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Justice and Judiciary
Courts, legal procedure, access to justice, corrections, and the administration of law.
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- SB 2015· Filed Mar 25, 2026Standardizing the Judiciary Retirement Benefits
The bill would give all judges and comparable officials a uniform, lifetime pension (salary plus the highest allowances) and a scholarship for one child, while also setting rules on when they can retire, how death benefits are paid, and how the program will be funded.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 2509· Filed Sep 29, 2026Unified Corrections and Jail Management System Act
The bill creates a single, independent agency—the National Commission on Corrections and Jail Management—to run all prisons and jails in the Philippines, replace the current BuCor and BJMP, adopt international standards for prisoner treatment, and set up programs for custody, rehabilitation and reintegration.
- SB 1547· Filed Nov 20, 2025Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform Act of 2025
The proposal would set up a three‑year, high‑level commission made up of legislators and independent experts to study the Philippines’ entire justice system, identify why cases—especially those involving officials—are delayed, and recommend new laws and policies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan - SB 1005· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Section 271 of Act No. 2711 (Revised Administrative Code)
The bill proposes to give judges in lower courts the same amount of annual leave as judges in higher courts, aiming to fix the current disparity.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1543· Filed Nov 19, 2025Regional Trial Court (Quezon, Province of Bukidnon)
The bill would add a new Regional Trial Court in Quezon, Bukidnon, and allocate budget for judges, staff, prosecutors, and court facilities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 767· Filed Jul 29, 2025Amending R.A. No. 3815, Revised Penal Code (Grant of Allowances for Good Conduct)
The bill would let prison officials take back good‑conduct time credits if an inmate breaks prison rules or commits a new crime, and it orders the Justice and Interior departments to write detailed rules within a month after the law takes effect.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 28· Filed Jul 2, 2025Gender Equality (Amending Discriminatory Provisions Against Women)
The bill rewrites several family‑law rules so that husbands and wives share property, parental authority, and legal guardianship equally, removes old laws that treated men more harshly for “catch‑your‑spouse‑in‑the‑act” killings, and creates a gender‑neutral crime of marital infidelity with a five‑year filing limit.
Pending in the committeeSen. Pia S. Cayetano - SB 242· Filed Jul 8, 2025Amending R.A. 7309 (Creating the Board of Claims Under the Doj for Victims of Unjust Imprisonment)
The bill would raise compensation amounts (adjusted every five years), give claimants one year to file, allow online filing, and set up new funding sources and a trust fund to support the Board of Claims.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 484· Filed Jul 14, 2025Judiciary Independence Enhancement Act
The bill would stop any regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council from being appointed again after serving a term, aiming to keep the council free from political pressure.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1530· Filed Nov 17, 2025Kabuhayan for Offenders Through Skills Advancement (Kosa) Act
The KOSA Act would set up government‑run skills‑training courses and a job‑search desk inside prisons so that inmates can learn trades and find work after release.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 1665· Filed Jan 13, 2026Amending Art. 156, 223 and 224 of Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code)
The bill seeks to raise the punishments for anyone who helps a detainee escape and for public officials who allow or neglect such escapes, by changing the penalty ranges in three sections of the Revised Penal Code.
Pending in the committeeSen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa - 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 1232· Filed Aug 20, 2025Plea Bargaining Act of 2025
The bill seeks to formalize plea‑bargaining to reduce case backlogs while protecting public interest.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 989· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Articles 29, 97, 99, 171, and 174, and Creating a New Article 99-A of R.A. No. 3815
The bill tightens the Good Conduct Time Allowance system by banning its use for repeat offenders and those convicted of serious (heinous) crimes, requiring public notice of eligible releases, allowing authorities to take back previously granted time credits, and adding penalties for falsifying related documents.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1196· Filed Aug 14, 2025Jail Integration Act
The proposal would move all provincial and sub‑provincial jails under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, create a three‑year transition, and fund the shift using existing BJMP and provincial budgets.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 1058· Filed Aug 6, 2025Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Court Act
The proposal would create dedicated courts that handle only agricultural smuggling cases, giving them exclusive authority to try such offenses and to hear appeals directly by the Supreme Court.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 507· Filed Jul 14, 2025Creation of Additional Branch of the Regional Trial Courts in Aurora, Province of Isabela
The bill proposes to add a new Regional Trial Court branch in Aurora, Isabela, to help reduce case backlogs and speed up justice.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 909· Filed Aug 5, 2025Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Office of the Ombudsman
The bill would give the Ombudsman new powers—such as wiretapping, the ability to enter government offices, and the option to hire private lawyers—as well as create a witness‑protection program and set tougher penalties for corruption, while also providing funding to support these changes.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 403· Filed Jul 10, 2025Anti-Contraband in Prison Act
The bill makes it a crime to bring, give, help bring, or keep illegal items such as guns, drugs, money, phones, or luxury goods inside any Philippine prison, and sets heavy prison terms and fines for violators, especially public officials.
Pending in the committeeSen. Panfilo M. Lacson - SB 506· Filed Jul 14, 2025Abogado Para Sa Bayan Act
The Abogado Para sa Bayan Act would give free law school tuition, books, and exam fees to qualified Filipino students, and then require them to work for two years in government legal offices to help poor people and public servants.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - 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 1150· Filed Aug 7, 2025Enhanced Witness Protection Act
The bill would let the government protect potential witnesses right from the start of an investigation, give them housing, new identities, money and other help, and set penalties for anyone who harms or tries to stop them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 1273· Filed Aug 27, 2025Jail Integration Act
The bill would move all provincial and sub‑provincial jails under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, give the agency three years to take full control, absorb current jail staff, and fund the transition through existing national and local budgets.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 203· Filed Jul 7, 2025Jail Integration Act
The bill would move all provincial and sub‑provincial jails under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, give current jail staff job security and training, and fund the change through existing government budgets.
Pending in the committeeSen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa - SB 217· Filed Jul 7, 2025Amending R.a.no. 9439 (Detention of Patients and Cadavers in Hospitals)
The bill would make it a crime for hospitals or clinics to keep patients or bodies because they can’t pay, raise the fines and jail terms for staff who do so, let patients leave after signing a secured promissory note, and set up a ₱100 million fund to help poor patients meet those obligations.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 583· Filed Jul 14, 2025Amending Commonwealth Act No. 473 (Revised Naturalization Law)
The proposal updates the 1939 naturalization law to simplify citizenship acquisition while maintaining standards of loyalty and integration.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 469· Filed Jul 14, 2025Baby River Law
The Baby River Law would require Philippine prisons to give pregnant and nursing inmates proper medical care, allow them to keep their babies for up to a year, provide food, exercise, and child‑care services, and ban solitary confinement for mothers and infants.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2030· Filed Apr 8, 2026Amending R.A. 4103 (Indeterminate Sentence Law )
The proposal would tighten the existing indeterminate‑sentence system by removing serious economic and child‑related crimes from its scope, require courts to respect statutory minimum and maximum terms, and give a parole board authority to evaluate and release eligible inmates.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 1872· Filed Feb 19, 2026Integrating All the Provincial and Sub-Provincial Jails Within the Jurisdiction of the Bjmp
The bill would place every provincial and sub‑provincial jail under the national Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, giving the BJMP full control over their operation, staff, and resources, with a three‑year transition during which provinces continue to fund basic jail expenses.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 89· Filed Jul 3, 2025Anti-Domestic Violence Act of 2025
The bill would rename the anti‑violence law, broaden the definition of domestic abuse to cover all genders and same‑sex couples, set new penalties, and create protection orders and a coordinating council.
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 597· Filed Jul 15, 2025Amending R.A. No. 7309 (Creation of Board of Claims)
The proposal would let more people claim compensation for wrongful imprisonment or violent crimes, raise the payment limits, give claimants up to a year to file, and allow them to file online.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 1113· Filed Aug 7, 2025Anti-Elder Abuse Act
The Anti‑Elder Abuse Act would create new rules to stop and punish abuse, neglect, and exploitation of Filipinos aged 60 or older, and would give victims free legal help, safe shelters, and court orders that keep abusers away.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 281· Filed Jul 8, 2025Amending Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997
The proposal would give the BIR sole power to investigate, prosecute and file tax‑related civil or criminal cases, removing the Department of Justice from those prosecutions and requiring the Department of Finance to review every criminal tax case before it is filed.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 836· Filed Aug 4, 2025Abogado Para Sa Bayan Act
The Abogado Para sa Bayan Act would give qualified Filipino students free law school tuition, books, and exam fees, and then require them to work for two years in a government agency after they become lawyers.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 448· Filed Jul 10, 2025Abogado Para Sa Bayan Act
The Abogado Para sa Bayan Act would give full‑tuition scholarships to poor or indigenous law students, who must later work for two years in the Public Attorney’s Office or similar agencies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Rodante D. Marcoleta - SB 532· Filed Jul 14, 2025Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Act for the Bangsamoro
The bill creates a national commission that will run a six‑year program to hear victims, resolve land disputes, address past human‑rights abuses (including gender‑based violence), and promote healing in the Bangsamoro region, with an initial budget of ₱100 million.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 470· Filed Jul 14, 2025Hustisya Para Sa Lahat Act
The Hustisya Para sa Lahat Act would expand free legal help to all poor Filipinos by defining who is indigent, setting the documents needed to prove it, and funding the program through the Public Attorney’s Office.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 38· Filed Jul 2, 2025Strengthening the Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law
The proposal would remove the bank‑secrecy protection for deposits made by elected or appointed officials and certain uniformed services, allowing courts or impeachment proceedings to access those accounts while keeping the secrecy rule for ordinary citizens.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Panfilo M. Lacson - SB 485· Filed Jul 14, 2025Amending R.A. No. 9285 (Alternative Dispute Resolution Act)
The bill adds a new rule to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act that lowers a criminal sentence by at least two levels when the related civil claim has been finally settled through ADR; if a two‑level drop is not allowed, the sentence is reduced to the next lower penalty.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1187· Filed Aug 14, 2025Creating Additional Positions in the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel
The bill would add 36 new lawyer posts to the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, raise the total number of lawyers to 91, and give those lawyers salaries and benefits comparable to judges and senior justice officials.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1239· Filed Aug 20, 2025Territorial Jurisdiction of Regional Trial Courts
The proposal amends the rules on where Regional Trial Courts try corruption cases involving public officials, moving the venue from a distant judicial region to the city or municipality where the official works, and gives the Supreme Court authority to set protective rules for judges and court staff.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 837· Filed Aug 4, 2025Amending R.A. No. 7309 (Creating a Board of Claims)
The bill would raise the compensation limits for victims of wrongful imprisonment and violent crimes, give claimants up to one year to apply, and let them file their claims online, with the changes becoming law 15 days after official publication.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1396· Filed Sep 16, 2025Expanded Nullity of Marriage Act
The bill expands the reasons a marriage can be declared void, makes the process cheaper and faster, and adds protections for spouses and children.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 854· Filed Aug 4, 2025Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Act for the Bangsamoro
The bill creates a National Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission for the Bangsamoro, sets up a program to hear victims, investigate human‑rights abuses, resolve land disputes and promote healing, and provides an initial ₱100 million budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1364· Filed Sep 9, 2025Amending Republic Act No. 1405 (Bank Secrecy Act)
The bill changes the Bank Secrecy Act to let courts and designated investigative agencies look at the bank accounts of public officials when there are allegations of bribery or neglect of duty.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 691· Filed Jul 17, 2025Amending Sec. 2 of Act No. 3326 (Periods of Prescription for Violations Penalized by Special Act)
The bill would stop the clock on the time limit for prosecuting crimes covered by special laws whenever the accused is outside the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 561· Filed Jul 14, 2025The Magna Carta of Children
The Magna Carta of Children creates a new Commission to lead child‑rights policies, bans child‑death sentences, guarantees health, education and protection for all children, and requires local governments to set up child protection centers and advocacy centers. The Commission on Human Rights will act as a child ombudsman, and a congressional oversight committee will monitor implementation.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 476· Filed Jul 14, 2025Abolishing the Penalty of Imprisonment in Libel Cases
The bill would stop sending people to jail for libel and instead impose a fine of ₱10,000‑₱30,000, add a six‑month deadline to file a case, and define rules for local‑area journalists.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 539· Filed Jul 14, 2025Anti-Marital Infidelity Act
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.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva
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