House Bill No. 8817, 18th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08817
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR FREELANCE WORKERS
SHORT TITLE : Freelance Workers Protection Act
ABSTRACT : Mandates any hiring party obtaining or retaining the services of a freelance worker to execute a written contract with such freelance workers before said services are rendered. Provides freelance workers with night shift differential and hazard pay for services rendered. Provides penalties for any violations of the rights of the freelance workers. Mandates all freelance workers to register with the BIR and pay their annual income taxes.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, VARGAS, ALFRED, VILLANUEVA, EDUARDO "BRO. EDDIE" C., RIVERA, DOMINGO C., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., YAP, VICTOR A., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F., CABREDO, FERNANDO T., ALBANO, ANTONIO "TONYPET" T., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., BUSTOS, JORGE ANTONIO P., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., TADURAN, ROWENA NIÑA O., CASTRO, FREDENIL "FRED" H., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., ALONTE, MARLYN "LEN" B., BILLONES, EMMANUEL "TAWI", AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., TEVES, JOSE "BONG" JR. J., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., EBCAS, ADRIANO A., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, PINEDA, ENRICO A., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., LOYOLA, DAHLIA A., GAITE, FERDINAND R., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., LUSOTAN, MACNELL, PANOTES, MARISOL C., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH, VILLARICA, HENRY R., GO, MARK O., MOMO, ROMEO S., BROSAS, ARLENE D., NUÑEZ-MALANYAON, CORAZON T., SINSUAT, DATU ROONIE SR. Q., CHATTO, EDGAR M., CASTRO, FRANCE L., BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., LACSON, VIRGILIO S., ABUEG-ZALDIVAR, CYRILLE "BENG" F., DAGOOC, SERGIO C., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., BASCUG, ALFEL M., ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., CRISOLOGO, ANTHONY PETER "ONYX" D., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., ONG, JOSE "JUN" JR. L., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., DEFENSOR, LORENZ R., FUENTEBELLA, ARNIE B., UNGAB, ISIDRO T., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., GARIN, SHARON S., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., JIMENEZ, CESAR "JAWO" JR. I., VILLA, JAKE VINCENT, DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., SALO, RON P., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., NOLASCO, RAMON JR. C., LAGON, SONNY "SL" L., GATCHALIAN, WES, MACAPAGAL ARROYO, JUAN MIGUEL, PADIERNOS, JOSE GAY G., UY, JULIETTE T., GORRICETA, MICHAEL B., REYES, ALLAN BENEDICT S., SALIMBANGON, JANICE Z., REVILLA, STRIKE B., KHO, WILTON "TONTON" T.
DATE FILED : 2021-02-28
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Acosta-Alba (000 2021-03-19)	2. Canama (000 2021-03-23)
3. Maceda (000 2021-03-25)	4. Legarda (000 2021-04-05)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Salceda	2. Vargas
3. Villanueva (E.)	4. Rivera
5. De Venecia	6. Yap (V.)
7. Villafuerte	8. Cabredo
9. Albano (R.)	10. Paduano
11. Bustos	12. Nieto
13. Arenas	14. Bolilia
15. Taduran	16. Castro (F.H.)
17. Delos Santos	18. Alonte
19. Billones	20. Aumentado
21. Teves (J.)	22. Cari
23. Ebcas	24. Yu
25. Savellano	26. Salvador-Tambunting
27. Pineda	28. Mendoza
29. Loyola	30. Gaite
31. Babasa	32. Lusotan
33. Panotes	34. Mariano-Hernandez
35. Villarica	36. Go (M.)
37. Momo	38. Brosas
39. Nuñez-Malanyaon	40. Sinsuat
41. Chatto	42. Castro (F.L.)
43. Benitez	44. Lacson
45. Abueg-Zaldivar	46. Dagooc
47. Nograles (J.J.)	48. Haresco
49. Bascug	50. Escudero
51. Crisologo	52. Violago
53. Suansing (E.)	54. Tan (A.S.)
55. Ong (J.)	56. Garcia (P.J.)
57. Defensor (L.)	58. Fuentebella
59. Ungab	60. Tejada
61. Garin (S.)	62. Singson-Meehan
63. Suntay	64. Rodriguez
65. Suansing (H.)	66. Fariñas (R.C.)
67. Jimenez	68. Villa
69. Deloso-Montalla	70. Salo
71. Espino	72. Nolasco
73. Lagon	74. Gatchalian
75. Macapagal Arroyo	76. Padiernos
77. Uy (J.)	78. Gorriceta
79. Reyes	80. Salimbangon
81. Revilla	82. Kho (W.)
83. Dalipe	84. Cayetano (M.L.)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00769
SUBMITTED ON 2021-02-28
SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 1527, 2019, 3219, 3951, 6132 and 7790
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01527, HB02019, HB03219, HB03951, HB06132, HB07790
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-03-01
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-03-01
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-03-09
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-03-17
SPONSORED BY : Pineda
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2021-03-17
INTERPELLATED BY : Gaite
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-03-17
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2021-03-17
AMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE(S) ON : PINEDA, ENRICO A.
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Salceda, Vargas, Villanueva (E.), Rivera, De Venecia, Yap (V.), Villafuerte, Cabredo, Albano (R.), Paduano, Bustos, Nieto, Arenas, Bolilia, Taduran, Castro (F.H.), Delos Santos, Alonte, Billones, Aumentado, Teves (J.), Cari, Ebcas, Yu, Savellano, Salvador-Tambunting, Pineda, Mendoza, Loyola, Gaite, Babasa, Lusotan, Panotes, Mariano-Hernandez, Villarica, Go (M.), Momo, Brosas, Nuñez-Malanyaon, Sinsuat, Chatto, Castro (F.L.), Benitez, Lacson, Abueg-Zaldivar, Dagooc, Nograles (J.J.), Haresco, Bascug, Escudero, Crisologo, Violago, Suansing (E.), Tan (A.S.), Ong (J.), Garcia (P.J.), Defensor (L.), Fuentebella, Ungab, Tejada, Garin (S.), Singson-Meehan, Suntay, Rodriguez, Suansing (H.), Fariñas (R.C.), Jimenez, Villa, Deloso-Montalla, Salo, Espino, Nolasco, Lagon, Gatchalian, Macapagal Arroyo, Padiernos, Uy (J.), Gorriceta, Reyes, Salimbangon, Revilla, Kho (W.), Dalipe, Cayetano (M.L.)
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-03-17
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-03-22
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-03-25
THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR FREELANCE WORKERS
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:195 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
X---Abante	X---Abaya
Y---Abellanosa	Y---Abu
Y---Abueg-Zaldivar	Y---Abunda
Y---Acop	Y---Acosta
X---Acosta-Alba	Y---Adiong
Y---Advincula	Y---Agabas
X---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	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
X---Arroyo	Y---Atienza
X---Aumentado	Y---Babasa
X---Bagatsing	X---Bainto-Aguinaldo
Y---Balindong	X---Bañas-Nograles
Y---Barba	X---Barbers
X---Baronda	X---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
X---Chungalao	X---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	X---Cojuangco
Y---Collantes	Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua	X---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Cullamat
Y---Dagooc	Y---Dalipe
Y---Dalog	D---Datol--(N/A)
Y---Ruiz Daza	X---De Jesus
Y---De Venecia	Y---Defensor (L.)
X---Defensor (M.)	D---Del Mar--(N/A)
X---Delos Santos	Y---Deloso-Montalla
X---Dimaporo (A.)	X---Dimaporo (M.K.)
X---Duavit	X---Dujali
Y---Duterte	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
X---Dy (F.)	X---Dy (I.P.)
X---Ebcas	Y---Ecleo
Y---Elago	Y---Enverga
X---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
X---Garbin	X---Garcia (J.E.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Garin (J.)	X---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
Y---Gato	Y---Geron
X---Go (E.C.)	Y---Go (M.)
X---Torres-Gomez	X---Gonzaga
Y---Gonzales (A.)	Y---Gonzales (N.)
X---Gonzalez	Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guico	Y---Gullas
X---Guya	Y---Haresco
X---Hataman	Y---Hernandez
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
Y---Jalosjos	Y---Javier
Y---Jimenez	Y---Kho (E.)
Y---Kho (W.)	X---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	X---Lacson
X---Lacson-Noel	Y---Lagman
Y---Lagon	Y---Lara
Y---Lazatin	X---Leachon
Y---Legarda	Y---Lim
Y---Limkaichong	X---Lopez (M.L.)
Y---Loyola	Y---Lusotan
Y---Maceda	Y---Madrona
X---Malapitan	Y---Mangaoang
X---Mangudadatu	X---Marcoleta
Y---Mariano-Hernandez	X---Mariño
X---Marquez	Y---Martinez
X---Matba	Y---Matugas
X---Mendoza	X---Mercado
Y---Momo	Y---Natividad-Nagaño
Y---Nava	Y---Nieto
Y---Noel	Y---Nograles (J.J.)
X---Nograles (J.F.F.)	X---Nolasco
X---Nuñez-Malanyaon	Y---Oaminal
Y---Olivarez	Y---Ong (J.)
Y---Ong (R.)	X---Ordanes
Y---Ortega	Y---Ouano-Dizon
Y---Pacquiao (A.)	X---Pacquiao (R.)
X---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
X---Panotes	Y---Peña
X---Pichay	Y---Pimentel
X---Pineda	X---Plaza
Y---Puno	Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	Y---Ramirez-Sato
D---Ramos--(N/A)	Y---Remulla
Y---Revilla	Y---Reyes
Y---Rivera	X---Robes
Y---Rodriguez	X---Roman
Y---Romero	Y---Romualdez (F.M.)
Y---Romualdez (Y.M.)	Y---Romualdo
Y---Romulo	Y---Roque
Y---Sacdalan	X---Sagarbarria
X---Sakaluran	X---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salvador-Tambunting	X---Sanchez
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento	Y---Saulog
Y---Savellano	Y---Siao
Y---Silverio	X---Singson
Y---Singson-Meehan	Y---Sinsuat
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
X---Suarez (A.)	X---Suarez (D.)
Y---Suntay	X---Sy-Alvarado
X---Taduran	X---Tallado
X---Tan (A.S.)	Y---Tan (A.)
X---Tan (S.)	X---Tan (S.A.)
X---Tan-Tambut	X---Tejada
Y---Teves (A.)	X---Teves (J.)
Y---Tiangco	Y---Tolentino
Y---Tulfo	X---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	X---Vargas
Y---Velasco	X---Veloso
Y---Vergara	Y---Villa
Y---Villafuerte	Y---Villanueva (E.)
X---Villanueva (N.)	X---Villar
X---Villaraza-Suarez	X---Villarica
Y---Violago	Y---Yap (E.)
X---Yap (V.)	Y---Yu
Y---Zamora (R.)	Y---Zamora (W.K.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-04-12
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-04-12
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Entitled:

AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR FREELANCE WORKERS

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2021 ]

Introduced by Representatives JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, ALFREDO D. VARGAS, EDUARDO "BRO. EDDIE" C. VILLANUEVA, DOMINGO C. RIVERA, CHRISTOPHER V.P. DE VENECIA, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 25, 2021;

4/12/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

5/17/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

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Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR FREELANCE WORKERS
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
Introduced by Representatives JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, ALFREDO D. VARGAS, EDUARDO "BRO. EDDIE" C. VILLANUEVA, DOMINGO C. RIVERA, CHRISTOPHER V.P. DE VENECIA, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 25, 2021;
4/12/2021	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
5/17/2021	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;