House Bill No. 8244, 17th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08244
FULL TITLE : 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"
SHORT TITLE : 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
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G., ROQUE, HARRY L., BROSAS, ARLENE D., DE JESUS, EMMI A., ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., CASILAO, ARIEL "KA AYIK" B., TINIO, ANTONIO L., CASTRO, FRANCE L., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., ANTONIO, MICHELLE M., HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., NOEL, VICTORIA ISABEL G., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., UY, ROLANDO "KLAREX" A., GO, ANA CRISTINA SIQUIAN, FLORES, FLORENCIO JR. T. M.D., MARCOS, IMELDA R., FORTUNO, SALVIO B., TY, ARNEL U., SIAO, FREDERICK W., AGLIPAY-VILLAR, EMMELINE, SALON, ORESTES T., DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., MADRONA, EMMANUEL F., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., DALOG, MAXIMO B., BATOCABE, RODEL M., BRAVO, ANTHONY M., Ph.D., DAZA, RAUL A., ABU, RANEO "RANIE" E., ARCILLAS, ARLENE B., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., BRAVO, MARIA VIDA ESPINOSA, BORDADO, GABRIEL H., MENDING, MAKMOD JR. D., ANTONINO, MAGNOLIA C., SARMIENTO, CESAR V., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA" V., BULUT-BEGTANG, ELEONOR C., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., ALONTE, MARILYN B., VILLARAZA-SUAREZ, ANNA MARIE, LAZATIN, CARMELO "JON" B. II, VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., BAGATSING, CRISTAL L., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., AQUINO-MAGSAYSAY, MILAGROS, MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA
DATE FILED : 2018-09-13
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Lagman
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Villarica	2. Bertiz
3. Andaya	4. Roque (H.)
5. Brosas	6. De Jesus
7. Zarate	8. Casilao
9. Tinio	10. Castro (F.L.)
11. Elago	12. Antonio
13. Herrera-Dy	14. Noel
15. De Venecia	16. Kho
17. Montoro	18. Uy (R.)
19. Go (A.C.)	20. Flores
21. Marcos	22. Fortuno
23. Ty	24. Siao
25. Aglipay-Villar	26. Salon
27. Del Rosario	28. Madrona
29. Savellano	30. Dalog
31. Batocabe	32. Bravo (A.)
33. Daza	34. Abu
35. Arcillas	36. Robes
37. Roman	38. Arenas
39. Bolilia	40. Bravo (M.)
41. Bordado	42. Mending
43. Antonino	44. Sarmiento (C.)
45. Vergara	46. Bulut-Begtang
47. Aggabao	48. Alonte
49. Villaraza-Suarez	50. Lazatin
51. Violago	52. Bagatsing
53. Yu	54. Aquino-Magsaysay
55. Nieto	56. Acosta-Alba
57. Tambunting	58. Sangcopan
59. Sahali	60. Aragones
61. Sarmiento (E.M.)	62. Macapagal Arroyo
63. Lagman
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00863
SUBMITTED ON 2018-09-13
SUBMITTED BY: WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 194, 508, 2591, 2932, 3691, 4822 and 5977
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00194, HB00508, HB02591, HB02932, HB03691, HB04822, HB05977
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-09-18
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-09-18
DATE CALENDARED : 2018-09-26
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-10-09
SPONSORED BY : Herrera-Dy;De Jesus
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-10-09
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Villarica, Bertiz, Andaya, Roque (H.), Brosas, De Jesus, Zarate, Casilao, Tinio, Castro (F.L.), Elago, Antonio, Herrera-Dy, Noel, De Venecia, Kho, Montoro, Uy (R.), Go (A.C.), Flores, Marcos, Fortuno, Ty, Siao, Aglipay-Villar, Salon, Del Rosario, Madrona, Savellano, Dalog, Batocabe, Bravo (A.), Daza, Abu, Arcillas, Robes, Roman, Arenas, Bolilia, Bravo (M.), Bordado, Mending, Antonino, Sarmiento (C.), Vergara, Bulut-Begtang, Aggabao, Alonte, Villaraza-Suarez, Lazatin, Violago, Bagatsing, Yu, Aquino-Magsaysay, Nieto, Acosta-Alba, Tambunting, Sangcopan, Sahali, Aragones, Sarmiento (E.M.), Macapagal Arroyo, Lagman
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-10-09
REMARKS : Sponsorship speech of Hon. Villarica be inserted into the records ( Nov. 12, 2018)
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-10-10
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-11-12
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:162 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
D---Abad--(N/A)	X---Abaya
Y---Abayon	Y---Abellanosa
B---Abu--(Absent)	X---Abueg
Y---Acharon	B---Acop--(Absent)
B---Acosta--(Absent)	Y---Acosta-Alba
Y---Adiong	Y---Advincula
X---Agarao	Y---Aggabao
D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A)	D---Akbar--(N/A)
Y---Albano	B---Alcala--(Absent)
B---Alejano--(Absent)	X---Almario
Y---Almonte	Y---Alonte
B---Alvarez (F.)--(Absent)	Y---Alvarez (M.)
B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent)	B---Amante--(Absent)
Y---Amatong (I.)	Y---Andaya
B---Angara-Castillo--(Absent)	B---Antonino--(Absent)
B---Antonio--(Absent)	X---Aragones
Y---Arbison	Y---Arcillas
X---Arenas	Y---Atienza
B---Aumentado--(Absent)	Y---Bag-ao
B---Bagatsing--(Absent)	B---Baguilat--(Absent)
Y---Banal	B---Barbers--(Absent)
X---Barzaga	Y---Bataoil
Y---Batocabe	X---Bautista-Bandigan
Y---Belaro	Y---Belmonte (F.)
Y---Belmonte (J.C.)	X---Belmonte (R.)
B---Benitez--(Absent)	Y---Bernos
Y---Bertiz	B---Biazon--(Absent)
Y---Billones	B---Biron--(Absent)
Y---Bolilia	Y---Bondoc
Y---Bordado	Y---Bravo (A.)
X---Bravo (M.)	Y---Brosas
Y---Bulut-Begtang	Y---Cagas
D---Calalang--(N/A)	X---Calderon
Y---Calixto-Rubiano	Y---Caminero
B---Campos--(Absent)	Y---Canama
Y---Cari	Y---Casilao
Y---Castelo	Y---Castro (F.L.)
Y---Castro (F.H.)	B---Catamco--(Absent)
Y---Cayetano	B---Celeste--(Absent)
B---Cerafica--(Absent)	Y---Cerilles Enerio
Y---Chavez	Y---Chipeco
Y---Co	B---Cojuangco--(Absent)
X---Collantes	Y---Cortes
Y---Cortuna	Y---Cosalan
Y---Crisologo	B---Cua--(Absent)
Y---Cuaresma	Y---Cueva
Y---Dalipe	D---Dalog--(N/A)
X---Datol	Y---Daza
Y---De Jesus	X---De Venecia
X---De Vera	Y---Defensor
Y---Del Mar	X---Del Rosario
Y---Deloso-Montalla	Y---Dimaporo (A.)
X---Dimaporo (M.K.)	B---Duavit--(Absent)
B---Durano--(Absent)	Y---Dy
Y---Elago	Y---Enverga
B---Erice--(Absent)	B---Eriguel--(Absent)
Y---Ermita-Buhain	Y---Escudero
Y---Espina	Y---Espino
B---Estrella--(Absent)	B---Eusebio--(Absent)
Y---Evardone	B---Fariñas--(Absent)
Y---Fernando	Y---Ferrer J.
Y---Ferrer L.	X---Ferriol-Pascual
X---Floirendo	X---Flores
Y---Fortun	Y---Fortuno
B---Fuentebella--(Absent)	Y---Garbin
D---Garces--(N/A)	Y---Garcia (G.)
X---Garcia (J.E.)	B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent)
B---Garin (O.)--(Absent)	X---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
X---Geron	Y---Go (A.C.)
Y---Go (M.)	X---Gomez
B---Gonzaga--(Absent)	Y---Gonzales (A.P.)
Y---Gonzales (A.D.)	Y---Gonzalez
B---Gorriceta--(Absent)	B---Gullas--(Absent)
X---Hernandez (F.)	Y---Hernandez (P.)
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
X---Jalosjos	Y---Javier
X---Kho	X---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
Y---Lagman	Y---Lanete
X---Laogan	B---Lazatin--(Absent)
X---Leachon	X---Lee
Y---Limkaichong	Y---Lobregat
B---Lopez (B.)--(Absent)	Y---Lopez (C.)
Y---Lopez (M.L.)	X---Loyola
Y---Macapagal Arroyo	X---Maceda
Y---Madrona	Y---Aquino-Magsaysay
B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent)	Y---Malapitan
Y---Manalo	Y---Mangaoang
X---Mangudadatu (S.)	X---Mangudadatu (Z.)
Y---Marcoleta	B---Marcos--(Absent)
Y---Mariño	Y---Marquez
X---Martinez	X---Matugas
X---Mellana	Y---Mending
B---Mendoza--(Absent)	B---Mercado--(Absent)
B---Mirasol--(Absent)	X---Montoro
X---Nava	Y---Nieto
Y---Noel	X---Nograles (J.J.)
B---Nograles (K.A.)--(Absent)	Y---Nolasco
B---Oaminal--(Absent)	B---Ocampo--(Absent)
X---Olivarez	X---Ong (H.)
Y---Ong (E.)	Y---Ortega (P.)
Y---Ortega (V.N.)	Y---Pacquiao
Y---Paduano	Y---Palma
Y---Pancho	Y---Panganiban
Y---Panotes	Y---Papandayan
Y---Pichay	D---Pico--(N/A)
Y---Pimentel	Y---Pineda
X---Plaza	Y---Primicias-Agabas
Y---Roa-Puno	Y---Quimbo
X---Radaza	X---Ramirez-Sato
Y---Ramos	X---Relampagos
X---Revilla	Y---Robes
X---Rocamora	Y---Rodriguez (I.)
Y---Rodriguez (M.)	Y---Roman
Y---Romero	Y---Romualdez
X---Romualdo	D---Roque (H.)--(N/A)
B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent)	Y---Sacdalan
Y---Sagarbarria	B---Sahali--(Absent)
B---Salceda--(Absent)	X---Salimbangon
Y---Salo	Y---Salon
Y---Sambar	X---Sandoval
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento (C.)	Y---Sarmiento (E.M.)
X---Savellano	B---Sema--(Absent)
Y---Siao	Y---Silverio
Y---Singson (E.)	Y---Suansing (E.)
Y---Suansing (H.)	Y---Suarez
B---Sy-Alvarado--(Absent)	Y---Tambunting
B---Tan (A.)--(Absent)	B---Tan (M.)--(Absent)
B---Tan (S.)--(Absent)	X---Tejada
Y---Teves	B---Tiangco--(Absent)
Y---Ting	Y---Tinio
Y---Tolentino	X---Treñas
Y---Tugna	X---Tupas
D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A)	Y---Ty
B---Umali--(Absent)	X---Unabia
X---Ungab	X---Unico
Y---Uy (J.)	Y---Uy (R.)
Y---Uybarreta	X---Vargas
Y---Vargas-Alfonso	B---Velarde--(Absent)
B---Velasco, L.A.--(Absent)	X---Velasco-Catera
Y---Veloso	Y---Vergara
B---Villafuerte--(Absent)	Y---Villanueva
D---Villar--(N/A)	B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent)
Y---Villarica	X---Villarin
Y---Violago	X---Yap (A.)
Y---Yap (M.)	X---Yap (V.)
B---Yu--(Absent)	X---Zamora (M.C.)
X---Zamora (R.)	Y---Zarate
Y---Zubiri	---
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-11-13
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-11-13
REMARKS :

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Entitled:

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’

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2018 ]

Introduced by Representatives LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA, ANICETO "JOHN" III D. BERTIZ, ROLANDO JR. G. ANDAYA, HARRY JR. L. ROQUE, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 12, 2018;

11/13/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

11/14/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; and CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION;

(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)

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Entitled:
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’
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
Introduced by Representatives LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA, ANICETO "JOHN" III D. BERTIZ, ROLANDO JR. G. ANDAYA, HARRY JR. L. ROQUE, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 12, 2018;
11/13/2018	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
11/14/2018	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; and CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION;
(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)