HB 2828

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 31, 2025

An Act Promoting Gender Equality and Upholding the Sanctity of Marriage, Thereby Amending for This Purpose Title Eleven, Chapter One, Articles 333 and 334 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended

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The bill would rewrite the Philippines’ adultery and concubinage crimes so that any married person, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, can be prosecuted for sexual relations outside marriage, and both the spouse and the partner would face prison terms.

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Authors · 2 Representatives

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HB02828 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Promoting Gender Equality and Upholding the Sanctity of Marriage, Thereby Amending for This Purpose Title Eleven, Chapter One, Articles 333 and 334 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended

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Authors · 2 Representatives

Official sources

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