RA NO.

7877

BY: IVHY B. POLIQUIT

 - This act shall be known” Anti
Sexual Harassment Act of 1995”
 The state shall value the dignity of every
individual
 enhance the development of its human
resources
 guarantee full respect for human rights
 uphold the dignity of
 Workers Instruction or
 Employees education
 Applicants for employment
 students
 The sexual favor is made as a condition
in the hiring or in the employment
 In returns of good compensations,
terms, promotions or privileges
 The refusal to grant the sexual favor
results in limiting, segregating,
classifying the employee which in
anyway would discriminate, deprive of
diminish employment opportunities or
otherwise affect the employee.
 Against who would impair employee's rights or
privileges under existing labor laws
 against who would result in an intimidating
hostile, or offensive, environment for the
employees

* against one whose under the care, custody,

or supervision of the offender
* Against one whose education training,
apprenticeship or tutorship
entrusted to the offender
* when the sexual favor is made a condition to
the giving of a passing grade, granting honors
and scholarship, payment of a stipend,
allowance, benefits, privileges or
considerations.
* when the sexual advances result in an
intimidating, hostile or offensive environment
for the result, trainee or apprentice
 It shall be the duty of the employer or the head of the
office in a work related, educational or training
environment or institution to prevent or deter the
commission of acts of sexual harassment
 to provide procedures of acts of sexual harassment
 to provide procedures for the resolutions, settlement
or prosecution of acts of harassment
 Promulgate appropriate rules and regulations in
consultation with jointly approve by the:
 Employees, students or trainees
 designated representative
 Create a committee on decorum and
investigation of cases of sexual harassment.
 The committee shall conduct a meeting with
 Officers, employees
 Teachers, instructors etc…
 The employer or head office, educational or
training institution shall be solitarily liable for the
damages arising from act of sexual harassment
committed in the employment, education or
training environment if the employer or head of
office, educational or training institution is
informed of such acts by the offended party and
no immediate action is taken there on.
 Nothing in this act shall preclude
the victim of work, education or
training-related sexual harassment
from instituting a separate and
independent action for damages
and other affirmative relief.

 Any persons who violates the provision of
this act shall, upon conviction, be penalized
by imprisonment of not less than one (1)
month nor more than six (6) months, or a
fine not less than Ten thousand pesos (10,
000) nor more than twenty thousand (20,
000) or both such fine and imprisonment at
the discretion of the court
 If any portion of this act
is declared void or
unconstitutional, the
remaining portion or
provision here of shall
not be affected by such
declaration.
 All laws, decrees,
orders, rules and
regulations other
issuances or part there
of inconsistent with the
provision of this act
hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.
 This act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2)
national newspaper of general
circulation.