HB 2248

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 24, 2025

An Act Strengthening Animal Welfare Standards, Enacting a Revised Animal Welfare Act, Thereby Repealing Republic Act No. 8485, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10631, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill creates a new Animal Welfare Bureau under the Department of Agriculture, gives it power to set standards and inspect facilities, deputizes officers from police and NGOs, makes cruelty and neglect illegal with prison and fines, funds the bureau with ₱50 million plus a dedicated fund, and requires schools to teach animal‑welfare and LGUs to run spay‑and‑neuter programs.

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Author · Representative

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

HB 2080· Filed Jul 17, 2025
An Act Creating the Animal Welfare Bureau Under the Department of Agriculture to Institutionalize and Strengthen the Implementation of Animal Welfare and Govern Its Operation and Its Enforcement, Revising for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8485, Otherwise Known as the Animal Welfare Act of the Philippines, and Appropriating Funds Thereof
Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2025-07-30Rep. Salvador A. Pleyto
HB 9108· Filed May 6, 2026
An Act Revising the Animal Welfare Act, Strengthening Animal Welfare Standards by Establishing an Animal Welfare Bureau Under the Department of Agriculture, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2026-05-12Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay
HB 1405· Filed Jul 7, 2025
An Act Providing for the Revised Animal Welfare Act of the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2025-07-30Rep. Richard I. Gomez
HB 1602· Filed Jul 8, 2025
An Act Strengthening the Animal Welfare Standards in the Philippines, Creating for the Purpose the Animal Welfare Bureau Under the Department of Agriculture, Thereby Repealing Republic Act No. 8485, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10631, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2025-07-30Rep. Alfredo Jr. A. Garbin
SB 1276· Filed Aug 27, 2025
The Revised Animal Welfare Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar

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HB02248 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch