 In October 2019, Albay Representative Edcel Lagman (who was the author of the RH Bill) filed House Bill No.5170 (or the "Carlos Celdran Bill") in Congress, which seeks to repeal Article 133 and, according to Lagman, would uphold the right to freedom of speech and expression (which are guaranteed in the Philippine Constitution) and separation of church and state in the Catholic-majority country of the Philippines.A petition was also launched at Change.org to push the bill's ratification.