SB 558

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 14, 2025

Rights of Nature Act of 2025

An Act Recognizing the Rights of Natural Ecosystems, Populations, and Processes and Providing Mechanisms for the Protection and Enforcement Thereof

In plain language

The Rights of Nature Act of 2025 would give ecosystems, animal and plant populations, and natural processes legal personhood and basic rights, let any Filipino sue to protect them, and set up a trust fund and penalties for ecological damage.

Environment and Natural ResourcesHuman Rights

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Author · Senator

Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel
SenatorAna Theresia "Risa" Hontiveros-Baraquel
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Subjects

Rights of NatureNature Restoration

Official sources

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

HB 7671· Filed Feb 9, 2026
An Act to Recognize and Protect the Rights of Nature in the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2026-02-11Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3
HB 8255· Filed Mar 3, 2026
An Act to Recognize and Protect the Rights of Nature in the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2026-03-09Rep. Ma. Nina Francesca P. Lacson
HB 7951· Filed Feb 23, 2026
An Act to Recognize and Protect the Rights of Nature in the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2026-02-25Rep. Adrian E. Salceda
HB 4738· Filed Sep 23, 2025
An Act Recognizing the Rights of Natural Ecosystems, Populations, and Processes and Providing Mechanisms for the Protection and Enforcement Thereof
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2025-09-25Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
HB 9089· Filed May 5, 2026
An Act to Recognize and Protect the Rights of Nature in the Philippines
Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2026-05-11Rep. Kenneth Paolo Tereng +1

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SBN-558 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch