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The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE, / ˈ s oʊ dʒ iː / Tagalog:) Equality Bill, also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB), [1] [2] is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Congress of the Philippines, which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of ...
Republic Act No. 9262 is known as The Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act of 2004. [21] Recognizing "the need to protect the family and its members particularly women and children from violence and threats to their personal safety and security", RA 9262 was signed by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 8, 2004. [21]
The TRAIN Act is the first of four packages of tax reforms to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, or the Tax Code, as amended. [3] This package introduced changes in personal income tax (PIT), [ 4 ] estate tax, donor's tax, value added tax (VAT), documentary stamp tax (DST) and the excise tax of tobacco products, petroleum products ...
[58] [59] [60] The initiative was met with praise from the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, who lauded the city government's efforts to promote gender equality and to make healthcare more accessible, as well as adhering to values promoted by the equal protection clause affirmed in the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Yogyakarta ...
The Revised Penal code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 3815. Article 245 of the Act holds that where any police officer or warden immorally or indecently advances to a woman under his watch, that officer or warden will be charged and could face suspension or disqualification of his post. [39]
The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, officially designated as Republic Act 10931, is a Philippine law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state universities and colleges (SUCs), and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines. The law also foresees subsidies for private higher ...
Benham Rise Research and Development Institute Act: Seeks to establish the Benham Rise Research and Development Institute. HB00036: July 1, 2019: Philippine Rise and National Park (PRNP) Act of 2019: Seeks to establish the Philippine Rise Natural Park in the Province of Isabela as a protected area under the N.I.P.A.S. Act (R.A. 7586). HB00037 ...
Temporarily Modifying the Rates of Import Duty on Rice Under Section 1611 of Republic Act No. 10863, Otherwise Known as the "Customs Modernization and Tariff Act" [135] 136 Creating the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee in Compliance With the World Trade Organization – Trade Facilitation Agreement May 18, 2021 [136] 137