HB 7669

House·20th Congress·Filed Feb 9, 2026

An Act Removing Gender-Biased Distinction on the Forms of Marital Infidelity Under the Revised Penal Code

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The proposal would replace the separate crimes of adultery (for women) and concubinage (for men) with one gender‑neutral crime called “Marital Infidelity,” impose the same prison penalty for all, and allow exemptions if the act occurs after legal separation or under abuse.

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Authors · 4 Representatives

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

HB 1041· Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Eliminating Gender Bias in Adultery and Concubinage, Further Amending for This Purpose Republic Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-07-29Rep. Jc M. Abalos
HB 10100· Filed Jul 16, 2026
An Act Amending Articles 333 and 344, and Repealing Article 334 of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the �revised Penal Code�, to Remove the Distinction Between Adultery and Concubinage and Establish a Gender?fair Definition of Marital Infidelity
Pending First ReadingRep. Dadah Kiram Ismula +3
HB 6185· Filed Nov 19, 2025
An Act Amending Articles 333 and 344, and Repealing Article 334, of the Revised Penal Code, Eliminating Gender Bias in Adultery and Concubinage
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-11-25Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
HB 7762· Filed Feb 11, 2026
An Act Eliminating Gender Discrimination in Certain Crimes Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as �the Revised Penal Code�, as Amended
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-02-18Rep. Eric Go Yap
HB 2258· Filed Jul 24, 2025
An Act According Equal Rights to Wives and Husbands in the Philippines by Amending Articles 333, 334, and 344 of the Revised Penal Code
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-07-30Rep. Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar

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An Act Removing Gender-Biased Distinction on the Forms of Marital Infidelity Under the Revised Penal Code

In plain language

Authors · 4 Representatives

Official sources

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