Article 151Act No. 3815, Sec./Art. 151

Resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or the agents of such person.-The penalty of arresto mayor and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos shall be imposed upon any person who not being included in the provisions of the preceding articles shall resist or seriously disobey any person in authority, or the agents of such person, while engaged in the performance of official duties.

When the disobedience to an agent of a person in authority is not of a serious nature the penalty of arresto menor or a fine ranging from 10 to 100 pesos shall be imposed upon the offender.

REVISED PENAL CODE TEXT AND SPECIAL PENAL LAWS

(d)

Administrator,

Philippine

Overseas

Employment

Administration;

(e) Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration;

(f) Chief, Philippine National Police;

(g) Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Women;

(h) Chairperson, Commission on Filipinos Overseas;

(i) Executive Director, Philippine Center for Transnational

Crimes; and

(j) Three (3) representatives from NGOs, who shall include

one (1) representative each from among the sectors

representing women, overseas Filipinos, and children,

with a proven record of involvement in the prevention

and

suppression

of

trafficking

in

persons.

These

representatives shall be nominated by the government

agency representatives of the Council, for appointment

by the President for a term of three (3) years.

The

members

of

the

Council

may

designate

their

permanent representatives who shall have a rank not

lower than an assistant secretary or its equivalent to

meetings, and shall receive emoluments as may be

determined by the Council in accordance with existing

budget

and

accounting

rules

and

regulations.

(as

amended)

Section 21. Functions of the Council . - The Council shall

have the following powers and functions:

(a) Formulate a comprehensive and integrated program

to prevent and suppress the trafficking in persons;

(b) Promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary

for the effective implementation of this Act;

(c) Monitor and oversee the strict implementation of this

Act;

(d) Coordinate the programs and projects of the various

member agencies to effectively address the issues and

problems attendant to trafficking in persons;

(e)

Coordinate

the

conduct

of

massive

information

dissemination and campaign on the existence of the law

and

the

various

issues

and

problems

attendant

to

trafficking through the LGUs, concerned agencies, and

NGOs;

(f) Direct other agencies to immediately respond to the

problems brought to their attention and report to the

Council on action taken;

(g) Assist in filing of cases against individuals, agencies,

institutions or establishments that violate the provisions

of this Act;

(h)

Formulate

a

program

for

the

reintegration

of

trafficked persons in cooperation with DOLE, DSWD,

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

(TESDA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), LGUs

and NGOs;

(i) Secure from any department, bureau, office, agency, or

instrumentality of the government or from NGOs and

other civic organizations such assistance as may be

needed to effectively implement this Act;

(j)

Complement

the shared government information

system for migration established under Republic Act No.

8042, otherwise known as the "Migrant Workers and

Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995" with data on cases of

trafficking

in

persons,

and

ensure

that

the

proper

agencies conduct a continuing research and study on the

patterns and scheme of trafficking in persons which shall

form

the

basis

for

policy

formulation and program

direction;

(k)

Develop

the

mechanism

to

ensure

the

timely,

coordinated, and effective response to cases of trafficking

in persons;

(l) Recommend measures to enhance cooperative efforts

and mutual assistance among foreign countries through

bilateral and/or multilateral arrangements to prevent and

suppress international trafficking in persons;

(m) Coordinate with the Department of Transportation

and Communications (DOTC), Department of Trade and

Industry

(DTI),

and

other

NGOs

in

monitoring

the

promotion of advertisement of trafficking in the internet;

(n) Adopt measures and policies to protect the rights and

needs of trafficked persons who are foreign nationals in

the Philippines;

(o) Initiate training programs in identifying and providing

the necessary intervention or assistance to trafficked

persons; and

(p) Exercise all the powers and perform such other

functions necessary to attain the purposes and objectives

of this Act.

Section 22. Secretariat to the Council . - The Department

of Justice shall establish the necessary Secretariat for the

Council.

The secretariat shall provide support for the functions

and projects of the Council. The secretariat shall be

headed by an executive director, who shall be appointed

by the Secretary of the DOJ upon the recommendation of

the Council. The executive director must have adequate

knowledge

on,

training

and

experience

in

the

phenomenon of and issues involved in trafficking in

persons and in the field of law, law enforcement, social

work, criminology, or psychology.

The executive director shall be under the supervision of

the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking through its

Chairperson and Co-Chairperson, and shall perform the

following functions:

(a) Act as secretary of the Council and administrative

officer of its secretariat;

(b) Advise and assist the Chairperson in formulating and

implementing

the

objectives,

policies,

plans

and

programs

of

the

Council,

including

those

involving

mobilization of government offices represented in the

Council as well as other relevant government offices, task

forces, and mechanisms;

(c) Serve as principal assistant to the Chairperson in the

overall supervision of council administrative business;

(d) Oversee all council operational activities;

(e) Ensure an effective and efficient performance of

council functions and prompt implementation of council

objectives, policies, plans and programs;

(f)

Propose

effective

allocations

of

resources

for

implementing

council

objectives,

policies,

plans and

programs;

(g) Submit periodic reports to the Council on the progress

of council objectives, policies, plans and programs;

(h) Prepare annual reports of all council activities; and

(i) Perform other duties as the Council may assign. (as

amended)

Section 23. Mandatory Services to Trafficked Persons . -

To ensure recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration into

the

mainstream

of

society,

concerned

government

agencies shall make available the following services to

trafficked persons:

(a) Emergency shelter or appropriate housing;

(b) Counseling;

(c) Free legal services which shall include information

about the victims' rights and the procedure for filing

complaints, claiming compensation and such other legal

remedies available to them, in a language understood by

the trafficked person;

(d) Medical or psychological services;

(e) Livelihood and skills training; and

(f) Educational assistance to a trafficked child.

Sustained supervision and follow through mechanism

that will track the progress of recovery, rehabilitation and

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