Senate Bill No. _ __ Page 3 SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session '14 FEB 12 P3 :35 ) ) ) SENATE S.B. Na{ 21 22 Introduced by: Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" A. Aquino IV AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ETHNICITY, RACE, RELIGION OR BELIEF, POLITICAL INCLINATION, SOCIAL CLASS, SEX, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, CIVIL STATUS, HIV STATUS AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1 Section 1. Short Title - This bill shall be known as the Anti-Discrimination Act of 2014. 2 Section 2. Declaration of policies. - It is the policy of the state to work actively for the 3 elimination of all forms of discrimination that offends the equal protection clause of the Bill of 4 Rights and the State obligations under human rights instruments acceded to by the Republic of 5 the Philippines, particularly those discriminatory practices based on sex or sexual orientation. 6 Towards this end, discriminatory practices as defined herein shall be proscribed and penalized. 7 8 Section 3. Definition of Terms - For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows: 9 a. "Discrimination" constitutes any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference or 10 other differential treatment that is directly or indirectly based on ethnicity, race, religion or 11 belief, political inclination, social class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender 12 expression and HIV Status and other medical condition, which has the purpose or effect of 13 nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of political, '14 civil, economic, social, and cultural rights. Discrimination also includes incitement to 15 discriminate and harassment. 3