HB 2616

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 30, 2025

An Act Amending Sections 24, 32, 33, 34, 53, 57, 109, 123, and 236 of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The GINHAWA bill proposes to raise the tax‑free income ceiling to ₱400,000, increase the tax‑free 13th‑month pay to ₱150,000, and exempt overtime, holiday, night‑shift, hazard pay and service‑charge shares for minimum‑wage workers, while giving small businesses extra deductions and tax credits for discounts to vulnerable groups.

Taxation

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Author · Representative

Kenneth Gatchalian
RepresentativeValenzuela City, 1st District
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SB 56· Filed Jul 2, 2025
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SB 267· Filed Jul 8, 2025
Increasing the Income Tax Exemption Ceiling for Individual Taxpayers
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino
HB 7661· Filed Feb 9, 2026
An Act Increasing the Ceiling for the Total Exclusion from Gross Income of 13th Month Pay and Other Benefits to One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000), Amending for the Purpose Section 32 (B)(7)(E) of Republic Act 8424 or the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended
Pending with the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS since 2026-02-11Rep. Antonio L. Tinio +2
HB 4925· Filed Sep 26, 2025
An Act Increasing the Income Tax Exemption Ceiling for Individual Taxpayers to Four Hundred Eighty Thousand Pesos (P480,000) Annually, Amending for the Purpose Section 24(A)(2)(A) and (B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended
Pending with the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS since 2025-09-30Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3
HB 9827· Filed Jun 8, 2026
An Act Increasing the Tax-Exempt Threshold for Personal Income Tax and the Tax-Exempt Ceiling for De Minimis Benefits, Amending for the Purpose Section 24 and Section 32 of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known as �the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997�, as Amended, and for Other Purposes
Pending First ReadingRep. Eric Go Yap

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HB02616 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch