Law prohibiting discrimination in

the Philippines
The Labor Code
Prohibits discrimination against women on
account of their gender, and against children on
account of their age.
The Magna Carta of Women
(Republic Act No. 9710, as
amended)
Prohibits discrimination against women and
expressly imposes liability for damages on the
person directly responsible for such
discrimination.
The Anti-Age Discrimination in
Employment Act
(Republic Act No. 10911)
Prohibits discrimination on account of age, and
imposes penalties for violation of the Act.
The Magna Carta for Persons with
Disability
(Republic Act No. 7277, as
amended)
Provides that a qualified employee with
disability shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions of employment as a qualified able-
bodied person.
The Solo Parents’ Welfare Act
(Republic Act No. 8972)
Prohibits an employer from discriminating
against any solo parent employee with respect
to the terms and conditions of employment on
account of the employee being a solo parent.
The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act
(Republic Act No. 8371)
Prohibits discrimination against Indigenous
Cultural Communities or Indigenous Peoples
with respect to recruitment and conditions of
employment on account of their descent.
 The Mental Health Act
(Republic Act No. 11036)
Requires employers to develop appropriate
policies and programmes on mental health in
the workplace designed to, among others, raise
awareness on mental health issues.
Correct the stigma and discrimination associated
with mental health conditions, identify and
provide support for individuals at risk and
facilitate access of individuals with mental
health conditions to treatment and psychosocial
support.
The Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy
Act
(Republic Act No. 11166)
The Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy
Act
(Republic Act No. 11166)
Prohibits the rejection of job application,
termination of employment, or other
discriminatory policies in hiring, provision of
employment and other related benefits,
promotion or assignment of an individual solely
or partially on the basis of actual, perceived or
suspected HIV status.
This law also states that policies and practices
that discriminate on the basis of perceived or
actual HIV status, sex, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity and expression, age,
economic status, disability and ethnicity are
deemed inimical to national interest.
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