1 The Civil Service Commission (CSC), Department of Labor and Employment 2 (DOLE), Department o f Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Trade 3 and Industry (DTI), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department o f 4 Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education 5 and 6 Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and Department of Health (DOH) shall ensure 7 the implementation of this Section. Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Justice (DOJ), 8 Failure of the above agencies, without justifiable cause, to ensure the 9 implementation of this provision shall be deemed refusal to address discrimination 10 and shall be penalized as an analogous act of discrimination. 11 Sec. 10. Enforcement - Criminal complaints brought under this Act shall be 12 filed with the proper court. In addition to the criminal complaint, a person who has 13 been subjected to any acts of discrimination as defined in this Act may file a 14 complaint with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). For this purpose, the CHR 15 may investigate, motu proprio or on complaint by any person, acts or omissions in 16 violation o f this Act. 17 In all cases under investigation, the Commission may issue legal and 18 preventive measures as well as provisional remedies. These measures or remedies 19 shall include, but are not limited to, general writs of injunction, restraining orders, 20 status quo ante orders, cease and desist orders, protection orders or such other 21 orders to protect the life and security of persons, preserve evidence, protect 22 properties and other considerations to ensure the efficient investigation of the 23 alleged violation of this Act. 24 The Commission shall also direct the officer concerned to take appropriate 25 action against a public officer or employee at fault or who neglected to perform an 26 act or discharge a duty required under this Act, and order revocation of license, 27 removal from office or employment, suspension, demotion, fine, censure, or 28 prosecution, and ensure compliance therewith. Refusal by any officer without ju s t 29 cause to comply with an order of the Commission to revoke the license, remove, 30 suspend, demote, fine, censure, or prosecute an officer or employee who is at fault, 31 or who neglects to perform an act or discharge a duty required under this Act, shall 32 be a ground for disciplinary action against said officer. 12

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