Section 49Sec./Art. 49

Discriminatory Acts and Practices. - The following discriminatory acts and practices shall be prohibited:

(a) Discrimination in the Workplace. - The rejection of job application, termination of employment, or other discriminatory policies in hiring, provision of employment and other related benefit, promotion or assignment of an individual solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status;

(b) Discrimination in Learning Institution. - Refusal of admission, expulsion, segregation, imposition of harsher disciplinary actions, or denial of benefits or services of student or a prospective student solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status;

(c) Restriction on Travel and Habitation. - Restrictions on travel within the Philippines, refusal of lawful entry to Philippine territory, deportation from Philippines, or the quarantine or enforced isolation of travelers solely or partially on account of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status is discriminatory. The same standard of protection shall be accorded to migrants, visitors, and residents who are not Filipino citizens;

(d) Restrictions on Shelter. - Restrictions on housing or lodging, whether permanent or temporary, solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status;

(e) Prohibition from Seeking or Holding Public Office. - Prohobition on the right to seek an elective or appointive public office solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status;

(f) Exclusion from Credit and Insurance Services. - Exclusion from health, accident or life insurance, or credit and loan services, including the extension of such loan or insurance facilities, of an individual solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status: Provided, That the PLHIV has not concealed or misrepresented the fact to the insurance company or loan or credit service provider upon application;

(g) Discrimination in Hospitals and Health Institutions. - Denial of health services, or being charges with a higher fee, on the basis of actual, perceived or suspected HIV status is discriminatory act and is prohibited;

(h) Denial of Burial Services. Denial of embalming and burial services for a decease person who had HIV and AIDS or who was known, suspected, or perceived to be HIV-positive;

(i) Act of Bullying. - Bullying in all forms, including name-calling, upon a person based on actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status, including bullying in social media and other online portals; and

(j) Other similar or analogous discriminatory acts.1avvphi1