Sexual Harassment (at Work, School, or Training Environments) Anti-Sexual Harassment Law: Addressing Sexual Harassment in the workplace and education and training environment  (R.A. 7877) In guaranteeing full respect for rights and dignity of workers, employees, applicants for employment, students or those undergoing training, instruction or education, the Anti-Sexual Harassment Law, otherwise known as Republic Act 7877, was enacted on February 14, 1995. The law considers all forms of sexual harassment in the employment, education or training environment unlawful and subject to the penalties defined by law. Under this law, sexual harassment is committed: ↗ by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor, agent of the employer, teacher, instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having authority, influence or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment, ↗ demands, requests or otherwise requires any sexual favor from the other, regardless of whether the demand, request or requirement for submission is accepted by the victim-survivor. Sexual harassment can take many forms in a work-related, employment, education- or training- related environment, such as but not limited to: ↗ Physical acts which may take the form of malicious touching, overt sexual advances, and gestures with lewd insinuation; ↗ Use of objects, pictures or graphics, letters or written notes with sexual underpinnings; and ↗ Other forms analogous to the foregoing. In a work-related or employment environment, sexual harassment is committed: ↗ When the sexual favor is made as a condition in the hiring or in the employment, re-employment or continued employment of said individual, or in granting said individual favorable compensation, terms, conditions, promotions, or privileges; or the refusal to grant the sexual favor results in limiting, segregating or classifying the employee which in any way would discriminate, deprive or diminish employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect said employee. In an education or training environment, sexual harassment is committed: ↗ When the sexual favor is made a condition to the giving of a passing grade, or the granting of honors and scholarships, or the payment of a stipend, allowance or other benefits, privileges, or considerations; or ↗ When the sexual advances result in an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for the student, trainee or apprentice. ↗ Verbal, such as but not limited to, requests or demands for sexual favors, and lurid remarks; 10 11