Senate Bill No. - - Page 11 1 2 Persons found gUilty of any of the discriminatory practices prohibited under this Act shall also be civilly liable. 3 4 The administrative remedies provided under this Act do not bar prosecution or civil claims in proper courts for any act of discrimination committed under this Act. 5 If any crime penalized under the Revised Penal Code is committed in pursuit of 6 discrimination, the penalty provided under the Revised Penal Code shall be applied and the 7 discrimination committed shall be considered as an aggravating circumstance. 8 Section 11. Appropriations. - The initial amount necessary to implement the provisions 9 of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the agencies tasked to 10 implement the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as maybe necessary for the 11 continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations 12 Act. 13 Section 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The CHR in coordination with the 14 Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Interior and 15 Local Government, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Department of Education, Commission 16 on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of 17 Justice, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Health, National Commission on 18 Indigenous Peoples, and National Commission on Muslim Filipinos shall promulgate the 19 necessary implementing rules and regulations within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this 20 Act. 21 Section 13. Separability clause. - Any portion or provision of this Act that may be 22 declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying the other portions and 23 provisions hereof as long as such remaining portion or provision can still subsist and be given 24 effect in their entirety. 25 Section 14. Repealing clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 26 parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 27 Section 1S. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (is) days after its publication 28 in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 11