SB 1233

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 20, 2025

Mandatory Establishment of Provincial, City and Municipal Population Office

An Act Mandating the Establishment of a Population Development Office in All Provinces, Cities and Municipalities, Amending, for the Purpose, Section 488 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as Amended

In plain language

The bill requires every province, city and municipality to set up a Population Development Office, fund it, and assign a Population Development Officer to run programs on data collection, family planning, pre‑marriage counselling, and other population‑related services.

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

Local Government Code of 1991Population Development OfficePopulation

Official sources

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

HB 7276· Filed Jan 26, 2026
An Act Amending Section 488 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, "The Local Government Code of 1991�, to Mandate the Appointment of Population Officers in All Provinces, Cities, and Municipalities
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2026-01-28Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
HB 7618· Filed Feb 4, 2026
An Act Mandating the Appointment of Population Officers in All Provinces, Cities, and Municipalities, Amending for the Purpose Section 488 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the "Local Government Code of 1991," and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2026-02-09Rep. Salvador A. Pleyto
HB 7073· Filed Jan 12, 2026
An Act Strengthening the National Population and Development Policy to Enhance the Country's Demographic Resilience, Repealing for This Purpose Presidential Decree No. 79, Series of 1972, as Amended, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS since 2026-01-26Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza
HB 4823· Filed Sep 23, 2025
An Act Creating a Local Urban Planning and Development Office in Every City and Municipality
Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2025-09-25Rep. Ivan Howard A. Guintu
HB 6188· Filed Nov 19, 2025
An Act Strengthening the National Population and Development Policy, Amending for This Purpose the Presidential Decree No. 79, Series of 1972, as Amended, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS since 2025-11-25Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez

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SBN-1233 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch