Annex 3.1 Legislation and Regulation for Social Protection in the
Philippines
Area
Regulation/Law
Broad Social Protection Policy
NEDA SDC Resolution, Series of 2007 Formal adoption of Philippine
definition of 'Social Protection'
National Household Targeting
System for Poverty Reduction
Labor Regulation
Function
Administrative Orders 232 and 232-A
Amalgamated Social Protection
programs into a single National
Social Welfare Program Cluster
SDC Resolution No. 2, Series 2009
Creates the Sub-Committee on Social
Protection (SCSP) under NEDA SDC
NEDA SDC Resolution No. 3, Series of
2012 "Approving and adopting the
“Social Protection Operational
Framework”
The framework seeks to serve as the
overall guide for implementing Social
Protection programs/interventions and
other related policies.
NSCB Resolution No.18, Series of
2009
Supports establishment of NHTS-PR
Executive Order 867 of 2010
Provides for adoption of the NHTSPR as the mechanism for identifying
poor households’ eligibility for Social
Protection programs
1974 Labor Code of the Philippines
Mandates working conditions,
payment of minimum wages,
statutory hours, overtime, and leave
RA 8187, 8282, and 8972
Provide for maternity/paternity and
related leave
PD 881 of 1975
Provides for a 13th month of pay each
year
RA 10361
An Act Instituting Policies for the
Protection and Welfare of Domestic
Workers
RA 9710
Magna Carta of Women
RA 10151
Employment of Night Workers Act
RA 6725
Act Strengthening the Prohibition on
Discrimination Against Women in
Employment
RA 10911
Anti-Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 2016
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