I. REPUBLIC ACT NO.

7877
AN ACT DECLARING SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNLAWFUL IN THE
EMPLOYMENT, EDUACATION OR TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Work, Education or Training-related Sexual Harassment Defined. – Work, education

or training-related sexual harassment is committed by an employee, manager, supervisor, agent of the employer,
teacher, instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having authority, influence or moral
ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment, demands, requests or otherwise requires
any sexual favor from the other, regardless of whether the demand, request or requirement for submission is
accepted by the object of said Act.

(A) In a work-related or employment environment, sexual harassment is committed when:

(1) The sexual favor is made as a condition in the hiring or in the employment, reemployment or
continued employment of said individual, or in granting said individual favorable compensation,
terms, conditions, promotions, or privileges; or the refusal to grant the sexual favor results in limiting,
segregating or classifying the employee which in a way would discriminate, deprive or diminish
employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect said employee;
(2) The above acts would impair the employee’s rights or privileges under existing labor laws; or
(3) The above acts would result in an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for the employee.

(B) In an education or training environment, sexual harassment is committed:

(1) Against one who is under the care, custody or supervision of the offender;
(2) Against one whose education, training, apprenticeship or tutorship is entrusted to the offender;
(3) When the sexual favor is made a condition to the giving of a passing grade, or the granting of honors
and scholarships, or the payment of a stipend, allowance or other benefits, privileges, or
considerations; or
(4) When the sexual advances result in an intimidating, hostile or offensive
environment for the student, trainee or apprentice.

II. Republic Act No. 9995

AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF PHOTO AND VIDEO VOYEURISM,
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

(A) "Photo or video voyeurism" means the act of taking photo or video coverage
of a person
or group of persons performing sexual act or any similar activity or of capturing
an image of
the private area of a person or persons without the latter's consent, under
circumstances in
which such person/s has/have a reasonable expectation of privacy, or the act of
selling,
copying, reproducing, broadcasting, sharing, showing or exhibiting the photo or
video
coverage or recordings of such sexual act or similar activity through VCD/DVD,
internet,
cellular phones and similar means or device without the written consent of the
person/s
involved, notwithstanding that consent to record or take photo or video coverage
of same
 was given by such person's.

(B) "Private area of a person" means the naked or undergarment clad genitals,
public area,
buttocks or female breast of an individual.

(C) "Under circumstances in which a person has a reasonable expectation of

privacy" means
believe that he/she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that an
image or a private area of the person was being captured; or circumstances in
which a reasonable person would believe that a private area of the person would
not be visible to the public,
regardless of whether that person is in a public or private place.

III. Republic Act 10175

AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE
PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND
THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Cybercrime Offenses. - The following acts constitute the offense of cybercrime punishable under this Act:
(a) Offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems:
(1) Illegal Access
(2) Illegal Interception
(3) Data Interference
(4) System Interference
(5) Misuse of Devices. -
(6) Cyber·squatting.
(b) Computer.related Offenses:
(1) Computer.related Forgery. -
(2) Computer· related Fraud.
(3) Computer-related Identity Theft.

(c) Content-related Offenses:

(1) Cybersex. - The willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation, directly or indirectly, of
any lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity, with the aid of a computer system, for
favor or consideration .
(2) Child Pornography. - The unlawful or prohibited acts defined and punishable by Republic Act No.
9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, committed through a computer system: Provided,
That the penalty to be imposed. shall be (1) one degree higher than that provided for in Republic Act
No. 9775.
(3) Unsolicited Commercial Communications. – The transmission of commercial electronic
communication with the use of computer system which seek to advertise, sell, or offer for sale
products and services are prohibited unless:
(i) There is prior affirmative consent from the recipient; or
(ii) The primary intent of the communication is for service and or administrative
announcements from the sender to its existing users, subscribers or customers; or
(iii) The following conditions are present:
(aa) The commercial electronic communication contains a simple, valid, and reliable
way for the recipient to reject receipt of further commercial electronic messages (opt-
out) from the same source;
 (bb) The commercial electronic communication does not purposely disguise the
source of the electronic message; and

(cc) The commercial electronic communication does not purposely include

misleading information in any part of the message in order to induce the recipients to read
the message.
(4) Libel. - The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal
Code, as amended, co=itted through a computer system or any other similar means which may
be devised in the future. '

SEC. 5. Other Offenses. - The following acts shall also

constitute an offense:
(a) Aiding or Abetting in the Commission of Cybercrime.
(b) Attempt in the Commission of Cybercrime