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The Senate approved on the third reading, Senate Bill No. 2965, or An Act Granting Free Funeral Services To Poor Families, during the resumption of the Senate session. In Senator Mark Villar’s manifestation, he expressed his gratitude towards the approval of the law, stressing the long-standing need to make funeral services accessible to financially struggling […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo proposed a measure seeking to grant free funeral services for extremely poor Filipino families nationwide. Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1695 institutionalizing a provision of burial assistance that offers free funeral services to ensure that families of the deceased will not carry the heavy financial burden of their loved one’s death. […]