Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
Housejiiiri;.      6685
Introduced by Representatives EDVIC G. YAP,
|OCELYN P. TULFO, JEFFREY SORIANO and RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to grant all employees from the private and public sectors a mandatory
ten (10) day bereavement leave to support employees who have recently lost an immediate
family member.
Death is a devastating loss and carries an insurmountable emotional and physical toll
on any person. Unfortunately, in the Philippines, bereavement leave is merely voluntarily
granted to employees by their employers. More often than not, employers do not grant any
bereavement leave benefits  or worse,  do  not allow  employees  to  be  absent despite  such
situations. Employees from the private and public sectors are constrained to either use other
leave benefits or be absent from work with a corresponding salary deduction whenever faced
with such misfortune. Thus, employees are burdened by the derrunds of their work, their
everyday life, and making the necessary arrangements for their loved ones, leaving no time
for them to mourn and process the loss they experience.
Under this bill, the employees in the private and public sectors shall be entitled to a
bereavement leave of ten (10) days every year with full pay immediately following the death
ofanemployee'simmediatefamilymemberwithoutdiminutionofbenefitsandwithsecurity
of tenure.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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House Bill No.
6685
Introduced by Representatives EDVIC G. YAP,
JOCELYN P. TULFO, JEFFREY SORIAN0 and RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO
AN ACT
GRANTING BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 0F TEN (10) DAYS WITH FULL PAY
TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Be it er.ac.ted by the Senate and the House Of Representatives Of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
1                    Section 1. Sfeorf Ti.fJe. -This Act shall be known as the ``Bere#z;c7He7if Le¢t7c Act
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4                  Sec. 2. DccJ¢r¢ft.o# a/ Stofe poz{.ey. -The state affirms that the Filipino fanuly
5      is the foundation of the nation and recognizes that the death of an immediate family
6      member  bears  a  significant  emotional  and  psychological  burden  upon  farhily
7      members. A bereavement leave benefit system is hereby institutionalized to support
8      employees in the public and private sectors who have recently lost relatives belonging
9      to their immediate family.
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Sec. 3. Dofinition of Terms. -
a.   Bereflz7effle"f LcflzJe - refers to a leave taken by an employee to grieve the death,
or attend, or to make arrangements for the funeral, of an immediate fandy
member.
b.   Ifflrmedl.¢fe F¢ow..ky Me"bcr- refers to an employee's spouse, parent or child,
brother or sister,  and relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or
affinity.
See. 4. Bereavement Leave for Immediate Fandly Members. - Err+ployees in
20      the private and public sectors shall be entitled to a bereavement leave of ten (10) days
21      every year with full pay immediately following the death of an employee's immediate
22      fanulymember.
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Sec. 5. No#-d..ffli.##f!.orl a/Bc„e/I.ts. -  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
reduceexistingbenefitsgrantedunderexistinglaws,decrees,executiveorders,orany
contract, agreement, or policy between the employer and employee.
Sec. 6. Secwri.fry a/Te##re. -No employee in the public and private sectors who
avails of bereavement leave provided under this Act shall be dismissed by reason of
theavailmentthereofandshallbeassuredofsecurityoftenure.Availmentoftheleave
shall not be used as reason for misconduct, demotion, or termination in employment,
or for any form of unsatisfactory performance.
Sec.   7.  Pe#fl[Zft.cs.   -     Any  person,   corporation,   trust,   firm,   partnership,
association,orentityfoundviolatingthisactortherulesandregulationspromulgated
thereunder  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  Twenty-thousand  pesos
(Php20,000) or imprisonment of fifteen (15) days to one (1) month.
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39     If the violation is committed by a corporation, trust or firm, partnership, association
40      or any other entity, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the entity's
41      responsible officers, including but not limited to, the president, vice president, chief
42      executive officer general manager, managing director or partner directly responsible
4 3      therefor.
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Sec. 8. JfflpJcffle#f..Hg R#Jes ¢#d Rcgwz¢f{.o#s.  - The Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), for the private sector
and public sector respectively, shall issue the necessary rules and regulations of this
Act within thirty (30) days of its effectivity.
Sec. 9. Scp¢rflzJt.Ji.fgr CJ¢wsc.  -If, for any reason, any part, section or provision
51      of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions no-t affected
52      thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
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Sec. 10. Repeflz1.#g CJ¢wse.  -  AIl laws, decrees, orders, rules, regulations and
other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec.  11.  £#ccfl.z„.fry.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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61      Approved.