Senate approves P100 wage hike for private workers on 2nd reading

TIna Santos 02/15/2024

The Senate passed on Wednesday a significant bill that requires a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage for private sector workers. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri described it as a Valentine’s Day gift to workers, with…

Senate bill seeks to protect senior citizens from cybercrimes, scams

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 08/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines – A bill seeking to protect senior citizens from cybercrimes such as text scams. has been filed by Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada said he filed Senate Bill No. 671 or…

Senate bill filed to suspend PhilHealth contribution hike

Daphne Galvez 07/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill seeking to allow to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.  to suspend the increase in contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Poe said the suspension of…

Senate bill pushes tax breaks for work-from-home folk

Melvin Gascon 05/09/2021

MANILA, Philippines — This Senate bill can make the taxman either laugh or cry. Why add to the burden of work-from-home (WFH) employees who have been toiling away from their bedrooms, kitchens or patios for more than…

Senate bill requires telcos to provide refund mechanism for service outages

Christia Marie Ramos 03/10/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A bill mandating telecommunication companies to provide a refund mechanism for service outages and disruptions has been filed in the Senate. Senator Lito Lapid filed Senate Bill No. 2092, which seeks to amend Republic…

Senate OKs on 3rd reading bill allowing school opening after August

Leila B. Salaverria, Matthew Reysio-Cruz 06/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure that would allow the President to move the opening of classes beyond August during times of emergency. The bill’s approval comes amid concerns…

Bill seeking to provide ‘rescue-in-tandem’ motorcycle first responders in hospitals filed at Senate

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 10/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has proposed a bill that seeks to provide “rescue-in-tandem” to public and private hospitals to reduce response time and improve health care in both rural and urban areas in…

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