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3) Religious beliefrefers to the strong and profound belief affecting a way of life; a belief is
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religious not because a religious group professes that belief, but because the individual
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sincerely holds that belief with the strength of traditional religious views.
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4) Accommodation as mentioned herein includes a house, apartment, condominium, town
houses, flat, hotel, motel, boarding house, hostel, and dormitories.
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SEC. 5. Acts of Discrimination.
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Discrimination is committed when a person treats
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another less favorably on the basis of ethnic origin and/or religious affiliation or belief than the
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person treats or would treat another without that attribute, or with a different attribute, on the
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same or similar circumstances in employment, education, housing, and delivery of basic services,
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to wit:
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a.)
Discrimination in Employment.-
An employer or hisher agents must not
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discriminate against an applicant for a job by refusing employment to the person
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or imposing on that person onerous terms and conditions on the basis of hisiher
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ethnic background and/or religious affiliation or beliefs. Likewise, an employer or
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hidher agents shall be liable for discrimination by denying or limiting access of
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the employee to opportunities for promotion, transfer or training, or to any other
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benefits connected with the employment or by dismissing the employee, or by
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subjecting the employee to any other detriment on the basis of ethnic background
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and/or religious affiliation or beliefs.
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b.)
Discrimination in Education. - A public or private educational institution, their
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officers or employees, or any person acting on their behalf shall be liable for
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discrimination by refusing, or failing to accept, another for application for
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admission as a student or by denying or limiting access of a student to any benefit
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or privilege provided by said institution, or by expelling the student, or by
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