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AN ACT ENSURING JOB SECURITY TO WORKING WOMEN WHO ARE 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 9262
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No. 9262, which is regarded as a landmark legislation in the protection of 
women’s rights, states that:
“It is hereby declared that the State values the dignity of women and children 
and guarantees full respect for human rights. The State also recognizes the need 
to protect the family and its members particularly women and children from 
violence threats to their personal safety and security.
Towards this end, the State shall exert efforts to address violence committed 
against women and children in keeping with the fundamental freedoms 
guaranteed imder the Constitution and the provisions of the Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and 
other international human rights instruments of which the Philippines is a 
party.”
Since its enactment in 2004, several cases have been filed against abusive persons and 
various protection orders were issued to safeguard women victims under the Act.
It has come to our attention however, that a growing number of women victims who are 
productively employed at the time of the abuse or reporting of the abuse, end up losing 
their jobs while in the process of recovery or during the time when they were actively 
prosecuting and/or defending their cases in court. It appears that certain employers have 
used the absences of the women victims from work as basis to terminate them for poor 
performance and other related reasons that can be considered as just cause for termination 
under the Labor Code.
The insensitive acts of employers in terminating women employees who are victims of 
abuse under this Act, is another form of abuse, which current laws carmot adequately 
address. The law must come to the succor of these helpless women to uphold the State 
Policy declared under RA No. 9262.


In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly recommended
MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY 
Senator


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AN ACT ENSURING JOB SECURITY TO WORKING WOMEN WHO ARE 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 9262
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. A Section 6-A is hereby inserted into Republic Act No. 9262 as follows: 
“SECTION 6-A PROHIBITED ACTS OF EMPLOYERS
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED UNLAWFUL FOR ANY EMPLOYER TO DISMISS A 
WOMAN EMPLOYEE WHO IS KNOWN TO THE EMPLOYER AS A VICTIM 
UNDER THIS ACT, UNDER THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS:
(1) FOR ABSENCES INCURRED IN THE PROSECUTION/DEFENSE OF HER 
CASE UNDER THIS ACT, OR DURING HER MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL 
TREATMENT; OR
(2) FOR POOR OR UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE WHILE IN THE 
PROSECUTION/DEFENSE OF HER CASE UNDER THIS ACT, OR DURING 
HER MEDICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT.
ANY EMPLOYER FOUND TO HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF ANY OF THE 
FOREGOING ACTS SHALL BE PUNISHED WITH IMPRISONMENT FOR 
THIRTY (30) DAYS AND SHALL BE LIABLE TO PAY THE WOMAN 
EMPLOYEE FOR THE SUM OF NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P200,000.00) NOR MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P500,000.00) WITH SUBSIDIARY IMPRISONMENT IN 
CASE OF INABILITY TO PAY BUT IN NO CASE TO EXCEED SEX (6) 
MONTHS.
A DISMISSAL ON ANY OF THE GROUNDS MENTIONED HEREIN SHALL 
AUTOMATICALLY BE CONSIDERED BY THE LABOR ARBITER AS ILLEGAL 
DISMISSAL UNDER THE LABOR CODE. IT SHALL BE UNDERSTOOD THAT


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THE LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYER HEREIN IS SEPARATE FROM HIS 
LIABILITY UNDER THE LABOR CODE AND OTHER SPECIAL LAWS.”
SECTION 2. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,