SB 792

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 4, 2025

Breast Milk Banking Act

An Act Strengthening Rooming-In, Breastfeeding, and Breast Milkbanking Practices in the Philippines, Expanding and Amending Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as the 'rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992,' as Amended by Republic Act No. 10028, and Providing Funds and Mechanisms Therefor

In plain language

The Breast Milk Banking Act would create a nationwide network of breast‑milk banks, set up donation areas in hospitals, give non‑cash incentives to donors, and use a digital map to match supply with infants who need it, especially in emergencies.

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Author · Senator

Loren Legarda
SenatorLorna Regina "Loren" Legarda
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Subjects

Breast Milk BankingBreastfeeding

Official sources

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

HB 1135· Filed Jul 2, 2025
An Act Providing for Breastmilk Collection and Storage Facilities and Regional Milk Banks Further Amending Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as "An Act Providing Incentives to All Government and Private Health Institutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes," as Amended
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Charisse Anne C. Hernandez
HB 7316· Filed Jan 26, 2026
An Act Establishing a National Human Milk Banking Program, Providing a Framework for the Establishment and Accreditation of Human Milk Banks, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-01-28Rep. Ramil Laurel Hernandez
HB 4140· Filed Aug 28, 2025
An Act Strengthening Breastfeeding Support and Safe Donor Human Milk Access in Disasters, Calamities, and Other Emergency Situations, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on DISASTER RESILIENCE since 2025-09-02Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla +2
HB 9193· Filed May 12, 2026
An Act Strengthening Breastfeeding, Rooming-In, and Human Milk Banking Practices in the Philippines, Ensuring Breastfeeding Protection, Non-Commercialization, and Safe Donor Human Milk Systems, Expanding and Amending Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as the "Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992," as Amended by Republic Act No. 10028, and Providing Funds and Mechanisms Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-05-18Rep. Audrey Kay T. Zubiri
HB 10779· Filed Aug 13, 2026
An Act Strengthening the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009, Further Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7600, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10028, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY since 2026-08-24Rep. Ma. Cristina Talavera Lopez

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SBN-792 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch