Bawal-Bastos-Law ( Safe Spaces Act ).pptx

SAFE SPACESACT
REPUBLICACT NO. 11313

SAFE SPACESACT: RA NO. 11313
AN ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC
SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND
EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING
INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE
MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
THEREFORE.

SAFE SPACESACT: RA NO. 11313
IT IS A SPECIAL LAW WHICH SEEKS TO
ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT BY RECOGNIZING THAT BOTH
MEN AND WOMEN MUST HAVE EQUALITY,
SECURITY AND SAFETY NOT ONLY IN PRIVATE,
BUT ALSO ON THE STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES,
ONLINE, WORKPLACES AND EDUCATIONAL
AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.

SAFE SPACESACT :RA NO. 11313
BACKGROUND
 AN OVERWHELMING 88% OF WOMEN AGED 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD
EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE STREETS (SWS, 2010).
 WHILE WOLF-WHISTLING AND CATCALLING ARE THE MORE
COMMON CASES, OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
INCLUDE LASCIVIOUS LANGUAGE, STALKING, RUBBING OR
TOUCHING, INCIDENT GESTURES, EXHIBITIONISM AND PUBLIC
MASTURBATION.
 58% OF THESE INCIDENTS TAKE PLACE ON THE STREETS AND
SMALL ALLEYS. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO HAPPEN
IN PUBLIC VEHICLES, WASHROOMS, SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES.

R.A. NO. 7877 :ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF
1995
• THE ACT IS COMMITTED BY A PERSON WHO,
HAVING AUTHORITY, INFLUENCE OR MORAL
ASCENDANCY OVER ANOTHER IN A WORK OR
TRAINING OR EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT,
DEMANDS, REQUESTS OR OTHERWISE REQUIRES
OF, WHETHER THE DEMAND, REQUEST OR
REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION IS ACCEPTED.

SAFE SPACESACT :RA NO.
11313
THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN (PCW), THE
PRIMARY POLICY-MAKING AND COORDINATING BODY ON
WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY CONCERNS, OPINES
THAT THE CONFINEMENT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
TO THE EXISTENCE OF AUTHORITY, INFLUENCE OR
MORAL ASCENDANCY BETWEEN THE OFFENDER
AND THE OFFENDED PARTY UNDULY RESTRICT ITS
APPLICATION LETTING THE SAME ACT BETWEEN PEER
AND CO-WORKERS TO RUN UNCHECKED AND
UNREGULATED.
THE SAME ACT COMMITTED AGAINST THE SUPERIOR
OFFICER IS ALSO NOT WITHIN ITS PURVIEW.

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 ON APRIL 17, 2019, THE SAFE SPACES ACT OR PREVIOUSLY
CALLED ANTI- BASTOS BILL, WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE
PRESIDENT.
 WITH THE AIM OF ENSURING AN INDIVIDUAL’S SENSE
OF PERSONAL SPACE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, THE SAFE
SPACES ACT ADDRESSES GENDER-BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT IN PUBLIC AREAS SUCH AS STREETS, PRIVATELY-
OWNED PLACES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND PUBLIC UTILITY
VEHICLES, AMONG OTHERS. IT ALSO EXTENDS THE
PROTECTION EVEN TO CYBERSPACE AND PROVIDES FOR
PROHIBITED ACTS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING PENALTIES.

SAFE SPACESACT :RA NO.11313
 ANY PERSON, NOT ONLY WOMEN, BUT MEN AND
CHILDREN ARE ALSO PROTECTED.
 IT IS NOT ONLY WOMEN W H O ARE PROTECTED
UNDER THE SAFE SPACES ACT, BECAUSE IT
RECOGNIZES THAT ANYONE CAN PERPETUATE
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SPACE SAFE ACT
 GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF
1995
 STRENGTHENS THE ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANISMS
AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN WORKPLACES AND IN
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.
 RECOGNIZES THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CAN BE
COMMITTED BETWEEN PEERS OR BY A SUBORDINATE TO A
SUPERIOR, BY A STUDENT TO A TEACHER OR BY A TRAINEE TO
A TRAINER.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SPACE SAFE ACT
 PENALIZES SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHICH ALSO OCCURS IN OTHER
ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS PUBLIC SPACES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS.
 OUTLINES THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND CORRESPONDING LIABILITIES
FOR EMPLOYERS AND HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND TRAINING
INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTITUTIONS ARE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY.
 BOTH MEN AND WOMEN MUST HAVE EQUALITY, SECURITY ANS SAFELY
NOT ONLY IN PRIVATE, BUT ALSO ON THE STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES,
ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.

PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDES:
1. GENDER-BASED STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
3. QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES AND
ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
4. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THEWORKPLACES
5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATIONAL AND
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.

PUBLIC SPACES
 REFER TO STREETS AND ALLEYS, PUBLIC PARKS, BUILDINGS,
SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PUBLIC WASHROOMS, MALLS, INTERNET
SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND CAFES, TRANSPORTATION
TERMINALS, PUBLIC MARKETS, SPACES USED AS EVACUATION
CENTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES
AS WELL AS PRIVATE VEHICLES COVERED BY APP-BASED
TRANSPORT NETWORK SERVICES AND OTHER
RECREATIONAL SPACES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
RESORTS AND WATER PARKS, HOTELS AND CASINOS, CINEMA
HALLS, THEATERS, BARS, CLUBS, SPAS REGARDLESS OF
OWNERSHIP, OPENLY ACCESSIBLE OR OFFERED TO BE
ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC.

1. GENDER-BASED STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 UNWANTED AND UNINVITED SEXUAL ACTIONS / ADVANCES /
REMARKS AGAINST ANY PERSON REGARDLESS OF THE MOTIVE
AND HAS THREATENED ONE’S SENSE OF PERSONAL SPACE AND
PHYSICAL SAFETY;
 COMMITTED IN STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES.

STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES
A. CATCALLING – RUDE AND UNWANTED SEXUAL REMARKS MADE
BY MEN TO WOMEN PASSING BY. (EX. Wow legs! Hi sexy!)
• WOLF-WHISTLING – A TWO-NOTE WHISTLED SOUND TO SHOW
INTEREST, ESPECIALLY TO A PERSON VIEWED AS PHYSICALLY OR
SEXUALLYATTRACTIVE. (PANINIPOL)
• MISOGYNY – HATRED OF WOMEN (EX.“MGA BABAE PANG-DISPLAY
LANG!”)
• TRANSPHOBIA – HAVING OR SHOWING A DISLIKE OR A
PREJUDICE AGAINST TRANSSEXUAL OR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
(NOTE: TRANSGENDER – IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE
WHOSE GENDER IDENTITY DIFFERS FROM THE SEX THEY WERE
ASSIGNED AT BIRTH.) (EX: ANG SEXY, ANG GANDA, PERO MAY BALLS
PALA)

• HOMOPHOBIA – IS THE FEAR, HATRED, DISCOMFORT WITH, OR
MISTRUST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL. (EX. BASTA
BAKLA, SALOT!)
• SEXIST SLUR – IS A TERM OF DISPARAGEMENT USED TO REFER TO
MEMBERS OF A GIVEN GENDER, SEX, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN
A DEROGATORY OR JUDGEMENTAL MANNER. (EX.“MGA BABAE,
PANGKAMA LANG!; BITCH!/POKPOK!”)

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STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES
B. PERSISTENT UNINVITED COMMENTS OR GESTURES ON A PERSON’S
APPEARANCE (Ex. Ganda, san ka punta? Hatid na kita)
C. RELENTLESS REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL DETAILS (Ex. Sexy, ano pangalan mo?
Number mo? Pm kita maya)
D. STATEMENT OF SEXUAL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS (Ex. Pre, ang ganda ng
view dito (habang nakatitig sa boobs at legs); pangma-manyak)
E. PUBLIC MASTURBATION OR FLASHING OF PRIVATE PARTS, GROPING, OFFENSIVE
BODY GESTURES, AND OTHER SIMILAR LEWD SEXUAL ACTIONS (Ex. Eh
kung ikaw na lang orderin ko?!)
F. ANY ADVANCES, WHETHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL AND THAT IS UNWANTED
AND HAS THREATENED ONE’S SENSE OF PERSONAL SPACE AND PHYSICAL
SAFETY, AND COMMITTED IN PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS ALLEYS, ROADS,
SIDEWALKS AND PARKS.

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STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES
• CURSING (Ex. P.I. KA! PAKYU! MAMATAY KA NA!)
• LEERING / INTRUSIVE GAZING– LOOKING OR GAZING IN A LASCIVIOUS OR
UNPLEASANT WAY.
• TAUNTING– A TAUNT IS A BATTLE CRY, SARCASTIC REMARK, GESTURE, OR
INSULT INTENDED TO DEMORALIZE THE RECIPIENT, OR TO ANGER THEM AND
ENCOURAGE REACTIONARY BEHAVIORS WITHOUTH THINKING.
G. PERSISTENT TELLING OF SEXUAL JOKES, USE OF SEXUAL NAMES; (Ex. Sungit
ni Ms. Tambok, kulang siguro sa lambing)
H. STALKING or conduct directed at a person involving the repeated visual or physical
proximity, nonconsensual communication, or a combination thereof that cause or will
likely cause a person to fear for one’s own safety or the safety of others, or to suffer
emotional distress. (Ex. Ang hot mo sa suot mo, mukha kang game, labas tayo
maya)

DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
• LGUs SHALL BEAR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN ENFORCING THE
PROVISIONS.
• PASS AN ORDINANCE WHICH SHALL LOCALIZE THEAPPLICABILITY
OF THISACT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ITS EFFECTIVITY
• DISSEMINATE OR POST IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE A COPY OF THIS
ACT AND THE ORDINANCE
• PROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT GENDER BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEMINARS.

IMPLEMENTING BODIES
• METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MMDA)
• LOCAL UNITS OF PNP
• WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S PROTECTION DESK OF THE PNP
• Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), DILG, DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (DICT)
• ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT (ASH) ENFORCERS
• ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT DESKS IN ALL BARANGAYS AND
CITY/MUNICIPAL HALLS

2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
• INCLUDE ACTS THAT USE INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN
TERRORIZING AND INTIMIDATION
VICTIMS.

2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL THREATS ONLINE;
 UNWANTED SEXUAL MISOGYNISTIC, TRANSPHOBIC, HOMOPHOBIC AND SEXIST REMARKS
AND COMMENTS ONLINE WHETHER PUBLICLY OR THROUGH DIRECT AND PRIVATE
MESSAGES
 INVASION OF VICTIM’S PRIVACY THROUGH CYBERSTALKING AND INCESSANT MESSAGING
(Ex. Hi, kita ko picture mo kanina, sexy mo, send nudes naman; sarap mo Beh, pm kita)
 UPLOADING AND SHARING WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE VICTIM, ANY FORM OF
MEDIA THAT CONTAINS PHOTOS,VOICE OR VIDEO WITH SEXUAL CONTENT (o ibang
paninira na walang katotohanan)
 UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING AND SHARING OF ANY OF THE VICTIM’S PHOTOS, VIDEOS,
OR ANY INFORMATION ONLINE
 IMPERSONATING IDENTITIES OF VICTIMS ONLINE OR POSTING LIES ABOUT VICTIMS TO
HARM THEIR REPUTATION
 FILING FALSE ABUSE REPORTS TO ONLINE PLATFORMS TO SILENCE VICTIMS

IMPLEMENTING BODIES FOR GENDER BASED ONLINE
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
• PNP ANTI-CYBERCRIME GROUP – AS THE NATIONAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNIT OF PNP PRIMARY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERTINENT PHILIPPINE LAWS ON CYBER CRIME, SHALL
RECEIVE COMPLAINTS OF GENDER BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DEVELOP AN ONLINE
MECHANISM FOR REPORTING REAL TIME GENDER BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND APPREHEND
PERPERTRATORS.
• CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION AND COORDINATING CENTER OF THE DICT SHALL
COORDINATE WITH PNPACG TO PREPARE APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO MONITOR AND
PENALIZE GENDER BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

PENALTIES FOR GENDER BASED ONLINE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
• The penalty of online GBSH violation is prision correccional in its medium period
[imprisonment of six (6) months and one (1) day to two (2) years and four (4) months] or
a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (PHP 100,000.00) but not more than
five hundred thousand pesos (PHP 500,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court.
• If the perpetrator is a juridical person, its license or franchise shall be automatically
deemed revoked, and the persons liable shall be the officers thereof, including the editor
or reporter in the case of print media, and the station manager, editor and broadcaster in
the case of broadcast media.
• An alien (foreigner) who commits gender-based online sexual harassment shall be
subjected to deportation proceedings after serving sentence and payment of fines.

3.QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SAPCES AND ONLINE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT PENALTY NEXT HIGHER IN DEGREE WILL BEAPPLIED IN THE FOLLOWING
CASES:
 COMMITTED IN A COMMON CARRIER OR PUV, (JEEPNEYS, TAXIS, TRICYCLES, OR APP-BASED
TRASNPORT NETWORK VEHICLE SERVICES, WHERE THE PERPETRATOR IS THE DRIVER OF THE
VEHICLE AND THE OFFENDED PARTY IS THE PASSENGER.
 OFFENDED PARTY IS A MINOR, A SENIOR CITIZEN, OR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY (PWD), OR A
BREASTFEEDING MOTHER NURSING HER CHILD.
 OFFENDED PARTY ISA DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL PROBLEMTENDING TO IMPAIR CONSENT.
 PERPETRATOR IS MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, SUCH AS THE PNP AND THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE PHILPPINES,AND THE ACT WAS PERPETRATED WHILE THE PERPETRATOR WAS IN
UNIFORM; AND A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
 COMMITTED IN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OFFERING FRONTLINE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND THE
PERPETRATOR IS

4.GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
 UNWELCOME SEXUAL ADVANCES, REQUEST OR DEMAND FOR SEXUAL FAVORS OR
ANY ACT OF SEXUAL NATURE (VERBALLY, PHYSICALLY OR THROUGH THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY) THAT HAS OR COULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE
CONDITIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION, JOB
PERFORMANCES OR OPPORTUNITIES; (Ex. Pagbibigyan kita sa hinihingi mong promotion, kung
pagbibigyan mo rin ako; pag-usapan natin to sa tahimik at malamig na lugar)
 A CONDUCT OF SEXUAL NATURE AND OTHER CONDUCT, BASED ON SEX,
AFFECTING THE DIGNITY OF A PERSON WHICH IS UNWELCOME,
UNREASONABLE, AND OFFENSIVE TO THE RECIPIENT (VERBALLY, PHYSICALLY OR
THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY)
 A CONDUCT THAT IS UNWELCOME AND PERVASIVE AND CREATE AN INTIMIDATING,
HOSTILE OR HUMILIATING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RECIPIENT

DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS
 DISSEMINATE OR POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE A COPY OF THIS ACT TO
ALL PERSONS IN THE WORKPLACE.
 PROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
THE WORKPLACE SUCH AS CONDUCT OF ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEMINARS.
 CREATE AN INDEPENDENT INTERNAL MECHANISM OR A COMMITTEE ON
DECORUM AND INVESTIGATION TO INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS COMPLAINTS
OF GENDER BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
 PROVIDE AND DISSEMINATE, IN CONSULTATION WIL ALL PERSONS IN THE
WORKPLACE,A CODE OF CONDUCT OR WORKPLACE POLICY

What can a victim of workplace GBSH do?
 The victim can file an administrative complaint with the
Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) and/or file a
civil and/or criminal case before the courts.

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5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
 ALL SCHOOLS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, SHALL DESIGNATE AN
OFFICER-IN-CHARGE TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDING
VIOLATIONS OFTHIS ACT.
 ENSURE THAT VICTIMS PROVIDED WITH A GENDER-SENSITIVE
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS BOTH RESPECTFUL TO THE VICTIMS’ NEEDS AND
CONDUCIVE TO TRUTH-TELLING.
 ADOPT AND PUBLISH GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES TO FACILITATE THE
FILING OF COMPLAINTS BY STUDENTSAND FACULTY MEMBERS.

DUTY OF THE SCHOOL
 UPON KNOWLEDGE OF GENDER-BASED SEUXAL HARASSMENT
OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE SCHOOL SHOULD PROMPTLY
INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE THE VERACITY OF SUCH
INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES
UNDER WHICH THE ACT OF GENDER-BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE WERE COMMITTED AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE STEPS TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION.
 THE SCHOOL MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ELIMINATE THE
SAME ACTS, PREVENT THEIR RECURRENCE,AND ADDRESS THEIR
EFFECTS.

 ONCE A PERPATRATOR IS FOUND GUILTY, THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
MAY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO STRIP THE DIPLOMA FROM THE PERPETRATOR OR
ISSUE AN EXPULSION ORDER.
 THE COMMITTEE O N DECORUM AND INVESTIGATION (CODI) OF
ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SHALL ADDRESS GENDER-BASED
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN THEIR
CODI MANUAL

DUTIES OF SCHOOL HEAD
 DISSEMINATE OR POST A COPY OF THIS ACT IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
 PROVIDE MEASURES TO PREVENT GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LIKE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS.
 CREATE AN INDEPENDENT INTERNAL MECHANISM OR A CODI TO
INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS COMPLAINTS OF GENDER-BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.
 PROVIDE AND DISSEMINATE IN CONSULTATION WITH ALL PERSONS IN THE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION,A CODE OF CONDUCT OR SCHOOL POLICY
WHICH SHALL A) EXPRESSLY REITERATE THE PROHIBITION BY GENDER-BASED,
B) PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES OF INTERNAL MECHANISM CREATED UNDER
THIS ACT, C) SET ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.

LIABILITY OF STUDENT
 MINOR STUDENTS WHO ARE FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED ACTS OF
GENDER- BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT SHALL ONLY BE HELD LIABLE
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS BY THE SCHOOL AS STATED IN THEIR
SCHOOL HANDBOOK.
ROUTINE INSPECTION
 THE DEPED, CHED, AND THE TESDA SHALL CONDUCT REGULAR
SPONTANEOUS INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF
SCHOOL HEADS WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THISACT.

 CONFIDENTIALITY – AT ANY STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION,
PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS ACT, THE
RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM AND THE ACCUSED WHO IS A MINOR SHALL BE
RECOGNIZED.
 RESTRAINING ORDER – COURT, EVEN BEFORE RENDERING A FINAL
DECISION, MAY ISSUE AN ORDER DIRECTING THE PERPETRATOR TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE OFFENDED PERSON AT A DISTANCE SPECIFIED
BY THE COURT, OR TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE, SCHOOL,
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, OR ANY SPECIFIED PLACE FREQUENTED BY
THE OFFENDED PERSON.

REMEDIES A N D PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING
AVICTIM OF GENDER-BASED STREET, PUBLIC SPACES OR ONLINE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT MAYAVAIL OF APPROPRIATE REMEDIES AS PROVIDED FOR
UNDER THE LAW ASWELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES
WITH THEAID OF THE LGU,AND DSWD IN COORDINATION WITH DOH AND
PCW. ANY FEESTO BE CHARGED IN THE COURSE OF VICTIM’S AVAILMENT OF
SUCH REMEDIES OR PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES SHALL BE
BORNE BYTHE PERPETRATOR.
EXEMPTIONS
ACTS THATARE LEGITIMATE EXPRESSIONS OF INDIGENOUS CULTUREAND
TRADITION,AS WELLAS BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE PENALIZED.

SAFE SPACESACT: RA NO.
11313
LIFTEDFROMATTY. LAUROA. PATIAG’S POWERPOINT
THANK YOU!
-ATTY. JONATHAN B. VALIENTE
Vice-President
IBP Isabela Chapter
Municipal Legal Officer
Alicia, Isabela

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