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QCD1 Rep Arjo Atayde
QUEZON City District 1 (QCD1) Rep. Arjo Atayde thanked Congress for approving the third and final reading of a bill that establishes a safer working environment for workers of the movie and television industry.
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THE chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Employment expressed confidence last Sunday that Filipino workers can soon enjoy a better working environment with the approval of several bills promoting their welfare. Rizal Rep. Juan Fidel Felipe F. Nograles, the panel chairman, said the bills providing better environment for…
MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill providing better working conditions for the movie, television and radio entertainment industry. A total of 240 lawmakers voted to approve House Bill 1270, or the proposed Eddie Garcia Act, which aims to provide workers in those industries opportunities for gainful employment and a decent income, and protect them from abuse, harassment, hazardous working conditions and economic exploitation. No lawmaker voted against the measure or abstained from voting. Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said the proposal would cover thousands of people working in the entertainment sector. "It would ensure that they continue to have gainful employment and protect them against abuse, harassment, dangerous working environment and exploitation," he said. The bill is named after the late veteran actor Eddie Garcia, who died in 2019 after suffering a neck injury while shooting for a television
MANILA - A bill providing better working conditions for the movie, television and radio entertainment industry is inching its way into law following its second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During Monday's plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 1270, or the proposed Eddie Garcia Act, which aims to provide workers in those industries opportunities for gainful employment and a decent income, and protect them from abuse, harassment, hazardous working conditions and economic exploitation. The bill is named after the late veteran actor Eddie Garcia, who died in 2019 after suffering a neck injury while shooting for a television series. Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, author of the bill, cited the Directors Guild of the Philippines saying that productions would go from 16 to 24 continuous work hours per set and would cram to save costs. "The movie and television industry is one of the many industries whose work hours are u