# Paternity Leave Proposals (Philippines)

## Current situation
| Number of leave days | Condition | Other details | Status |
| - | - | - |:- |
| Seven (7) | Can be availed up to first four (4) childbirths or miscarriage of the legitimate and cohabiting spouse | Violations of this act and IRR are punishable by a fine costing Twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) upwards or imprisonment between thirty (30) days and six (6) months. | Passed into law as Republic Act 8187 enacted on June 11, 1996

## Nineteenth Congress (2022-2025)

| Principal author/s | Filed as | Number of leave days | Condition | Other details | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - |:- |
| * Castro, France L. * Brosas, Arlene D. * Manuel, Raoul Danniel A. | House Bill 566 (An Act Providing for Expanded Paternity Leave Benefits, Amending Republic Act 8187, Otherwise Known as the “Paternity Leave Act of 1996”) | Thirty (30) working days paid leave | All childbirths or miscarriage of the exclusively cohabiting partner regardless of married or not | If father and mother are not married, they must at least be in a common-law relationship for at least two (2) years and cohabiting for at least one (1) year | Filed June 30, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor and Employment since July 27, 2022
| Tulfo, Raffy T. | Senate Bill 753 (An Act Expanding the Scope of and Providing for Extended Paternity Leave, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8187, and for Other Purposes) | Thirty (30) working days paid leave | Can be availed up to first four (4) childbirths, miscarriage or abortion of the cohabiting partner | Paternity leave can be availed regardless of employment status; Section 3 of Republic Act 8187 (Definition of Paternity Leave) is repealed | Filed July 18, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development and Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation since August 30, 2022
| Vargas, Patrick Michael D. | House Bill 1679 (An Act Amending Section 2 of Republic Act No. 8187 Otherwise Known as the Paternity Leave Act of 1996, and for Other Purposes) | Fifteen (15) working days of paid leave plus optional fifteen (15) working days of unpaid leave | Paternity leave no longer deducted from annual leave credits | Paternity leave can be availed regardless of nature of employment (Regular, Permanent, Contractual, Temporary or Casual) | Filed August 2, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor and Employment since August 2, 2022
| Rillo, Marvin D. | House Bill 4430 (An Act Expanding the Scope of and Providing for Extended Paternity Leave, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8187, and for Other Purposes) | Thirty (30) working days paid leave | Can be availed up to first four (4) childbirths or miscarriage of the cohabiting partner | Paternity leave can be availed regardless of employment status | Filed September 5, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor and Employment since September 7, 2022
| Dionisio, Ernesto Jr. M. | House Bill 4670 (An Act Expanding the Scope of and Providing for Extended Paternity Leave, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8187, and for Other Purposes) | Fourteen (14) working days paid leave | Can be availed up to first four (4) childbirths, miscarriage or abortion of the cohabiting partner | Paternity leave can be availed regardless of employment status; Section 3 of Republic Act 8187 (Definition of Paternity Leave) is repealed | Filed September 12, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor and Employment since September 14, 2022
| Maniquiz, Doris E. | House Bill 4956 (An Act Amending Section 2 of Republic Act No. 8187, Otherwise Known as the "Paternity Leave Act of 1996") | Thirty (30) working days paid leave | All childbirths or miscarriage of the legitimate or common law wife | - | Filed September 19, 2022, pending with the Committee on Labor and Employment since September 21, 2022
| *possible reconciled version* | *An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8187, Otherwise Known as the "Paternity Leave Act of 1996", and for Other Purposes*) | Thirty (30) working days paid leave plus optional fifteen (15) working days of unpaid leave | All childbirths, miscarriage, abortion and ectopic pregancies of the legitimate or common law wife | Paternity leave can be availed regardless of nature of employment or employment status; Paternity leave no longer deducted from annual leave credits; Section 3 of Republic Act 8187 (Definition of Paternity Leave) is repealed | *yet to be filed*