SB 539

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 14, 2025

Anti-Marital Infidelity Act

An Act Defining and Penalizing Marital Infidelity, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code

In plain language

The Anti‑Marital Infidelity Act would replace the current adultery and concubinage provisions with a single crime of marital infidelity, punishable by prison, and would require the offended spouse to file a complaint before prosecution.

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Author · Senator

Joel Villanueva
SenatorEmmanuel Joel "Joel" Villanueva
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Subjects

ConcubinageMarital Infidelity

Official sources

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

HB 4158· Filed Aug 28, 2025
An Act Defining and Penalizing Marital Infidelity, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-09-02Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva
HB 10100· Filed Jul 16, 2026
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
Pending First ReadingRep. Dadah Kiram Ismula +3
HB 7669· Filed Feb 9, 2026
An Act Removing Gender-Biased Distinction on the Forms of Marital Infidelity Under the Revised Penal Code
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2026-02-11Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3
HB 6875· Filed Dec 15, 2025
An Act Ensuring the Fundamental Equality of Men and Women on Laws Relating to Crimes Against Chastity, Amending for This Purpose Article 333 and Repealing Article 334 of Act 3815, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code
Pending with the Committee on WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY since 2025-12-17Rep. Iris Marie Demesa Montes
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
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2025-11-25Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1

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SBN-539 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch