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BICAM APPROVES 105-DAY MATERNITY LEAVE – HERRERA-DY

The congressional bicameral conference committee on Monday approved a bill seeking to increase the paid maternity leave period to 105 days for female workers in the government and private sector. The bicameral panel, under the leadership of Senator Risa Hontiveros and Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy, was able to reconcile the differing provisions of […]

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HOUSE APPROVES 100-DAY MATERNITY LEAVE LAW ON FINAL READING – HERRERA-DY

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on final reading a bill seeking to increase the paid maternity leave period to 100 days for female workers in the government and private sector. With 191 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention, the lower chamber approved on third reading House Bill No. 4113, otherwise known as […]