EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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S ENAJ E
S. No.
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T9 JULIO A9‘-42
Introduced by Senator Grace■Poe
AN ACT
PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ETHNICITY, RACE,
RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX OR GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
LANGUAGE, DISABILITY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND OTHER
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR,
AND FOR THE PURPOSE
Be i t enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in
Congress assembled.
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Section 1. S hort Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Discrimination
A ct o f 2 0 19."
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Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policies. - It is the policy of the State to work actively
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for the elimination of all forms of discrimination that offend the equal protection
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clause of the Bill of Rights and the State obligations under human rights instruments
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acceded to by orientation. Towards this end, discriminatory practices as defined
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herein shall be prescribed and penalized.
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Sec. 3. Definition o f Terms. - For the purposes of this Act, the following shall
be defined as follows:
a. Discrimination -
constitutes any distinction,
exclusion,
restriction or
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preference or other differential treatment that is directly or indirectly
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based on ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sex and gender, disability, or
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other status, which has the
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economic, social, and cultural rights. Discrimination, which also includes
intention or equal footing, o f political, civil,