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Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Wednesday said the new law granting additional benefits to solo parents would not only help them provide assistance needed to properly raise their children, but also reduce the impact of inflation given the increasing commodity and fuel prices. Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun, author of the law, said the Expanded Solo Parents Act scales up the cash and noncash benefits soon to become available to persons who singlehandedly support a dependent or entire family. "We did what was doable to help solo parents cope with rising costs of living," Fortun said in a statement. He noted that the law made it easier for solo parents to qualify for seven days of paid work leave by shortening the qualification to six months as an employee instead of one year. He said the monthly cash aid to solo parents earning minimum wage or less is PHP1,000, which would "effectively" augment the income of solo parent

Agusan del norteLawrence fortunDepartment of social welfareNational solo parents dayDepartment of theDel norteExpanded solo parents actPhilippine identification system actSocial welfareLocal governmentSolo parents weekSenate billHouse billAgusan del norte rep lawrence fortun file photo manilaa lawmaker on wednesday said the new law granting additional benefits to solo parents would not only help them provide assistance needed properly raise their childrenUt also reduce the impact of inflation given increasing commodity and fuel prices agusan del norte rep lawrence fortunUthor of the law