Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTHTEENTH CONGRESS
First regular session

3149

HOUSE BILL NO.,
INTRODUCED BY REP. RUBEN B. ECLEO, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Many studies point out that women in the developing world are only peripherally
‘engaged in agricultural labor. Much of women’s agricultural labor is overlooked because of the
strong bias or hiring male farm laborers not only because they are stronger but mainly because the
machines for agricultural production have been designed primarily for the men. As observed,
most developmental programs especially the new technological innovations in agriculture, always.
fail to include the economic importance of women, thus, resulting to development of machines
that only favor the males.

In the Philippines, the introduction of moder farming technologies have only
«to the further marginalization and displacement of our rural women because most of their
ies have been taken over by men. As a result, the women’s outlook and attitude
towards the community have been restricted, their contributions to productivity is diminished and
their domestication further reinforced. So while mechanization has shortened the men’s working,
days in the farm, the women’s workload has increased since they have to plant and transplant,
manually on a bigger cultivated area, perform all other manual task and are still expected to do
the household chores. As a result of this, many desperate rural women leave for urban areas
dreaming of a better life only to be drawn into deeper poverty as they are out a living from
informal economic activities.

‘The purpose of this bill is to encourage the development of machines and other
technologies that would encourage the productivity of «rural women and discourage urban
migration. As proposed, the bill grant a package of incentives from the financial grant to develop
the model, tax-free and importation of materials needed and exemption from payment of taxes,
duties. fees, and imports on machines to be mass produced. To ensure the mass productions of
the machines, the inventors thereof are also given the privilege to avail of a collateral-free loan
from the government banks.

___ With the passage of this bill, it is hope that urban migration will be halted and women
will be given equal opportunity with men to participate actively in rural development,

Early passage of this bill is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTHTEENTH CONGRESS

First regular session

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HOUSE BILL no,_3148

INTRODUCED BY REP. RUBEN B. ECLEO. JR.

AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINES
AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY
OF RURAL WOMEN WORKERS

es of the Philippines in Congress

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
assembled:

SECTION 1. Any person who shall develop machines and technology that will improve
the productivity and rural women workers shall be entitled to the following incentives:

1, Financial grant from the Department of Science and Technology for the fabrication
of the model.

2. Exemption from all the forms of taxes, duties, fees or imports that may be imposed
on the machines and other technological inventions and/or the parts necessary, for
their completion.

3. Availment from government banks of collateral free loans for mass productions of

the machines and other technological inventions.

SECTION 2. The person concerned shall register with all Department of Science
and ‘Technology his/her invention to avail of the benefits under Act.

SECTION 3. Nothing in this Act shall be constructed as to diminish the pri
“ incentives granted to inventors under existing laws.

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SECTION 4. The Department of Science and Technology shall issue rules and
regulations as may be necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof,
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.