LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SERVICE

REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BUREAU

PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE

39th GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the ASEAN INTER- PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY (AIPA)

Committee on Women Parliamentarians of AIPA (WAIPA)

1. Promoting on Women’s Entrepreneurship for Development

INITIATIVE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 9710
Republic Act No. 7882
Republic Act No. 7192
House Bills
House Bill No. 08715
House Bill No. 07446
House Bill No. 05226
House Bill No. 04080
TITLE
“Magna Carta for Women”
“An Act Providing Assistance to Women Engaging in Micro and Cottage Business
Enterprises”
“Women in Development and Nation Building Act”
“An Act Adopting Innovations as Vital Component of the Country’s Development Policies
to Drive Inclusive Development, Promote the Growth and National Competitiveness of
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”
“An Act Providing A Socialized Microfinancing Program for Micro Enterprises Thereby
Promoting Entrepreneurship”
“An Act Granting Capitalization Loan Assistance to Women Seeking to Become
Entrepreneurs or Those Intending to Put Up Their Own Businesses”
“An Act Providing for Women Empowerment and for Other Purposes”

2. Empowering Women in ASEAN to Harness the Potential of Industrial Revolution 4.0

INITIATIVE TITLE
Statutes
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Republic Act No. 11210 “105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law”
Republic Act No. 11165 “Telecommuting Act”
Republic Act No. 10364 “Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012”
Republic Act No. 10088 “Anti-Camcording Act of 2010”
Republic Act No. 9995 “Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009”
Republic Act No. 9208 “Anti-Trafficking Persons Act of 2003”
Republic Act No. 7877 “Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995”
House Bills
House Bill No. 03813 “An Act Penalizing All Advertising Agencies That Exploit Women and Glorify Sexual Violence
In Their Advertisements”
House Bill No. 03645 “An Act Granting Favorable Working Conditions to Mothers in the Private Sector for the
Purpose of Attending to the Personal Care of their Infants, Amending for the Purpose Section
14-A of Republic Act No. 1161, as Amended and for Other Purpose”
House Bill No. 03200 “An Act Promoting Women Participation and Equitable Representation In and By Political
Parties, Giving Incentives Therefor, Creating the Women In Political Parties Empowerment
Fund, and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 02591 “An Act Expanding the Definition of Sexual Harassment, Strengthening the Mechanisms to
Monitor Compliance with Policies Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and in
Educational and Training Institutions, and Prescribing Penalties for Violations Thereof,
Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7877, Also Referred to as the “Anti-Sexual
Harassment Act of 1995”
House Bill No. 00985 “An Act Providing for the Benefits and Privileges to Pregnant Women and Their Families,
Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 00856 “An Act Granting Women the Right to Know Work Conditions Affecting Their Health”
House Bill No. 00739 “An Act Requiring Employers to Provide Day Care Facilities For Their Employees’ Children
Aged Five (5) Years Old and Below”
House Bill No. 00675 “An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex,
Amending for the Purpose Articles 135 and 137 of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended,
Otherwise Known As “The Labor Code of the Philippines”

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 Committee on Economic Matters

1. Strengthening Cooperation to Promote Cross-Border Data Flows in ASEAN

INITIATIVE TITLE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 10929 “Free Internet Access in Public Places Act”
Republic Act No. 10175 “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”
Republic Act No. 10173 “Data Privacy Act 2012”
Republic Act No. 4200 “Anti-Wiretapping Law”
House Bills
House Bill No. 07200 “An Act Establishing The Philippine Data Inter Connectivity System and Appropriating Funds
Therefor”
House Bill No. 07135 “An Act Establishing Corporate Cybersecurity Standards for Banks, Financial Institutions and
Securities”
House Bill No. 03437 “An Act Providing for An On-Line Network Establishment Policy for the Philippines”
House Bill No. 03054 “An Act Providing for the Installation of Information and Communications Infrastructure as
Part of the Construction of Strategic National Roads and Highways, Appropriating Funds
Thereof and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 03053 “An Act to Establish Structural Reforms in the Information and Communications Sector to
Promote Development, Delivery and Use of Convergent Services”
House Bill No. 02874 “An Act Penalizing Malicious Use of A Telecommunication Device”
House Bill No. 01378 “An Act Establishing A Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom, Cybercrime Prevention
and Law Enforcement, Cyberdefense and National Cybersecurity”

2. Promoting Innovation and e-Commerce in ASEAN

INITIATIVE TITLE
Statutes
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 Republic Act No. 9510
Republic Act No. 9160
Republic Act No. 8792
Republic Act No. 6426
Republic Act No. 1405
House Bills
House Bill No. 05773
House Bill No. 02642
3. Deepening Regional Economic Integration in ASEAN
INITIATIVE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 11057
Republic Act No. 11032
Republic Act No. 10922
Republic Act No. 10863
Republic Act No. 10693
Republic Act No. 10667
Republic Act No. 10641
Republic Act No. 10574
Republic Act No. 9485
Republic Act No. 9182
Republic Act No. 8762
Republic Act No. 7844
“Credit Information System Act”
“Anti-Money Laundering Act”
“Electronic Commerce Act”
“Foreign Currency Deposit Act”
“Bank Secrecy Law”
“An Act Establishing the Philippine Business Registry Databank, and for Other Purposes”
“An Act Creating E-Commerce Bureau, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes”
TITLE
“Personal Property Security Act”
“Ease of Doing Business Act”
“Economic and Financial Literacy Act”
“Customs Modernization and Tariff Act”
“Microfinance NGOs Act”
“Philippine Competition Act”
“An Act Allowing the Full Entry of Foreign Banks in the Philippines, Amending Republic Act
No. 7721”
“An Act Allowing the Infusion of Foreign Equity in the Capital of Rural Banks, Amending
Republic Act No. 7353, Otherwise Known as ‘The Rural Bank Act of 1992’, as Amended”
“Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007”
“The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Act of 2002”
“Retail Trade Liberalization Act”
“Export Development Act of 1994”
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 Republic Act No. 7721, as amended by
Republic Act No. 10641
Republic Act No. 7042
Republic Act No. 6977
House Bills
House Bill No. 04257
House Bill No. 03102
House Bill No. 01820
4. Good Regulatory Practices in the ASEAN Economic Integration
INITIATIVE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 10922
Republic Act No. 10881
Republic Act No. 10667
Republic Act No. 8762
Republic Act No. 8293, as amended by
Republic Act No. 10372
Republic Act No. 7844
Republic Act No. 7353, as amended by
Republic Act No. 10574
House Bills
House Bill No. 08223
“An Act Liberalizing the Entry and Scope of Operations of Foreign Banks in the Philippines
and for Other Purposes”
“Foreign Investments Act of 1991”
“Magna Carta for Small Enterprises”
“An Providing for A Ten-Year ASEAN Integration Plan and the Implementation and Monitoring
Thereof”
“An Act Establishing the Small and Medium Enterprises Stock Exchange”
“An Act Imposing Reciprocity As A Requirement Before Allowing Foreign Nationals to
Practice Their Professions in the Philippines in Preparation for the ASEAN Economic
Community Integration”
TITLE
“Economic and Financial Literacy Act”
“An Act Amending Investment Restrictions in Specific Laws Governing Adjustment
Companies, Lending Companies, Financing Companies and Investment Houses Cited in the
Foreign Investment Negative List”
“Philippine Competition Act”
“Retail Trade Liberalization Act”
“Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”
“Export Development Act”
“Rural Banks Act of 1992”
“An Act Improving the Disclosure and Transparency of the Extractive Industries”
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 House Bill No. 07564 “An Act Creating the Office for Investor Facilitation and Protection and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 03612 “An Act Promoting the Development and Use of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in the
Philippines, Amending Republic Act 8293, Otherwise Known as the ‘Intellectual Property Code
of the Philippines’, Providing Penalties Thereof, and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 03366 “An Act Defining the Rights and Duties of Entrepreneurs, the Commitments of the State in
Providing A Business- Friendly Environment, Creating the Presidential Commission for
Business Concerns and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 03223 “An Act Governing the Creation and Accreditation of Micro-Enterprise Development
Institutions, and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 02559 “An Act Creating the Office for Information and Regulatory Affairs As Inter-Agency Structure
To Undertake Regulatory Review and Take Charge of All Regulatory Affairs of Small, Medium,
and Large Business, Enterprise or Activity and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 00117 “An Act Exempting Start-Up Enterprises from Taxes Arising from the First Two Years of
Operation”
House Resolution
House Resolution No. 01406 “A Resolution Urging the Proper Committee of the House of Representatives to Conduct
Inquiry and/or Investigation In Aid of Legislation on the Proliferation of Bitcoin and Other
Cryptocurrencies for the Purpose of Protecting the Rights of the Investors”

5. Regional Effort to Address the Impact of Global Trade Tension between Economic Powerhouses

INITIATIVE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 10881
Republic Act No. 10863
Republic Act No. 10668
Republic Act No. 10667
TITLE
“An Act Amending Investment Restrictions in Specific Laws Governing Adjustment
Companies, Lending Companies, Financing Companies and Investment Houses Cited in the
Foreign Investment Negative List and for Other Purposes”
“Customs Modernization Act”
“An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels to Transport and Co-Load Foreign Cargoes for Domestic
Transshipment and for Other Purposes”
“Philippine Competition Act”

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 Republic Act No. 7844 “Export Development Act”
Republic Act No. 7721, as amended by “An Act Liberalizing the Entry and Scope of Operations of Foreign Banks of the Philippines
Republic Act No. 10641 and for Other Purposes”
Republic Act No. 7652 “Investor’s Lease Act”
Republic Act No. 7042, as amended by “Foreign Investments Act”
Republic Act No. 8179
House Bills
House Bill No. 07564 “An Act Creating the Office for Investor Facilitation and Protection and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 04547 “The Investments and Incentives Code of the Philippines”

Committee on Social Matters

1. Adoption of the Report of the 1st Meeting of the AIPA Council on Dangerous Drugs (AIPACODD) and the Resolutions on
(1) Securing a Drug-Free ASEAN Community for Future Generations (2) The Terms of Reference for AIPACODD

INITIATIVE TITLE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 9165, as amended by “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act”
Republic Act No. 10640
House Bills
House Bill No. 04151 “An Act Authorizing Wire Tapping in Cases Involving Violations of Republic Act No. 9165,
Otherwise Known as “The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”, Amending for the
Purpose Section 3 of Republic Act No. 4200, Entitled “An Act To Prohibit and Penalize Wire
Tapping and Other Related Violations of the Privacy of Communication and for Other
Purposes”
House Bill No. 05938 “An Act Securing the Philippines Borders to Make More Effective the Prohibition Against the
Entry of Illegal Drugs into the Country”
House Bill No. 02113 “An Act Mandating the Establishment of Rehabilitation Centers for Illegal Drug Users in Every
Province of the Philippines, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes”

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 House Bill No. 03430 “An Act Mandating the Inclusion of Illegal Drugs Subject in the K-12 Program and Other
Purposes”
House Bill No. 05968 “An Act Providing for Programs to Facilitate a Significant Reduction in the Incidence and
Prevalence of Substance Abuse Thru Reducing the Demand for Illegal Drugs and the
Inappropriate Use of Illegal Drugs”
House Bill No. 03962 “An Act Mandating the Continuous Education on Illegal Drugs be a Part of the Curriculum of
All Secondary Level Students in Private and in Public Schools”

2. Promoting Digital Literacy and Combating Fake News

INITIATIVE TITLE
Statutes
Republic Act No. 10951 “An Act Amending Act 3815 otherwise known as Revised Penal Code” -Increasing the
Imposable Fine for Unlawful Use of Publication and Utterances under Article 154 of the Code
Republic Act No. 10175 “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”
Republic Act No. 10173 “Data Privacy Act of 2012”
House Bills
House Bill No. 04237 “An Act Promoting Digital Fluency Among Filipino Students by Mandating Schools to Institute
Curricular Reforms That Would Incorporate the Same in Preparation for the Future”
House Bill No. 00264 “An Act Institutionalizing the Use of Digital Technology in the Public Education System”
House Bill No 02874 “An Act Penalizing Malicious Use of A Telecommunication Device”
House Bill No 01378 “An Act Establishing A Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom, Cybercrime Prevention
and Law Enforcement, Cyberdefense and National Cybersecurity”
House Resolution
House Resolution No 01904 “Resolution Calling on Facebook, Inc. to Answer Questions Regarding Proliferation of Fake
News in the Social Media Site”

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2. Support for Persons with Disabilities

INITIATIVE TITLE
Commitment to International Treaties/
Agreements
The Philippines ratified the Convention on United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on
April 15, 2008
The Philippines confirmed accession to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access To Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually
Marrakesh Treaty on November 12, 2018 Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
Statutes
Republic Act No. 11228 “An Act Providing for the Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for All Persons with Disability,
Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended, Otherwise Known As the
‘Magna Carta for Persons with Disability’”
Republic Act No. 10905 “An Act Requiring All Franchise Holders or Operators Television Stations and Producers of
Television Programs to Broadcast or Present Their Programs with Closed Caption Option”
Republic Act No. 10754 “An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability (PWD)”
Republic Act No. 10524 “An Act Expanding the Positions Reserved for Persons with Disability, Amending for the
Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta for
Persons with Disability”
Republic Act No. 10366 “An Act Authorizing the Commission on Elections to Establish Precincts Assigned to
Accessible Polling Places Exclusively for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens”
Republic Act No. 10070 “An Act Establishing An Institutional Mechanism to Ensure the Implementation of Programs
and Services for Persons with Disabilities in Every Province, City and Municipality, Amending
Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known as the ‘Magna Carta for Disabled Persons’, as
Amended”
Republic Act No. 9442 “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta for Disabled
Persons”
Republic Act No. 7277 “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons (PWDs)”
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Republic Act No. 6759 “White Cane Act”
Republic Act No. 5250 “An Act Establishing A Ten-Year Training Program for Teacher of Special and Exceptional
Children in the Philippines”
Republic Act No. 4564 “An Act Authorizing the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to Hold Annually One Special
Sweepstakes Race for the Exclusive Use of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Social
Welfare Administration, In Its Development and Expansion Program for the Physically
Disabled Throughout the Philippines”
Republic Act No. 3562 “An Act to Promote the Education of the Blind in the Philippines”
Republic Act No. 1179 “Vocational Rehabilitation Act”
House Bills
House Bill No. 08676 “An Act To Institute Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)l- Friendly Transportation Program in
Cities and Urban Centers of the Country, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”
House Bill No. 08556 “An Act Mandating A Specially-Designated Lane or Office Space Located at the Ground Floor
of Every Government or Private Edifice for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and Senior
Citizens to Transact Their Official Business”
House Bill No. 06108 “An Act Providing for the Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for All Persons with Disabilities
(PWDs), Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended, Otherwise Known as
the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disability”, and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 05127 “An Act Granting Scholarships to Children of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and
Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 03160 “An Act Establishing A Credit Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)”
House Bill No. 03027 “An Act Requiring the Use of Filipino Sign Language Insets for Local News Programs,
Amending for the Purpose Section 22 of Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended, Otherwise
Known As the ‘Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)’”
House Bill No. 00954 “An Act Exempting Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) form the Value- Added Tax on Certain
Goods and Services, Amending for This Purpose, Republic Act No. 7277, as Amended,
Otherwise Known as the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities and for Other Purposes”

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3. Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Ecosystems

INITIATIVE TITLE
Commitment to International
Treaties/Agreements
The Senate of the Republic of the Philippines United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Stop global temperature rise at
Concurred to the Accession of the UN 1.5ºC above pre-industrial temperature levels
Climate Change Paris Agreement on March
14, 2017
The Senate of the Republic of the Philippines United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – Reduction of
Ratified the Kyoto Protocol on November 20, greenhouse gases
2003
Statutes
Republic Act No. 10771 “Philippine Green Jobs of 2016”
Republic Act No. 10587 “Environmental Planning Act of 2013”
Republic Act No. 10176 “Arbor Day Act of 2012”
Republic Act No. 9729 (as amended by R.A. “Climate Change Act”
10174)
Republic Act No. 9513 “Renewable Energy Act of 2008”
Republic Act No. 9512 “National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008”
Republic Act No. 9483 “Oil Pollution Compensation Act of 2007”
Republic Act No. 9367 “Biofuels Act of 2006”
Republic Act No. 9275 “Clean Water Act of 2004”
Republic Act No. 9175 “Chain Saw Act”
Republic Act No. 9168 “Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act”
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Republic Act No. 9147
Republic Act No. 9003
Republic Act No. 8749
Republic Act No. 8435
Republic Act No. 7586, as amended by “National Integrated Protected Areas System Act”
Republic Act No. 10629 and Republic Act
No. 11038
Republic Act No. 6969
Republic Act No. 6715
House Bills
House Bill No. 08349
House Bill No. 08203
House Bill No. 07825
House Bill No. 06412
House Bill No. 06018
House Bill No. 05863
House Bill No. 05672
House Bill No. 03420
House Bill No. 03260
“Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act”
“Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”
“Clean Air Act of 1999”
“Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997”
“Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”
“Rainwater Collector and Springs Development Act of 1989”
“An Act to Adopt Integrated Coastal Management As A National Strategy to Ensure Sustainable
Development of the Coastal and Marine Environment and Resources and to Establish Support
Mechanisms for Its Implementation and Provide Funds Therefor”
“An Act Creating the Department of Climate Change and Appropriating Funds Thereof”
“An Act Establishing the National Council for the Preservation of Mangrove Forests”
“An Act Promoting the Cultivation, Production, Processing, Marketing and Distribution of
Kenaf Plant for Its Anti-Global Warming Significance, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for
Other Purposes”
“An Act Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport by Providing Incentives for the
Manufacture, Assembly, Conversion and Importation of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Including
Charging Stations and for Other Purposes”
“An Act Commissioning a Research on Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation”
“An Act Adopting Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Management as A National Strategy to Ensure
the Sustainable Development of Coastal and Marine Environment and Resources, Establishing
Supporting Mechanisms for Its Implementation, and Providing Funds Therefor”
“An Act Promoting Sustainability in the Public Procurement Process by Incorporating Policy in
Procurement and Considering Environmental, Social and Economic Factors as Additional
Criteria for Bidding and for Other Purposes”
“An Act Providing for the Preservation, Reforestation, Afforestation and Sustainable
Development of Mangrove Forests in the Philippines, Providing Penalties Therefor and for
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 Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 02969 “An Act to Establish A Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Program for Coastal Local
Government Units (CLGUs) by Providing Them Financial and Technical Assistance”
House Bill No. 02929 “An Act Mandating the Adoption and Implementation of Ecological Sanitation as A Method of
Sustainable Urban Development Program and Institutionalizing the Integrated Support and
Facilities Towards Sustainable Urban Environment Development , Appropriating Funds
Therefor and for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 01509 “An Act Providing for the Conservation, Reforestation, and Rehabilitation of Mangrove Forests
in the Philippines, and Providing Penalties Therefor”
House Bill No. 00527 “An Act Establishing the National Coastal Greenbelt Program, Providing Funds Therefor, and
for Other Purposes”
House Bill No. 00201 “An Act Providing Funds for the Coastal Management Development Programs of Coastal
Cities and Municipalities with the Aim of Enhancing, Rehabilitating and Improving the
Country’s Coastal Marine Resources”
House Resolutions
House Resolution No. 1448 “A Resolution Calling for the Concurrence of the Republic of the Philippines to the Powering
Past Coal Alliance Declaration Signed During the 2017 United Nations Climate Change
Conference in Bonn, Germany”
House Resolution No. 666 “A Resolution Urging the House Committee on Ecology to Investigate, In Aid of Legislation,
the Findings of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) on Annual Severe Bleaching (ASB) Due
to Climate Change that Threatens the World's Coral Reefs, Including Those in the Philippines
and Recommend Countermeasures in Order to Put the Phenomenon in Check”

AIPA 39TH General Assembly

RRB/LRS
RRB/CVA/MCB
03.07.2019

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