Text of the provision
Sec. 5. Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association or entity found violating this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) or imprisonment of not less than thirty
(30) days nor more than six
(6) months. If the violation is committed by a corporation, trust or firm, partnership, association or any other entity, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the entity's responsible officers, including, but not limited to, the president, vice-president, chief executive officer, general manager, managing director or partner directly responsible therefor.
Paternity Leave Act of 1996, Republic Act No. 8187 (1996). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Anyone — person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity — who violates this law or its rules faces a fine not exceeding Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) or imprisonment of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months. If the violator is an organisation, the prison term falls on its responsible officers, such as the president, chief executive officer, general manager or partner directly responsible.
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