REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9775 ANTI-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ACT OF 2009

 

The Philippines is one of the leading countries wherein child pornography is a widespread business within those in the poverty line

            Sexual exploitation rose from 19,000 in 2019 to 47,937 in 2020, when the Philippines went on varying degrees of quarantine restrictions to halt the pandemic. The median age of those involved in these transactions is 11 years old. 

           There are many cases wherein students are the ones selling their nudes or their body for their living or educational expense. That is why lawmakers urged Congress to tackle measures in strengthening the Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 amid reports of students selling their sensual photos and videos to raise money for distance learning expenses.

           The main purpose or gist of this Republic Act is to recognize the vital role of the youth and to promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10627 ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013

 

6 in 10 Filipino teens are reported to be victims of bullying

Victims of bullying carry those feelings of doubt and insecurity about themselves through adulthood. This will often lead to suicidal thoughts and long term depression. Children who are bullied often have low self-esteem which they with them to adulthood.

At least 6 in 10 Filipino students are being bullied regularly, a recent study showed, noting that the prevalence of bullying in Philippine schools is nearly 3 times higher compared to developed countries.

Some 65 percent of 7,233 15-year-old Filipino students "reported being bullied at least a few times a month," according to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 survey published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The growing number of bullying cases is already a cause for alarm. ... 10627 or also known as the Anti Bullying Act of 2013 addresses this concern among parents, teachers, and even students who are considered victims of bullying. The anti-bullying act ensures that these cases will no longer fall on deaf ears.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000

    This Act provides for the promotion of environmental awareness through environmental education which shall encompass environmental concepts and principles, environmental laws, the state of the international and local environment, local environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the environment.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750 SEAT BELTS USE ACT OF 1999

 

The Seatbelt act is officially the most violated road rule in the Philippines

 

The Seat Belts Use of Act states that the driver and passengers both rear and front passengers of private and public vehicles are required to use and wear their seat belts every time they're inside a car with the running engine on any street, road, and highway.

Even though it is stereotypical for Filipinos not to follow rules, there's truth to it as there are numerous cases wherein we don't use seatbelts. In 2010, 19.58% of injured car occupants were wearing a seat belt at the time of the road crash. In 2016, though, that figure dropped to 2.91% according to the Department of Health's Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (ONEISS) show.

Seatbelts are the most effective road safety device ever invented as seat belt distributes the force of a crash to some of the strongest parts of the body, the chest. and pelvis. It keeps car occupants from being thrown against the interior of the car, such as the windscreen or dashboard, restrains passengers from hitting other car occupants, and keeps them from being ejected from the car.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9512 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2008

 

        This Act provides for the promotion of environmental awareness through environmental education which shall encompass environmental concepts and principles, environmental laws, the state of international and local environment, local environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the environment.