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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
First Regular Session
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV
AN ACT
PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS ON ACCOUNT OF ETHNIC
ORIGIN AND/OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Anti-Racial and Religious
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Discrimination Act of 2013",
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SEC. 2. Declaration ofPolicy. - It is the policy of the State to:
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(a) Maintain peace and order, protect life, liberty and property, and promote the general
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welfare for the enjoyment by all people the blessings of democracy;
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(b) Promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and
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independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide
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adequate social services; promote full employment, a rising standard of living and an improved
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quality of life for all;
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(c) Recognize and promote the lights of indigenous cultural communities within the
framework of national unity and development; and
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(d) Give the highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect and enhance the
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right of all the people to human dignity; reduce social, economic and political inequalities; and
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remove cultural inequities by equitably diffusing wealth and political power for the common
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good.
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