ANTI-INFIDELITY LAWS IN THE PHILIPPINES:

Inclusion Of Same Sex Relation

Committed By Legally Married Person

A Thesis Presented to the Professor of the

University of Batangas

College of Law

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for the Legal Research Class

By:

SHIEREMELL L. DIAZ

December 2018
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The completion of this undertaking could not have been possible without the
participation, encouragement and assistance of so many people whose names may not
all be enumerated. Their contributions are sincerely appreciated and gratefully
acknowledged.

I would like to express my deep gratitude and appreciation particularly to the

following:

First and foremost, I am thankful to Almighty God for the wisdom, knowledge and
perseverance that he has bestowed upon me during the completion of the study.

Judge Maricel Magpantay-Ng, my thesis adviser, for her invaluable ideas to the
improvement and development of the content of this study.

My friends, colleagues and loved ones, I thank them for their encouragement
and hope in order to accomplish this paper.

And most especially, my parents, Mr. Romel Diaz and Mrs. Shierelyn L. Diaz, I
thank them for their continuous support, encouragement and love for the completion of
this paper.
 ABSTRACT

Under Article 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines it is
provided that to be convicted of adultery, all that a married woman has to do is to have
sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband.To be convicted of concubinage,
on the other hand, the man’s act of sexual infidelity is not enough. The other elements
must be satisfied: it must be under scandalous circumstances.

However, under our existing laws, criminal charges for same-sex affairs involving

married individuals are non-existent. This fact leaves the offended party no recourse in

order to punish their offending spouse. Thus, the measure seeking to broaden the

definition of of adultery and concubinage through the inclusion of same sex extra-marital

affairs may be one of the ways in order for the the offending party to be held liable.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE .................................................................................................................... i

ACKNOWLEDGMENT................................................................................................... ii

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................. iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. iv

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1

Background of the Study ................. ……………………………………………………….1
Statement of the Problem ............................................................................................ 2
Objectives of the Study` ............................................................................................... 3
Significance of the Study ............................................................................................. 3
Scope and Limitation ....................... ……………………………………………………….4
Statement of the Problem ................ ……………………………………………………….5

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES ........................... 5

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION ........................................................................................ 21

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................... 27

BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................... 28