SB 1222

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 20, 2025

Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act

An Act Defining the Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Jails and Correctional Facilities and Providing Funds for Their Enforcement

In plain language

The bill proposes a law called the Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act that would guarantee health care, hygiene products, legal help and safe housing for women in Philippine jails and prisons, and would set staffing and funding rules for the facilities.

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Author · Senator

Camille Villar-Genuino
SenatorCamille Villar-Genuino
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Subjects

Women Deprived of Liberty

Official sources

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

SB 791· Filed Aug 4, 2025
Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act
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HB 567· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Defining the Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Jails and Correctional Facilities and Providing Funds for Their Enforcement
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-07-29Rep. Jaime R. Fresnedi
HB 6880· Filed Dec 15, 2025
An Act Defining the Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Jails and Correctional Facilities and Providing Funds for Their Enforcement
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-12-17Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes
HB 5195· Filed Oct 6, 2025
An Act Defining the Rights of Women Deprived of Liberty in Jails and Correctional Facilities and Providing Funds for Their Enforcement
Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2025-10-08Rep. Sarah Jane I. Elago +2
HB 2127· Filed Jul 21, 2025
An Act Protecting Women in State Custody, Prescribing the Minimum Standards for Their Treatment, Penalizing Acts in Violations Thereof and for Other Purposes
Referred to Stakeholders on 2025-09-25Rep. Leila M. De Lima

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SBN-1222 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch