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ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11313
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, CPA, MBA, MNSA, GSC, DPA, CESOV, CEOVI
PROFESSORIAL LECTURER- BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOL
LT COL PHILLIPPINE NAVY (MARINES) (R)
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : 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 THEREFOR.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : 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 ANDTRAINING INSTITUTIONS.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
BACKGROUND
• AN OVERWHELMING 88% OF WOMEN AGED 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL HARASSMENT INTHE 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
RA 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : 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
RESTRICTS ITS APPLICATION, LETTING THE SAME ACT BETWEEN
PEERS AND CO-WORKERSTO RUN UNCHECKED AND UNREGULATED.
THE SAME ACT COMMITTED AGAINST THE SUPERIOR OFFICER IS ALSO NOT
WITHIN ITS PURVIEW.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
• 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 ANDTHEIR CORRESPONDING PENALTIES.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
• ANY PERSON, NOT ONLY WOMEN, BUT MEN AND CHILDREN
ARE ALSO PROTECTED.
• IT IS NOT ONLY WOMEN WHO ARE PROTECTED UNDER
THE SAFE SPACES ACT, BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES THAT
ANYONE CAN PERPETUATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ANYONE
CAN BE AVICTIM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
SALIENT FEATURES OFTHE SPACE SAFE ACT
• GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT
• EXPANDSTHE 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 ATRAINEETO A TRAINER.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
SALIENT FEATURES OFTHE 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDES
1. GENDER-BASED STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES SEXUAL HARASSMENT
2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
3. QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SAPCES AND ONLINE
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
4. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACES
5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATIONAL AND
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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 NETWROK SERVICES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL SPACES
SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESORTS AND WATER PARKES, HOTELS
AND CASINOS, CINEMA HALLS, THEATERS, BARS, CLUBS, SPAS REGARDLESS
OF OWNERSHIP, OPENLY ACCESSIBLE OR OFFERED TO BE ACCESSED BY
THE PUBLIC.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES
• CATCALLING – RUDE SEXUAL REMARKS MADE BY MENTO WOMEN PASSING BY.
• WOLF-WHISTLING – A TWO-NOTE WHISTLED SOUND TO SHOW INTEREST,
ESPECIALLYTO A PERSON VIEWED AS PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE.
• 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 BEHAVIORSWITHOUTHTHINKING.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES
• 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.
• PERSISTENT UNINVITED COMMENTS OR GESTURES ON A PERSON’S APPEARANCE
• RELENTLESS REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL DETAILS
• STATEMENT OF SEXUAL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
• PUBLIC MASTURBATION OR FLASHING OF PRIVATE PARTS
• GROPING, OFFENSIVE BODY GESTURES, AND OTHER SIMILAR LEWD SEXUAL
ACTIONS
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
• MISOGYNY – HATRED OF WOMEN (EX.“MGA BABAE SALOT!”)
• 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.)
• HOMOPHOBIA – IS THE FEAR, HATRED, DISCOMFORT WITH, OR MISTRUST OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL.
• 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!”)
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
• LGUs SHALL BEAR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS.
• PASS AN ORDINANCEWHICH SHALL LOCALIZE THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT WITHIN
60 DAYS OF ITS EFFECTIVITY
• DISSEMINATE OR POST IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE A COPY OF THIS ACT ANDTHE
ORDINANCE
• PROVIDE MEASAURESTO PREVENT GENDER BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND ANTI-SEXUAL
HARASSMENT SEMINARS.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
IMPLEMENTING BODIES
• METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MMDA)
• LOCAL UNITS OF PNP
• WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S PROTECTION DESK OF THE PNP
• PCW, DILG, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY (DICT)
• ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ENFORCERS
• ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT DESKS IN ALL BARANGAY AND CITY HALLS
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
• INCLUDES ACTS THAT USE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY INTERRORIZING AND INTIMIDATINGVICTIMS
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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 OFVICTIM’S PRIVACY THROUGH CYBERSTALKING AND INCESSANT MESSAGING
• UPLOADING AND SHARING WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE VICTIM, ANY FORM OF MEDIA
THAT CONTAINS PHOTOS,VOICE ORVIDEO WITH SEXUAL CONTENT
• 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
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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 MEASURESTO MONITOR AND PENALIZE GENDER BASED
ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
3. QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SAPCES AND ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
PENALTY NEXT HIGHER IN DEGREEWILL BE APPLIED INTHE 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 IS A DIAGNOSEDWITH A MENTAL PROBLEMTENDINGTO IMPAIR CONSENT.
• PERPETRATOR IS MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, SUCH AS THE PNP AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILPPINES,ANDTHE ACTWAS PERPETRATEDWHILETHE PERPETRATORWAS IN UNIFORM;AND
• COMMITTED IN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OFFERING FRONTLINE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PERPETRATOR IS
A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
4. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT INTHE WORKPLACE
INCLUDESTHE 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;
• 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 THROUGHTHE USE OF TECHNOLOGY)
• A CONDUCT THAT IS UNWELCOME AND PERVASIVE AND CREATE AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE OR
HUMILIATING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RECIPIENT.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
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 INDIPENDENT 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS
• NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR DUTIES UNDER SECTION 17 OF THIS ACT, AS
PROVIDED IN THE PENAL PROVISIONS. (NOT LESS THAN 5,000 PESOS AND NOT
MORE THAN 10,000 PESOS)
• NOT TAKING ACTION ON REPORTED ACTS OF GENDER BASED SEXUAL
HARASSMENT COMMITTED IN THE WORKPLACE. (FINE OF NOT LESS THAN 10,000
PESOS AND NOT MORE THAN 15, 000 PESOS)
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
• ALL SCHOOLS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, SHALL DESIGNATE AN OFFICER-IN-
CHARGETO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDINGVIOLATIONS OF THIS 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 PROCEUDRES TO FACILITATE THE FILING OF
COMPLAINTS BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
DUTY OFTHE 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION ANDTRAINING
INSTITUTIONS
• 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 ON 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 INTHEIR CODI MANUAL
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
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 OF GENDER-BASED SH, B) PRESCRIBE
PROCEDURES OF INTERNAL MECHANISM CREATED UNDER THIS ACT, C) SET
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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 THIS ACT.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
• CONFIDENTIALITY – AT ANY STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND
TRIAL OF AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS ACT, THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM AND THE
ACCUSEDWHO 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.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313
REMEDIES AND PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING
AVICTIM OF GENDER-BASED STREET, PUBLIC SPACES OR ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
MAY AVAIL OF APPROPRIATE REMEDIES AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE LAW AS WELL AS
PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES WITHTHE AID OF THE LGU,AND DSWD IN
COORDINATIONWITH DOH AND PCW. ANY FEES TO BE CHARGED IN THE COURSE OF
VICTIM’S AVAILMENT OF SUCH REMEDIES OR PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES
SHALL BE BORNE BYTHE PERPETRATOR.
EXEMPTIONS
ACTS THAT ARE LEGITIMATE EXPRESSIONS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND TRADITION,AS
WELL AS BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE PENALIZED.
ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313
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  • 1. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11313 ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, CPA, MBA, MNSA, GSC, DPA, CESOV, CEOVI PROFESSORIAL LECTURER- BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOL LT COL PHILLIPPINE NAVY (MARINES) (R)
  • 2. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : 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 THEREFOR.
  • 3. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : 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 ANDTRAINING INSTITUTIONS.
  • 4. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 BACKGROUND • AN OVERWHELMING 88% OF WOMEN AGED 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARASSMENT INTHE 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.
  • 5. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 RA 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.
  • 6. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : 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 RESTRICTS ITS APPLICATION, LETTING THE SAME ACT BETWEEN PEERS AND CO-WORKERSTO RUN UNCHECKED AND UNREGULATED. THE SAME ACT COMMITTED AGAINST THE SUPERIOR OFFICER IS ALSO NOT WITHIN ITS PURVIEW.
  • 7. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 • 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 ANDTHEIR CORRESPONDING PENALTIES.
  • 8. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 • ANY PERSON, NOT ONLY WOMEN, BUT MEN AND CHILDREN ARE ALSO PROTECTED. • IT IS NOT ONLY WOMEN WHO ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE SAFE SPACES ACT, BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES THAT ANYONE CAN PERPETUATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ANYONE CAN BE AVICTIM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
  • 9. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 SALIENT FEATURES OFTHE SPACE SAFE ACT • GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT • EXPANDSTHE 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 ATRAINEETO A TRAINER.
  • 10. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 SALIENT FEATURES OFTHE 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.
  • 11. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDES 1. GENDER-BASED STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES SEXUAL HARASSMENT 2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT 3. QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SAPCES AND ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT 4. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACES 5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
  • 12. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 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 NETWROK SERVICES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL SPACES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESORTS AND WATER PARKES, HOTELS AND CASINOS, CINEMA HALLS, THEATERS, BARS, CLUBS, SPAS REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, OPENLY ACCESSIBLE OR OFFERED TO BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC.
  • 13. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 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.
  • 14. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
  • 15. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES • CATCALLING – RUDE SEXUAL REMARKS MADE BY MENTO WOMEN PASSING BY. • WOLF-WHISTLING – A TWO-NOTE WHISTLED SOUND TO SHOW INTEREST, ESPECIALLYTO A PERSON VIEWED AS PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE. • 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 BEHAVIORSWITHOUTHTHINKING.
  • 16. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES • 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. • PERSISTENT UNINVITED COMMENTS OR GESTURES ON A PERSON’S APPEARANCE • RELENTLESS REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL DETAILS • STATEMENT OF SEXUAL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS • PUBLIC MASTURBATION OR FLASHING OF PRIVATE PARTS • GROPING, OFFENSIVE BODY GESTURES, AND OTHER SIMILAR LEWD SEXUAL ACTIONS
  • 17. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 • MISOGYNY – HATRED OF WOMEN (EX.“MGA BABAE SALOT!”) • 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.) • HOMOPHOBIA – IS THE FEAR, HATRED, DISCOMFORT WITH, OR MISTRUST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL. • 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!”)
  • 18. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA
  • 19. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT • LGUs SHALL BEAR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS. • PASS AN ORDINANCEWHICH SHALL LOCALIZE THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ITS EFFECTIVITY • DISSEMINATE OR POST IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE A COPY OF THIS ACT ANDTHE ORDINANCE • PROVIDE MEASAURESTO PREVENT GENDER BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEMINARS.
  • 20. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 IMPLEMENTING BODIES • METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MMDA) • LOCAL UNITS OF PNP • WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S PROTECTION DESK OF THE PNP • PCW, DILG, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (DICT) • ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ENFORCERS • ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT DESKS IN ALL BARANGAY AND CITY HALLS
  • 21. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 2. GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT • INCLUDES ACTS THAT USE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INTERRORIZING AND INTIMIDATINGVICTIMS
  • 22. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 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 OFVICTIM’S PRIVACY THROUGH CYBERSTALKING AND INCESSANT MESSAGING • UPLOADING AND SHARING WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE VICTIM, ANY FORM OF MEDIA THAT CONTAINS PHOTOS,VOICE ORVIDEO WITH SEXUAL CONTENT • 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
  • 23. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 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 MEASURESTO MONITOR AND PENALIZE GENDER BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
  • 24. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 3. QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SAPCES AND ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PENALTY NEXT HIGHER IN DEGREEWILL BE APPLIED INTHE 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 IS A DIAGNOSEDWITH A MENTAL PROBLEMTENDINGTO IMPAIR CONSENT. • PERPETRATOR IS MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, SUCH AS THE PNP AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILPPINES,ANDTHE ACTWAS PERPETRATEDWHILETHE PERPETRATORWAS IN UNIFORM;AND • COMMITTED IN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OFFERING FRONTLINE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PERPETRATOR IS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
  • 25. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 4. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT INTHE WORKPLACE INCLUDESTHE 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; • 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 THROUGHTHE USE OF TECHNOLOGY) • A CONDUCT THAT IS UNWELCOME AND PERVASIVE AND CREATE AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE OR HUMILIATING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RECIPIENT.
  • 26. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 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 INDIPENDENT 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.
  • 27. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS • NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR DUTIES UNDER SECTION 17 OF THIS ACT, AS PROVIDED IN THE PENAL PROVISIONS. (NOT LESS THAN 5,000 PESOS AND NOT MORE THAN 10,000 PESOS) • NOT TAKING ACTION ON REPORTED ACTS OF GENDER BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMMITTED IN THE WORKPLACE. (FINE OF NOT LESS THAN 10,000 PESOS AND NOT MORE THAN 15, 000 PESOS)
  • 28. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS • ALL SCHOOLS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, SHALL DESIGNATE AN OFFICER-IN- CHARGETO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDINGVIOLATIONS OF THIS 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 PROCEUDRES TO FACILITATE THE FILING OF COMPLAINTS BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS.
  • 29. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 DUTY OFTHE 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.
  • 30. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 5. GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION ANDTRAINING INSTITUTIONS • 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 ON 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 INTHEIR CODI MANUAL
  • 31. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 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 OF GENDER-BASED SH, B) PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES OF INTERNAL MECHANISM CREATED UNDER THIS ACT, C) SET ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
  • 32. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 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 THIS ACT.
  • 33. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 • CONFIDENTIALITY – AT ANY STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS ACT, THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM AND THE ACCUSEDWHO 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.
  • 34. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO.11313 REMEDIES AND PSYCHOLOGY COUNSELING AVICTIM OF GENDER-BASED STREET, PUBLIC SPACES OR ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT MAY AVAIL OF APPROPRIATE REMEDIES AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE LAW AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES WITHTHE AID OF THE LGU,AND DSWD IN COORDINATIONWITH DOH AND PCW. ANY FEES TO BE CHARGED IN THE COURSE OF VICTIM’S AVAILMENT OF SUCH REMEDIES OR PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES SHALL BE BORNE BYTHE PERPETRATOR. EXEMPTIONS ACTS THAT ARE LEGITIMATE EXPRESSIONS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND TRADITION,AS WELL AS BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC SHALL NOT BE PENALIZED.
  • 35. ATTY. LAURO A. PATIAG, DPA SAFE SPACES ACT : RA NO. 11313 THANKYOU FOR LISTENING.