HB 1558

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 8, 2025

An Act Amending Articles 36 and 45 of Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as the Family Code of the Philippines, as Amended, to Expand the Grounds and Definitions of Psychological Incapacity and Annulment, and to Institutionalize Mechanisms for Expedited Proceedings

In plain language

The bill expands what counts as psychological incapacity, adds new reasons for annulment (including gender transition and changes in sexual orientation), abolishes legal separation, and sets a 12‑month deadline for family courts to decide cases, with options for online filing and remote hearings.

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Author · Representative

Arman Dimaguila
RepresentativeBiñan City, Lone District
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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 9105· Filed May 5, 2026
An Act Expanding the Grounds for Annulment of Marriage and Legal Separation, Under Articles 45 and 55 and Other Related Provisions Under Articles 46, 48, 55, and 57 of Executive Order No. 209, or the Family Code of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-05-11Rep. Bienvenido Jr. M. Abante
HB 836· Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Providing for the Orderly, Transparent, Urgent, and Effective Execution of Actions and Decisions Involving Annulment, Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, Marriage, Birth Registration, Death Registration, and Other Proceedings Affecting the Civil Registry of Local Government Units and the Philippine Statistics Authority, Amending the Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209, Series of 1987) and the Family Courts Act of 1997 (Republic Act 8369), Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS since 2025-07-29Rep. Kristine Alexie B. Tutor
HB 912· Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Amending Title I, Chapter 3, of Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as the Family Code of the Philippines, Prescribing Additional Ground for Annulment
Pending with the Committee on POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS since 2025-07-29Rep. Bernadette S. Barbers
HB 4781· Filed Sep 23, 2025
An Act Reintroducing Divorce in the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS since 2025-09-25Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago
SB 900· Filed Aug 5, 2025
Amending E.O. No. 209 (Family Code of the Philippines)
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada

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HB01558 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch