Published January 19, 2021, 10:20 PM
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill expanding the Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000 granting additional benefits for solo parents and their children.
Approval came after the plenary registered a 208 “yes” and 0 “no” votes on House Bill 8097 which will amend Republic Act 8972 or the “Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2020.”
HB 8097 represents 21 legislative proposals that were consolidated by the House Committee on Revision of Laws chaired by Zambales Rep. Cheryl Deloso Montalla.
Among the authors are Deputy Speakers Mikee Romero (1PACMAN Partylist); DV Savellano (PDP-Laban, Ilocos Sur); Loren Legarda (NPC, Antique) and Ferdinand Hernandez (PDP-Laban, South Cotabato) and Reps. Alfred Vargas (PDP-Laban, Quezon City); Jay Jay Suarez (PDP-Laban, Quezon); Eric Pineda (1PACMAN Partylist); Alberto Pacquiao (OFW Family); Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales (PDP-Laban, Pampanga); Rida Robes (NUP, San Jose del Mo
La Estampida de Los Búfalos el-mexicano.com.mx - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from el-mexicano.com.mx Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Christine Dacera (Photo courtesy of Christine Dacera / via Instagram / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In a statement, The Heritage Academy of the Philippines located in Baragay San isidro said that its management, faculty and students were saddened by the sudden demise of Christine Anglica Dacera, who was fondly called as Tine or Ica by her classmates and teachers in elementary and high school.
Dacera, a 23 year-old flight attendant, was found dead in the bath tub of her room at the City Garden Hotel in Makati City on January 1 after reportedly attending a New Year’s Eve party at the same hotel.