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Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS FROM SIXTY (60) DAYS TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS OR FOUR MONTHS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, P.D. 442, AS AMENDED BY R.A. 7322
Date filed
April 29, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03973 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS FROM SIXTY (60) DAYS TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS OR FOUR MONTHS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, P.D. 442, AS AMENDED BY R.A. 7322 | |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes to increase maternity leave to 120 days to allow mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least the first four (4) months after delivery. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ILAGAN, LUZVIMINDA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2008-04-29 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Maza | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Mariano (010 ) | 2. Casiño (010 ) |
| 3. Ocampo (010 ) | 4. Garin (070 ) |
| 5. Bondoc (070 ) | 6. Binay (070 ) |
| 7. Cruz-Gonzales (070 ) | 8. Climaco (070 ) |
| 9. Cayetano (070 ) | 10. Cabilao (078 ) |
| 11. Palatino (081 ) | 12. Colmenares (002 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2008-04-30 |
Abstract
Proposes to increase maternity leave to 120 days to allow mothers to breastfeed their babies for at least the first four (4) months after delivery.
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