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Human Rights
Civil liberties, equality, dignity, protection from discrimination, and rights enforcement.
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- SB 429· Filed Jul 10, 2025Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act
The proposed Comprehensive Anti‑Discrimination Act would make it illegal to treat anyone unfairly because of characteristics such as age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other listed status, and it sets criminal penalties, fines, and enforcement mechanisms to protect victims.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 2003· Filed Mar 19, 2026Commission on Human Rights Charter
The bill creates a formal charter for the Commission on Human Rights, giving it guaranteed funding, the power to investigate and award compensation for rights violations, the authority to inspect prisons without notice, a transparent appointment process, and a new Human Rights Institute for training.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1404· Filed Sep 24, 2025Commission on Human Rights Charter
The bill creates a Charter that strengthens the Commission on Human Rights, making it an independent, fully funded national human‑rights institution with expanded powers to investigate, visit detention sites, provide legal aid, and run education programs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 2152· Filed May 25, 2026Human Rights Defenders Protection Act
The Human Rights Defenders Protection Act would formally recognize the rights of people who work to defend human rights, require the government to protect them from intimidation, provide remedies for violations, create an independent committee to oversee protection, and impose prison penalties on officials who breach these duties.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 540· Filed Jul 14, 2025Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act
The bill would make it illegal to treat anyone unfairly because of their age, sex, race, religion, disability, or other listed traits, and it sets fines, possible jail time, and complaint procedures to enforce the rule.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 2497· Filed Sep 24, 2026Commission on Human Rights (Chr) Charter
The bill would give the Commission on Human Rights its own guaranteed budget, let it hear cases and award compensation, create a training institute, set up a witness‑protection service, and establish a transparent process for picking its leaders.
- SB 1067· Filed Aug 6, 2025Commission on Human Rights (Chr) Charter
The proposal would turn the Commission on Human Rights into a fully independent, well‑funded agency that can investigate abuses, protect victims, run education programs, and report on the Philippines’ human‑rights record.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 791· Filed Aug 4, 2025Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act
The bill would set rules to protect women in Philippine jails and prisons, giving them free health care, hygiene items, separate housing, and the right to keep infants with them, while requiring more female staff and regular monitoring.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1222· Filed Aug 20, 2025Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act
The bill proposes a law called the Dignity for Women Deprived of Liberty Act that would guarantee health care, hygiene products, legal help and safe housing for women in Philippine jails and prisons, and would set staffing and funding rules for the facilities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 2168· Filed May 25, 2026Commission on Human Rights (Chr) Charter Act
The proposed CHR Charter Act would give the Commission on Human Rights its own budget that cannot be cut, let it investigate any human‑rights abuse, and allow it to issue court‑like orders to stop violations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 567· Filed Jul 14, 2025Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act
The bill creates a law that protects people forced to leave their homes inside the Philippines, defines their rights, sets up safeguards, makes the Human Rights Commission the lead agency, and penalizes anyone who causes such forced moves without lawful reason.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 613· Filed Jul 15, 2025Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act
The Comprehensive Anti‑Discrimination Act makes it illegal to treat anyone unfairly because of characteristics such as age, race, religion, gender identity, disability, or former incarceration. Violations can lead to prison, fines, or daily penalties, and the law creates new agencies and rules to enforce these protections.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1060· Filed Aug 6, 2025Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act
The proposed Comprehensive Anti‑Discrimination Act would make it illegal to treat anyone unfairly because of characteristics such as race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or age, and would set criminal penalties, civil remedies, and government programs to protect those groups.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 137· Filed Jul 3, 2025Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act
The bill creates a law called the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act that sets out the government’s duties to protect and assist people forced to move within the Philippines because of conflict, disaster, or other crises.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1321· Filed Sep 2, 2025National Preventive Mechanism Act
The bill would set up a new independent body under the Human Rights Commission to inspect prisons, police stations and other places where people are held, in order to stop torture and other abuse.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 850· Filed Aug 4, 2025Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (Ridpa) Act
The RIDPA would create a legal framework that obliges national and local governments to protect displaced Filipinos, guarantee them basic needs, health, education and freedom of movement, and guide their safe return or resettlement.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 699· Filed Jul 17, 2025Amending Sec. 23 of R. A. No. 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act)
The proposal adds a new rule that makes the Commission on Human Rights create and run a human‑rights education program for Filipino workers abroad, working together with the Department of Migrant Workers, the DFA, the DOLE and other agencies, and it also requires Philippine embassies to involve the CHR in giving legal help to those workers.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1341· Filed Sep 3, 2025Sogie Based Anti-Discrimination Act
The bill would make it illegal to discriminate, harass or deny services to anyone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and would set fines, jail time, and administrative penalties for violators.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 307· Filed Jul 9, 2025Sogiesc Equality Act
The SOGIESC Equality Act would make it illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics, and it sets fines and jail terms for violators.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1775· Filed Feb 5, 2026Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
The bill proposes a nationwide Patients’ Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, guaranteeing quality, non‑discriminatory care, informed consent, privacy, and the ability to complain, while also setting duties for patients and penalties for health‑care workers who violate these rights.
Pending in the committeeSen. Imee R. Marcos - SB 218· Filed Jul 7, 2025Sogiesc Equality Act
The SOGIESC Equality Act would make it illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics, and it sets fines and jail terms for violators.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 615· Filed Jul 15, 2025Muslim Patient Rights in Healthcare Act
The bill would require every public and private hospital in the Philippines to provide halal food, prayer spaces, same‑gender staff for intimate care, modesty‑respecting draping, fasting‑friendly scheduling, and Islamic burial rites, unless medical emergencies prevent it.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 611· Filed Jul 15, 2025Protection of Students Religious Belief Act
The bill would require all schools to let students practice their religion freely, prohibit forcing anyone to join religious classes or activities, and make written consent necessary before a student can be taught a religion that is not their own. Violations could result in heavy fines and possible imprisonment.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1147· Filed Aug 7, 2025Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on the Basis of Sex
The proposal would add new forms of sex‑based discrimination—such as lower pay, fewer promotions, and pregnancy‑related firing—to the list of illegal acts for employers, and would make those violations punishable by fines and criminal sanctions.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 616· Filed Jul 15, 2025Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Act
The bill would set up a new board under the Justice Department to decide who qualifies as a refugee or stateless person, give them certain rights, and coordinate with the UN agency that helps refugees.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 956· Filed Aug 5, 2025Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women
The bill adds new forms of sex‑based discrimination to the Labor Code, makes such acts criminal, and sets fines and jail terms for employers who treat women unfairly.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 250· Filed Jul 8, 2025Amending R.A. No. 3815 and 10175 (Decriminalizing Libel)
The bill removes criminal libel from the Revised Penal Code and the cyber‑libel provision of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, making libel a civil matter where victims can sue for damages.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 600· Filed Jul 15, 2025Civil Partnership Act
The Civil Partnership Act would let two adults of the same sex register a legal partnership that gives them the same rights, benefits and duties that married couples enjoy, such as property rules, inheritance, adoption, social‑security and anti‑discrimination protections.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1432· Filed Sep 30, 2025People's Freedom of Information Act
The bill would let any Filipino ask the government for records that affect the public, unless the law specifically says the record must stay secret.
Pending in the house of representativesSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 1004· Filed Aug 6, 2025Equal Employment Opportunities to Members of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Preference
The bill would set aside at least 10 % of government jobs and require certain private companies that get big government loans to hire at least 10 % of their workers from Indigenous Cultural Communities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 825· Filed Aug 4, 2025Katutubong Tagapagtanggol Act
The bill requires the military and police academies to set aside at least 10 % of their new cadet slots for members of indigenous peoples and bans any discrimination against them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 2001· Filed Mar 19, 2026Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex
The proposal would add new bans on treating men more favorably than women in job assignments, promotions, benefits, training, scholarships, and in dismissals or retrenchments, and would penalize employers who deny women statutory benefits because of their sex.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1059· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Sections 443, 454 and 463 of R.A. No. 7160 ( Local Government Code of 1991)
The bill would require every municipality, city and province to create a Human Resource Management Officer position, set who can hold it, how they are appointed, and what they must do.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 810· Filed Aug 4, 2025Decriminalizing Libel
The bill would eliminate criminal charges for libel, cancel existing libel crimes in the penal code and cybercrime law, dismiss pending libel cases, and free people already jailed for libel.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 138· Filed Jul 3, 2025National Preventive Mechanism (Npm) Act of 2025
The bill creates a new National Preventive Mechanism, attached to the Commission on Human Rights, that can make surprise visits to any jail, prison, police station, hospital, or other place where people are held, to stop torture before it happens. It gives the NPM its own budget, staff, and the power to ask for information, report problems, and work with many government agencies and civil‑society groups.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1880· Filed Feb 23, 2026Creating a Mandatory Position for a Human Resource Management Officer in LGUS
The bill would make every municipality, city and province create a Human Resource Management Officer position, set qualifications, and give the officer duties such as planning HR development, overseeing recruitment, keeping personnel records, and advising on civil service rules.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1720· Filed Jan 28, 2026Anti-Bullying in the Workplace Act
The bill requires every workplace—public or private—to create and keep up anti‑bullying rules, set up clear ways to report and investigate abuse, protect whistle‑blowers, and impose penalties for violations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1006· Filed Aug 6, 2025Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers Act
The bill creates a new law called the Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers Act. It makes it illegal for anyone—including employers, government officials, or other agents—to harass, force, or block workers from joining or forming unions, and it gives the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) a system to receive and investigate complaints. Violators can be fined at least ₱100,000, jailed for up to two years, and public officials may also lose their positions.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 48· Filed Jul 2, 2025Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act
The Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act would make it a constitutional duty of the government to safeguard every Filipino’s right to choose, practice, express, and share their religion or belief, including atheism, while allowing the state to limit that right only when it causes violence or threatens public safety, order, health, property, or good morals.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 852· Filed Aug 4, 2025Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Regulation Act
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation Act proposes a national framework that creates a council and a board to oversee AI, sets out rights for people (like safety, privacy, and the ability to challenge AI decisions), bans harmful uses such as lethal autonomous weapons and social‑scoring, and imposes prison terms for violations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1474· Filed Nov 3, 2025Anti-Online Hate and Harassment Act
The Anti‑Online Hate and Harassment Act would define online hate, harassment and cyber‑defamation, require platforms to take down such content quickly, and set fines and jail terms for offenders while providing counseling and legal help to victims.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 900· Filed Aug 5, 2025Amending E.O. No. 209 (Family Code of the Philippines)
The proposal would change the Family Code to add new reasons—such as physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse—for couples to file for legal separation, aiming to protect victims and align with other domestic‑violence laws.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 845· Filed Aug 4, 2025Amending R.A. No. 11313 (Safe Spaces Act)
The bill expands the Safe Spaces Act to criminalize grooming of children, adds AI‑driven online harassment, forces internet platforms to remove offending content within 24 hours, and raises fines for employers and school heads who ignore reported abuse.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 604· Filed Jul 15, 2025Amending Art. 1 Sec 5 of R.A. No. 9997 (National Commission on Muslim Filipinos)
The bill changes the makeup of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos so that its nine full‑time members must be Muslim Filipinos, with at least one woman, one youth, one Ulama scholar, and one former convert (Balik‑Islam), and no more than two members from the same tribe.
Pending in the house of representativesSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 650· Filed Jul 15, 2025Anti-Bullying in the Workplace Act
The proposed Anti‑Bullying in the Workplace Act would require every public and private employer to adopt written policies that define bullying, set up reporting and investigation procedures, protect whistle‑blowers, and impose sanctions—including possible loss of operating permits—on workplaces that fail to comply.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1253· Filed Aug 27, 2025Traditional Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
The bill would give Indigenous peoples permanent, collective ownership of their cultural creations, set up a national registry, require their consent before any commercial use, and provide royalties and penalties for misuse.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1301· Filed Aug 27, 2025Abrahamic Studies and Religions Act
The bill would add a new subject on the history and traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Philippine history and social studies curriculum, starting at Grade 3 and expanding in higher grades.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1623· Filed Dec 16, 2025Peoples Freedom of Information and Full Public Disclosure Act
The proposed law would let any Filipino request government records and would require agencies to publish contracts, budgets, and program beneficiaries online without waiting for a request. A new independent commission would enforce the rules, handle appeals, and can order agencies to release information, while a short list of narrowly defined exceptions (e.g., national security, ongoing investigations, privacy) would limit disclosure.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 2073· Filed Apr 30, 2026Security of Tenure Act
The Security of Tenure Act would ban the use of contractors and fixed‑term contracts, make all workers regular employees (with some exceptions), and impose heavy fines, jail time, and business‑permit sanctions on employers who violate the rules.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 565· Filed Jul 14, 2025Amending R.A. No. 11313 (Safe Spaces Act)
The proposal updates the Safe Spaces Act to cover AI‑generated deepfake content, requires online platforms to remove harassing material within 24 hours, raises penalties for schools and employers that ignore harassment, defines grooming as a crime, and creates a pre‑hiring safety check for anyone working with children.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros
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