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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 13 provides: “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 1990, Washington in the United States became the first state to require the registration 
and community notification of the release of sex offenders from incarceration. This requirement 
is in addition to the offender’s legal sentence and other restrictions. This set of laws are called 
“Megan’s Laws,” named after 7-year-old Megan Kanka, a New Jersey girl kidnapped, raped, and 
killed in 1994 by a convicted sex criminal who lived in her neighborhood. 
The purpose of registration and restrictions is to encourage the protection of children and 
society by increasing the awareness of the community about the recidivism risk that some 
offenders may present on release. Supporters of this measure also hope that community 
awareness will assist in preventing future crimes. 
Justice Anthony Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court wrote, “Our system does 
not treat dissemination of truthful information in furtherance of a legitimate governmental 
objective as punishment, the purpose and the principal effect of notification are to inform the 
public for its own safety, not to humiliate the offender.”* 
’ This bill was originally filed during the Thirteenth Congress, Third Regular Session 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
TO CREATE A SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION FOR 
SEX OFFENDERS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY 
FOR NON-COMPLIANCE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be referred to as the “Sex Offender Registration 
Act of 2007.” 
SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. -As used in this Act, the term: 
(A) “Sex offender” means a person who: 
(1) Is a resident of the Philippines who is convicted of a sex offense in the 
Philippines; 
(2) Changes his residence to the Philippines, when that person has been convicted 
of a sex offense in another country pursuant to the law of that country; 
(3) Is a citizen of another country and who has been convicted of a sex offense 
pursuant to the law of that country, but who is: 
(a) Employed full time or part time in the Philippines for a period of time 
exceeding fourteen days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 
thirty days during any calendar year; or 
(b) Enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a school in the Philippines, 
including a secondary school, a trade school, a professional institution 
or an institution of higher education. 
(B) “Sex offense” means: 
(1) Rape, as defined in Article 266-A of the Penal Code; 
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(2) Acts of lasciviousness, as defined Article 336 of the Penal Code; 
(3) Qualified seduction, as defined in Article 337 of the Penal Code; 
(4) Simple seduction, as defined in Article 338 of the Penal Code; 
(5) Acts of lasciviousness with the consent of the offended party as defined in 
Article 339 of the Penal Code; 
(6) Corruption of minors as defined in Article 340 of the Penal Code; 
(7) White slave trade as defined in Article 341 of the Penal Code. 
SECTION 3. Duty of a Sex Offender to Register. - A sex offender shall register with the 
office of the mayor in the city or municipality where he resides. 
A sex offender shall register with the office of the mayor no later than ten (IO) days after 
being released from the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology or being placed 
on probation or parole. When a sex offender registers with the office of the mayor, he shall 
provide the following registration information: 
(A)His legal name and any other names or aliases that he is using or has used; 
(B) His date of birth; 
(C) His current address; 
(D) His place of employment; 
(E) Motor vehicle registration information for all motor vehicles that the sex offender 
owns; 
(F) The sex offense for which he was convicted; and 
(G)The date and place of his sex offense conviction. 
A sex offender who is a citizen of another country but who is employed in the Philippines 
or is attending school in the Philippines shall register with the office of the mayor of the city in 
which the sex offender is working or attending school no later than ten (10) days after beginning 
work or school. When the sex offender registers with the office of the mayor, he shall provide 
the following registration information: 
(A) His legal name and any other names or aliases that he is using or has used; 
(B) His date of birth; 
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(C) The address of his place of lodging in the Philippines while he is working or 
attending school; 
(D) His place of employment or the name of the school he is attending; 
(E) Motor vehicle registration information for all motor vehicles that the sex offender 
owns; 
(F) The sex offense for which he was convicted; and 
(G) The date and place of his sex offense conviction. 
When a sex offender registers with the office of the mayor, the office shall obtain a 
photograph of the sex offender and a complete set of the sex offender's fingerprints and a 
description of any tattoos, scars or other distinguishing features on the sex offender's body that 
would assist in identifying the sex offender. 
When a sex offender who is registered changes his residence within the same city or 
municipality, the sex offender shall send written notice of his change of address, including proof 
of his new address, to the office of the mayor no later than ten (IO) days after establishing his 
new residence. 
When a sex offender who is registered changes his residence to another city or 
municipality, the sex offender shall register with the office of the mayor of the new city or 
municipality no later than ten (10) days afier establishing his new residence. The sex offender 
shall also send written notice of the change in residence to the office of the mayor with whom he 
last registered no later than ten (10) days after establishing his new residence. 
Following his initial registration pursuant to the provisions of this section, a sex offender 
required to register shall renew his registration not less than once in each ninety (90) day period 
following the date of the sex offender's initial registration for a period of twenty (20) years; 
SECTION 4. Procedure for Accessing the Registration Ififormation. - A person who 
wants to obtain registration information regarding sex offenders may request that information 
from the office of the mayor in which the sex offenders reside. 
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SECTION 5. Duty of the City or Municipal Mayor. - upon receiving a request for 
registration information regarding sex offenders, the mayor shall provide that registration 
information within a reasonable period of time, and no later than seven days after receiving the 
request. 
Within seven days of receiving registration information from a sex offender, the office of 
the mayor shall contact every licensed daycare center, elementary school and high school within 
a two kilometer radius of the sex offender's residence and provide them with the sex offender's 
registration information. 
SECTION 6. Penalty. - A sex offender who fails to comply with the registration 
requirements or provides false information when complying with the registration requirements in 
the preceding section shall suffer the penalty ofprision correctional in its maximum period. 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions thereof shall remain valid and effective. 
SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 9. ESfectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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