Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10627
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES TO
PREVENT AND ADDRESS THE ACTS OF BULLYING IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS
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-Bullying Act of 2013".
Section 2. Acts of Bullying. – For purposes of this Act, "bullying" shall refer to any severe or repeated
use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture,
or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing
the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile
environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or
materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school; such
as, but not limited to, the following:
a. Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like punching,
pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks, teasing,
fighting and the use of available objects as weapons;
b. Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being;
c. Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue emotional
distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting
and commenting negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body; and
d. Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any electronic
means.
Section 3. Adoption of Anti-Bullying Policies. – All elementary and secondary schools are hereby
directed to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in their respective institutions. Such
policies shall be regularly updated and, at a minimum, shall include provisions which:
(a) Prohibit the following acts:
(1) Bullying on school grounds; property immediately adjacent to school
grounds; at school-sponsored or school-related activities, functions or programs
whether on or off school grounds; at school bus stops; on school buses or other
vehicles owned, leased or used by a school; or through the use of technology or
an electronic device owned, leased or used by a school;
(2) Bullying at a location, activity, function or program that is not school-related
and through the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned,
leased or used by a school if the act or acts in question create a hostile
environment at school for the victim, infringe on the rights of the victim at