Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article II, Section 11 provides that “the State shall value the dignity of every 
human person.” Further, the Civil Code, Article 26 provides that “every person shall respect the 
dignity, personality, privacy and peace of mind of his neighbors and other persons.” 
In the age of technology where everything is accessible and every information is available online, 
attaining privacy is quite a challenge.  A limited intrusion into a person’s privacy is permissible 
where that person is a public figure and the information sought to be elicited from him or to be 
published about him constitutes matters of a public character.  
The right to privacy of individuals and their families could be violated by photographers, 
cameramen, and persons with audio recorders attempting to capture images or other 
reproductions of their private lives for commercial purposes. Journalists could persistently follow 
or chase them in a manner that puts them in reasonable fear of bodily injury, and in danger of 
serious bodily injury or even death. 
This bill seeks to protect individuals and their families by prohibiting unwarranted harassment or 
invasion of privacy for commercial purposes. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE  
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. HORIBATA 
NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
September 13, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY “HORI” G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS “NICK” C. ENCISO VIII 
AN ACT 
PROHIBITING HARASSMENT AND INVASION OF PRIVACY 
FOR COMMERCIAL 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 “Personal Privacy Protection 
Act.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is a declared policy of the State to protect public 
and private individuals against unwarranted harassment and invasion of privacy for 
commercial purposes. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. – For the purpose of this Act, the term: 
(A)
“For commercial purposes” means with the exceptions of sale, financial gain, or 
other consideration; 
(B)
“Harassment” means the act of persistently and physically following or chasing a 
person in a manner that causes the person to have a reasonable fear of bodily 
injury, in order to capture by a visual or auditory recording instrument any type of 
visual image, sound recording or other physical impression of the person for 
commercial purposes.
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SECTION 4. Harassment for Commercial Purposes. – Any person who harasses 
another for commercial purposes, shall be guilty of this crime and shall be imposed: 
(A) The penalty of reclusion temporal, and a fine of fifty thousand pesos, if death is 
proximately caused by such harassment;  
 
(B) The penalty of prision mayor, and a fine of twenty thousand pesos, if serious 
bodily injury is proximately caused by such harassment; and 
 
(C) The penalty of arresto mayor, and a fine of one thousand pesos, if neither death 
nor serious bodily injury is proximately caused by such harassment. 
 
SECTION 5. Persons Criminally Liable. – Only person physically present at the time of, 
and engaging or assisting another in engaging in, a violation of this Act is subject to 
criminal charges or civil liability under this section. 
 
A person shall not be subject to such charge or liability by reason of the conduct of an 
agent, employee, or contractor of that person or because images or recordings captured 
in violation of this Act were solicited, bought, used, or sold by that person. 
 
SECTION 6. Limitation on Defenses. – It is not a defense to a prosecution or civil 
action that: 
(A) No image or recording was captured; or 
(B) No image or recording was sold. 
 
SECTION 7. Exception. – The provisions of this Act shall not apply with respect to 
official law enforcement activities. 
 
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. – If any provisions, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting. 


 
 
 
SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
accordingly. 
 
SECTION 10. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,