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COVID-19 RELATED ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06817 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE DECLARED CONFIRMED, SUSPECT, PROBABLE, AND RECOVERED CASES OF COVID-19, REPATRIATED FILIPINOS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, RESPONDERS, AND SERVICE WORKERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| SHORT TITLE : " Covid-19-related Anti- Discrimination Act " | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to grant the full, inviolable protection against prejudice and discrimination to those who have already suffered and recovered from Covid-19 disease and value the dignity of every person and guarantee full respect of their human rights.Enumerates and penalizes discriminatory practices against persons who are declared confirmed, suspect and probable cases of COVID-19 or any person suspected of having been exposed to and has recovered from COVID-19, including Filipino workers, registered or otherwise such as: a. Failure to Give Assistance; b. Harassment or Assault; c. Stigmatization; and d. Unlawful Refusal to Honor Valid and Existing Contracts. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., TUPAS, RAUL C., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D., SIAO, FREDERICK W., BARBERS, ROBERT ACE S., TORRES-GOMEZ, LUCY, REVILLA, STRIKE B., SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., VELOSO, VICENTE III "CHING" S.E., DY, FAUSTINO "INNO" V A., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., LARA, JOSEPH "JOJO" L., CASTRO, FRANCE L., CULLAMAT, EUFEMIA "KA FEMIA" C., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., CHATTO, EDGAR M., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., FERRER, JULIET MARIE DE LEON, MANGAOANG, ALLEN JESSE C., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I. | |
| DATE FILED : 2020-05-26 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Tan (A.S.) (000 2020-05-27) | 2. Acosta-Alba (000 2020-05-31) |
| 3. Cabatbat (000 2020-05-28) | 4. Rivera (000 2020-05-28) |
| 5. Villanueva (E.) (000 2020-05-28) | 6. Lopez (M.L.) (000 2020-06-01) |
| 7. Cagas (000 2020-06-02) | 8. Legarda (000 2020-05-27) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Belmonte | 2. Tupas |
| 3. Bravo | 4. Hernandez |
| 5. Gonzales (A.) | 6. Siao |
| 7. Barbers | 8. Torres-Gomez |
| 9. Revilla | 10. Suntay |
| 11. Veloso | 12. Dy (F.) |
| 13. Dimaporo (M.K.) | 14. Lara |
| 15. Castro (F.L.) | 16. Cullamat |
| 17. Paduano | 18. Sagarbarria |
| 19. Chatto | 20. Babasa |
| 21. Tutor | 22. Vergara |
| 23. Haresco | 24. Romualdo |
| 25. Ferrer (J.M.) | 26. Mangaoang |
| 27. Tejada | 28. Del Mar |
| 29. Tan (A.S.) | 30. Cabatbat |
| 31. Rivera | 32. Villanueva (E.) |
| 33. Acosta-Alba | 34. Lopez (M.L.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00314 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2020-05-26 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 6676 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB06676 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-05-26 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-05-26 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2020-05-27 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-05-27 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Bravo | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-05-27 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Belmonte, Tupas, Bravo, Hernandez, Gonzales (A.), Siao, Barbers, Torres-Gomez, Revilla, Suntay, Veloso, Dy (F.), Dimaporo (M.K.), Lara, Castro (F.L.), Cullamat, Paduano, Sagarbarria, Chatto, Babasa, Tutor, Vergara, Haresco, Romualdo, Ferrer (J.M.), Mangaoang, Tejada, Del Mar, Tan (A.S.), Cabatbat, Rivera, Villanueva (E.), Acosta-Alba, Lopez (M.L.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-05-27 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-05-28 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-06-02 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE DECLARED CONFIRMED, SUSPECT, PROBABLE, AND RECOVERED CASES OF COVID-19, REPATRIATED FILIPINOS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, RESPONDERS, AND SERVICE WORKERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:204 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.1 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abellanosa | Y---Abu |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | X---Abunda |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta |
| Y---Acosta-Alba | X---Adiong |
| X---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Vargas Alfonso | Y---Almario |
| Y---Alonte | Y---Alvarez (F.) |
| X---Alvarez (G.) | Y---Alvarez (P.) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | X---Amatong |
| Y---Andaya | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| X---Arenas | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | X---Atienza |
| Y---Aumentado | Y---Babasa |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | X---Bañas-Nograles |
| Y---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| X---Baronda | X---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | X---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | Y---Billones |
| X---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | Y---Brosas |
| X---Bulut | Y---Bustos |
| Y---Cabatbat | Y---Cabochan |
| Y---Cabredo | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | X---Calixto |
| X---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| X---Canama | X---Caoagdan |
| D---Cardema--(N/A) | Y---Cari |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro (F.L.) |
| X---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Cayetano (A.P.) |
| Y---Cayetano (M.L.) | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Chatto | Y---Chipeco |
| Y---Chungalao | Y---Co (A.N.) |
| X---Co (E.) | X---Cojuangco |
| Y---Collantes | X---Crisologo |
| X---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | X---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | Y---Datol |
| X---Ruiz Daza | Y---De Jesus |
| X---De Venecia | Y---Defensor (L.) |
| X---Defensor (M.) | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Delos Santos | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | A---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| X---Duavit | X---Dujali |
| Y---Duterte | Y---Dy (F.M.C.) |
| Y---Dy (F.) | X---Dy (I.P.) |
| X---Ebcas | Y---Ecleo |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| X---Fariñas I (R.C.) | X---Fernandez |
| X---Fernando | X---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| X---Ferrer (L.) | X---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | X---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| X---Fuentebella | Y---Gaite |
| X---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | Y---Garcia (V.) |
| X---Garin (J.) | X---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | X---Gatchalian |
| Y---Gato | X---Geron |
| Y---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| X---Torres-Gomez | X---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.) | Y---Gonzales (N.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | Y---Gullas |
| X---Guya | X---Haresco |
| Y---Hataman | Y---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | X---Javier |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| X---Kho (W.) | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| X---Lacson-Noel | X---Lagman |
| Y---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | X---Leachon |
| X---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lopez (M.L.) |
| X---Loyola | Y---Lusotan |
| Y---Maceda | X---Madrona |
| Y---Malapitan | X---Mangaoang |
| Y---Mangudadatu | X---Marcoleta |
| Y---Mariano-Hernandez | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | X---Martinez |
| Y---Matba | Y---Matugas |
| X---Mendoza | X---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| Y---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| X---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| X---Nograles (J.F.F.) | Y---Nolasco |
| X---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Olivarez | Y---Ong (J.) |
| Y---Ong (R.) | D---Ordanes--(N/A) |
| Y---Ortega | Y---Ouano-Dizon |
| X---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| Y---Padiernos | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | X---Pancho |
| X---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| X---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| X---Pineda | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| X---Ramos | Y---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | X---Reyes |
| Y---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | Y---Roman |
| X---Romero | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | Y---Romualdo |
| Y---Romulo | Y---Roque |
| X---Sacdalan | X---Sagarbarria |
| X---Sakaluran | X---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| Y---Sarmiento | Y---Saulog |
| X---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | X---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | X---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez (A.) | X---Suarez (D.) |
| Y---Suntay | X---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Taduran | Y---Tallado |
| X---Tan (A.S.) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (S.) | Y---Tan (S.A.) |
| X---Tan-Tambut | X---Tejada |
| X---Teves (A.) | Y---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| X---Tulfo | Y---Tupas |
| Y---Tutor | X---Ty (A.) |
| X---Ty (D.) | Y---Umali (A.) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | Y---Uy (J.) |
| X---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Velasco | Y---Veloso |
| X---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| Y---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | Y---Villar |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| X---Violago | X---Yap (E.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| X---Zamora (R.) | X---Zamora (W.K.) |
| Y---Zarate | X---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-06-03 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-06-03 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE DECLARED CONFIRMED, SUSPECT, PROBABLE AND RECOVERED CASES OF COVID-19, REPATRIATED FILIPINOS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, RESPONDERS, AND SERVICE WORKERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] Introduced by Representatives JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE, RAUL "BOBOY" C. TUPAS, NARCISO JR. R. BRAVO, FERDINAND L. HERNANDEZ, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on June 2, 2020; 6/3/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 6/4/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;
Abstract
Seeks to grant the full, inviolable protection against prejudice and discrimination to those who have already suffered and recovered from Covid-19 disease and value the dignity of every person and guarantee full respect of their human rights.Enumerates and penalizes discriminatory practices against persons who are declared confirmed, suspect and probable cases of COVID-19 or any person suspected of having been exposed to and has recovered from COVID-19, including Filipino workers, registered or otherwise such as: a. Failure to Give Assistance; b. Harassment or Assault; c. Stigmatization; and d. Unlawful Refusal to Honor Valid and Existing Contracts.
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