Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9775
AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009."
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building
and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, psychological
and social well-being. Towards this end, the State shall:
(a) Guarantee the fundamental rights of every child from all forms of neglect, cruelty
and other conditions prejudicial to his/her development;
(b) Protect every child from all forms of exploitation and abuse including, but not
limited to:
(1) the use of a child in pornographic performances and materials; and
(2) the inducement or coercion of a child to engage or be involved in
pornography through whatever means; and
(c) Comply with international treaties to which the Philippines is a signatory or a State
party concerning the rights of children which include, but not limited to, the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child
Pornography, the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No.182 on the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and the Convention Against
Transnational Organized Crime.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. (a) "Child" refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age or over, but is unable
to fully take care of himself/herself from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or
discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition.
For the purpose of this Act, a child shall also refer to:
(1) a person regardless of age who is presented, depicted or portrayed as a
child as defined herein; and