SB 469

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 14, 2025

Baby River Law

An Act Upholding the Right to Life and Human Dignity of Mothers Deprived of Liberty and Their Children by Instituting Reforms in Detention Facilities and Prisons, Providing Guidelines for Their Treatment, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The Baby River Law would require Philippine prisons to give pregnant and nursing inmates proper medical care, allow them to keep their babies for up to a year, provide food, exercise, and child‑care services, and ban solitary confinement for mothers and infants.

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Author · Senator

Jinggoy Ejercito-Estrada
SenatorJose "Jinggoy" Ejercito-Estrada Jr
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Subjects

Baby River LawMothers Deprived of Liberty

Official sources

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SBN-469 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch