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NEWS AUGUST 2019

PRRD signs law granting 20% fare discount to students New law punishes Glamorosang kaputian ng kutis nakamit

tudents will now be granted a 20 discount privilege. The discount privilege certificates of public convenience. of wolf whistling,
percent discount on all public utility does not apply to students in post graduate Earlier, the Department at maumbok na bilbil nabawasan
courses such as dancing, swimming, music, that students can now ride several major catcalling, online
Svehicles as long as they present degree courses and informal short-term Transportation (DOTr) has also announced
their school IDs.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed and driving lessons, and seminar type of rail lines absolutely free of charge. sexual harassment
“Student Fare Discount Act” (R.A. courses. It covers all public transportation According to agency secretary Arthur
11314) into law to “encourage students, utilities including public utility buses, public Tugade, students can now ride the MRT-3,
resident Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law
particularly the poor, and underprivileged, utility jeepneys, taxis, and other similar LRT-2 and PNR for free, Mondays to Fridays
that penalizes wolf whistling, catcalling,
to pursue quality education to secure their vehicles-for-hire tricycles, passenger trains, (except on holidays) during select hours in
Pmisogynistic and homophobic slurs, unwanted
future and make them responsible citizens.” aircraft, and marine vessels. the morning and afternoon.
sexual advances, and other forms of sexual harassment
“A student under this Act shall be However, the law does not cover Students will now also be exempted
in public places, workplaces, and schools as well as in
entitled to a grant of 20% discount on school service, tourist service, and any from terminal fees charged at airports
online spaces.
domestic regular fares, upon personal similar service covered by contract or under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aviation
The law, called the Safe Spaces Act or Republic
presentation of their duly-issued school charter agreement and with valid franchise Authority of the Philippines (CAAP),
Act No 11313, was signed on April 17. A copy of the
identification cards (IDs) or current or permit from the Land Transportation as well as at public ports under the
law was made public on Monday, July 15, by Akbayan
validated enrollment form, supported Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
Senator Risa Hontiveros, who principally authored
by the prescribed government-issued Students can only avail of this The free train rides will be available
and sponsored the measure in the Senate.
identification document, subject to an discount during the time they are enrolled starting July 1. The schedule is as follows:
The law also penalizes online sexual harassment,
appropriate verification mechanism to be including weekends and holidays. MRT-3: 5:00-6:30 am, 3:00-4:30 pm
including sexual slurs in private messages.
provided in the implementing rules and Transport utilities that refuse to grant LRT-2: 5:00-6:00 am, 3:00-4:00 pm Forms of sexual harassment and corresponding
regulations,” the law read. the student the fare discount privilege PNR: 5:00-6:00 AM, 3:00-4:30 pm penalties imposed by Safe Spaces Act:
Only Filipino students in elementary, will face penalties including suspension of The PPA will implement the terminal fee
First degree offenses:
secondary, technical-vocational, or higher driver’s license, fines ranging from PHP1,000 exemption starting July 16, and the CAAP
lCursing lCatcalling lWolf-whistling
education institutions can avail of the to PHP15,000, and the cancelation of their on August 1.
lLeering and intrusive gazing
lTaunting l unwanted invitations
lMisogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, and sexist
slurs
lPersistent unwanted comments on one’s appearance
lRelentless requests for personal details such as
name, contact, and social media details; or destination
lUse of words, gestures, or actions that ridicule on
the basis of sex, gender, or sexual orientation; identity
and/or expression including sexist, homophobic,
transphobic statements and slurs
lPersistent telling of sexual jokes Renea Segobre (Before)
lUse of sexual names, comments, and demands
lAny statement that has made an invasion on a
PH has most cases of fake medicines in S. Asia: UN report
person’s personal space or threatens the person’s
sense of personal safety
Penalty:
United Nations study on transnational
1st offense: P1,000-fine and 12-hour community
crime found the highest incidence of
service with Gender Sensitivity Seminar
A “falsified medicines” in the Philippines
2nd offense: 6-10 days in prison/P3,000 fine
among Southeast Asian countries.
3rd offense: 11-30 days in prison and P10,000-fine
2nd degree offenses: Of 460 incidents of counterfeiting and
illegal distribution of pharmaceutical products
— Making offensive body gestures at someone
recorded within the region from 2013 to
— Public masturbation — Flashing of private parts
2017, 193 occurred in the Philippines, 110 in
— Groping — Similar lewd actions
Thailand, 93 in Indonesia, and 49 in Vietnam.
Penalty: Most counterfeit medicines were for
urinary tract infection, erectile dysfunction,
1st offense: P10,000-fine and 12-hour community
anti-infectives, and central nervous system
service with Gender Sensitivity Seminar
(CNS). Nutrition supplements, cadiovascular,
2nd offense: 11-30 days in prison/P15,000 fine
CNS, and metabolism drugs were among the
3rd offense: 1 month and 1 day to 6 months in prison
most illegally distributed.
and P20,000 fine
In the Philippines, counterfeit over-the-
3rd degree offenses: counter drugs like paracetamol, as well as
anti-tuberculosis medicines and anti-rabies
— Stalking
vaccines are a growing threat.
— Sexual advances, gestures, and statements
The study defined “falsified medicines”
mentioned previously with pinching or brushing
as pharmaceutical products “marketed with
against the body of the offended person
the intention to deceive buyers.” They could
— Touching, pinching, or brushing against the
be misbranded, falsely labeled, or expired;
genitalia, face, arms, anus, groin, breasts, inner thighs,
may contain too little, too much, or none of its
face, buttocks, or any part of the victim’s body
purported active ingredient.
Penalty These products are ineffective at best.
Otherwise, they may be harmful or even
1st offense: 11-30 days in prison/P30,000-fine with
deadly. In some cases, genuine medicines are
attendance to Gender Sensitivity Seminar
sold illegally for non-medical use, as in the
2nd offense: 1 month and 1 day to 6 months in prison
case of opioids and other psychoactive drugs,
and P50,000-fine
although these could be faked too.
3rd offense: 4 months and 1 day to 6 months in
Pakistan, India, and China are the leading
prison/P100,000-fine
sources of falsified medicines that end up in
While Duterte signed the law, he himself had
been accused of violating a similar measure in his
DEPENDS
hometown of Davao City.
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Weeks before he was sworn in as president,
Duterte wolf-whistled GMA 7 reporter Mariz Umali Kasabay ring nag-lapse into law ang bill
during a press conference, in violation of Davao na nagpapalawig sa franchise ng Catholic
City’s own Women Development Code, which Duterte Bishops Conference of the Philippines o CBCP.
himself signed when he was mayor. Sagot ni Panelo sa tanong tungkol sa
PUNISHES franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN, “Ang ABS-CBN,
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