HB 257

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025

An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the “labor Code of the Philippines”

In plain language

The bill would broaden the Labor Code to forbid more kinds of sex‑based discrimination at work, such as lower pay, denied promotions, unfair layoffs, and firing because of pregnancy, and would add criminal penalties for violators.

Labor and EmploymentHuman Rights

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Authors · 3 Representatives

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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 956· Filed Aug 5, 2025
Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
HB 7704· Filed Feb 10, 2026
An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination in Employment Against Women and on the Basis of Gender, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended
Approved by the House on 2026-05-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2026-05-06 and received by the Senate on 2026-05-06Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla +13
HB 2228· Filed Jul 23, 2025
An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines"
Substituted by HB07704Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez
HB 5434· Filed Oct 10, 2025
An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on the Basis of Sex, Amending for the Purpose Articles 135 and 137 of P.D. No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
Substituted by HB07704Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva
SB 1147· Filed Aug 7, 2025
Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on the Basis of Sex
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva

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