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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. NO. :' ? D 
Introduced by Seuator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Biuay 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Equality for both men and women is a vital aspect lor the development or a nation, The laws 
of nature. however. limit women in terms of physical condition. strength. capacity and 
attributes. Admittedly, the male specic is sturdier, more tolerant when put up against 
punishing demands of physical employment. This situation is evident in shopping malls, 
department stores and contractor stalls that require their sales person to sufler work in 
standing position for long periods of time. 
The proposed bill seeks to amend Section 132(A) of the Labor Code by mandating owners 
and/or operators of malls, department stores, stalls and similar establishments to grant their 
female employees assigned in sales fifteen (15) minute rest periods for every two (2) hours of 
continuous and uninterrupted sales and store operations in consideration of the physical toll 
of continuous standing on women personnel. 
In view oflhe foregoing, the passage or this bill is earnestly recommended. 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Fil'st RegulaI' Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. NO.221) 
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Introduced by Senator Mada Lout'des Nancy S. Billay 
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AN ACT REQUIRING OWNERS AND/OR OPERATORS OF MALLS, DEPARTMENT 
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STORES, STALLS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS TO GRANT AND ALLOW 
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THEIR WOMEN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED IN SALES lS-MINlJTE RESTS EVERY 
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T\.vO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED SALES AND STORE 
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OPERATION ASSIGNMENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 132(A), 
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CHAPTER 1, TITLE III, OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippmes in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. ArtIcle l32(a), Chapter 1, Title m, of the Labor Code of the Philippines, is 
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hereby amended to reads as follows: 
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"ART 132. Facilities for women. -
The Secretary of Labor and 
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Employment shall establish standards that will ensure the safety and health of 
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women employees In appropriate cases, he shall, by regulatIOn, require 
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employers to: 
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"(a) Provide seats proper for women and permit them to use such seats 
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when they are free from work and during work hours, provided they can 
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perform their duties in this position without detriment to efficiency, 
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PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT WOMEN ASSIGNED IN MALLS, 
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DEPARTMENT STORES, STALLS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS 
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WHOSE ASSIGNED TASKS REQUIRE THEM TO BE IN A STANDING 
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POSITION WHILE ATTENDING TO CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS 
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SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THEIR MEAL BREAKS, BE ALLOWED 
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FIFTEEN (15)-MINUTE REST PERIODS FOR EVERY TWO (2) HOURS 
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OF UNINTERRUPTED AND CONTINUOUS DUTY" 
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SECTION 2, The Department of Labor and Employment shall within 60 days from 
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effectivity of this law, promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
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implementatIOn of this section, 
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SECTION 3, Repealing Clause, - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations 
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or parts thereof contrary to, or inconsistent with this act, are hereby modified or repealed 
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accordingly, 
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SECTION 4. Effecllvily Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its complete 
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publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,