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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This proposed measure seeks to mandate that only women prison guards or 
female staff be posted or assigned to jails and correctional facilities where women 
inmates are incarcerated, and in other parts of these facilities where the guards, 
warden, or prison personnel have direct control and supervision over women 
inmates.  
This bill also mandates that the jails under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Jail 
Management and Penology, and the provincial government facilities and the 
correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Corrections 
maintain the women custodial personnel-to-women inmate ratio of 1:7 and 
women reformation personnel-to-women inmate ratio of 1:24. 
Hence, the passage of this measure is sought.   
RUDYS CAESAR G. FARIÑAS I 
March 6, 2023
5:22 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _____ 
Introduced by Representative Rudys Caesar G. Fariñas I 
AN ACT 
ENHANCING PROTECTION FOR WOMEN INMATES HELD IN JAILS AND 
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
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to safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner especially women prisoners 
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incarcerated in jails or correctional facilities, promote their security and general 
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welfare, and prepare them to be productive members of the society upon their 
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release from jails or correctional facilities.  
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SEC. 2. Coverage. – This Act covers municipal, city, and district jails under the 
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jurisdiction of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; the various 
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provincial jails under their respective provincial governments; and the 
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correctional  facilities  under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Corrections which 
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are charged  with  the custody  or  reformation  of   women  prisoners  
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incarcerated  therein.  
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SEC. 3. Mandatory Posting of Women Prison Guards. – It is hereby mandated 
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that only women prison guards or female staff doing custodial work shall be 
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posted or assigned to jails or correctional facilities including the quarters and   
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dormitories therein where women inmates   are incarcerated, and in other parts 
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of these facilities where the guards, warden or prison personnel have direct 
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control and supervision over women inmates. 
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SEC. 4. Control and Supervision of Facilities with Women Inmates. – In 
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institutions having both male and female prisoners, the section or part set aside 
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for women inmates shall be under the authority of a woman prison officer who 
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shall have control and supervision of the facilities.  
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SEC. 5. Hiring and Training of Additional Women Prison Guards. –To ensure 
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the effective implementation and to carry out the full intent of this Act, the jails 
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under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the 
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provincial government facilities and the correctional facilities under the 
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jurisdiction of the Bureau of Corrections, are hereby mandated to maintain the 
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women custodial personnel-to- women inmate ratio of 1:7 and women 
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reformation personnel-to-women inmate ratio of 1:24.   
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SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days after 
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the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Justice and the Secretary of the Interior 
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and Local Government shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for 
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the effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. Appropriations Clause. – The amount necessary for the implementation 
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of this Act in so far as it refers to municipal, city and district jails shall be charged 
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to the current appropriations for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology 
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and   Bureau of Corrections. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the 
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continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General 
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Appropriations Act. 
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The provincial governments shall be responsible for appropriating the necessary 
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amount needed for the implementation of this Act with regard provincial jails. 
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SEC. 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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