HB 9982

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2026

An Act Restructuring the Protocols for Labor Disputes in Essential Services, Replacing Absolute Strike Prohibitions with a Minimum Operations Standard, Amending for This Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill removes outright bans on strikes for essential‑service workers, allowing them to strike only if a pre‑agreed “minimum operations” level (no more than 25 % of staff) is kept running to protect public safety.

Labor and EmploymentPublic Order and Safety

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Jan "Atty. Jp" PadiernosReceipts →

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