REVIEWER FOR SOCIAL LEGISLATION
MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Republic Act No. 7277
Disabled persons are part of the Philippine
Society; thus, the state shall give full support to the
improvement of the total well-being of disabled
persons and their integration into the mainstream
of society.
DISABLED PERSONS- are those suffering from
restriction or different abilities, as a result of a
mental, physical or sensory impairment, to perform
an activity in the manner or within the range
considered normal for a human being.
Disability shall mean:
1. A physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more
psychological, physiological or anatomical
function of an individual or activities of such
individual;
2. a record of such an impairment;
3. being regarded as having such an
impairment.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF
DISABLED PERSONS:
EMPLOYMENT- No disable person shall be
denied access to opportunities for suitable
employment.
Private entities that employ disabled persons who
meet the required skills or qualifications, either as
regular employee, apprentice or learner, shall be
entitled to an additional deduction, from their gross
income, equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%)
of the total amount paid as salaries and wages
to disabled persons: Provided, however, That
such entities present proof as certified by the
Department of Labor and Employment that
disabled persons are under their employ:
Provided, further, That the disabled employee is
accredited with the Department of Labor and
Employment and the Department of Health as to
his disability, skills and qualifications.
EDUCATION- The State shall ensure that disabled
persons are provided with access to quality
education and ample opportunities to develop their
skills.
The State shall also promote the provision by
learning institutions, especially higher learning
institutions of auxiliary services that will facilitate
the learning process for disabled persons.
The State shall establish, maintain and support
complete, adequate and integrated system of
special education for the visually impaired,
hearing impaired, mentally retarded persons and
other types of exceptional children in all regions of
the country.
HEALTH - The Department of Health in
coordination with the National Council for the
Welfare of Disabled Persons, shall institute a
national health program which shall aim to attain
the following:
(a) prevention of disability, whether occurring
prenatally or postnatally; (b) recognition and early
diagnosis of disability; and (c) early rehabilitation
of the disabled.
AUXILIARY SOCIAL SERVICES - The State shall
ensure that marginalized persons are provided
with the necessary auxiliary services that will
restore their social functioning and participation in
community affairs.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS- Television stations
shall be encouraged to provide a sign— language
inset or subtitles in at least one (1) newscast
program a day and special programs covering
events of national significance.
ACCESSIBILITY- The State shall ensure the
attainment of a barrier-free environment that will
enable disabled persons to have access in public
and private buildings and establishments and such
other places mentioned in Batas Pambansa Bilang
344, otherwise known as the "Accessibility Law".
Disabled persons shall be allowed to drive motor
vehicles, subject to the rules and regulations
issued by the Land Transportation Office pertinent
to the nature of their disability and the appropriate
adaptations or modifications made on such
vehicles.
The Department of Social Welfare and
Development shall develop a program to assist
marginalized disabled persons gain access in the
use of public transport facilities. Such assistance
may be in the form of subsidized transportation
fare.
POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
System of Voting — Disabled persons shall be
allowed to be assisted by a person of his choice in
voting in the national or local elections.
Right to Assemble — Consistent with the
provisions of the Constitution, the State shall
recognize the right of disabled persons to
participate in processions, rallies, parades,
demonstrations, public meetings, and
assemblages or other forms of mass or concerned
action held in public.
SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be
entitled to:
(a) At least twenty percent (20%) discount and
exemption from the value-added tax (VAT), if
applicable, on the following sale of goods and
services for the exclusive use and enjoyment or
availment of the PWD:
(1) On the fees and charges relative to the
utilization of all services in hotels and similar
lodging establishments; restaurants and recreation
centers;
(2) On admission fees charged by theaters,
cinema houses, concert halls, circuses, carnivals
and other similar places of culture, leisure and
amusement;
(3) On the purchase of medicines in all
drugstores;
(4) On medical and dental services
including diagnostic and laboratory fees such as,
but not limited to, x-rays, computerized
tomography scans and blood tests, and
professional fees of attending doctors in all
government facilities, subject to the guidelines to
be issued by the Department of Health (DOH), in
coordination with the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (PhilHealth);
(5) On medical and dental services
including diagnostic and laboratory fees, and
professional fees of attending doctors in all private
hospitals and medical facilities, in accordance with
the rules and regulations to be issued by the DOH,
in coordination with the PhilHealth;
(6) On fare for domestic air and sea travel;
(7) On actual fare for land transportation
travel such as, but not limited to, public utility buses
or jeepneys (PUBs/PUJs), taxis, asian utility
vehicles (AUVs), shuttle services and public
railways, including light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro
Rail Transit (MRT) and Philippine National
Railways (PNR); and
(8) On funeral and burial services for the
death of the PWD: Provided, That the beneficiary
or any person who shall shoulder the funeral and
burial expenses of the deceased PWD shall claim
the discount under this rule for the deceased PWD
upon presentation of the death certificate. Such
expenses shall cover the purchase of casket or
urn, embalming, hospital morgue, transport of the
body to intended burial site in the place of origin,
but shall exclude obituary publication and the cost
of the memorial lot.
(b) Educational assistance to PWD, for them to
pursue primary, secondary, tertiary, post tertiary,
as well as vocational or technical education, in
both public and private schools, through the
provision of scholarships, grants, financial aids,
subsidies and other incentives to qualified PWD,
including support for books, learning materials,
and uniform allowance to the extent feasible:
Provided, That PWD shall meet the minimum
admission requirements;
(c) To the extent practicable and feasible, the
continuance of the same benefits and privileges
given by the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS),
and Pag-IBIG, as the case may be, as are enjoyed
by those in actual service;
(d) To the extent possible, the government may
grant special discounts in special programs for
PWD on purchase of basic commodities,
subject to the guidelines to be issued for the
purpose by the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA); and
(e) Provision of express lanes for PWD in all
commercial and government establishments; in
the absence thereof, priority shall be given to them.
The abovementioned privileges are available only
to PWD who are Filipino citizens upon
submission of any of the following as proof of
his/her entitlement thereto:
(i) An identification card issued by the city or
municipal mayor or the barangay captain of the
place where the PWD resides;
(ii) The passport of the PWD concerned; or
(iii) Transportation discount fare Identification
Card (ID) issued by the National Council for the
Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP
The establishments may claim the
discounts granted in subsection
(a), paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6),
(7), and (8) as tax deductions
based on the net cost of the
goods sold or services rendered:
Provided, however, That the cost of
the discount shall be allowed as
deduction from the gross income for
the same taxable year that the
discount is granted: Provided,
further, That the total amount of the
claimed tax deduction net of value-
added tax, if applicable, shall be
included in their gross sales receipts
for tax purposes and shall be subject
to proper documentation and to the
provisions of the National Internal
Revenue Code (NIRC), as amended
Those caring for and living with a PWD shall be
granted the following incentives:
“(a) PWD, who are within the fourth civil degree of
consanguinity or affinity to the taxpayer,
regardless of age, who are not gainfully employed
and chiefly dependent upon the taxpayer, shall be
treated as dependents under Section 35(b) of the
NIRC of 1997, as amended, and as such,
individual taxpayers caring for them shall be
accorded the privileges granted by the Code
insofar as having dependents under the same
section are concerned;
Incentives granted to Employers employing
Qualified PWDs:
Private entities that employ disabled persons who
meet the required skills or qualifications, either as
regular employee, apprentice or learner, shall be
entitled to an additional deduction, from their
gross income, equivalent to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the total amount paid as
salaries and wages to disabled persons:
Requirements:
(i) The entity must present proof as certified by the
Department of Labor and Employment that
disabled person are under their employ.
(ii) The disabled employee must be accredited with
the Department of Labor and Employment and the
Department of Health as to his disability, skills and
qualifications. [Section 8(b), R.A. No. 7277]
Incentives granted for providing PWD facilities
Private entities that improved or modify their
physical facilities in order to provide reasonable
accommodation for disabled persons shall also be
entitled to an additional deduction from their net
taxable income, equivalent to fifty percent
(50%) of the direct costs of the improvements
or modifications
This does not apply to improvements or
modifications of facilities required under Batas
Pambansa Bilang 344.
EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010
Republic Act No. 9994
Article XIII, Section 11 of the Constitution provides
that the Sate shall adopt an integrated and
comprehensive approach to health development
which shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all the
people at affordable cost. There shall be priority
for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly,
disabled, women and children. Article XV, Section
4 of the Constitution Further declares that it is the
duty of the family to take care of its elderly
members while the State may design programs of
social security for them.
SENIOR CITIZEN- or elderly refers to any resident
citizen of the Philippines at least sixty (60) years
old.
Privileges for the Senior Citizens:
(a) the grant of twenty percent (20%) discount
and exemption from the value -added tax
(VAT), if applicable, on the sale of the following
goods and services from all establishments, for the
exclusive use and enjoyment or availment of the
senior citizen
(1) on the purchase of medicines, including
the purchase of influenza and pnuemococcal
vaccines, and such other essential medical
supplies, accessories and equipment to be
determined by the Department of Health (DOH).
 (2) on the professional fees of attending
physician/s in all private hospitals, medical
facilities, outpatient clinics and home health care
services;
(3) on the professional fees of licensed
professional health providing home health care
services as endorsed by private hospitals or
employed through home health care employment
agencies;
(4) on medical and dental services,
diagnostic and laboratory fees in all private
hospitals, medical facilities, outpatient clinics, and
home health care services, in accordance with the
rules and regulations to be issued by the DOH, in
coordination with the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (PhilHealth);
(5) in actual fare for land transportation
travel in public utility buses (PUBs), public utility
jeepneys (PUJs), taxis, Asian utility vehicles
(AUVs), shuttle services and public railways,
including Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rail
Transit (MRT), and Philippine National Railways
(PNR);
(6) in actual transportation fare for
domestic air transport services and sea shipping
vessels and the like, based on the actual fare and
advanced booking;
(7) on the utilization of services in hotels
and similar lodging establishments, restaurants
and recreation centers;
(8) on admission fees charged by theaters,
cinema houses and concert halls, circuses, leisure
and amusement; and
(9) on funeral and burial services for the
death of senior citizens;
(b) exemption from the payment of individual
income taxes of senior citizens who are
considered to be minimum wage earners in
accordance with Republic Act No. 9504;
(c) the grant of a minimum of five percent (5%)
discount relative to the monthly utilization of
water and electricity supplied by the public
utilities: Provided, That the individual meters for
the foregoing utilities are registered in the name of
the senior citizen residing therein: Provided,
further, That the monthly consumption does not
exceed one hundred kilowatt hours (100 kWh) of
electricity and thirty cubic meters (30 m3) of water:
Provided, furthermore, That the privilege is
granted per household regardless of the number of
senior citizens residing therein;
(d) exemption from training fees for socioeconomic
programs;
(e) free medical and dental services, diagnostic
and laboratory fees such as, but not limited to, x-
rays, computerized tomography scans and blood
tests, in all government facilities, subject to the
guidelines to be issued by the DOH in coordination
with the PhilHealth;
(f) the DOH shall administer free vaccination
against the influenza virus and pneumococcal
disease for indigent senior citizen patients;
(g) educational assistance to senior citizens to
pursue pot secondary, tertiary, post tertiary,
vocational and technical education, as well as
short-term courses for retooling in both public and
private schools through provision of scholarships,
grants, financial aids, subsides and other
incentives to qualified senior citizens, including
support for books, learning materials, and uniform
allowances, to the extent feasible: Provided, That
senior citizens shall meet minimum admission
requirements;
(h) to the extent practicable and feasible, the
continuance of the same benefits and privileges
given by the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS), the Social Security System
(SSS) and the PAG-IBIG, as the case may be, as
are enjoyed by those in actual service;
(i) retirement benefits of retirees from both the
government and the private sector shall be
regularly reviewed to ensure their continuing
responsiveness and sustainability, and to the
extent practicable and feasible, shall be upgraded
to be at par with the current scale enjoyed by those
in actual service;
(j) to the extent possible, the government may
grant special discounts in special programs for
senior citizens on purchase of basic
commodities, subject to the guidelines to be
issued for the purpose by the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) and the Department of
Agriculture (DA);
(k) provision of express lanes for senior
citizens in all commercial and government
establishments; in the absence thereof, priority
shall be given to them; and
(l) death benefit assistance of a minimum of
Two thousand pesos (Php2, 000.00) shall be
given to the nearest surviving relative of a
deceased senior citizen which amount shall be
subject to adjustments due to inflation in
accordance with the guidelines to be issued by the
DSWD.
Government Assistance
Employment- Senior citizens who have the
capacity and desire to work, or be re-employed,
shall be provided information and matching
services to enable them to be productive members
of society. Terms of employment shall conform
with the provisions of the Labor Code, as
amended, and other laws, rules and regulations.
Private entities that will employ senior
citizens as employees, upon the
effectivity of this Act, shall be entitled to
an additional deduction from their
gross income, equivalent to fifteen
percent (15%) of the total amount paid
as salaries and wages to senior
citizens, subject to the provision of
Section 34 of the NIRC, as amended:
Provided, however, That such
employment shall continue for a period of
at least six (6) months: Provided, further,
That the annual income of the senior
citizen does not exceed the latest poverty
threshold as determined by the National
Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) of
the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) for that year.
Social Services- At least fifty percent (50%)
discount shall be granted on the consumption of
electricity, water, and telephone by the senior
citizens center and residential care/group homes
that are government-run or non-stock, non-profit
domestic corporation organized and operated
primarily for the purpose of promoting the well-
being of abandoned, neglected, unattached, or
homeless senior citizens, subject to the guidelines
formulated by the DSWD.
Additional Government Assistance:
(1) Social Pension- Indigent senior
citizens shall be entitled to a monthly stipend
amounting to Five hundred pesos (Php500.00) to
augment the daily subsistence and other medical
needs of senior citizens, subject to a review every
two (2) years by Congress, in consultation with the
DSWD.
(2) Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage- All
indigent senior citizens shall be covered by the
national health insurance program of PhilHealth.
The LGUs where the indigent senior citizens reside
shall allocate the necessary funds to ensure the
enrollment of their indigent senior citizens in
accordance with the pertinent laws and
regulations.
(3) Social Safety Nets- Social safety
assistance intended to cushion the effects of
economics shocks, disasters and calamities shall
be available for senior citizens. The social safety
assistance which shall include, but not limited to,
food, medicines, and financial assistance for
domicile repair, shall be sourced from the
disaster/calamity funds of LGUs where the senior
citizens reside, subject to the guidelines to be
issued by the DSWD."
BATAS KASAMBAHAY
(Domestic Workers Act)
Republic Act No. 10361
The State recognizes the need to protect the rights
of domestic workers against abuse, harassment,
violence, economic exploitation and performance
of work that is hazardous to their physical and
mental health.
DOMESTIC WORKER or "KASAMBAHAY" -
refers to any person engaged in domestic work
within an employment relationship such as, but not
limited to, the following: general househelp,
nursemaid or "yaya", cook, gardener, or laundry
person, but shall exclude any person who performs
domestic work only occasionally or sporadically
and not on an occupational basis.
The following are not covered:
(a) Service providers- refers to any person or
entity that carries an independent business and
undertakes to perform job, work or service on
his/her own for a household, according to his/her
own manner and method, and free from the control
and direction of the employer in all matters in
connection with the performance of the work
except as to the result thereof. [Sec 3(l), IRR of RA
10361]
(b) Family drivers;
(c) Children under foster family arrangement-
refers to children who are living with a family or
household of relative/s and are provided access to
education and given an allowance incidental to
education, i.e., "baon", transportation, school
projects, and school activities; provided, that the
foster family and foster care arrangements are in
compliance with the procedures and requirements
as prescribed by Republic Act No. 10165 or Foster
Care Act of 2012. [Sec 3(a), IRR of RA 10361]

(d) Any other person who performs work
occasionally or sporadically and not on an
occupational basis.
[Sec 2, IRR of RA 10361]
Domestic work refers to work performed in or for a
household or households. [Sec 4(c), RA 10361]
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
Standard of Treatment – The employer or any
member of the household shall not subject a
domestic worker or "kasambahay" to any kind of
abuse nor inflict any form of physical violence or
harassment or any act tending to degrade the
dignity of a domestic worker.
Board, Lodging and Medical Attendance – The
employer shall provide for the basic necessities of
the domestic worker to include at least three (3)
adequate meals a day and humane sleeping
arrangements that ensure safety.
Guarantee of Privacy – Respect for the privacy of
the domestic worker shall be guaranteed at all
times and shall extend to all forms of
communication and personal effects.
Right to Education and Training – The employer
shall afford the domestic worker the opportunity to
finish basic education and may allow access to
alternative learning systems and, as far as
practicable, higher education or technical and
vocational training.
Prohibition Against Privileged Information – All
communication and information pertaining to the
employer or members of the household shall be
treated as privileged and confidential, and shall not
be publicly disclosed by the domestic worker
during and after employment.
Prohibition on Debt Bondage. – It shall be
unlawful for the employer or any person acting on
behalf of the employer to place the domestic
worker under debt bondage.
Debt bondage- refers to the rendering of
service by the domestic worker as security or
payment for a debt where the length and nature
of service is not clearly defined or when the
value of the service is not reasonably applied in
the payment of the debt.
Daily Rest Period – The domestic worker shall be
entitled to an aggregate daily rest period of eight
(8) hours per day.
Weekly Rest Period – The domestic worker shall
be entitled to at least twenty-four (24) consecutive
hours of rest in a week. The employer and the
domestic worker shall agree in writing on the
schedule of the weekly rest day of the domestic
worker: Provided, That the employer shall respect
the preference of the domestic worker as to the
weekly rest day when such preference is based on
religious grounds. Nothing in this provision shall
deprive the domestic worker and the employer
from agreeing to the following:
(a) Offsetting a day of absence with a particular
rest day;
(b) Waiving a particular rest day in return for an
equivalent daily rate of pay;
(c) Accumulating rest days not exceeding five (5)
days; or
(d) Other similar arrangements.
Minimum Wage – The minimum wage of
domestic workers shall not be less than the
following:
(a) Two thousand five hundred pesos
(P2,500.00) a month for those employed in the
National Capital Region (NCR);
(b) Two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) a month
for those employed in chartered cities and first
class municipalities; and
(c) One thousand five hundred pesos
(P1,500.00) a month for those employed
mother municipalities.
Payment of Wages – Payment of wages shall be
made on time directly to the domestic worker to
whom they are due in cash at least once a month.
Prohibition Against Withholding of Wages – It
shall be unlawful for an employer, directly or
indirectly, to withhold the wages of the domestic
worker.
Leave Benefits – A domestic worker who has
rendered at least one (1) year of service shall be
entitled to an annual service incentive leave of
five (5) days with pay: Provided, That any unused
portion of said annual leave shall not be cumulative
or carried over to the succeeding years. Unused
leaves shall not be convertible to cash.
Social and Other Benefits – A domestic worker
who has rendered at least one (1) month of service
shall be covered by the Social Security System
(SSS), the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (PhilHealth), and the Home
Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG, and
shall be entitled to all the benefits in accordance
with the pertinent provisions provided by law.
Termination of Service – Neither the domestic
worker nor the employer may terminate the
contract before the expiration of the term except
for grounds provided for in Sections 33 and 34 of
this Act.
If the domestic worker is unjustly
dismissed, the domestic worker shall be paid the
compensation already earned plus the equivalent
of fifteen (15) days work by way of indemnity.
If the domestic worker leaves without
justifiable reason, any unpaid salary due not
exceeding the equivalent fifteen (15) days work
shall be forfeited. In addition, the employer may
recover from the domestic worker costs incurred
related to the deployment expenses, if any:
Provided, That the service has been terminated
within six (6) months from the domestic worker’s
employment.
105 DAY EXPANDED MATERNITY LEAVE
Republic Act No. 11210
It is the declared policy of the State under Article
XIII, Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution to protect
and promote the rights and welfare of working
women, taking into account them maternal
functions, and to provide an enabling environment
in which their full potential can be achieved.
Grant of Maternity Leave — All covered
female workers in government and the
private sector, including those in the
informal economy, regardless of civil
status or the legitimacy of her child, shall
be granted one hundred five (105) days
maternity leave with full pay and an
option to extend for an additional thirty
(30) days without pay: Provided, That in
case the worker qualifies as a solo parent
under Republic Act No. 8972, or the "Solo
Parents’ Welfare Act", the worker shall
be granted an additional fifteen (15)
days maternity leave with full pay.
Enjoyment of maternity leave cannot be deferred
but should be availed of either before or after the
actual period of delivery in a continuous and
uninterrupted manner, not exceeding one
hundred five (105) days, as the case may be.
Maternity Leave for Female Workers in the
Public/Private Sector- An additional maternity
leave of thirty (30) days, without pay, can be
availed of, at the option of the female worker:
Provided, further, That, the head of the agency
shall be given due notice, in writing, at least forty-
five (45) days before the end of her maternity
leave: Provided, finally, That no prior notice shall
be necessary in the event of a medical emergency
but subsequent notice shall be given to the head
of the agency.
Maternity leave of sixty (60) days, with full pay,
shall be granted for miscarriage or emergency
termination of pregnancy.
For Private Sector:
(a) A female Social Security System (SSS)
member who has paid at least three (3) monthly
contributions in the twelve (12)-month period
immediately preceding the semester of her
childbirth, miscarriage, or emergency
termination of pregnancy shall be paid her daily
maternity benefit which shall be computed based
on her average monthly salary credit for one
hundred five (105) days, regardless of whether she
gave birth via caesarian section or natural delivery,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) That the female worker shall have
notified her employer of her pregnancy and the
probable date of her childbirth, which notice shall
be transmitted to the SSS in accordance with the
rules and regulations it may provide;
(2) That the full payment shall be advanced
by the employer within thirty (30) days from the
filing of the maternity leave application;
(3) That payment of daily maternity benefits
shall be a bar to the recovery of sickness benefits
provided under Republic Act No. 1161, as
amended, for the same period for which daily
maternity benefits have been received;
(4) That the SSS shall immediately
reimburse the employer of one hundred percent
(100%) of the amount of maternity benefits
advanced to the female worker by the employer
upon receipt of satisfactory and legal proof of such
payment; and
(5) That if a female worker should give birth
or suffer a miscarriage or emergency termination
of pregnancy without the required contributions
having been remitted for her by her employer to the
SSS, or without the latter having been previously
notified by the employer of the time of the
pregnancy, the employer shall pay to the SSS
damages equivalent to the benefits which said
female member would otherwise have been
entitled to.
All female workers in the government and
female members of the SSS, regardless of their
civil status, shall be granted maternity leave,
with full pay.
SOLO PARENTS’ WELFARE ACT OF 2000
Republic Act No. 8972
It is the policy of the State to promote the family as
the foundation of the nation, strengthen its
solidarity and ensure its total development.
Towards this end, it shall develop a
comprehensive program of services for solo
parents and their children.
SOLO PARENT - any individual who falls under
any of the following categories:
(1) A woman who gives birth as a result of
rape and other crimes against chastity even
without a final conviction of the offender: Provided,
That the mother keeps and raises the child;
(2) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood due to death of
spouse;
(3) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood while the spouse is
detained or is serving sentence for a criminal
conviction for at least one (1) year;
(4) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood due to physical and/or
mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public
medical practitioner;
(5) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood due to legal
separation or de facto separation from spouse for
at least one (1) year, as long as he/she is entrusted
with the custody of the children;
(6) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood due to declaration of
nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a
court or by a church as long as he/she is entrusted
with the custody of the children;
(7) Parent left solo or alone with the
responsibility of parenthood due to abandonment
of spouse for at least one (1) year;
(8) Unmarried mother/father who has
preferred to keep and rear her/his child/children
instead of having others care for them or give them
up to a welfare institution;
(9) Any other person who solely provides
parental care and support to a child or children;
(10) Any family member who assumes the
responsibility of head of family as a result of the
death, abandonment, disappearance or prolonged
absence of the parents or solo parent.
A change in the status or circumstance of the
parent claiming benefits under this Act, such that
he/she is no longer left alone with the responsibility
of parenthood, shall terminate his/her eligibility
for these benefits.
Flexible Work Schedule
The employer shall provide for
a flexible working schedule for
solo parents: Provided, That
the same shall not affect
individual and company
productivity: Provided,
further, That any employer
may request exemption from
the above requirements from
the DOLE on certain
meritorious grounds.
Parental Leave – In addition to leave privileges
under existing laws, parental leave of not more
than seven (7) working days every year shall be
granted to any solo parent employee who has
rendered service of at least one (1) year. The
seven-day parental leave shall be non-cumulative.
Provided that:
 He/She has rendered at least one (1) year of
service whether continuous or broken at the
time of the effectivity of the Act;
 He/She has notified his/her employer of the
availment thereof within a reasonable time
period;
 He/She has presented a Solo Parent
Identification Card to his/her employer.
Parental Leave - In addition to leave privileges
under existing laws, parental leave of not more
than seven (7) working days every year shall be
granted to any solo parent employee who has
rendered service of at least one (1) year.

ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995
Republic Act No. 7877
The State shall value the dignity of every
individual, enhance the development of its human
resources, guarantee full respect for human rights,
and uphold the dignity of workers, employees,
applicants for employment, students or those
undergoing training, instruction or education.
Towards this end, all forms of sexual harassment
in the employment, education or training
environment are hereby declared unlawful.
Work, Education or Training -Related, Sexual
Harassment Defined. - Work, education or
training-related sexual harassment is committed
by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor,
agent of the employer, teacher, instructor,
professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who,
having authority, influence or moral ascendancy
over another in a work or training or education
environment, demands, requests or otherwise
requires any sexual favor from the other,
regardless of whether the demand, request or
requirement for submission is accepted by the
object of said Act.
In a work-related or employment environment,
sexual harassment is committed when:
1) The sexual favor is made as a condition
in the hiring or in the employment, re-employment
or continued employment of said individual, or in
granting said individual favorable compensation,
terms of conditions, promotions, or privileges; or
the refusal to grant the sexual favor results in
limiting, segregating or classifying the employee
which in any way would discriminate, deprive or
diminish employment opportunities or otherwise
adversely affect said employee;
(2) The above acts would impair the
employee's rights or privileges under existing labor
laws; or
(3) The above acts would result in an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for
the employee.
In an education or training environment, sexual
harassment is committed:
(1) Against one who is under the care,
custody or supervision of the offender;
(2) Against one whose education, training,
apprenticeship or tutorship is entrusted to the
offender;
(3) When the sexual favor is made a
condition to the giving of a passing grade, or the
granting of honors and scholarships, or the
payment of a stipend, allowance or other benefits,
privileges, or consideration; or
(4) When the sexual advances result in
an intimidating, hostile or offensive
environment for the student, trainee or
apprentice.
Any person who directs or induces another to
commit any act of sexual harassment as herein
defined, or who cooperates in the commission
thereof by another without which it would not have
been committed, shall also be held liable under
this Act.
Liability of the Employer, Head of Office,
Educational or Training Institution - The
employer or head of office, educational or training
institution shall be solidarily liable for damages
arising from the acts of sexual harassment
committed in the employment, education.
Independent Action for Damages - Nothing in
this Act shall preclude the victim of work, education
or training-related sexual harassment from
instituting a separate and independent action for
damages and other affirmative relief.
Penalties - Any person who violates the provisions
of this Act shall, upon conviction, be penalized by
imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor
more than six (6) months, or a fine of not less than
Ten thousand pesos (P10,000) nor more than
Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000), or both such
fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the
court.
Any action arising from the violation of the
provisions of this Act shall prescribe in three
(3) years.
WHEN IS A GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL/EMPLOYEE LIABLE FOR SEXUAL
HARASSMENT?
A government official or employee, regardless
of sex, is liable for sexual harassment when
he/she:
1. directly participates in the execution of any act
of sexual harassment as defined by the
Administrative Disciplinary Rules on Sexual
Harassment Cases;
2. induces or directs another or others to commit
sexual harassment as defined by these Rules;
3. cooperates in the commission of sexual
harassment by another through an act without
which the sexual harassment would not have been
accomplished; or
4. cooperates in the commission of sexual
harassment by another through previous or
simultaneous acts.
ANTI-AGE DISCRIMINATION IN
EMPLOYMENT ACT
Republic Act No. 10911
The State shall promote equal opportunities in
employment for everyone.
Prohibition of Discrimination in
Employment on Account of Age
(a) It shall be unlawful for an employer to:
(1) Print or publish, or cause to be printed
or published, in any form of media, including the
internet, any notice of advertisement relating to
employment suggesting preferences, limitations,
specifications, and discrimination based on age;
(2) Require the declaration of age or birth
date during the application process;
(3) Decline any employment application
because of the individual’s age;
(4) Discriminate against an individual in
terms of compensation, terms and conditions or
privileges of employment on account of such
individual’s age;
(5) Deny any employee’s or worker’s
promotion or opportunity for training because of
age;
(6) Forcibly lay off an employee or worker
because of old age; or
(7) Impose early retirement on the basis of
such employee’s or worker’s age.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a labor contractor or
subcontractor, if any, to refuse to refer for
employment or otherwise discriminate against any
individual because of such person’s age.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a labor organization to:
(1) Deny membership to any individual
because of such individual’s age;
(2) Exclude from its membership any
individual because of such individual’s age; or
(3) Cause or attempt to cause an employer
to discriminate against an individual in violation of
this Act.
(d) It shall be unlawful for a publisher to print or
publish any notice of advertisement relating to
employment suggesting preferences, limitations,
specifications, and discrimination based on age.
EXCEPTIONS. - It shall NOT be unlawful for an
employer to set age limitations in employment if:
(a) Age is a bona fide occupational
qualification reasonably necessary in the normal
operation of a particular business or where the
differentiation is based on reasonable factors other
than age;
(b) The intent is to observe the terms of a bona
fide seniority system that is not intended to
evade the purpose of this Act;
(c) The intent is to observe the terms of a bona fide
employee retirement or a voluntary early
retirement plan consistent with the purpose of this
Act: Provided, That such retirement or voluntary
retirement plan is in accordance with the Labor
Code, as amended, and other related laws; or
(d) The action is duly certified by the Secretary
of Labor and Employment in accordance with the
purpose of this Act.
PENALTY - Any violation of this Act shall be
punished with a fine of not less than fifty thousand
pesos (₱50,000.00) but not more than five hundred
thousand pesos (₱500,000.00), or imprisonment
of not less than three (3) months but not more than
two (2) years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
If the offense is committed by a corporation, trust,
firm, partnership or association or other entity, the
penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty officer or
officers of such corporation, trust, firm, partnership
or association or entity.
 (f) Marriage Certificate;
FIRST TIME JOBSEEKERS
ASSISTANCE ACT
(g) Transcript of academic records issued by state
Republic Act No. 11261
colleges and universities;

It is the policy of the State to promote full (h) Tax Identification Number (TIN);
employment and equality of gainful work and
opportunities for its citizens. As such, the State (i) Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) card; and
shall expand accessibility to government services
and provide incentives to improve a first time (j) Other documentary requirements issued by the
jobseeker’s access to employment. government that may be required by employers
from job applicants.
WAIVER OF FEES AND. CHARGES - Subject to
exceptions provided in Section 8 of this Act, all Proof of Eligibility - First time jobseekers availing
government agencies and instrumentalities, of the benefits provided under this Act shall
including government-owned and -controlled present a barangay certification stating that the
corporations (GOCCs), local government units applicant is a first-time jobseeker: Provided,
(LGUs), and government hospitals shall not That any person found guilty of fabrication or
collect fees or charges from a first time falsification shall be liable under the Revised Penal
jobseeker: Provided, That such fee or charge is Code.
paid in connection with the application for and the
granting of licenses, proofs of identification,
clearances, certificates or other documents usually
required in the course of employment locally or
abroad: Provided, further, That the benefit
provided under this Act SHALL ONLY BE
AVAILED OF ONCE.

EXCEPTIONS - The waiver of fees and charges

provided under this Act shall not include those
collected in connection with an application to take
a professional licensure examination
conducted by the Professional Regulation
Commission, application for a Philippine
passport authentication and red ribbon of
documents from the Department of Foreign
Affairs, application for a Career Service
Examination with the Civil Service Commission
(CSC), and application for a driver’s license
from the Land Transportation Office.

COVERED GOVERNMENTAL TRANSACTIONS.

- No fees and other charges shall be collected from
first time jobseekers when obtaining the following,
subject to the requirement in Section 5:

(a) Police clearance certificate;

(b) National Bureau of Investigation clearance;

(c) Barangay clearance;

(d) Medical certificate from a public hospital,

provided that fees and charges collected for
laboratory tests and other medical procedures
required for the grant of a medical certificate shall
not be free of charge;

(e) Birth Certificate; -MORALEDA