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Anti-Bullying
Act Republic
Act Number

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10627

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dated 05 June 2013
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Overview
Republic Act 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act (the
“Act”), aims to protect children enrolled in
kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools
and learning centers (collectively, “Schools”) from

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being bullied. It requires Schools to adopt policies
to address the existence of bullying in their

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respective institutions.
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Discrimination Against LGBT Students in the Philippines

The incidents described in this report illustrate the vital importance of expanding and enforcing
protections for LGBT youth in schools. Despite prohibitions on bullying, for example, students across
the Philippines described patterns of bullying and mistreatment that went unchecked by school staff.
Carlos M., a 19-year-old gay student from Olongapo City, said: “When I was in high school, they’d
push me, punch me. When I’d get out of school, they’d follow me [and] push me, call me ‘gay,’
‘faggot,’ things like that.” While verbal bullying appeared to be the most prevalent problem that LGBT
students faced, physical bullying and sexualized harassment were also worryingly common—and
while students were most often the culprits, teachers ignored or participated in bullying as well.
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1,700 Cases of Bullying Reported

MANILA, Philippines
The Department of Education (DepEd) documented more than 1,700
cases of child abuse and bullying in school year 2013-2014 after Republic
Act 10627, the Anti-Bullying Act, was passed last year. However, the
DepEd said 60 percent of these cases have already been resolved.
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GLOBAL

International day against violence and bullying at school

including cyberbullying
UNESCO Member States declared the first Thursday of November, the International Day
against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying, recognizing that school-
related violence in all its forms is an infringement of children and adolescents’ rights to
education and to health and well-being. It calls upon Member States, UN partners, other
relevant international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-
governmental organizations, individuals and other stakeholders to help promote, celebrate
and facilitate the international day
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Equal
Opportunity
Employment
Republic Act
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Number 10524
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dated 23 July 2012

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Overview
Equal Opportunity for Employment. – No person
with disability shall be denied access to
opportunities for suitable employment. A
qualified employee with disability shall be subject

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to the same terms and conditions of employment
and the same compensation, privileges, benefits,

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fringe benefits, incentives or allowances as a
qualified able bodied person.
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SM City Olongapo Downtown joins special job fair for seniors,

PWD’s, IPs
SM CITY Olongapo Downtown has joined the Special Job Fair for Senior Citizens, Persons
with Disabilities and Indigenous People in support to Public Employment Service
Office’s(PESO) “Kasama Ka Kaibigan” project, an exclusive job fair to provide employment
opportunities for PWD’s in accordance with RA 10524 (An Act Expanding the positions
reserved for PWDs, amending for the purpose Republic Act 7277, For Senior Citizens per
Section 5 of RA 9257 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003 and for Indigenous People
in Pursuant to Section 80 of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as “The Indigenous
Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997” (IPRA).
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The expanded scope of reserved positions for PWDs

This provision is more than just a statement of policy. It has been cited as legal basis for
the decision in the Supreme Court case of Bernardo, et al. v. NLRC and Far East Bank and
Trust Company (July 12, 1999). In the case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Magna Carta
for Disabled Persons accords qualified PWDs the same rights, terms and conditions as
those of qualified able-bodied persons. Stated otherwise, in cases where the PWD
employee is qualified for the position that he/she holds, he/she should be accorded the
same rights, terms and conditions without distinction. Thus, it was decided that the
existence of a special accommodation or arrangement in the hiring of PWDs does not
absolve the employer of the consequences of such hiring.
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GLOBAL

Promoting equal opportunities and outcomes in employment

for persons with disabilities
Promoting equality of opportunity for – and inclusion of – people with disabilities is
central to social and economic development, emergence from the global financial and
economic crisis and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Despite
major gains in recent years, people with disabilities still face discrimination and other
barriers to full participation in social, economic, political and cultural life. Of an
estimated 650 million people with disabilities, 470 million are of working age.
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DepEd Child
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Protection
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Policy
dated 14 May 2012
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The policy aim to protect the child from all forms

of violence that may be inflicted by adults,
persons in authority as well as their fellow
students, including bullying.
To provide special protection to children who are

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gravely threatened or endangered by
circumstances which affect their normal

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development and over which they have no
control, and to assist the concerned agencies in
the rehabilitation.
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Status of Implementation of the DepEd Child Protection Policy

in Castillejos National High School
In 2012, the Department of Education through then Secretary Armin Luistro released
Department Order No. 40, Series of 2012 otherwise known as the Department’s Child
Protection Policy (CPP). It prescribes a zero tolerance for any act of child abuse, exploitation,
violence, discrimination, bullying and other forms of abuse. Seven years after the isuance of
the DepEd’s Child Protection Policy, this study focuses the spotlight on the status of its
implementation particularly in Castillejos National High School, Schools Division Office-
Zambales.
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Ensure child protection amid reported online sale of students’

lewd pics and videos, schools urged

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday urged

schools to ensure the protection of all children from all forms of violence,
including sexual abuse, amid reports that some students have been selling lewd
photos and videos online to support their distance education.
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GLOBAL

Child protection during COVID-19

Several countries affected by COVID-19, have seen increases in levels of violence
occurring in the home, including violence against children, intimate partner
violence and violence against older people. Countries also face increasing
challenges in maintaining support and care for survivors of violence. This brief
compiles key actions that the health sector can undertake within a multisectoral
response to prevent or mitigate interpersonal violence based on existing WHO
guidance.
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In your own opinion do you believe
that these laws are enough to
protect disabled people?

Anti bullying: Is there anything

that should be changed, added or
removed on this act? If so, why?

Anti bullying: Do you think this act

is being followed thoroughly on all
schools? How so?

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