DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte has filed a bill increasing the P1-million fine and imposing other stringent penalties on hospitals and clinics demanding deposits before administering treatment for emergency and severe cases.
House Bill (HB) 3046 filed by Duterte
The country may soon have a law protecting caregivers after the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 15, passed on the third and final reading the proposed “Caregivers Welfare Act.”
House of Representatives (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)
With 271 affirmative votes, the lawmakers approved Ho
The House of Representatives has unanimously passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to increase to 10 days the mandatory five-day service incentive leave for qualified employees provided for under the Labor Code.
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Approved duri
Runaway parents – particularly irresponsible fathers – who intentionally and repeatedly refuse to provide financial support to their children, either out of wedlock or not, can now be penalized and jailed once this bill becomes law.