EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE
S. B. NO. 708
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFANT-FRIENDLY 
FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND 
OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Parents with little children in tow often find it difficult to enjoy their food 
while eating out, especially if the food service establishment does not have 
child-friendly seats. In addition, they also have difficulty finding an appropriate 
place to change the diapers of their babies in public places.
This bill seeks to provide relief to these parents by requiring food 
service establishments to 
provide child-friendly seats, 
and for major 
establishments and all government offices to have at least one diaper­
changing station in each floor of their establishment and/or offices. Major 
establishments include malls, shopping centers, theaters, movie houses, 
convention centers, sports arenas, auditoriums, cultural complexes, exhibition 
halls, permanent amusement parks, health facilities, restaurants that can seat 
50 people or more, gasoline stations that have restrooms that are open to 
the public, and establishments measuring 25,000 feet or more.
Covered establishments are also given one year from the effectivity of 
this Act to comply with these requirements. Any establishment found non- 
compliant with the foregoing requirements shall be meted a penalty of 
Php2,000 per day of violation.
Requiring child-friendly seats in these establishments seeks to ensure 
that patrons of food service establishments will be free from worry and anxiety 
when their children are present with them at these establishments. 
It also


gives them comfort that they have an accessible place to go to when their 
children need to change.
Indeed, the passage of this bill is in accord with the Article 2 of the 
Consumer Act of the Philippines, which provides that “[i]t is the policy of the 
State to protect the interests of the consumer, promote his general welfare 
and to establish standards of conduct for business and industry” and to 
“implement measures... [for their] protection against hazards to health and 
safety [.]”
The immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
SENATOR/vlOEL VILLANUEVA


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE
S. B. NO. 708
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF INFANT-FRIENDLY FACILITIES IN 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. S hort Title. -  This Act shall be known as the “Infant-Friendly 
Facilities Act.”
SEC, 2. D eclaration o f Policy. -  The State recognizes that all Filipinos are 
entitled to access to convenient facilities that will enable them to properly 
undertake their childcare responsibilities. Towards this end, this State shall 
ensure that these facilities are sanitary, safe and readily available and 
accessible for all persons, and shall specialized seating for infants and 
children.
SEC. 3. D efinition o f Terms. -  The following terms shall be used in this Act:
a) 
Com m on Seating shall refer to the actual number of seats available for 
customers of a particular food service establishment;
b) 
C hild-Friendly Seating shall refer to high chairs or any seating 
apparatus that will allow infants or children to be seated at tables or 
counters at an elevated distance from the ground;
c) 
Early-stage child shall mean any child of any age whose size and 
developmental 
stage 
allows 
placement 
in 
child-friendly 
seating 
equipment;
d) 
Diaper-changing station shall mean an area where a person can 
change the diapers of a child. The station shall accommodate at least a


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20-pound child and shall have a trash bin for the disposal of diapers. It 
shall also have hand washing facilities in good working condition;
e) 
Food Service E stablishm ent shall mean any privately owned facility 
business, firm or enterprise that is primarily oriented towards the 
provision of food and related services. These include restaurants, 
eateries or other facilities that are contained within malls or other larger 
structures, as well as those establishments that have their own 
independent infrastructure. 
This does not apply to food service 
establishments that do not allow persons under 18 years of age to enter 
the premises;
f) 
M ajor establishm ents shall include malls, shopping centers, theaters, 
movie houses, convention centers, sports arenas, auditoriums, cultural 
complexes, 
exhibition 
halls, 
permanent amusement parks, 
health 
facilities, restaurants that can seat 50 people or more, gasoline stations 
that have restrooms that are open to the public, and establishments 
measuring 25,000 feet or more, excluding industrial buildings and 
nightclubs or bars that do not permit anyone who is under 18 years of 
age to enter the premises, among others;
g) 
G overnm ent offices shall mean all local and national government 
offices, agencies, and government owned and controlled corporations; 
and
h) 
Patrons refer to any individual or group that avails of any of the offered 
food, as well as the services of the food service establishment.
I. ACCESS TO CHILD FRIENDLY SEATING
SEC. 4. P rovision of C hild-Friendly Seating. -  Food service establishments 
are required to have, at all times, child-friendly seating equipment for patrons 
that have at least one (1) early-stage child present with them at the time that 
they procure the food or the services of the establishment.
SEC. 5. P roportion o f C hild-Friendly Seating to Com m on Seating. -
Food service establishments shall have at least one (1) child-friendly seat for 
every ten (10) common seats available.
11. ACCESS TO DIAPER-CHANGING STATIONS FOR MEN’S AND
WOMEN’S RESTROOMS
SEC. 6. General. -  All major establishments and government offices shall be 
have at least one (1) safe, sanitary, and convenient baby diaper-changing 
station that is accessible to restrooms used exclusively by women and 
restrooms used exclusively by men, or at least one safe, sanitary, and 
convenient baby diaper-changing station that is accessible to both men and 
women; Provided, That a diaper-changing station shall be available in each 
floor occupied by the major establishment and the government office.


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SEC. 7. Exceptions. -  Section 6 of this Act shall not apply to a restaurant 
with a seating capacity of at least 50 people, if there is a centrally located 
facility with a baby diaper-changing station located within 300 feet of the 
entrance to the restaurant.
SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  Within sixty (60) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Health (DOH) and other relevant 
stakeholders shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations for the 
proper implementation of this Act.
SEC. 9. Transition Period. -  All covered establishments existing at the time 
of the approval of this Act and government offices shall have a period of one 
year from the effectivity of this Act to comply with the the provisions hereof.
SEC. 10. Penalties. -  A major establishment or food service establishment 
that fails to comply with any provisions of this Act shall be liable for a fine of 
Two Thousand Pesos (Php2,000.00) for every day of violation.
SEC. 11. Separability Clause. -  If any provision or part hereof is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
SEC. 12. Repealing Clause. -  Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation 
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly.
SEC. 12. Effectivity Clause. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation.
Approved,