MANILA, Philippines ? For a second time, Congressman Narciso Santiago III (ARC party list) is seeking regulation of video game distribution in the Philippines, aimed at limiting sales only for adults.

House Bill 6832, or the ?Video Game Rating Enforcement Act? also establishes a rating system for video games.

The proposal also calls for penalties against those who distribute or sell video games with ?Adults Only? labels to people below 18 years old.

Violators could be charged slapped with a fee of P1,000 to P5,000 or one year imprisonment.

In a statement, Santiago stressed that a rating system would limit the distribution of video games meant for older audiences, thus lessening concerns over the effects of certain types of video games on children.

?Not all video games are meant for children. Many video games present ideas and images that are violent, indecent and corrupt, which may not be properly appreciated by the young consumers," Santiago said.

In July last year, Santiago also filed a similar proposal, House Bill 4095, that banned the sale of violent video games to minors.

There are no local video game rating systems in the Philippines. The United States uses primarily the rating system of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) while Europe has the Pan European Game Information (PEGI).

Video game distribution in the Philippines is low with most original PC and console gaming titles being sold in gray markets.