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MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure providing protection and incentives to freelance workers. During the plenary session, the chamber passed through voice voting House bill 6718, or the proposed Freelance Workers Protection Act, to promote the safety and well-being of freelance workers, specifically by mandating the provision of mandatory hazard pay and night shift differential pay. The bill also requires a written contract between the employer or the hiring party and the freelancer covering services to be provided by the worker. The written ...

MANILA - A measure providing protection and incentives for freelancers has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. During a hearing on Monday, the House labor and employment committee unanimously approved the consolidated version of House Bill 615, or the Freelance Workers Protection Act, authored by Pangasinan Rep. Christopher De Venecia. The bill aims to promote the safety and well-being of freelance workers, specifically by mandating the provision of mandatory hazard pay and night shift differential pay. It would also give freelance workers power to demand payment for servi...

Cagayan de Oro City's 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez at the Batasang Pambansa. (File photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Second District Representative Rufus Rodriguez is hoping for a Senate counterpart of his two bills seeking a ban on mining and logging in this city. In a statement Tuesday, Rodriguez said House Bills (HB) 966 and 967, which have been refiled for the past 15 years, have been approved at the House of Representatives under the Committee on Natural Resources after the endorsement of its chairperson, Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga. Rodriguez noted that since he filed the t...

AID FOR EX-REBEL. A former rebel is among those who received financial assistance from the government under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on June 22, 2022. He was among the 27 beneficiaries who surrendered to the Army's 79th, 94th and 62nd Infantry Battalions last year.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 27 former rebels and militias of the Communist Party of Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental have received almost PHP770,000 in cash assistance under the...

CASH AID. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) and Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, with the former rebels who received cash assistance from the provincial government at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). The beneficiaries, who were combatants and legal front members, received PHP30,000 each.(Photo courtesy of 79th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Some nine former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels in Negros Occidental are s...