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Business, Trade and Industry
Enterprise, commerce, competition, manufacturing, investment, and trade.
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- SB 763· Filed Jul 29, 2025Philippine Global Value Chain (Gvc) Integration Act
The act would set up a program and a fund to help small Filipino businesses upgrade their technology, get certifications, and train workers so they can supply large local and foreign companies, with a digital platform to match them and tax breaks for the big firms that support them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1709· Filed Jan 27, 2026The Philippine Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Act
The bill proposes a set of policies, agencies, incentives and procurement rules to make the Philippine motor‑vehicle industry more competitive.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1012· Filed Aug 6, 2025International Maritime Trade Competitiveness Act
The bill seeks to make Philippine ports cheaper and faster by forcing shipping companies to publish their rates, limiting extra fees, and giving government agencies new powers to monitor and punish unfair practices.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1622· Filed Dec 16, 2025Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (Msmes)
The proposal would give micro‑enterprises a three‑year exemption from income tax and let small‑ and medium‑size firms deduct an extra 25 % of their labor costs from taxable income, aiming to boost competitiveness and job creation.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1976· Filed Mar 16, 2026Business Incentives for OFWS Act
The proposal would give Filipinos working abroad tax breaks, cheaper local fees, duty‑free import of equipment, low‑interest loans and free training if they start a business in the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1758· Filed Feb 5, 2026Women's Business Enterprise Act
The proposal would create a national policy and a coordinating committee to help women start and grow businesses, require government agencies to give them special support, and fund the effort through the trade department.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1260· Filed Aug 27, 2025Enterprise Productivity Act
The Enterprise Productivity Act would require companies with ten or more workers to set up a joint committee that creates a productivity‑improvement plan, shares any gains with employees, and lets the company claim tax deductions for the incentives and training it provides.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1118· Filed Aug 7, 2025National Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (Msme) Week Act
The bill proposes to set June 27 – July 2 each year as a national week to celebrate and support micro, small, and medium enterprises, with the Department of Trade and Industry leading activities and funding drawn from the yearly budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 752· Filed Jul 29, 2025Amending P.D. No. 194 (Authorizing Aliens to Owned or Engage in Rice and Corn Industry)
The proposal would remove several restrictions that limit foreign ownership in the rice and corn sector, letting foreign companies invest without the current 60 % divestment rule.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 2054· Filed Apr 21, 2026Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Msmes)
The proposal would require the government to give MSMEs at least 10 % of its purchases, lower the cost of permits, give them free space in public markets and malls, set aside 10 % of bank loans for them, and create a fund to help them recover from disasters.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1697· Filed Jan 27, 2026Inclusion of Entrepreneurship in the Junior and Senior High School Curricula of the K-12 Program
The bill proposes adding a dedicated entrepreneurship class for all junior‑ and senior‑high school students in both public and private schools across the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 294· Filed Jul 9, 2025Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Act
The bill creates a national council and a research center to coordinate and support the bamboo sector, offers tax and credit incentives to investors, and earmarks government funds to develop bamboo plantations, processing, and markets.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 1563· Filed Dec 2, 2025Business Incentives for OFWS Act
The proposal would give Filipinos who have worked abroad a five‑year income‑tax break, half‑price property tax, duty‑free import of equipment, and low‑interest government loans if they start a business that is at least half owned by them. It also creates free registration, training and financial‑literacy programs, and a credit fund managed by OWWA, LBP and DBP.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 492· Filed Jul 14, 2025Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Expanding the Number of Qualified Beneficiaries)
The bill updates the asset limits that define micro, small and medium enterprises so that more businesses can qualify for government assistance, and it requires the MSME council to review those limits every five years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1689· Filed Jan 26, 2026Green Lanes for Strategic Investments Act
The bill creates fast‑track “green lanes” and a single online portal so that major investment projects can get permits and licenses from national agencies, GOCCs, and local governments in as few as three to twenty working days.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 2190· Filed May 26, 2026Ukay Knowledge, Access, and Yield (Ukay-Ukay) Act
The proposal would legalize the trade of used goods, set health‑and‑safety rules, require clear labeling, and give small sellers a simpler way to operate, while also repealing the law that currently bans used‑clothing imports.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 901· Filed Aug 5, 2025Domestic Bidders Preference Act
The bill would create a system that gives government procurement projects a preference for bids from companies that supply goods made largely in the Philippines, aiming to boost local industry and jobs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1054· Filed Aug 6, 2025Shared Service Facilities (Ssf) Project for Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The bill makes the Department of Trade and Industry’s Shared Service Facilities program a permanent part of law, creating shared equipment centers and high‑tech fabrication labs that MSMEs can use to boost production.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1049· Filed Aug 6, 2025Suporta Para Sa Produktong Pilipino Act
The bill would create a program that gives small local businesses a grant of at least ₱10,000 to help them sell products that each city or town has identified as its signature good.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 672· Filed Jul 16, 2025Inclusion of Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship in K-12 Program
The bill would make financial literacy and entrepreneurship two new required subjects for all junior‑ and senior‑high schools in the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 274· Filed Jul 8, 2025Profit Sharing Act
The Profit Sharing Act proposes a voluntary system where companies can share a part of their profits with workers, and in return they receive tax breaks, financing help, and official recognition.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1893· Filed Feb 23, 2026Exempting the Philippine Film and Movie Industry from the Payment of Certain Taxes
The proposal would remove VAT and import duties on film‑related equipment and materials that local Philippine film producers bring into the country, aiming to lower production costs and boost the industry.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 2130· Filed May 18, 2026Philippine Ube Industry Development Act
The bill makes purple yam (ube) a top‑priority crop, creates a council to set standards, certify products, protect the “Philippine Ube” brand, and provide funding and support to farmers and processors so the industry can grow domestically and abroad.
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 234· Filed Jul 7, 2025Reinstituting Mandatory Credit Allocation for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
For ten years, every bank must reserve 8% of its loan portfolio for micro‑ and small businesses and 2% for medium‑size firms, and the central bank can fine or imprison bank officials if they do not comply.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 2053· Filed Apr 21, 2026Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The bill makes the DTI’s Shared Service Facilities program a permanent, law‑based program that will set up common equipment centers and high‑tech fabrication labs across the country to help small businesses access modern tools and improve competitiveness.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1148· Filed Aug 7, 2025Providing Tax Relief for Micro-Enterprises Act
The bill would let qualifying micro‑enterprise owners file only one annual tax return, waive their income tax for the first three years, and set up an online system for registration and payment.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 931· Filed Aug 5, 2025Enhancing Credit Support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The proposal would require every bank to allocate at least 10 % of its loan portfolio to micro, small and medium enterprises and would count only actual loans (or approved alternative mechanisms) toward that target.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 799· Filed Aug 4, 2025Philippine Handloom Weaving Industry Development Act
The bill creates a council to design a national policy and roadmap for the handloom weaving sector, supports weavers through research, training, market access, IP protection and climate‑resilient practices, and asks local governments to promote and buy locally made handwoven fabrics.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 761· Filed Jul 29, 2025Msme Development Modernization Act of 2025
The MSME Development Modernization Act of 2025 would replace the current definition of micro, small and medium enterprises with a new system based on how many people a business employs and how much it sells each year, create a single online database of all MSMEs, set aside at least 20 % of government purchases for them, and launch a digital‑skills program and a fund to help them buy technology.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1756· Filed Feb 5, 2026Online Small Enterprise Support Services Act
The Online Small Enterprise Support Services Act would give micro‑businesses that sell mainly online easier access to low‑cost loans, a single government website for all help they need, free credit reports, training and grants, plus special assistance for farmers, fisherfolk and other rural sellers.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 482· Filed Jul 14, 2025Business Permit and Licensing Office (Bplo) Act
The bill creates a dedicated office in each city or municipality to handle business permits, licenses, and related investment policies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 589· Filed Jul 14, 2025Green Lane for Strategic Investments Act
The Green Lane for Strategic Investments Act creates a single‑window office (OSAC‑SI) and fast‑track “green lanes” in all government agencies to cut the time needed for permits and licenses on large, high‑impact projects that the government wants to attract.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 843· Filed Aug 4, 2025Moringa Development Act
The bill would create a government‑led program to grow, research, market and export moringa (malunggay) across the Philippines, set up a dedicated office in the Department of Agriculture, and fund the effort through the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1602· Filed Dec 15, 2025Domestic Bidders Preference Act
The bill creates a certification system that gives Filipino companies a clear advantage when bidding for government contracts, provided their products are largely made in the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 732· Filed Jul 21, 2025Business Incentives for OFWS Act
The proposed Business Incentives for OFWs Act would give Filipino workers abroad a five‑year income‑tax break, cut property taxes in half, waive import duties on equipment, and offer low‑interest government loans if they start or buy a business that is at least 51 % owned by OFWs. Applicants would register for free with the BIR, receive a certificate within 15 working days, and could also attend government‑run financial‑literacy and entrepreneurship trainings. The incentives cannot be transferred, and any fraud‑r
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan - SB 1139· Filed Aug 7, 2025Suporta Para Sa Produktong Pilipino Act of 2025
The bill creates a nationwide program that gives each city or municipality a grant of at least ₱10,000 to local MSMEs that make a chosen, well‑known product, and funds trade fairs for them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 2135· Filed May 19, 2026Jose Panganiban Special Economic Zone and Freeport Act
The bill would create a special economic zone and freeport in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, and set up a new authority (JPSEZFA) to run it, with a board appointed by the President and a capital of ₱2 billion.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1885· Filed Feb 23, 2026National Micro Smaal, and Medium Enterprise (Msme) Month Act
The proposal would make July a national “MSME Month” to celebrate and support micro, small, and medium enterprises, with the DTI and partner agencies organizing events such as business forums, trade fairs and training, and funding these activities through the DTI’s annual budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 2148· Filed May 20, 2026Adoption of Alternative Work Arrangements in Enterprises
The bill lets companies that enjoy tax breaks in special economic zones let staff work from home, hybrid or other flexible setups without losing those tax incentives, as long as the arrangements are voluntary and respect labor and privacy rights.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 2151· Filed May 25, 2026Ube Development Act
The Ube Development Act creates a council to plan, support, and promote the production and export of Philippine ube (purple yam), establishes a farmer registry, a development fund, and sets standards and financing mechanisms to boost the ube industry.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 1160· Filed Aug 7, 2025Buy Pinoy, Build Pinoy Month Act
The bill proposes to declare November as “Buy Pinoy, Build Pinoy Month” and directs the government and private sector to promote Filipino products, labor and services through trade fairs, information campaigns and other activities, with the Department of Trade and Industry leading the effort.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1701· Filed Jan 27, 2026Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy Act
The proposal would set up a new school, the Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy, to teach and support people who want to start or run small and medium businesses.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1034· Filed Aug 6, 2025National Quality Infrastructure Development Act
The bill proposes to set up a national system that coordinates standards, testing and certification so that Philippine products can meet both local and global quality requirements.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1703· Filed Jan 27, 2026Philippine Animation Industry Development Act
The bill creates a council to build modern animation studios and training centers across the Philippines, offers incentives to local and foreign studios, adds animation courses to schools, and earmarks Php1 billion to start the program.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 633· Filed Jul 15, 2025Use of Digital Payment Act
The bill seeks to make all government payments and collections digital, encourage merchants to accept electronic payments, and set up a secure, nationwide payment system.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 231· Filed Jul 7, 2025Reducing the Cost of Business Compliance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Msmes)
The proposal lowers the optional gross‑sales tax for qualifying small businesses from 8 % to 5 % and sets simple 1 % and 2 % withholding rates for purchases of goods and services, aiming to cut the tax burden on MSMEs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1962· Filed Mar 11, 2026Government Contracting and Procurement Integrity Act
The bill would stop relatives up to the fourth degree of a public official from bidding on or working on any government contract, and would require companies to swear they have no such family ties. Violations could lead to prison, fines and a permanent ban from future government procurement.
Pending second reading, special orderSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 2191· Filed May 6, 2026Middle-Class and Msme Empowerment Act
The bill proposes to help new and existing small businesses and the middle class by waiving registration fees for a year, giving a two‑year income‑tax holiday to qualifying small firms, creating progressive tax rates based on revenue, and offering 150 % tax deductions for digital and green investments, while setting up a DTI‑led support ecosystem.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1539· Filed Nov 18, 2025Pondo Sa Pagbabago at Pagasenso (P3) Act
The P3 Act sets up a new fund that gives cheap, collateral‑free loans to micro‑businesses, with the Small Business Corporation handling the lending.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 762· Filed Jul 29, 2025Business Formalization, Integration and Transition Act of 2025
The bill would create a government‑run program that lets informal micro‑ and small businesses register online (or at local Negosyo Centers) for a fee of up to ₱1,000, then gives them a one‑time tax amnesty, a 1 % presumptive tax on sales, half‑price social‑security contributions for the owner and up to five workers, and a temporary exemption from the minimum‑wage law. Formal registration would be required to receive any government financing, training, trade‑fair participation, or procurement contracts.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino
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