(a) The penalty provided under this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if the
offender has been previously convicted under this Act;
(b) When the offender is a corporation, partnership or association, the officer or
employee thereof who is responsible for the violation of this Act shall suffer the penalty
imposed in its maximum period;
(c) The penalty provided herein shall be imposed in its maximum period when the
perpetrator is an ascendant, parent guardian, stepparent or collateral relative within the
second degree of consanguinity or affinity, or a manager or owner of an establishment
which has no license to operate or its license has expired or has been revoked;
(d) When the offender is a foreigner, he shall be deported immediately after service of
sentence and forever barred from entry to the country;
(e) The penalty provided for in this Act shall be imposed in its maximum period if the
offender is a public officer or employee: Provided, however, That if the penalty imposed
is reclusion perpetua or reclusion temporal, then the penalty of perpetual or temporary
absolute disqualification shall also be imposed: Provided, finally, That if the penalty
imposed is prision correccional or arresto mayor, the penalty of suspension shall also
be imposed; and
(f) A fine to be determined by the court shall be imposed and administered as a cash
fund by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and disbursed for the
rehabilitation of each child victim, or any immediate member of his family if the latter is
the perpetrator of the offense.
ARTICLE XIII
Final Provisions
Section 32. Rules and Regulations. – Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the Department of
Justice, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, shall promulgate rules
and regulations of the effective implementation of this Act.
Such rules and regulations shall take effect upon their publication in two (2) national newspapers of
general circulation.
Section 33. Appropriations. – The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act is hereby
authorized to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into
law and thereafter.
Section 34. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional,
the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 35. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, or rules inconsistent with the provisions of this
Acts are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 36. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect upon completion of its publication in at
least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.