiliation, religious
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beliefs, or to any civil claim for damages suffered by the victim of discrimination.
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The failure of any juridical entity, whether public or private, to ensure
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effective implementation of this provision shall be deemed refusal to address
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discrimination and shall be considered as an act of discrimination, subject to the
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penalty provided for in Section 11 hereof.
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Sec. 9. Duty of the Commission on Human Rights. - It shall be the duty of the
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Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in coordination with the National Commission
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on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF),
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the Civil Service Commission, and other relevant government agencies, to protect
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and promote the right of all persons against discrimination. Towards this end, the
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a) Assist government agencies in the development and review of procedures
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for the investigation, resolution, settlement, or prosecution of acts of
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discrimination;
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b) Monitor the Implementation of this Act by agencies, corporations,
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companies, organizations and educational 
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whether private or public;
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discriminated persons to legal remedies under the Act and related laws,
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and enhance the protection and promotion of the rights of the Filipino
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people against discrimination;
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e) Coordinate with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on
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Higher Education (CHED), state universities and colleges, public or private,
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and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), for
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the promotion of understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity In
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schools and other learning modalities, and ensuring that books, reference
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materials, and other learning resources used in education programs are
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free from discriminatory content;
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f) Conduct consultations with indigenous peoples, ethno-linguistic groups
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and religious organizations or religious communities; and
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g) Assist in the filing of cases against individuals, agencies, institutions or
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establishments, whether public or private, that violate the provisions of
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this Act. For this purpose, the CHR shall:
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1) Provide legal assistance to victims of discrimination such as through
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the preparation of necessary pleadings, referral letters, and
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counselling;
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2) Forge memoranda of agreement with lawyer's associations, non-
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governmental organizations, law firms and organizations that provide
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legal aid to victims of discrimination to ensure adequate and
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competent legal representation for the complainants;
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3) Accredit lawyers who will accept cases under this Act, pro bono; and
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4) Create an efficient system of case referrals to appropriate government
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department or agencies.
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Opportunity Environment - It shall be the duty of every person, natural or juridical,
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public or private, to ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity to all persons
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when relating to actual or prospective employees, students, tenants, customers or
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clients and that no discriminatory acts, as defined herein, are committed by them or
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observe equality and non-discrimination in the discharge of their duties and
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responsibilities.
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Sec. 11. Common Pena! Provisions. - Any person found liable for violating any
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provision of this Act shall be penalized by arresto mayor or imprisonment for a
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period of not less than thirty (30) days or not more than six (6) months and/or a fine
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of not less than Ten thousand pesos {P10,000.00) nor more than One hundred
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thousand pesos (P100/000.00)/ taking into consideration the circumstances and
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gravity of the offense, and the following conditions:
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a) The penalty provided under this Act shall be imposed in its maximum
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period if the offender has been previously convicted under this Act;
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b) When the offender Is a corporation, partnership or association, the officer,
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agent or employee thereof who is responsible for the violation of this Act
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shall suffer the penalty Imposed in its maximum period;
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c) The penalty provided herein shall be imposed In its maximum period when
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the perpetrator is an ascendant, parent, guardian, stepparent or collateral
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relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity of the victim,
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or is the manager or owner of an establishment which has no license to
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operate or whose license has expired or has been previously revoked;
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d) The offender who is a foreigner shall be deported Immediately after
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service of sentence and shall be perpetually barred entry into the country;
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e) The penalty provided for in this Act shall be imposed in Its maximum
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period If the offender is a public official, officer or employee: Provided,
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That the penalty of suspension shall also be Imposed.
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Sec. 12. Administrative Proceedings and Sanctions. - Upon finding by the
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Non-Discrimination Committee that a department, agency or Instrumentality of
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government, government-owned and controlled corporation, or local government
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unit has violated any provision of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations,
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the sanctions under administrative law, civil service law, rules and regulations, or
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other appropriate laws shall be recommended to the Civil Service Commission, or the
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officers and employees of private corporations or entities. The person directly
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responsible for the violation as well as the head of the agency or local chief
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executive shall be held liable under this Act.
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The failure of a head of agency, government official or employee whose duty
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is to prosecute or otherwise act on a complaint for a violation of this Act shall
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constitute neglect of duty on the part of such official or employee.
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Sec. 13. Reparation to Victims. - In addition to existing laws and procedural
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rules or reparation to victims, the following measures shall be undertaken:
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a) The court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial body shall follow the
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principles relating to the reparations to, or in respect of, victims, including
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restitution, compensation and rehabilitation. In their decisions, the court,
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administrative agency, or quasi-judicial body may, either upon request or
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on their own volition, in exceptional circumstances, determine the scope
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and extent of any damage, loss or injury to the victims, stating therein the
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principles on which they are acting;
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b) The court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial body may make an
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order directly against a person convicted by a judgment that has become
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final and executory, specifying appropriate reparation to, or in respect of
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victims. Including restitution, compensation and rehabilitation; and
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c) Before making an order under this section, the court, administrative
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agency or quasi-judicial body shall invite and shall consider
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representations from, or on behalf of, the convicted person, victims or
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other interested persons.
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Nothing In this section shall be Interpreted as prejudicing the rights of victims
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under national or international law.
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Sec. 14. Appropriations. - The Chairperson of the CHR shall include In the
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CHR's program the implementation of this Act, the initial funding of which shall be
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charged against the current appropriation of the Commission. Thereafter, the
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amount necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in
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the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
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Sec. 15. Impiementing Ruies and Reguiations (IRR). - The CHR, in
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consultation with the NCIP, NCMF and other stakeholders shall, within ninety (90)
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days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the rules and regulations to
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effectively implement this Act.
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Sec. 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared Invalid
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or unconstitutional, the remaining provision not affected thereby shall continue to be
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in full force and effect.
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Sec. 17. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders or regulations or part
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thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 18 . Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the
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completion of Its publication In the Official Gazette or In a national newspaper of 
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Approved,
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