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IN THE WORKPLACE
HISTORY
Prior 1995, the only policy addressing sexual harassment is the DOLE Policy
(Administrative Order No. 80, series of 1991, as amended by Administrative Order
No. 68, Series of 1992) which applied only to DOLE officials and employees who
commit sexual harassment against fellow DOLE officials or employees, applicants for
employment, or DOLE clients
Defined the acts constituting sexual harassment and directed its administrative
prosecution as a disgraceful and immoral act, classified as a grave offense
Created a Special Fact Finding Committee to receive and investigate sexual
harassment complaints and submit recommendations for action to the DOLE
Secretary
Subsequently, CSC issued Memorandum Circular No. 19, Series of 1994, entitled
“Policy on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”
Enjoined all heads to adopt and implement the Policy on Sexual Harassment
adopted by the CSC on May 31, 1994 through Resolution No. 94-2854.
Meanwhile, in the private sector, private agencies were left to deal with sexual
harassment as they saw fit.
On February 8, 1995, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act No. 7877, otherwise
known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995.
In 2013, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10627, or the
Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.
This law mandates all elementary and secondary schools and learning centers in
the Philippines to adopt an anti-bullying policy
However, this law does not address the same problem that happens in the
workplace.
In 2016, Reps. Rodel Batocabe and Christopher Co of partylist group Ako Bicol filed
House Bill No. 815, also known as the Anti-Office Bullying Act of 2016
This bill seeks to mandate and compel all government and non-government
offices to establish policies to address office bullying and other similar acts in
their respective institutions
After three years, Senator Bong Revilla filed the same in the Senate, known as Senate
Bill 1217, or the Anti-Office Bullying Act of 2019
During the same year, RA 11313, also known as the Safe Spaces Act or the “Bawal
Bastos” Law was signed into law.
This law expands the coverage of the 1995 Anti-Sexual Harassment Act which
only covered SH in workplaces and educational and training institutions, to
public and online spaces
Also covers GBSH committed between peers, and no longer requires a superior-
to-subordinate relationship, or moral ascendancy between the perpetrator and
the victim