Senate Bill No. 2464: The Anti-Porn Act of ’08

A member in the forums posted about this Senate Bill concerning the proliferation of obscene and pornographic materials both in print, digital and online.

The Senate Bill No. 2464, also call the Anti-Obscenity and Pornography Act of 2008, was filed last July 24, 2008 and defines obscene and pornography as follows:

(a) “Obscene” refers to anything that is indecent or offensive or contrary to good customs or religious beliefs, principles or doctrines, or tends to corrupt or deprave the human mind, or is calculated to excite impure thoughts or arouse prurient interest, or violates the proprieties of language and human behavior, regardless of the motive of the producer, printer, publisher, writer, importer,seller, distributor or exhibitor such as, but not limited to:

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(b) “Pornographic or pornography” refers to objects or subjects of film, television shows, photography, illustrations, music, games, paintings, drawings, illustrations, advertisements, writings, literature or narratives, contained in any format, whether audio or visual, still or moving pictures, in all forms of film, print, electronic, outdoor or broadcast mass media, or whatever future technologies to be developed, which are calculated to excite, stimulate or arouse impure thoughts and prurient interest, regardless of the motive of the author thereof.

Punishment for publication or exhibition of such obscene and pornographic materials is between 6 to 12 years imprisonment and Php500,000 to Php1 Million in fines. This bill was introduced by Sen. Manny Villar.

The full text of the bill can be downloaded here.