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Workers, wages, employment conditions, labor relations, skills, and workplace protections.
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- SB 1545· Filed Nov 19, 2025Revised Labor Code of the Philippines
The Revised Labor Code updates existing labor laws, bans discrimination, adds benefits such as night‑shift pay and service‑incentive leave, strengthens regulation of recruitment agencies, creates a dedicated labor court, and sets a six‑month implementation period.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - HB 2601· Filed Jul 30, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, a 30 % down‑payment, and set rules for night‑shift and hazard pay, while penalising late payment, contract changes without consent, and retaliation.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-08-04Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva - HB 3876· Filed Aug 20, 2025An Act Providing for the Revised Labor Code of the Philippines
The Revised Labor Code aims to give all workers full protection, equal job opportunities, and clear rules on wages, hiring, and dispute resolution.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-08-27Rep. Adrian E. Salceda - HB 517· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Strengthening Workers Right to Security of Tenure and Criminalizing Labor-Only Contracting, Amending for the Purpose Articles 106 to 109 of Book III, Articles 294 [279] to 296 [281] of Book Vi, and Article 303 [288] of Book Vii of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended
The bill would ban any temporary or contract‑based hiring and make it a crime for employers to use such arrangements.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza - SB 81· Filed Jul 3, 2025Wage Theft Prevention Act
The Wage Theft Prevention Act would make it a crime for employers to withhold or under‑pay wages, overtime, tips, bonuses, or other benefits, and would add prison terms and business‑permit penalties to deter such conduct.
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - HB 4618· Filed Sep 16, 2025An Act Providing for the Revised Labor Code of the Philippines
The bill updates the Philippines’ labor law to protect workers, ban discrimination, regulate recruitment, set clearer rules on work hours, wages, benefits and dispute resolution, and adds gender‑equality measures.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-23Rep. Emigdio III P. Tanjuatco +11 - 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 1727· Filed Jan 28, 2026Online Freelancer Act
The Online Freelancer Act would extend basic labor rights—such as minimum‑wage pay, social‑security coverage, written contracts, due process, and the right to organize—to all Filipino workers who do jobs through online platforms, even if they are currently classified as independent contractors.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 318· Filed Jul 9, 2025Freelance Workers Protection Act
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, a 30 % down‑payment, timely payment, night‑shift and hazard pay, tax relief, and a grievance system, while imposing fines for non‑compliance.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - HB 4156· Filed Aug 28, 2025An Act Strengthening Workers Right to Security of Tenure, Amending for the Purpose Articles 106, 107, 108, and 109 of Book III, and Articles 294 [279], 295 [280], 296 [281], and 297 [282] of Book Vi of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended
The bill bans companies from hiring workers through contractors when the work is part of the company’s core business, and it makes those workers regular employees with full benefits.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-02Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva - SB 337· Filed Jul 9, 2025Freelance Workers Protection Act
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, guarantee timely payment, set minimum down‑payment, night‑shift and hazard‑pay rates, impose fines for violations, and give freelancers tax relief, with the Department of Labor handling complaints and enforcement.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1401· Filed Sep 23, 2025Bpo Workers Welfare and Protection Act
The bill would set new rules to protect BPO workers in the Philippines, covering wages, hours, health, safety, transport, anti‑discrimination, union rights and penalties for violations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - HB 3223· Filed Aug 6, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The bill would require written contracts, a 30 % down‑payment, timely payment, and penalties for non‑compliance, while giving freelancers tax relief and a dedicated BIR help desk.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-08-12Rep. Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo - HB 2565· Filed Jul 29, 2025An Act Penalizing the Act of Wage Theft Amending for This Purpose Articles 87 and 116 of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
The Wage Theft Prevention Act would make it a crime for employers to withhold wages or benefits, add penalties such as criminal liability and business‑permit suspension, and require the labor department to issue rules for enforcement.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-08-04Rep. Ralph Wendel P. Tulfo +1 - HB 4751· Filed Sep 23, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, set payment deadlines, impose penalties for late or unfair treatment, and give freelancers tax relief and a government help desk. It also creates a dispute‑resolution process through DOLE and mandates reporting on its impact.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-25Rep. Jesus "Bong" C. Suntay - SB 555· Filed Jul 14, 2025Labor Education in Senior High School Act
The bill requires every senior high school—public or private—to add labor‑education topics to a core subject, to review the curriculum for labor‑education content, to hold a labor‑empowerment and career‑guidance conference for all graduating students, and directs the Department of Education to issue detailed rules within 60 days after the law takes effect.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 2115· Filed May 6, 2026Anti-Abuse of Pakyawan Workers Act
The bill seeks to protect workers paid by piece‑rate, require employers to get a government‑approved wage standard, post it at work, and face fines or suspension if they underpay or break the rules.
Pending second reading, special orderSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - HB 7704· Filed Feb 10, 2026An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination in Employment Against Women and on the Basis of Gender, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended
The bill makes it illegal for employers to pay women less, deny them promotions, benefits, or training, or fire them because they are pregnant, and sets fines and possible jail time for violations.
Approved by the House on 2026-05-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2026-05-06 and received by the Senate on 2026-05-06Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla +13 - HB 4682· Filed Sep 18, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, set minimum down‑payments, extend night‑shift and hazard pay, and give freelancers a complaint process with fines for non‑compliant hiring parties.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-24Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +3 - SB 670· Filed Jul 16, 2025Freelance Workers Protection Act of 2025
The Freelance Workers Protection Act of 2025 would require written contracts, set payment rules, and impose penalties to safeguard freelance workers in the Philippines.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - HB 9103· Filed May 5, 2026An Act Penalizing the Act of Wage Theft by Amending for This Purpose Articles 87 and 116 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
The bill would make wage theft a criminal offense by expanding the Labor Code’s overtime and wage‑withholding rules, adding penalties such as criminal prosecution and business‑permit suspension, and requiring the Labor Department to issue implementing rules.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2026-05-11Rep. Jeffrey Soriano - HB 3877· Filed Aug 20, 2025An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Labor Education Program, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 11551, Otherwise Known as the "Labor Education Act"
The bill expands the existing Labor Education Act to include senior‑high‑school students, adds labor‑education electives in technical‑vocational schools, creates a DOLE‑run resource hub, and links labor education to existing government employment programs.
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-09-23Rep. Adrian E. Salceda - HB 6171· Filed Nov 19, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The bill would require freelancers and their clients to sign a clear written contract, guarantee a 30 % down payment, set minimum night‑shift and hazard pay rates, forbid late payment and retaliation, and give freelancers a fast‑track complaint process with fines for violators.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-11-25Rep. Ramon Jolo III B. Revilla - HB 4155· Filed Aug 28, 2025An Act Providing for a Wage Employment Assistance Program for Displaced, Marginalized, And/Or Vulnerable Workers, Institutionalizing for This Purpose the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) Program of the Department of Labor and Employment, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes
The TUPAD Act would create a government‑run program that gives temporary jobs paying at least the local minimum wage to workers who lose their livelihood because of disasters, health emergencies, or other shocks.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-02Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva - HB 257· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the �labor Code of the Philippines�
The bill would broaden the Labor Code to forbid more kinds of sex‑based discrimination at work, such as lower pay, denied promotions, unfair layoffs, and firing because of pregnancy, and would add criminal penalties for violators.
Substituted by HB07704Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla +2 - HB 11282· Filed Sep 14, 2026An Act Penalizing the Act of Wage Theft, Amending for This Purpose Articles 87 and 116 of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the “labor Code of the Philippines”, as Amended
The Wage Theft Prevention Act would add new rules to the Labor Code to stop employers from illegally withholding wages, overtime, tips, bonuses and other benefits, and would impose criminal and business‑permit penalties for violations.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2026-09-16Rep. Eric Go Yap - HB 10170· Filed Jul 22, 2026An Act Institutionalizing the National Registry of Workers, Establishing the Employment Management Information System for the Purpose
The bill would require every employer to set up an online system that records basic information about each worker, and it would create a national database that the Labor Department can use to monitor employment trends, labor‑law compliance, and job opportunities.
Pending First ReadingRep. Paolo Z. Duterte - HB 17· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, a 30 % down‑payment, night‑shift and hazard pay, and set penalties for late or non‑payment. It also creates a complaint and mediation system through DOLE and offers tax relief and BIR assistance for freelancers.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +2 - HB 311· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Creative Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, guarantee timely payment, and set penalties for employers who mistreat creative freelancers.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez - HB 9787· Filed Jun 3, 2026An Act Providing Protection and Incentives for Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act requires written contracts, a 30 % down payment, timely payment (within 15 days), and provides night‑shift, hazard‑pay, tax relief and penalties for violations.
Pending First ReadingRep. Jeffrey Soriano +2 - HB 2723· Filed Jul 30, 2025An Act Amending Article 302 of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines", as Amended, to Remove Compulsory Retirement Based on Age
The bill removes the rule that workers must stop working at age 65; seniors can keep their jobs if they are still fit and meet the real requirements of the position, and employers must prove any age‑based limit.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-08-04Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" M. Ordanes - HB 4507· Filed Sep 10, 2025An Act Strengthening Workers Right to Security of Tenure, Amending for the Purpose Articles 106, 107, 108, and 109 of Book III, and Articles 294 [279], 295 [280], 296 [281], and 297 [282] of Book Vi of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended
The proposal would ban the practice of hiring workers through “labor‑only” contracts, make the hiring company jointly responsible for wages, require all labor‑supplying firms to obtain a license, and treat most workers as regular employees with stronger protection against dismissal.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-15Rep. Jernie Jett V. Nisay - HB 9606· Filed Jun 1, 2026An Act Providing Protection to Freelancers, Providing Penalties Therefor and for Other Purposes
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require every client hiring a freelancer to sign a written contract that lists the work, pay, schedule and other terms, and would create a new bureau and online portal to enforce the rules, resolve disputes and provide information to freelancers.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2026-06-03Rep. Karl Fernandez Legazpi - HB 4378· Filed Sep 8, 2025An Act Providing for the Revised Labor Code of the Philippines
The proposed Revised Labor Code updates existing labor laws, adds stronger anti‑discrimination rules (including gender identity and sexual orientation), sets clearer pay for night‑shift and overtime work, bans recruitment fees before placement, and creates new agencies to set minimum wages and monitor compliance. It also introduces specific leave benefits for maternity, paternity, and solo parents, and requires annual gender‑pay audits. The law takes effect six months after publication and is enforced by the DOLE,
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-10Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1 - HB 79· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Strengthening Workers Right to Security of Tenure, Amending for the Purpose Articles 106, 107, 108, and 109 of Book III, and Articles 294 [279], 295 [280], 296 [281], and 297 [282] of Book Vi of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines," as Amended
The proposed Security of Tenure Act would ban labor‑only contracting, require all job‑contracting firms to obtain a DOLE license, automatically make workers in such arrangements regular employees, and set up a three‑month financial‑training support for displaced workers.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Ramon Jolo III B. Revilla +2 - HB 5162· Filed Oct 6, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives to Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require written contracts, guarantee timely payment, set minimum down‑payment, night‑shift and hazard‑pay rates, and impose fines for non‑compliance, while giving freelancers tax relief and a government‑run information campaign.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-10-08Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez - HB 192· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives for Freelance Workers
The Freelance Workers Protection Act would require hiring parties to sign a written contract with freelancers, guarantee a down‑payment, and provide night‑shift and hazard pay, while giving freelancers the right to file complaints with DOLE and imposing fines on violators.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Edvic G. Yap - HB 95· Filed Jun 30, 2025An Act Repealing Articles 106, 107, 108, and 109 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
The proposal would delete four sections of the Labor Code that currently allow certain contracting arrangements, aiming to stop labor‑only contracting.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-29Rep. Elijah Rumbaoa San Fernando - SB 1298· Filed Aug 27, 2025Trabaho Batay Sa Galing at Kasanayan Act
The bill would require private companies in the Philippines to hire for many jobs based on a worker’s skills, experience and certifications instead of requiring a college degree, and it sets up government support and incentives for companies that follow the new rules.
Pending in the committeeSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 941· Filed Aug 5, 2025Amending R.A. No. 6727 (Wage Rationalization Act)
The bill revises the Wage Rationalization Act to require a union leader or a worker representative to be present during labor inspections, creates a new, better‑paid labor‑inspector position (one per municipality, at least two per city), gives inspectors powers to file criminal cases and issue subpoenas, and funds these positions from local government tax allocations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1025· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Article 123 of P.D. No. 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines
The bill changes the Labor Code so that each Regional Board must look at local conditions and either set a new minimum‑wage order or, if it decides not to, publish a clear explanation in a newspaper, all by May 1 each year.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - HB 6420· Filed Nov 26, 2025An Act Providing Protection and Incentives for Freelance Workers
The bill would require written contracts for all freelance work, set rules for timely payment, night‑shift and hazard pay, and give freelancers a way to complain to the Department of Labor. It also adds penalties for employers who break the rules and requires freelancers to register with the tax agency.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-12-02Rep. Ivan Howard A. Guintu - HB 4515· Filed Sep 10, 2025An Act Providing for a Wage Employment Assistance Program for Displaced And/Or Vulnerable Workers Institutionalizing for the Purpose the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) Program of the Department of Labor and Employment, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes
The proposal would turn the TUPAD emergency‑job program into a permanent law, giving displaced and vulnerable workers guaranteed short‑term paid work, with wages at least equal to the local minimum wage.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-15Rep. Jernie Jett V. Nisay - SB 887· Filed Aug 4, 2025Freelancers Protection Act
The Freelancers Protection Act would give people who work independently (freelancers) the same basic rights as other workers—such as a written contract, fair pay, safe conditions, the ability to organize, and access to benefits—while assigning government agencies to enforce those rights.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - HB 1899· Filed Jul 15, 2025An Act Protecting Employees from Termination or Layoff Due to Automation by Artificial Intelligence, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended and Renumbered, Otherwise Known as the �labor Code of the Philippines�
The proposal adds new rules to the Labor Code that would let employers use AI‑driven automation only after meeting strict standards, require at least six months’ notice and consultation, guarantee a minimum separation pay, and obligate employers to provide reskilling or alternative jobs.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-07-30Rep. Lordan G. Suan - HB 8384· Filed Mar 9, 2026An Act Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace, Providing Penalties Therefor
The Anti‑Discrimination in Workplace Act would make it illegal for private‑sector employers to treat workers unfairly because of traits such as age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion, or any other personal characteristic, and it sets penalties, enforcement mechanisms, and equal‑pay rules.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2026-03-11Rep. Ramon Jolo III B. Revilla +10 - SB 1476· Filed Nov 3, 2025Bpo Workers Welfare and Protection Act of 2025
The bill would give all BPO workers in the Philippines stronger rights to safe working conditions, fair pay for overtime and night shifts, job security after six months, the ability to join unions, and benefits such as rest‑room breaks, transportation at night, and health programs. Companies would have to follow new safety standards set by the Department of Labor and could be fined or jailed for violations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1121· Filed Aug 7, 2025Freelancers Protection Act
The Freelancers Protection Act would give people who work on a freelance basis the same basic labor rights as other workers, require written contracts, set payment deadlines, and create government programs for training, credit, social benefits, and dispute resolution.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - HB 4081· Filed Aug 27, 2025An Act Institutionalizing the National Registry of Workers, Establishing the Employment Management Information System for the Purpose
The bill would require every employer to set up an online system that records basic information about each worker, and it would create a national database managed by the Department of Labor and Employment. Employers who fail to register workers could be fined up to ₱500,000 or face jail time, while the government would fund the system through the regular budget.
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2025-09-01Rep. Omar Vincent Sangkola Duterte - SB 649· Filed Jul 15, 2025Workers Protection and Skills Development on Digital Economy Job Distribution
The bill proposes a task force to monitor digital‑economy disruptions, provide financial aid to displaced workers, and offer training and job‑placement services.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar
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