alcoholic beverages, intoxicating drinks, tobacco and its byproducts, gambling or any
form of violence or pornography."
Section 6. Section 16 of the same Act, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 16. Penal Provisions "a) Any employer who violates Sections 12, 12-A, and Section 14 of this act, as
amended, shall be penalized by imprisonment of six (6) months and one (1) day to six
(6) years or a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than
Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) or both at the discretion of the court.
"b) Any person who violates the provision of Section 12-D of this act or the employer of
the subcontractor who employs, or the one who facilitates the employment of a child in
hazardous work, shall suffer the penalty of a fine of not less than One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00),
or imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years,
or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
"c) Any person who violates Sections 12-D(1) and 12-D(2) shall be prosecuted and
penalized in accordance with the penalty provided for by R. A. 9208 otherwise known
as the "Anti-trafficking in Persons Act of 2003": Provided, That Such penalty shall be
imposed in its maximum period.
"d) Any person who violates Section 12-D (3) shall be prosecuted and penalized in
accordance with R.A. 9165, otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002"; Provided, That such penalty shall be imposed in its maximum period.
"e) If a corporation commits any of the violations aforecited, the board of
directors/trustees and officers, which include the president, treasurer and secretary of
the said corporation who participated in or knowingly allowed the violation, shall be
penalized accordingly as provided for under this Section.
"f) Parents, biological or by legal fiction, and legal guardians found to be violating
Sections 12, 12-A, 12-B and 12-C of this Act shall pay a fine of not less than Ten
thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00), or be required to render community service for not less than thirty (30)
days but not more than one (1) year, or both such fine and community service at the
discretion of the court: Provided, That the maximum length of community service shall
be imposed on parents or legal guardians who have violated the provisions of this Act
three (3) times; Provided, further, That in addition to the community service, the penalty
of imprisonment of thirty (30) days but not more than one (1) year or both at the
discretion of the court, shall be imposed on the parents or legal guardians who have
violated the provisions of this Act more than three (3) times.
"g) The Secretary, of Labor and Employment or his/her duly authorized representative
may, after due notice and hearing, order the closure of any business firm or
establishment found to have violated any of the provisions of this Act more than three
(3) times. He/she shall likewise order the immediate closure of such firm or
establishment if: