HB 517

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025

An Act Strengthening Workers Right to Security of Tenure and Criminalizing Labor-Only Contracting, Amending for the Purpose Articles 106 to 109 of Book III, Articles 294 [279] to 296 [281] of Book Vi, and Article 303 [288] of Book Vii of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended

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The bill would ban any temporary or contract‑based hiring and make it a crime for employers to use such arrangements.

Labor and Employment

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Author · Representative

Raymond Mendoza
RepresentativeTUCP (party-list)
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