House Bill No. 4982, 17th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04982
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION (SOGIE) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity Or Expression ( S O G I E)
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BAG-AO, KAKA J., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., OCAMPO, ROSENDA ANN, CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE", BAGUILAT, TEDDY JR. BRAWNER, BELARO, SALVADOR JR. B., ARAGONES, SOL, VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R., VILLARIN, TOM S., AGLIPAY-VILLAR, EMMELINE, ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., ALVAREZ, PANTALEON D., FARIÑAS, RODOLFO C., BONDOC, JUAN PABLO "RIMPY", DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., ABAD, HENEDINA R., ONG, HENRY C., BANAL, JORGE "BOLET", DEFENSOR, ARTHUR JR. R., NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., GARIN, SHARON S., CATAMCO, NANCY A., TUPAS, RAUL "BOBOY" C., BORDADO, GABRIEL H., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H., TURABIN-HATAMAN, SITTI DJALIA A., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, ALVAREZ, MERCEDES K., ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., FERRER, JULIET MARIE D., BAGATSING, CRISTAL L., ROA-PUNO, CHIQUI, SILVERIO, LORNA C., RADAZA, AILEEN C., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., ANTONIO, MICHELLE M., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., HOFER, ANN K., SY-ALVARADO, JOSE ANTONIO "KUYA JONATHAN" R., PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D., ARCILLAS, ARLENE B., GARCIA, GWENDOLYN F., ALONTE, MARILYN B., BARZAGA, JENNIFER AUSTRIA, SARMIENTO, EDGAR MARY S., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., DAZA, RAUL A., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, GO, ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN, SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, SALIMBANGON, BENHUR L., QUIMBO, ROMERO "MIRO" S., VARGAS, ALFRED D., VELASCO-CATERA, TRICIA NICOLE Q., TEVES, ARNOLFO JR. A., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., ALBANO, RODOLFO III T., ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z., ALMONTE, JORGE T., AMATONG, ISAGANI S., ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G., ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J., BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B., BILLONES, EMMANUEL A., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D., CAGAS, MERCEDES "DIDI" C., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMINERO, WILFREDO S., CANAMA, SABINIANO S., CASTRO, FREDENIL "FRED" H., CERAFICA, ARNEL M., CHAVEZ, CECILIA LEONILA V., COLLANTES, MARIA THERESA V., CORTES, JONAS C., CORTUNA, JULIETA R., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., DEL MAR, RAUL V., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DURANO, RAMON "RED" VI H., ENVERGA, ANNA KATRINA M., ERICE, EDGAR R., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., FERNANDO, BAYANI F., FLOIRENDO, ANTONIO R., FLORES, FLORENCIO JR. T. M.D., GATCHALIAN, WES, GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., GORRICETA, ARCADIO H., GULLAS, GERALD ANTHONY "SAMSAM" JR. V, HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., LABADLABAD, GLONA, LACSON, VIRGILIO S., LAOGAN, DENNIS C., LAZATIN, CARMELO "JON" B. II, LOPEZ, BENHUR JR. B., LOPEZ, CARLO V., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., MANALO, JESULITO A., MARQUEZ, CARLITO S., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., MIRASOL, ALEJANDRO Y., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., OAMINAL, HENRY S., ORTEGA, PABLO, ORTEGA, VINI NOLA A., PANOTES, MARISOL C., RODRIGUEZ, ISIDRO JR. S., ROMERO, MICHAEL ODYLON L., Ph.D., SALO, RON P., SALON, ORESTES T., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., SIAO, FREDERICK W., SINGSON, ERIC D., TIANGCO, TOBIAS "TOBY" M., TINIO, ANTONIO L., UNGAB, ALBERTO TOM, UY, JULIETTE T., UY, ROLANDO "KLAREX" A., ACHARON, PEDRO JR. B., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., VILLARAZA-SUAREZ, ANNA MARIE, DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., LAGMAN, EDCEL C., NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., MD., UYBARRETA, CARLOS ROMAN, TREÑAS, JERRY P., RELAMPAGOS, RENE L., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., PANGANIBAN, JOSE JR. T. CPA, LLB, CAYETANO, PIA, BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NINO B., DE JESUS, EMMI A., BROSAS, ARLENE D., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., MERCADO, ROGER G., CASTRO, FRANCE L., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B.
DATE FILED : 2017-02-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Benitez (024 2017-09-13)	2. Lanete (026 2017-09-19)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Bag-ao	2. Roman
3. Ocampo	4. Castelo
5. Baguilat	6. Belaro
7. Aragones	8. Villarica
9. Villarin	10. Aglipay-Villar
11. Zarate	12. Alvarez (P.)
13. Fariñas	14. Bondoc
15. De Venecia	16. Abad
17. Ong (H.)	18. Banal
19. Defensor	20. Noel
21. Garin (S.)	22. Catamco
23. Tupas	24. Bordado
25. Belmonte (J.C.)	26. Romualdo
27. Fortun	28. Turabin-Hataman
29. Acosta-Alba	30. Alvarez (M.)
31. Romualdez	32. Ferrer J.
33. Bagatsing	34. Roa-Puno
35. Silverio	36. Radaza
37. Bautista-Bandigan	38. Antonio
39. Aggabao	40. Hofer
41. Sy-Alvarado	42. Pacquiao
43. Arcillas	44. Garcia (G.)
45. Alonte	46. Barzaga
47. Sarmiento (E.M.)	48. Nieto
49. Daza	50. Deloso-Montalla
51. Maceda	52. Go (A.C.)
53. Santos-Recto	54. Salimbangon
55. Quimbo	56. Vargas
57. Velasco-Catera	58. Teves
59. Olivarez	60. Albano
61. Almario	62. Almonte
63. Amatong (I.)	64. Andaya
65. Angara-Castillo	66. Biazon
67. Billones	68. Bolilia
69. Bravo (A.)	70. Cagas
71. Calderon	72. Caminero
73. Canama	74. Castro (F.H.)
75. Cerafica	76. Chavez
77. Collantes	78. Cortes
79. Cortuna	80. Cueva
81. Del Mar	82. Dimaporo (M.K.)
83. Durano	84. Enverga
85. Erice	86. Eriguel
87. Fernando	88. Floirendo
89. Flores	90. Gatchalian
91. Gonzalez	92. Gorriceta
93. Gullas	94. Herrera-Dy
95. Kho	96. Labadlabad
97. Lacson	98. Laogan
99. Lazatin	100. Lopez (B.)
101. Lopez (C.)	102. Lopez (M.L.)
103. Manalo	104. Marquez
105. Martinez	106. Mirasol
107. Nograles (J.J.)	108. Oaminal
109. Ortega (P.)	110. Ortega (V.N.)
111. Panotes	112. Rodriguez (I.)
113. Romero	114. Salo
115. Ramirez-Sato	116. Savellano
117. Siao	118. Singson (E.)
119. Tiangco	120. Tinio
121. Ungab	122. Uy (J.)
123. Uy (R.)	124. Acharon
125. Montoro	126. Villaraza-Suarez
127. Del Rosario	128. Lagman
129. Nava	130. Uybarreta
131. Treñas	132. Relampagos
133. Dalipe	134. Panganiban
135. Cayetano	136. Bernos
137. De Jesus	138. Brosas
139. Violago	140. Mercado
141. Castro (F.L.)	142. Suansing (E.)
143. Limkaichong	144. Rocamora
145. Tambunting	146. Belmonte (R.)
147. Vergara	148. Calixto-Rubiano
149. Evardone	150. Robes
151. Geron	152. Pancho
153. Zamora (M.C.)	154. Salceda
155. Gonzaga	156. Tan (S.)
157. Sarmiento (C.)	158. Sagarbarria
159. Suarez
AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS:
Bertiz(2017-02-21)
Salon(2017-02-21)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
1. Committee Report filed on 2017-02-07
2. Committee Report Approved on 2017-09-13
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00101
SUBMITTED ON 2017-02-07
SUBMITTED BY: WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 51, 267, 949, 1034, 1108, 1451, 1854, 3245, 3555, 3701 and 4414
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00051, HB00267, HB00949, HB01034, HB01108, HB01451, HB01854, HB03245, HB03555, HB03701, HB04414
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2017-02-08
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2017-02-08
DATE CALENDARED : 2017-02-15
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2017-03-14, 2017-08-22
SPONSORED BY : Aglipay-Villar;Bag-ao;Roman;Aragones;Roman
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2017-08-22
INTERPELLATED BY : Villarin, Atienza
PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2017-08-22, 2017-09-13
AMENDED BY : Bag-ao, Atienza, Bag-ao
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Bag-ao, Roman, Ocampo, Castelo, Baguilat, Belaro, Aragones, Villarica, Villarin, Aglipay-Villar, Zarate, Alvarez (P.), Fariñas, Bondoc, De Venecia, Abad, Ong (H.), Banal, Defensor, Noel, Garin (S.), Catamco, Tupas, Bordado, Belmonte (J.C.), Romualdo, Fortun, Turabin-Hataman, Acosta-Alba, Alvarez (M.), Romualdez, Ferrer J., Bagatsing, Roa-Puno, Silverio, Radaza, Bautista-Bandigan, Antonio, Aggabao, Hofer, Sy-Alvarado, Pacquiao, Arcillas, Garcia (G.), Alonte, Barzaga, Sarmiento (E.M.), Nieto, Daza, Deloso-Montalla, Maceda, Go (A.C.), Santos-Recto, Salimbangon, Quimbo, Vargas, Velasco-Catera, Teves, Olivarez, Albano, Almario, Almonte, Amatong (I.), Andaya, Angara-Castillo, Biazon, Billones, Bolilia, Bravo (A.), Cagas, Calderon, Caminero, Canama, Castro (F.H.), Cerafica, Chavez, Collantes, Cortes, Cortuna, Cueva, Del Mar, Dimaporo (M.K.), Durano, Enverga, Erice, Eriguel, Fernando, Floirendo, Flores, Gatchalian, Gonzalez, Gorriceta, Gullas, Herrera-Dy, Kho, Labadlabad, Lacson, Laogan, Lazatin, Lopez (B.), Lopez (C.), Lopez (M.L.), Manalo, Marquez, Martinez, Mirasol, Nograles (J.J.), Oaminal, Ortega (P.), Ortega (V.N.), Panotes, Rodriguez (I.), Romero, Salo, Ramirez-Sato, Savellano, Siao, Singson (E.), Tiangco, Tinio, Ungab, Uy (J.), Uy (R.), Acharon, Montoro, Villaraza-Suarez, Del Rosario, Lagman, Nava, Uybarreta, Treñas, Relampagos, Dalipe, Panganiban, Cayetano, Bernos, De Jesus, Brosas, Violago, Mercado, Castro (F.L.), Suansing (E.), Limkaichong, Rocamora, Tambunting, Belmonte (R.), Vergara, Calixto-Rubiano, Evardone, Robes, Geron, Pancho, Zamora (M.C.), Salceda, Gonzaga, Tan (S.), Sarmiento (C.), Sagarbarria, Suarez
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2017-09-13
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2017-09-14
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2017-09-20
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:197 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
B---Abad--(Absent)	X---Abaya
B---Abayon--(Absent)	Y---Abellanosa
Y---Abu	Y---Abueg
Y---Acharon	Y---Acop
Y---Acosta	Y---Acosta-Alba
B---Adiong--(Absent)	Y---Advincula
B---Agarao--(Absent)	Y---Aggabao
Y---Aglipay-Villar	D---Akbar--(N/A)
X---Albano	B---Alcala--(Absent)
Y---Alejano	X---Almario
Y---Almonte	Y---Alonte
Y---Alvarez (F.)	Y---Alvarez (M.)
Y---Alvarez (P.)	B---Amante--(Absent)
Y---Amatong (I.)	X---Andaya
Y---Angara-Castillo	B---Antonino--(Absent)
Y---Antonio	Y---Aragones
B---Arbison--(Absent)	Y---Arcillas
X---Arenas	X---Atienza
B---Aumentado--(Absent)	Y---Bag-ao
Y---Bagatsing	Y---Baguilat
Y---Banal	Y---Barbers
B---Barzaga--(Absent)	Y---Bataoil
Y---Batocabe	Y---Bautista-Bandigan
Y---Belaro	Y---Belmonte (F.)
Y---Belmonte (J.C.)	Y---Belmonte (R.)
Y---Benitez	X---Bernos
Y---Bertiz	B---Biazon--(Absent)
Y---Billones	B---Biron--(Absent)
Y---Bolilia	Y---Bondoc
Y---Bordado	Y---Bravo (A.)
Y---Bravo (M.)	Y---Brosas
Y---Bulut-Begtang	Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero	B---Campos--(Absent)
B---Canama--(Absent)	Y---Cari
X---Casilao	Y---Castelo
B---Castro (F.L.)--(Absent)	Y---Castro (F.H.)
Y---Catamco	X---Cayetano
Y---Celeste	B---Cerafica--(Absent)
Y---Cerilles Enerio	Y---Chavez
Y---Chipeco	Y---Co
Y---Cojuangco	B---Collantes--(Absent)
Y---Cortes	X---Cortuna
B---Cosalan--(Absent)	Y---Crisologo
X---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A)	Y---Datol
B---Daza--(Absent)	Y---De Jesus
Y---De Venecia	Y---De Vera
Y---Defensor	Y---Del Mar
X---Del Rosario	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
B---Duavit--(Absent)	B---Durano--(Absent)
B---Dy--(Absent)	X---Elago
B---Enverga--(Absent)	Y---Erice
Y---Eriguel	Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero	Y---Espina
Y---Espino	X---Estrella
Y---Eusebio	B---Evardone--(Absent)
Y---Fariñas	Y---Fernando
Y---Ferrer J.	Y---Ferrer L.
B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent)	B---Floirendo--(Absent)
B---Flores--(Absent)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
B---Garbin--(Absent)	Y---Garcia (G.)
Y---Garcia (J.E.)	B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent)
Y---Garin (O.)	Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
B---Geron--(Absent)	Y---Go (A.C.)
Y---Go (M.)	X---Gomez
Y---Gonzaga	Y---Gonzales (A.P.)
Y---Gonzales (A.D.)	Y---Gonzalez
B---Gorriceta--(Absent)	Y---Gullas
X---Hernandez (F.)	Y---Herrera-Dy
Y---Hofer	X---Jalosjos
X---Javier	Y---Kho
Y---Khonghun	Y---Labadlabad
Y---Lacson	Y---Lagman
Y---Lanete	Y---Laogan
B---Lazatin--(Absent)	Y---Leachon
Y---Lee	Y---Limkaichong
Y---Lobregat	Y---Lopez (B.)
B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent)	Y---Lopez (M.L.)
X---Loyola	B---Macapagal Arroyo--(Absent)
X---Maceda	B---Madrona--(Absent)
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay	Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon
B---Malapitan--(Absent)	Y---Manalo
Y---Mangaoang	X---Mangudadatu (S.)
X---Mangudadatu (Z.)	Y---Marcoleta
Y---Marcos	Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
B---Matugas--(Absent)	B---Mellana--(Absent)
Y---Mending	B---Mendoza--(Absent)
Y---Mercado	Y---Mirasol
Y---Montoro	X---Nava
Y---Nieto	Y---Noel
Y---Nograles (J.J.)	X---Nograles (K.A.)
Y---Nolasco	Y---Oaminal
X---Ocampo	Y---Olivarez
B---Ong (H.)--(Absent)	Y---Ong (E.)
Y---Ortega (P.)	Y---Ortega (V.N.)
Y---Pacquiao	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
Y---Panganiban	Y---Panotes
Y---Papandayan	B---Pichay--(Absent)
Y---Pimentel	Y---Pineda
X---Plaza	Y---Primicias-Agabas
Y---Roa-Puno	Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	X---Ramirez-Sato
Y---Ramos	Y---Relampagos
Y---Revilla	Y---Robes
Y---Rocamora	Y---Rodriguez (I.)
Y---Rodriguez (M.)	Y---Roman
B---Romero--(Absent)	X---Romualdez
Y---Romualdo	Y---Roque (H.)
B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent)	B---Sacdalan--(Absent)
B---Sagarbarria--(Absent)	B---Sahali--(Absent)
X---Salceda	X---Salimbangon
Y---Salo	Y---Salon
Y---Sambar	Y---Sandoval
Y---Santos-Recto	Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.)	Y---Savellano
B---Sema--(Absent)	Y---Siao
X---Silverio	Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez	Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting	X---Tan (A.)
Y---Tan (M.)	X---Tan (S.)
B---Tejada--(Absent)	Y---Teves
Y---Tiangco	Y---Ting
Y---Tinio	X---Tolentino
X---Treñas	Y---Tugna
Y---Tupas	B---Turabin-Hataman--(Absent)
B---Ty--(Absent)	Y---Umali
Y---Unabia	Y---Ungab
Y---Unico	B---Uy (J.)--(Absent)
X---Uy (R.)	B---Uybarreta--(Absent)
Y---Vargas	X---Vargas-Alfonso
Y---Velarde	X---Velasco, L.A.
Y---Velasco-Catera	Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara	B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva	D---Villar--(N/A)
Y---Villaraza-Suarez	X---Villarica
Y---Villarin	Y---Violago
Y---Yap (A.)	Y---Yap (M.)
Y---Yap (V.)	Y---Yu
B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent)	X---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2017-10-03
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2017-10-03
REMARKS :

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION (SOGIE) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2017 ]

Introduced by Representatives KAKA J. BAG-AO, GERALDINE B. ROMAN, ROSENDA ANN OCAMPO, WINSTON CASTELO, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2017;

10/3/2017 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

10/4/2017 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY;

(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

Disclaimer

Note: Legislative history and other information accessed from Congress Legis. Information as of April 20, 2022.

Entitled:
AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION (SOGIE) AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
Introduced by Representatives KAKA J. BAG-AO, GERALDINE B. ROMAN, ROSENDA ANN OCAMPO, WINSTON CASTELO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2017;
10/3/2017	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
10/4/2017	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)