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less than two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (250,000) but not to exceed Five
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Hundred Thousand pesos (P500,000) or imprisonment of six (6) years but not more
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than twelve (12) years, or both at the discretion of the court.
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I f the violator is a corporation, organization or any similar entity, the officials
thereof directly involved shall be liable therefor.
I f the violator is an alien or foreigner, he shall be deported immediately after
service of sentence w ithout further deportation proceedings.
Persons found guilty of any of the discriminatory practices prohibited under
this Act shall also be civilly liable.
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The Administrative remedies provided under this act do not bar prosecution
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or civil claims in proper courts for ant act of discrimination committed under this Act.
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I f any crime penalized under the Revised Penal Code is Committed in pursuit
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of discrimination, the penalty provided under the Revised Penal Code shall be
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applied and the discrimination committed shall be considered as an aggravating
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circumstance.
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Sec. 10. Appropriations. - The initial amount necessary to implement the
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provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the
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agencies tasked to implement the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as
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maybe necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in
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the Annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 11. Im plem enting Rules and Regulations. - The Commission on Human
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rights. Civil Service Commission, Department of labor and Employment, Department
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of Interior and Local Government, The armed Forces of the Philippines, Department
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of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education, and Skills
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Development Authority, Department of Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs,
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Department of Health, Commission on indigenous Peoples, and National Commission
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on Muslim
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regulations within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act.
Filipinos shall
promulgate the
necessary implementing
rules and
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Sec. 12. Separability Clause. - Any portion or Provision of this Act that may
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be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect o f nullifying the other
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