NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session  
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
HOUSE BILL No. ________ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, 
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN RESTROOMS OF ALL 
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Equity in parenting roles has a positive impact for both parents. Fathers who 
are involved in child-rearing and household duties report being happier and have 
fewer mental and physical health problems.1  Moms involved in work outside the 
home have lower rates of depression.2  The joy and burden of parenting, when 
shared by both parents can be rewarding, not only to the parents, but to children as 
well.  Equally shared parenting translates into a stronger parent-child bond.3 
We now live in a modern world where inclusive parenting is encouraged and 
the tasks of caring, feeding, dressing and nappy changing are no longer exclusively 
relegated to the mother.   
However, despite men taking active participation in parenting, public facilities 
that encourage inclusive parenting are lacking. “While baby changing stations have 
become relatively common, they are predominantly placed in women's restrooms, 
1De La Cretaz, B., October 12, 2016. Finally, A Necessary ‘Bathroom Law’: Baby-Changing Stations 
Coming to Government Buildings. www.rewirenewsgroup.com. accessed 10/04/2023. 
<https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2016/10/12/bathroom-law-baby-changing-stations-government-
buildings/>
2 Jacobson. M., May 21, 2012. Shared Parenting: Why Modern Families Are Choosing Equality. 
www.parenting.com. accessed 10/04/2023. <https://www.parentmap.com/article/shared-parenting-
why-modern-families-are-choosing-equality> 
3 Ibid. 
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session  
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
HOUSE BILL No. ________ 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, 
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR BABY CHANGING FACILITIES IN RESTROOMS OF ALL 
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Baby Changing 
Facilities Act.”  
Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. – 
(A) Baby-changing facility shall mean an area where a person can
change the diapers or soiled clothing of a child.  The facility shall 
accommodate at least a 20-pound child and shall have trash bins for 
proper waste disposal, hand washing and toilets.  
(B) Public establishments shall mean malls, shopping centers,
theaters or movie houses, convention centers, sports arenas, auditoriums, 
cultural complexes, exhibition halls, permanent amusement parks, health 
facilities, restaurants that can seat 50 or more people, gasoline stations 
that have restrooms open for public-use, and establishments measuring 
25,000 feet or more.  This does not apply to an industrial building or to a 
nightclub or bar that does not permit entry to anyone below the age of 18.  
This section also does not apply to a restroom located in a health facility if 
the restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident at a time.  
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(C) Government offices shall mean all local and national 
government offices, agencies, and government-owned and controlled 
corporations.  
 
Sec. 3. General Provision. – There shall be at least one safe, sanitary, and 
convenient baby changing facility with hand washing and restroom facilities that is 
accessible to everyone, regardless of gender, in all major establishments and 
government offices.  
 
Sec. 4. Exceptions. – Section 3 shall not apply if the local building inspector 
determines that the installation of a baby changing facility is not feasible or would 
result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of 
access of persons with disabilities.  This provision shall also not apply to a restaurant 
with a seating capacity of 50 people, if there is a centrally located station with baby 
changing facility located within 300 feet of the entrance of the restaurant.  
 
Sec. 5. Penalties. – Major establishments that fail to comply with the 
provisions of this Act within one year from its enactment shall be meted with a 
warning.  Major establishments that fail to comply with the provisions of this Act six 
months after being issued a warning, shall pay ten thousand pesos (Php10,000) for 
every succeeding month until compliance is made.  
 
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. – If any provision, section, or part of this Act shall 
be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, invalidate, or 
impair other provisions, sections or parts hereof.  
 
Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. – All other laws, rules and regulations, orders, 
circulars, and other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.  
 
Sec. 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
Approved,