HB 3687

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 13, 2025

An Act Declaring August Fourteen of Every Year as the “national Memorial Day for Comfort Women”, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

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The bill would make August 14 a yearly National Memorial Day to honor Filipino women who were forced into sexual slavery during World War II, and it sets up government agencies to run education, media, and funding programs for the observance.

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Authors · 2 Representatives

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HB 5200· Filed Oct 6, 2025
An Act Declaring August Fourteen of Every Year as the �national Memorial Day for Comfort Women�, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-10-08Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago
HB 5199· Filed Oct 6, 2025
An Act Providing for the Inclusion of the Accounts and Heroism of Filipino Comfort Women During the Japanese Occupation in the Elementary, Secondary, and Tertiary Curricula of the Philippine Education System, Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-10-08Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago
HB 5196· Filed Oct 6, 2025
An Act Creating the National Museum of Filipino Women and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-10-08Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago +2
HB 1895· Filed Jul 15, 2025
An Act Providing for the Inclusion in the Secondary Education Curricula the Lives and Heroism of Comfort Women During the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-07-30Rep. Lordan G. Suan
HB 3686· Filed Aug 13, 2025
An Act Providing for the Inclusion of the Accounts and Heroism of Filipino Comfort Women During the Japanese Occupation in the Elementary, Secondary, and Tertiary Curricula of the Philippine Education System, Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2025-08-18Rep. Renee Louise M. Co +1

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HB03687 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Declaring August Fourteen of Every Year as the “national Memorial Day for Comfort Women”, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

Authors · 2 Representatives

Official sources

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