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Facts: A mall security guard, Marco, repeatedly leans toward a female shopper, Ina, in a public corridor, makes a sexual joke, and tries to lightly touch her arm. Ina steps away and tells him to stop. He follows her and makes similar remarks in the next two minutes; bystanders observe but do not intervene. Ina files a complaint with mall security and the local police. (a) Under R.A. No. 11313, Secs. 3-7, 11-12, and 14, are Marco’s acts sexual harassment? State the essential elements of the offense and apply them to these facts. (b) What liabilities or remedies could attach to Marco and, if applicable, to the mall management under these sections? (c) Could Ina bring a civil action for damages under Sec. 12, and what are the possible remedies?