CEDAW/C/PHL/7-8 2007-2010 (14th Congress) 2010-2013 (15th Congress) 2013-2016 (16th Congress) Status of Legislative Initiatives Representatives (i.e., SBN 1771, 1543, and 1648) Additional agenda for 15th Congress: ♦ Amendment to Article 351 on Premature Marriages ♦ Domestic Workers’ Rights or the Kasambahay Bill ♦ PASSED in 2013 as RA 10361 ♦ Reproductive Health Bill ♦ PASSED in 2013 as RA 10354 but issued a status quo ante order by the Supreme Court ♦ Local Sectoral Representation Bill ♦ Retained in the WPLA ♦ Magna Carta of Women Bill (PASSED in 2009 as RA 9710) Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9710 approved in 2010 ♦ Amendment and repeal of provisions of the New Family Code favouring the decision of husband or father in case of disagreement and other matters 6/36 ♦ Retained in WPLA Plus: ♦ Amendment to Article 247 on Death or Physical Injuries Under Exceptional Circumstances Articles 351 and 247 have been removed in the final draft of the new criminal code (Philippine Code of Crimes Book 2, Final draft as of 19 November 2013). Bills filed amending Articles 351 on Premature Marriages in the Senate and in the House of Representatives (i.e., SBN 1647, HB 1460 and 3346); and on Article 247 on Death or Physical Injuries Under Exceptional Circumstances (i.e., HB 1451). Not included in 16th WPLA ♦ Retained in WPLA Plus: ♦ Repeated physical abuse as a ground for legal separation (3) Bills filed in the Senate and House of Representatives to amend Article 14, 211 and 225 of the Family Code: i.e., SBN 2072, 1260, HB 85 and 1652 A bill is being proposed on repeated abuse as a ground for legal separation 15-03079