House Bill No. 6781, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES 164 AND 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, S. 1987, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND RELATED PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 389, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NEW CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND SUCH OTHER RELATED LAWS, BY REMOVING THE UNFAIR CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN AS LEGITIMATE OR ILLEGITIMATE, PROVIDING EQUAL LEGITIMES FOR CHILDREN BORN WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF WEDLOCK, AND ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SURROGACY HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Congress Author
Date filed
January 16, 2023

House Bill No. 7060, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EQUAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AS REGARDS TO ANNULMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FRAUD BY CONCEALMENT OF THE HUSBAND THAT HE HAS IMPREGNATED A PERSON OTHER THAN HIS WIFE AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGE; AMENDING ARTICLE 46, CHAPTER 3 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, SERIES OF 1987, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
February 2, 2023

House Bill No. 7220, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT DECLARING JULY 27 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NATIONAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9645, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF IGLESIA NI CRISTO"
Date filed
February 20, 2023

House Bill No. 7341, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING A PENAL CLAUSE FOR THE ACTS DEFINED UNDER SECTIONS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11,12, 14, 15, 16, AND 17 AND AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED RECOVERED AND IMPOUNDED CARNAPPED MOTOR VEHICLES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 10883 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE AMENDING THE NEW ANTI-CARNAPPING ACT OF 2016.
Congress Author
Date filed
February 28, 2023

House Bill No. 7422, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE VI OF E.O. 209 AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE BY REMOVING AND/OR ERASING CLASSIFICATION BETWEEN LEGITIMATE, ILLEGITIMATE AND LEGITIMATED (FILIATION OF) CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
March 6, 2023

House Bill No. 7423, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE CAPACITY OF THE FILIPINO SPOUSE TO REMARRY WHEN EITHER SPOUSE HAS OBTAINED A FOREIGN JUDICIAL DECREE OF ABSOLUTE DIVORCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Congress Author
Date filed
March 6, 2023

House Bill No. 7440, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT RECLASSIFYING LEGITIMATE CHILDREN INTO MARITAL CHILDREN AND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN INTO NON-MARITAL CHILDREN, HEREBY AMENDING THE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHER PERTINENT LAWS PERTAINING TO THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MARITAL AND NON-MARITAL CHILDREN FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN
Congress Author
Date filed
March 6, 2023

House Bill No. 7944, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PRESCRIBING POLICIES, GUIDELINES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO BE KNOWN AS "ANG BAGONG PILIPINAS GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT", REPEALING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184, OR THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT
Date filed
May 8, 2023

House Bill No. 4605, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHT OF MARRIED WOMEN TO RETAIN THEIR MAIDEN SURNAMES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 370 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 386, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NEW CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
AMENDING THE NEW CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (R.A. NO. 386)
Congress Author
Date filed
September 8, 2022

House Bill No. 7986, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 1 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PROMULGATION OF THE SOLEMN DECLARATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE"
Short Title
PROMULGATION OF THE SOLEMN DECLARATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
Date filed
May 9, 2023
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House Bill No. 8302, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 386, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CIVIL CODE, ARTICLE 1723, ON THE LIABILITY OF ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS OR CONTRACTORS ARISING FROM NON-OBSERVANCE OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OR THE USE OF MATERIALS OF INFERIOR QUALITY
Date filed
May 23, 2023

House Bill No. 237, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN CONCEIVED AND BORN OUTSIDE OF WEDLOCK OF PARENTS WHOSE SUBSISTING MARRIAGES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED VOID FROM THE BEGINNING AFTER THEIR BIRTH, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 177, CHAPTER 4 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Congress Author
Date filed
June 30, 2022

House Bill No. 8307, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 245 OF THE PENAL CODE, ENTITLED "ABUSE AGAINST CHASTITY," BY RENAMING THE FELONY TO "SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY PUBLIC OFFICERS" AND ADDING ANOTHER PARAGRAPH TO BE CITED AS PARAGRAPH THREE (3) DEALING WITH CASES NOT FALLING WITHIN THE COVERAGE OF PARAGRAPHS ONE (1) AND TWO (2) OF THE SAME ARTICLE
Date filed
May 23, 2023

House Bill No. 348, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT DECLARING THE FEAST OF THE ALMIGHTY HEAVENLY FATHER AS SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAYS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DIVINE LAWS (TORAH) AND COVENANT FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY
Congress Author
Date filed
June 30, 2022

House Bill No. 8380, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1829, "PENALIZING OBSTRUCTION OF APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS" BY INCREASING THE PENALTY AND EXPANDING THE COVERAGE FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
May 29, 2023

House Bill No. 381, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT DECLARING OCTOBER 5 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE "NATIONAL TEACHERS' DAY," AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10743 ENTITLED, "AN ACT DECLARING THE FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL TEACHERS' DAY"
Congress Author
Date filed
June 30, 2022

House Bill No. 8469, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT REMOVING PARDON AS A GROUND TO EXTINGUISH LIABILITY FOR THE CRIME OF RAPE AND CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 13, 23, 89, and 344 AND REPEALING ARTICLE 266-C OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
May 31, 2023

House Bill No. 8531, 19th Congress

Full Title of Bill
AN ACT EXPEDITING THE PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, TOOLS AND CONSUMABLES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT
Date filed
June 13, 2023