HB 9962

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 29, 2026

An Act Establishing Equal Criminal Liability and Penalties for Marital Infidelity, Promoting Gender Equality and Upholding the Sanctity of Marriage, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as “the Revised Penal Code”, as Amended

In plain language

The proposal rewrites adultery and concubinage rules so that any married person, man or woman, can be criminally charged for being unfaithful, and also penalizes spouses who keep a lover and the lover themselves.

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Author · Representative

Jeffrey SorianoReceipts →

Official sources

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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
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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
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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
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HB 7669· 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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