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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the expanded maternity leave bill. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the bill was signed into law by Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, before the 30-day deadline within which proposed measures should have been acted on before they lapse into laws. Under the version approved by Congress, the number of paid maternity leaves was increased to 105 from the current 60 paid leaves for normal delivery, and 78 […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Loren Legarda filed the proposed Expanded Maternity Leave Law (Senate Bill No. 1262) on January 4 to increase the maternity leave of employees in the government and private sector to 100 days. Legarda said that the current maternity leave of 60 days for normal delivery and 78 days in case of caesarean delivery does not even comply with the international labor standards on maternal protection that recommend a minimum of 14 […]
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong sa kamara ang mas pinalawig na maternity leave ng mga babaeng empleyado. Ito ay para na rin magkaroon ng mahabang bonding sa pagitan ng ina at bagong panganak na sanggol. https://youtu.be/wj3UR2JDwhk
QUEZON CITY, July 20 – With the hope to par the country’s maternity law with the international standards, ‘Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2016’ was filed at the Senate. Senate Bill No. 205 or otherwise known as the ‘Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2016’ seeks to advance a longer maternity leave and expanse the benefits of maternal workers. According to Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros, the filer of the said bill, the proposed bill aims to be ‘responsive […]
