Anti-Child Porn Bill is Now a Law
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has finally signed into law the “Anti-Hentai” bill last Wednesday. Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 penalizes offenders with one-month imprisonment to life sentence. The offender will also pay a fine of P300,000 to P5 million, depending on the gravity of the offense. (1.00 USD = 46.8096 PHP as of 11/21/2009)
The law defines child pornography as “any representation, whether visual, audio or written combination thereof, by electronic, mechanical, digital, optical, magnetic or any other means, of a child engaged or involved in real or simulated explicit sexual activity.”
Tarlac Rep. Monica Teodoro, one of the principal authors of the bill, said, “We used to be a haven for child pornography proliferators and foreign pedophiles, now our country is going to be a safe haven for children”.
Victims are recognized as “victims of a violent crime” and may claim for compensation before the Board of Claims under the Department of Justice.
The law mandates that child pornography victims be given emergency shelter or appropriate housing, counseling, free legal services, medical or psychological services, livelihood and skills training, and educational assistance.
The creation of an Inter-Agency Council Against Child Pornography was also mandated under the new law. It will have three representatives from children’s non-governmental organizations and would be headed by the secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Members of the council are the heads of the Department of Justice, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine National Police, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Information and Communication Technology, National Telecommunications Commission, Council for the Welfare of Children, Philippine Center on Transnational Crime, Optical Media Board and NBI.
Local government units, meanwhile, are tasked to regulate internet cafes or kiosks within their areas. Internet service providers, Internet content hosts, owners of mall, and other business establishments were likewise required to report any forms of child pornography committed within their jurisdiction.
Internet service providers (ISP) must report to the Philippine National Police or the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) within seven days from obtaining facts and circumstances that any form of child pornography is being committed using its server or facility.
But wait… we already have a law about this right? Republic Act No. 7610 or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act”. So why make another law that’s full of loopholes? This new law literally makes loli-manga illegal and the mere possession of it will put you to jail. Be warned Siopao Master 
Don’t get me wrong, but I think they should make new laws instead of re-branding existing laws. Reproductive Health Bill anyone? Or perhaps new cyber-laws that would put people like a known online stalker/harasser Tim Cumper to jail?
Well at least they’re not banning Hentai in general. That would make Rocky and Siopao Master sad… Right guys? ^_^
(Cross-posted at GameOPS)
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How about yung sa internet? May powers ba ang government agencies natin to control child porn sa internet???
oo nga sana isama rin sa bill na yan pati yung mga nagkalat sa internet….
Terrified ako masyado just looking at the picture. I think we all should do something if we ran across this hideous crime! Sobrang kademonyohan to and I cannot in all of me understand why people would have to do this.
RENZ:Is there HOPE in our country?
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We should never lose hope even if the landscape seemed hopeless. We seemed to have a lot of good and excellently outstanding people. Just look at these Pinoys hugging the headlines of the world. Manny Pacquiao, Efren Penalosa. The problem are our fked up leaders who would rather enrich themselves in position instead of helping us Pinoys. That’s the problem. Agree?
Efren Penaflorida po yung name nung CNN Hero.
I’d put a bullet thru that guy’s head in the pic.
Easy lang… commercial lang yan
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hindi naman totally macocontrol natin yung lahat ng oprns lalo na pag online. kasi wala naman atang law na baway gumawa ng pornsite di ba? nor magpost ng porn video lalo na kung sa youtube. tsaka isa pa, global ang internet kaya ang magagawa lang nila eh ang ipagbawal ang pagview nun within our jurisdiction. pero i doubt kung magiging ganon kaeffective yan. eh pag ang manonood nasa sarili nyang kwarto sa bahay may makakapagreport pa ba na naood sya ng online hild porn video?
manyayari lang yan KUNG ipapablock nila sa lahat ng ISP sa buong Pilipinas ang youtube at lahat ng porn sites which is impossible, kasi marame din namang pakinabang sa youtube!
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“one-month imprisonment to life sentence” -ang gaan gaan naman ng punishment! Dapat puputulan muna, saka kukuryentehen, tas susunugin!