Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF MARITAL STATUS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 133 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
January 29, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4302, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING MATERNITY LEAVE BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF MARITAL STATUS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 133 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Single pregnant women must be supported and protected rather than be criticized and penalized because of their ordeal. These women need the Government's support, especially since it cannot be denied that in many cases, these women were left by their male partners, leaving them to fend for themselves unlike married women who usually have their husbands ti assist them. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DY, CONSUELO A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-01-29 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (066 ) | 2. Villarama (073 ) |
| 3. Lagman-luistro (017 ) | 4. Antonino-custodio (017 ) |
| 5. De Guzman (024 ) | 6. Lapus (028 ) |
| 7. Espino (035 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5464, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2002-02-04 |
Abstract
"Rationale: Single pregnant women must be supported and protected rather than be criticized and penalized because of their ordeal. These women need the Government's support, especially since it cannot be denied that in many cases, these women were left by their male partners, leaving them to fend for themselves unlike married women who usually have their husbands ti assist them."
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