1.

Yes Atty Manibog commited acts of sexual harassment in a work- related or employment
environment.
Under RA 7787, Work-related sexual harassment is committed when;
a. the submission to or rejection of the act or series of acts is used as basis for any employment
decision (including but not limited to, matters related to hiring, promotion, raises in salary, job security,
benefits and any other personnel action) affecting the applicant/employee; or
b. the act or series of acts have the purpose or effect of interfering with the complainants work
performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment; or
Because Atty. Manibog has made clear that other of the lady supervisors in the firm are where
they are now, in very productive and lucrative posts, because of his favorable endorsement, Ms.
Maalindogs position in the company would be in compromise if he doesnt gain the favorable
endorsement of Atty. Manibog.

2. Rights and Obligations of Kasambahay

The rights and privileges of the Kasambahay, are as follows:
(a) Minimum wage and other mandatory benefits;
(b) Freedom from employers interference in the disposal of wages.
(c) Coverage under the SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG laws;
(d) Standard of treatment;
(e) Board, lodging and medical attendance;
(f) Right to privacy;
(g) Access to outside communication;
(h) Access to education and training;
(i) Membership in Workers Association
(j) Right to be provided a copy of the employment contract as required in
Section 7, Rule II;
(k) Right to certificate of employment as required in Section 5, Rule VI; and
(l) Right to terminate the employment as provided in Section 3, Rule VII.
3. The minimum wage of a kasmabahay in the National Captial Region is P2,500.00 a month for those
employed in the National Capital Region (NCR);

4. Inday is your domestic helper. What are your obligations to Inday under the SSS law? What are
your liabilities in case of failure to comply with your obligations?
It is my obligation to to register as household employer so that my kasambahay can get an SSS
number and pay the monthly dues to SSS.
In case of failure to remit the monthly dues. I will be penalized by :

a. 3 % monthly penalty for delinquent contributions.

b. Damages if Kasamabhay calims for benefit withour having first reported it to SSS
c. Penalty fine of 5,000 to 20,000 pesos and/or imprisonment of 6 years and 1 day to
12 years.
5. Inday shall be entitled to an aggregate daily rest period of ______ hours per day.
The 8 hour rest period must be observed and employers cannot require the helper to work
beyond 16 hours atany given workday in return for an equivalent hourly rate.
6. Inday shall be entitled to at least Weekly rest period of 24 hours (uninterrupted) onsecutive hours of
rest in a week. The weekly rest period/day of the helper will be set based on the agreement of employer
and helper. The employer shall respect the preferred weekly rest day of the helper on religious grounds.
7.
The employer and the domestic worker shall agree in (Oral or writing) on the schedule of
the weekly rest day of the domestic worker:
8.
(a)
(b)
(c)

True or False:
Offsetting a day of absence with a particular rest day; True
Waiving a particular rest day in return for an equivalent daily rate of pay; True
Accumulating rest days not exceeding five (5) days; True

9. Under RA 9710, is there a special leave benefits for Women? If, Yes, please state the benefits
completely.
Under the Republic Act 9710, otherwise known as The Magna Carta of Women, a woman
employee shall be entitled to a special leave benefit of two (2) months with full pay based on her gross
monthly compensation following surgery caused by gynecological disorders
All women employees in the private sector, regardless of age and civil status, are entitled to special
leave benefits, provided she has complied with the following conditions:
a. She has rendered continuous aggregate employment service of at least 6 months for the last 12
months;
b. She has filed an application for special leave;
c. She has undergone surgery due to gynecological disorders as certified by competent physician.
10.

State the Solo Parent leave under RA 8972: Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000).

Parental Leave refers to leave benefits granted to a solo parent to enable said parent to perform
parental duties and responsibilities where physical presence is required.
A solo parent employee shall be entitled to the parental leave under the following conditions:
1. He/she has rendered at least one (1) year of service, whether continuous or broken;
2. He/she has notified his/her employer that he/she will avail himself/herself of it, within a
reasonable period of time; and

3. He/she has presented to his/her employer a Solo Parent Identification Card, which may be
obtained from the DSWD office of the city or municipality where he/she resides.
11.

Define a Solo Parent.

A Solo Parent is any individual who falls under any of the following categories:
1. A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other crimes against chastity even without a
final conviction of the offender, provided that mother keeps and raises the child.
2. Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to the following
circumstances:
a. Due to death of spouse.
b. Spouse is detained or is serving sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one (1) year.
c. Physical and/or mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical practitioner.
d. Legal separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one (1) year, as long as
he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children.
e. Declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court or by a church as long
as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children.
3. Unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep and rear her/his child/children instead of
having others care for them or give them up to a welfare institution.
4. Any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a child or children.
5. Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head of family as a result of the death,
abandonment, disappearance or prolonged absence of the parents or solo parent.
12. What is the benefit allowed to employees/victims under Battered Woman Leave RA 9262 or
Anti Violence against Women and their Children Act of 2004?
VAWC leave is granted to women employees who are victims of violence, as defined in the law.
The leave benefit covers the days that the women employee has to attend to medical or legal concerns.
In addition to other paid leaves under existing labor laws, company policy, and/or collective bargaining
agreement, the qualified victim employee shall be entitled to a leave of up to 10 days with full pay,
consisting of basic salary and mandatory allowances fixed by the Regional Wage Board, if any.
13.

What is the Paternity Leave under RA 8187?

As provided for under Republic Act No. 8187, only married male employees, whether they be in
the private and public sectors, shall be entitled to paternity leave, provided that it is the first four (4)
deliveries or miscarriages of their respective legitimate spouses with whom they are cohabiting. In
addition, the male employees applying for the same must notify their respective employers of the
pregnancy of their legitimate spouses and the expected date of such delivery.
14.

How can an employee avail of the benefit? Please state clearly.

To qualify for paternity leave, the following requisites must be present:
a. The employee is lawfully married;
b. He is cohabiting with his legitimate wife;

c. His wife is pregnant or has delivered a child or suffered a miscarriage or abortion;

d. Must be of the first four deliveries;
e. The employer is notified within reasonable time of the pregnancy and of date of expected
delivery (not required in case of abortion or miscarriage);
f. The benefit is availed of not later than 60 days after delivery.
15.

What are the cyber crime offenses under RA 10175?

RA 10175 enumerates thirteen (13) acts constituting the offense of cybercrime which are
classified into three categories of offenses:
a. Offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems, i.e.,
Illegal Access, Illegal Interception, Data Interference, System Interference, Misuse of Devices,
and Cyber-squatting;
b. Computer-related Offenses, i.e., Computer-related Forgery, Computer-related Fraud, and
Computer-related Identity Theft.
c. Content-related Offenses, i.e., Cybersex, Child Pornography, Unsolicited Commercial
Communications (otherwise known as spamming), and Libel.

16.

How can the anti-cyber crime law be effective in the work place?

17.

Is Paolo Bediones and his partner be guilty of Cyber Sex under RA 10175?

Yes.Paolo Bediones and his partner can be guilty of cyber Sex crime RA 10175 if its proven that
he shared and
18. Will you be liable for RA 10175 or other laws when you forward the video scandals of Chito
Miranda?
Yes. Under R.A. 9995 AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF PHOTO AND VIDEO
VOYEURISM, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES you will be liable when
you forward Chito Mirandas Sec Video.
Section 4. Prohibited Acts. It is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful for any person:
(b) To copy or reproduce, or to cause to be copied or reproduced, such photo or video or recording of
sexual act or any similar activity with or without consideration;
(c) To sell or distribute, or cause to be sold or distributed, such photo or video or recording of sexual act,
whether it be the original copy or reproduction thereof; or
(d) To publish or broadcast, or cause to be published or broadcast, whether in print or broadcast media,
or show or exhibit the photo or video coverage or recordings of such sexual act or any similar activity
through VCD/DVD, internet, cellular phones and other similar means or device.
19.

What is cyber libel?

Cyber Libel is the unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised
Penal Code, as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may
be devised in the future
20

Who is liable under the cyber libel as ruled by the Supreme Court?

Only the ORIGINAL SOURCE of the libelous remarks online can be held liable under RA 10175).
Those who comment and liked such libelous posts are not liable.

21.

How can tweeters, sharers or commenters be liable under the law?

If the tweeters, sharers or commenters does not merely react to the original posting but creates
an altogether new defamatory story over the original posting, then that should be considered an original
posting published on the Internet, therefore liable under RA 10175

22. What are spams? What is the penalty for Spams?

Unsolicited Commercial Communications or Spam is the transmission of commercial electronic
communication with the use of computer system which seek to advertise, sell, or offer for sale products
and services are prohibited unless:
1. There is prior affirmative consent from the recipient; or
2. The primary intent of the communication is for service and/or administrative announcements
from the sender to its existing users, subscribers or customers; or
The following conditions are present:
1. The commercial electronic communication contains a simple, valid, and reliable way for the
recipient to reject receipt of further commercial electronic messages (opt-out) from the same
source;
2. The commercial electronic communication does not purposely disguise the source of the
electronic message; and
3. The commercial electronic communication does not purposely include misleading information in
any part of the message in order to induce the recipients to read the message.
The penalty for Spamming is arresto mayor or a fine of at least P50,000 but not exceeding P250,000 or
both.
23. What are at least 5 deleterious effects of Social Media in the work place?
The 5 deleterious effects of Social Media in the work place are;

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

It affects the IT infrastructure of the company

It slow down a persons work phase
It affects employee relationships
Decreased Productivity
Cyber Bullying