| List of Laws for Philippine Women |
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Law Number |
Title |
| 1 |
Act No. 3753 |
"Law on Registry ofCivil Status" |
| 2 |
Act No. 4112 |
An Act to Amend Section Four Hundred and Thirty-One of theAdministrative Code, as Amended, by Granting the Right of Suffrage to theWomen and Making them Eligible to all Public Offices, and for Other Purposes. |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Act No. 647 |
An Act to Grant Maternity Leave to Married Women who are in theService of the Government or of any of its Instrumentalities |
| 4 |
Executive Order No. 209 |
The Family Code of thePhilippines |
| 5 |
Executive Order No. 51 |
Adopting a National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes,Breastmilk Supplements and Related Products, Penalizing Violations Thereof,and for Other Purposes |
| 6 |
Executive Order No. 56 |
Executive Order No. 56, Authorizing the Ministry of SocialServices and Development to Take Protective Custody of Child Prostitutes andSexually Exploited Children, and for Other Purposes |
| 7 |
Presidential Decree No. 1043 |
Amending Republic Act No. 3825 Establishing the Women'sAuxiliary Corps in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, to Provide for theProcurement of its Officers and Enlisted Personnel and for Other Purposes |
| 8 |
Presidential Decree No. 1083 |
A Decree to Ordain and Promulgate a Code Recognizing the Systemof Filipino Muslim Laws, Codifying Muslim Personal Laws, and Providing forits Administration and for Other Purposes |
| 9 |
Presidential Decree No. 148 |
Amending Further Certain Sections of Republic Act Numbered SixHundred Seventy-Nine as Amended, Commonly Known as the Women and Child LaborLaw |
| 10 |
Presidential Decree No. 603 |
The Child and Youth Welfare Code |
| 11 |
Presidential Decree No. 633 |
Creating a National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women |
| 12 |
Proclamation No. 227 |
Providing for the observance of March as "Women's Role inHistory Month" |
| 13 |
Proclamation No. 244 |
Declaring the first week of March of every year as Women's Weekand March 8, 1988 and every year thereafter as Women's Rights andInternational Peace Day |
| 14 |
Republic Act No. 1564 |
An Act Granting Maternity Leave to Women in Government ServiceUnder Temporary Appointments who have Rendered Less than Two Years ofService, by Amending Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven asAmended |
| 15 |
Republic Act No. 2714 |
An Act to Establish in the Department of Labor a Bureau to beKnown as Women and Minors Bureau |
| 16 |
Republic Act No. 386 |
An Act to Ordain and Institute the Civil Code of the Philippines |
| 17 |
Republic Act No. 6237 |
An Act Further Amending Republic Act Numbered Six HundredSeventy-Nine, as Amended by Republic Act Numbered Eleven Hundred Thirty-One(re Woman and Child Labor Law) |
| 18 |
Republic Act No. 6655 |
An Act Establishing and Providing for a Free Public SecondaryEducation and for Other Purposes |
| 19 |
Republic Act No. 6657 |
An Act Instituting a Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program toPromote Social Justice and Industrialization Providing the Mechanism for itsImplementation, and for Other Purposes |
| 20 |
Republic Act No. 6725 |
An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on Discrimination AgainstWomen with Respect to Terms and Conditions of Employment, Amending for thePurpose Article One Hundred Thirty-Five of the Labor Code, as Amended |
| 21 |
Republic Act No. 6949 |
An Act to Declare March Eight of Every Year as a Working SpecialHoliday to be Known as National Women's Day |
| 22 |
Republic Act No. 6955 |
An Act to DeclareUnlawful the Practice of Matching Filipino Women for Marriage to ForeignNationals on a Mail-Order Basis and Other Similar Practices, Including theAdvertisement, Publication, Printing or Distribution of Brochures, Fliers andOther Propaganda Materials in Furtherance Thereof and Providing PenaltyTherefor |
| 23 |
Republic Act No. 6972 |
An Act Establishing a Day Care left in Every Barangay,Instituting Therein a Total Development and Protection of Children Program,Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes |
| 23 |
Republic Act No. 7077 |
An Act Providing for the Development, Administration,Organization, Training, Maintenance and Utilization of the Citizen ArmedForce of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and for Other Purposes |
| 24 |
Republic Act No. 7192 |
An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and EqualPartners of Men in Development and Nation-Building and for Other Purposes |
| 25 |
Republic Act No. 7305 |
The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers |
| 26 |
Republic Act No. 7309 |
An Act Creating a Board of Claims Under the Department ofJustice for Victims of Unjust Imprisonment or Detention and Victims ofViolent Crimes and for Other Purposes |
| 27 |
Republic Act No. 7322 |
An Act Increasing Maternity Benefits in Favor of Women Workersin the Private Sector, Amending for the Purpose Section 14-A of Republic ActNo. 1161, as Amended and for Other Purposes |
| 28 |
Republic Act No. 7600 |
An Act Providing Incentives to all Government and Private HealthInstitutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for OtherPurposes |
| 29 |
Republic Act No. 7610 |
An Act Providing for Stronger Deterrence and Special ProtectionAgainst Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination, Providing Penalties forits Violation, and for Other Purposes |
| 30 |
Republic Act No. 7688 |
An Act Giving Representation to Women in the Social SecurityCommission, Amending for the Purpose Section 3(A) of Republic Act No. 1161,as Amended |
| 31 |
Republic Act No. 7796 |
An Act Creating the Technical Education and Skills DevelopmentAuthority, Providing for its Powers, Structure and for Other Purposes |
| 32 |
Republic Act No. 7875 |
An Act Instituting a National Health Insurance Program for allFilipinos and Establishing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation forthe Purpose |
| 33 |
Republic Act No. 7877 |
An Act Declaring Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the Employment,Education or Training Environment, and for Other Purposes |
| 34 |
Republic Act No. 7882 |
An Act Providing Assistance to Women Engaging in Micro andCottage Business Enterprises, and for Other Purposes |
| 35 |
Republic Act No. 7883 |
An Act Granting Benefits and Incentives to Accredited BarangayHealth Workers and for Other Purposes |
| 36 |
Republic Act No. 7884 |
An Act Creating the National Dairy Authority to Accelerate theDevelopment of the Dairy Industry in the Philippines, Providing for a DairyDevelopment Fund, and for Other Purposes |
| 37 |
Republic Act No. 8042 |
An Act to Institute the Policies of Overseas Employment andEstablish a Higher Standard of Protection and Promotion of the Welfare ofMigrant Workers, Their Families and Overseas Filipinos in Distress, and forOther Purposes |
| 38 |
Republic Act No. 8043 |
An Act Establishing the Rules to Govern Inter-Country Adoptionof Filipino Children, and for other purposes. |
| 39 |
Republic Act No. 8044 |
An Act Creating the National Youth Commission, Establishing aNational Comprehensive and Coordinated Program on Youth Development,Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes |
| 40 |
Republic Act No. 8171 |
An Act Providing for the Repatriation of Filipino Women who haveLost Their Philippine Citizenship by Marriage to Aliens and of Natural BornFilipinos |
| 41 |
Republic Act No. 8187 |
An Act Granting Paternity Leave of Seven (7) Days with Full Payto All Married Employees in the Public and Private Sectors for the First Four(4) Deliveries of the Legitimate Spouse with Whom He is Cohabiting and forOther Purposes |
| 42 |
Republic Act No. 8289 |
An Act to Strengthen the Promotion and Development of, andAssistance to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, Amending for that PurposeRepublic Act No. 6977, Otherwise Known as the "Magna Carta for SmallEnterprises", and for Other Purposes |
| 43 |
Republic Act No. 8353 |
An Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape,Reclassifying the Same as a Crime Against Persons, Amending for the PurposeAct No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and forOther Purposes |
| 44 |
Republic Act No. 8369 |
AnAct Establishing Family Courts, Granting Them Exclusive Original Jurisdictionover Child and Family Cases, Amending Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, as Amended,Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, AppropriatingFunds Therefor and for Other Purposes. |
| 45 |
Republic Act No. 8371 |
An Act to Recognize, Protect and Promote the Rights ofIndigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples, Creating a NationalCommission on Indigenous Peoples, Establishing Implementing Mechanisms,Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes |
| 46 |
Republic Act No. 8425 |
An Act Institutionalizing the Social Reform and PovertyAlleviation Program, Creating for the Purpose the National Anti-PovertyCommission, Defining its Powers and Functions, and for Other Purposes |
| 47 |
Republic Act No. 8505 |
An Act Providing Assistance and Protection for Rape Victims,Establishing for the Purpose a Rape Crisis left in Every Province and City,Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes |
| 48 |
Republic Act No. 8533 |
An Act Amending Title I, Chapter 3, Article 39 of ExecutiveOrder No. 209, Otherwise Known as the Family Code of the Philippines,Nullifying the Prescriptive Period for Action or Defenses Grounded onPsychological Incapacity |
| 49 |
Republic Act No. 8551 |
An Act Providing for the Reform and Reorganization of thePhilippine National Police and for Other Purposes, Amending CertainProvisions of Republic Act 6975 entitled "An Act Establishing thePhilippine National Police Under a Reorganized Department of Interior andLocal Government and for Other Purposes" |
| 50 |
Republic Act No. 8972 |
An Act Providing for Benefits and Privileges to Solo Parents andTheir Children, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes |
| 51 |
Republic Act No. 8980 |
An Act Promulgating a Comprehensive Policy and a National Systemfor Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), Providing Funds Therefor andfor Other Purposes |
| 52 |
Republic Act No. 9208 |
An Act to Institute Policies to Eliminate the Trafficking inPersons Especially Women and Minors, Establishing the Necessary InstitutionalMechanism for the Protection and Support of Trafficked Persons, ProvidingPenalties for its Violations, and Other Purposes |
| 52 |
Republic Act No. 9262 |
An Act Defining Violence Against Women and their Children,Providing for Protective Measures for Victims, Prescribing PenaltiesTherefor, and for Other Purposes |
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