HB 4140

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 28, 2025

An Act Strengthening Breastfeeding Support and Safe Donor Human Milk Access in Disasters, Calamities, and Other Emergency Situations, and for Other Purposes

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The proposed Breastfeeding in Emergencies Act would require the government to plan for, support, and protect breastfeeding mothers and their babies before, during, and after disasters, including setting up private feeding spaces, providing lactation kits, and creating a fund for these activities.

HealthDisaster Risk ReductionSocial Welfare

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Authors · 3 Representatives

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SB 792· Filed Aug 4, 2025
Breast Milk Banking Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda
HB 1135· Filed Jul 2, 2025
An Act Providing for Breastmilk Collection and Storage Facilities and Regional Milk Banks Further Amending Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as "An Act Providing Incentives to All Government and Private Health Institutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes," as Amended
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez
HB 9193· Filed May 12, 2026
An Act Strengthening Breastfeeding, Rooming-In, and Human Milk Banking Practices in the Philippines, Ensuring Breastfeeding Protection, Non-Commercialization, and Safe Donor Human Milk Systems, Expanding and Amending Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as the "Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992," as Amended by Republic Act No. 10028, and Providing Funds and Mechanisms Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-05-18Rep. Audrey Kay T. Zubiri
HB 8811· Filed Mar 30, 2026
An Act Strengthening the Implementation of Republic Act 7600, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10028, by Requiring the Establishment of Lactation (Breastfeeding) Stations in Rural Health Units and Barangay Health Stations/Centers, and Providing for Doh-Standard Human Milk Banks, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-05-04Rep. Carmelo Jr. G. Lazatin
HB 7086· Filed Jan 12, 2026
An Act Establishing a Breastfeeding Center in Every Barangay Throughout the Country
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-01-26Rep. Patrick Michael D. Vargas

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HB04140 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Strengthening Breastfeeding Support and Safe Donor Human Milk Access in Disasters, Calamities, and Other Emergency Situations, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

Authors · 3 Representatives

Official sources

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