June 11, 1996
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8187
AN ACT GRANTING PATERNITY LEAVE OF SEVEN (7) DAYS WITH FULL PAY
TO ALL MARRIED MALE EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SECTORS FOR THE FIRST FOUR (4) DELIVERIES OF THE LEGITIMATE
SPOUSE WITH WHOM HE IS COHABITING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1.
Leave Act of 1996".
Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Paternity
SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding any law, rules and regulations to the
contrary, every married male employee in the private and public sectors shall be
entitled to a paternity leave of seven (7) days with full pay for the first four (4)
deliveries of the legitimate spouse with whom he is cohabiting. The male employee
applying for paternity leave shall notify his employer of the pregnancy of his
legitimate spouse and the expected date of such delivery.
For purposes of this Act, delivery shall include childbirth or any miscarriage.
SECTION 3.
Definition of Term.
For purposes of this Act,
Paternity Leave refers to the benefits
granted to a married male employee
allowing him not to report for work for seven (7) days but continues to earn the
compensation therefor, on the condition that his spouse has delivered a child or
suffered a miscarriage for purposes of enabling him to effectively lend support to his
wife in her period of recovery and/or in the nursing of the newly-born child.
SECTION 4.
The Secretary of Labor and Employment, the Chairman of
the Civil Service Commission and the Secretary of Health shall, within thirty (30)
days from the effectivity of this Act, issue such rules and regulations necessary for the
proper implementation of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 5.
Any person, corporation, trust, firm, partnership, association
or entity found violating this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty-Five thousand pesos (P25,000) or
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imprisonment of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months.
If the violation is committed by a corporation, trust or firm, partnership,
association or any other entity, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the
entity's responsible officers, including, but not limited to, the president,
vice-president, chief executive officer, general manager, managing director or partner
directly responsible therefor.
SECTION 6.
Nondiminution Clause.
Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to reduce any existing benefits of any form granted under existing laws,
decrees, executive orders, or any contract, agreement or policy between employer and
employee.
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SECTION 7.
Repealing Clause. All laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations, issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8.
Effectivity.
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of
national circulation.
Approved: June 11, 1996
Published in Malaya and the Manila Times on June 20, 1996. Published in the
Official Gazette, Vol. 92 No. 33 page 5077 on August 12, 1996.
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