House Bill No. 8243, 18th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08243
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
SHORT TITLE : Equality And Non-discrimination On Race, Ethnicity And Religion Act
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., AGLIPAY, MICHAEL EDGAR Y., HATAMAN, MUJIV S., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., YAP, ERIC G., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, CUA, JUNIE E., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., GASATAYA, GREG G., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., GONZAGA, RUWEL PETER S., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, UY, JULIETTE T., RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., MOMO, ROMEO S., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, BALINDONG, YASSER ALONTO, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., BASCUG, ALFEL M., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., FORTUNO, JOCELYN F., HOFER, ANN K., JIMENEZ, CESAR "JAWO" JR. I., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MARIÑO, MARIO VITTORIO "MARVEY" A., NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., ORTEGA, PABLO C., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., REVILLA, STRIKE B., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SILVERIO, LORNA C., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., TY ALAN, VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", CO, ELIZALDY S., CABATBAT, ARGEL JOSEPH T., DAGOOC, SERGIO C., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M., GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., ROMULO, ROMAN T., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F.
DATE FILED : 2020-12-14
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Agabas (000 2021-02-02)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Cabochan	2. Deloso-Montalla
3. Aglipay	4. Hataman
5. Sangcopan	6. Belmonte
7. Suntay	8. Nieto
9. Olivarez	10. Savellano
11. Yap (E.)	12. Arenas
13. Hernandez	14. Garcia (P.J.)
15. Romualdo	16. Ermita-Buhain
17. Salceda	18. Cua
19. Tejada	20. Violago
21. Gasataya	22. Jalosjos
23. Suansing (H.)	24. Matugas
25. Garcia (J.E.)	26. Gonzaga
27. Haresco	28. Cuaresma
29. Uy (J.)	30. Ruiz Daza
31. Limkaichong	32. Zubiri
33. Sagarbarria	34. Bautista-Bandigan
35. Calderon	36. Campos
37. Suarez (D.)	38. Gonzalez
39. Momo	40. Frasco
41. Zamora (W.K.)	42. Salvador-Tambunting
43. Balindong	44. Barba
45. Bernos	46. Bravo
47. Bascug	48. Caminero
49. Cari	50. Dalog
51. Delos Santos	52. Dimaporo (A.)
53. Espino	54. Fariñas (R.C.)
55. Fortuno	56. Hofer
57. Jimenez	58. Labadlabad
59. Mariño	60. Natividad-Nagaño
61. Nava	62. Ortega
63. Ouano-Dizon	64. Plaza
65. Revilla	66. Roman
67. Sanchez	68. Silverio
69. Singson-Meehan	70. Tiangco
71. Tutor	72. Ty (A.)
73. Vergara	74. Co (E.)
75. Cabatbat	76. Dagooc
77. Guya	78. Quimbo
79. Fortun	80. Babasa
81. Enverga	82. Gatchalian
83. Mendoza	84. Nograles (J.J.)
85. Ramirez-Sato	86. Rodriguez
87. Romulo	88. Sarmiento
89. Villafuerte	90. Aragones
91. Tan (A.)	92. Velasco
93. Maceda	94. Mariano-Hernandez
95. Villanueva (E.)	96. Rivera
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00689
SUBMITTED ON 2020-12-14
SUBMITTED BY: HUMAN RIGHTS, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 55, 487, 522, 1579 and 4586
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00055, HB00487, HB01579, HB04586, HB00522
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-12-16
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-12-16
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-01-20
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-01-25, 2021-01-26
SPONSORED BY : Suntay;Macapagal Arroyo
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2021-01-26
INTERPELLATED BY : Brosas
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-01-26
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Cabochan, Deloso-Montalla, Aglipay, Hataman, Sangcopan, Belmonte, Suntay, Nieto, Olivarez, Savellano, Yap (E.), Arenas, Hernandez, Garcia (P.J.), Romualdo, Ermita-Buhain, Salceda, Cua, Tejada, Violago, Gasataya, Jalosjos, Suansing (H.), Matugas, Garcia (J.E.), Gonzaga, Haresco, Cuaresma, Uy (J.), Ruiz Daza, Limkaichong, Zubiri, Sagarbarria, Bautista-Bandigan, Calderon, Campos, Suarez (D.), Gonzalez, Momo, Frasco, Zamora (W.K.), Salvador-Tambunting, Balindong, Barba, Bernos, Bravo, Bascug, Caminero, Cari, Dalog, Delos Santos, Dimaporo (A.), Espino, Fariñas (R.C.), Fortuno, Hofer, Jimenez, Labadlabad, Mariño, Natividad-Nagaño, Nava, Ortega, Ouano-Dizon, Plaza, Revilla, Roman, Sanchez, Silverio, Singson-Meehan, Tiangco, Tutor, Ty (A.), Vergara, Co (E.), Cabatbat, Dagooc, Guya, Quimbo, Fortun, Babasa, Enverga, Gatchalian, Mendoza, Nograles (J.J.), Ramirez-Sato, Rodriguez, Romulo, Sarmiento, Villafuerte, Aragones, Tan (A.), Velasco, Maceda, Mariano-Hernandez, Villanueva (E.), Rivera
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-01-26
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-01-28
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-02-02
THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:208 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
Y---Abante	X---Abaya
Y---Abellanosa	Y---Abu
Y---Abueg-Zaldivar	Y---Abunda
Y---Acop	X---Acosta
X---Acosta-Alba	Y---Adiong
Y---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.)
Y---Alvarez (G.)	X---Alvarez (P.)
Y---Amante-Matba	X---Amatong
D---Andaya--(N/A)	Y---Angara
Y---Aragones	Y---Arbison
Y---Arenas	X---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Arroyo	Y---Atienza
X---Aumentado	Y---Babasa
Y---Bagatsing	X---Bainto-Aguinaldo
Y---Balindong	Y---Bañas-Nograles
X---Barba	Y---Barbers
Y---Baronda	Y---Barzaga
Y---Bascug	Y---Bautista
Y---Bautista-Bandigan	Y---Belmonte
Y---Benitez	X---Bernos
X---Biazon	Y---Billones
X---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo	Y---Brosas
X---Bulut	X---Bustos
Y---Cabatbat	Y---Cabochan
Y---Cabredo	Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto
Y---Caminero	Y---Campos
Y---Canama	Y---Caoagdan
X---Cardema	X---Cari
Y---Castelo	Y---Castro (F.L.)
Y---Castro (F.H.)	Y---Cayetano (A.P.)
Y---Cayetano (M.L.)	Y---Celeste
Y---Chatto	Y---Chipeco
Y---Chungalao	X---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	X---Cojuangco
Y---Collantes	X---Crisologo
X---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Cullamat
Y---Dagooc	Y---Dalipe
Y---Dalog	D---Datol--(N/A)
Y---Ruiz Daza	Y---De Jesus
Y---De Venecia	Y---Defensor (L.)
Y---Defensor (M.)	D---Del Mar--(N/A)
X---Delos Santos	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
X---Duavit	X---Dujali
Y---Duterte	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
Y---Dy (F.)	Y---Dy (I.P.)
Y---Ebcas	X---Ecleo
Y---Elago	Y---Enverga
Y---Erice	Y---Eriguel
X---Ermita-Buhain	Y---Escudero
Y---Espina	Y---Espino
X---Estrella	Y---Fariñas (R.C.)
X---Fariñas I (R.C.)	X---Fernandez
X---Fernando	Y---Ferrer (J.M.)
Y---Ferrer (L.)	X---Flores
D---Fongwan--(N/A)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	Y---Frasco
Y---Fuentebella	Y---Gaite
Y---Garbin	Y---Garcia (J.E.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Garin (J.)	Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
X---Gato	Y---Geron
X---Go (E.C.)	Y---Go (M.)
Y---Torres-Gomez	Y---Gonzaga
Y---Gonzales (A.)	X---Gonzales (N.)
X---Gonzalez	X---Gorriceta
Y---Guico	Y---Gullas
X---Guya	Y---Haresco
Y---Hataman	X---Hernandez
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
Y---Jalosjos	X---Javier
Y---Jimenez	Y---Kho (E.)
Y---Kho (W.)	X---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
Y---Lacson-Noel	X---Lagman
X---Lagon	Y---Lara
Y---Lazatin	X---Leachon
Y---Legarda	Y---Lim
Y---Limkaichong	X---Lopez (M.L.)
Y---Loyola	Y---Lusotan
Y---Maceda	X---Madrona
X---Malapitan	X---Mangaoang
Y---Mangudadatu	Y---Marcoleta
X---Mariano-Hernandez	X---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
X---Matba	Y---Matugas
Y---Mendoza	X---Mercado
Y---Momo	Y---Natividad-Nagaño
X---Nava	Y---Nieto
Y---Noel	Y---Nograles (J.J.)
X---Nograles (J.F.F.)	X---Nolasco
X---Nuñez-Malanyaon	Y---Oaminal
X---Olivarez	X---Ong (J.)
Y---Ong (R.)	X---Ordanes
X---Ortega	X---Ouano-Dizon
Y---Pacquiao (A.)	Y---Pacquiao (R.)
Y---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
X---Panotes	Y---Peña
X---Pichay	Y---Pimentel
X---Pineda	Y---Plaza
Y---Puno	X---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	Y---Ramirez-Sato
D---Ramos--(N/A)	X---Remulla
Y---Revilla	Y---Reyes
Y---Rivera	Y---Robes
Y---Rodriguez	X---Roman
X---Romero	Y---Romualdez (F.M.)
Y---Romualdez (Y.M.)	X---Romualdo
Y---Romulo	Y---Roque
Y---Sacdalan	X---Sagarbarria
Y---Sakaluran	X---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salvador-Tambunting	Y---Sanchez
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento	Y---Saulog
Y---Savellano	Y---Siao
X---Silverio	X---Singson
Y---Singson-Meehan	Y---Sinsuat
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez (A.)	X---Suarez (D.)
Y---Suntay	X---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Taduran	X---Tallado
X---Tan (A.S.)	X---Tan (A.)
X---Tan (S.)	Y---Tan (S.A.)
X---Tan-Tambut	X---Tejada
X---Teves (A.)	X---Teves (J.)
Y---Tiangco	Y---Tolentino
Y---Tulfo	Y---Tupas
Y---Tutor	X---Ty (A.)
Y---Ty (D.)	Y---Umali (A.)
Y---Umali (M.V.)	X---Unabia
Y---Ungab	X---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.)	Y---Valeriano
Y---Valmayor	Y---Vargas
Y---Velasco	X---Veloso
Y---Vergara	X---Villa
Y---Villafuerte	Y---Villanueva (E.)
Y---Villanueva (N.)	Y---Villar
X---Villaraza-Suarez	X---Villarica
Y---Violago	Y---Yap (E.)
Y---Yap (V.)	X---Yu
Y---Zamora (R.)	Y---Zamora (W.K.)
Y---Zarate	X---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-02-03
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-02-03
REMARKS :

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Entitled:

AN ACT PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2021 ]

Introduced by Representatives MANUEL III DG. CABOCHAN, CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA, MICHAEL EDGAR Y. AGLIPAY, MUJIV S. HATAMAN, AMIHILDA J. SANGCOPAN, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2021;

2/3/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

2/8/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE;

2/23/2021 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

7/6/2021 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

11/3/2021 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

11/25/2021 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]

[ 2022 ]

4/19/2022 Returned jointly by the Committees on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 598, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2514;

5/23/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

5/23/2022 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2514 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 598.

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Entitled:
AN ACT PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
Introduced by Representatives MANUEL III DG. CABOCHAN, CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA, MICHAEL EDGAR Y. AGLIPAY, MUJIV S. HATAMAN, AMIHILDA J. SANGCOPAN, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2021;
2/3/2021	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
2/8/2021	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE;
2/23/2021	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
7/6/2021	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
11/3/2021	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
11/25/2021	Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2022 ]
4/19/2022	Returned jointly by the Committees on CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 598, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2514;
5/23/2022	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/23/2022	CONSIDERED IN SBN-2514 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 598.