Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Any person who shall willfully obstruct or interfere with peaceful picketing by workers and/or employees during any labor controversy or who shall knowingly aid or abet such obstruction or interference, in a manner not otherwise provided by existing law, shall upon conviction thereof, ba punished with a fine of not more than five thousand pesos or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court.
If the person who violates the provisions of this Act is a peace officer, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand pesos or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 2. Any act or part of acts, rules and regulations or executive orders inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 18, 1954.