Migz congratulates Risa on passage of Solo Parents Bill

The Senate on Monday approved the proposed Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act on third and final reading, prompting Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri to congratulate the bill’s sponsor and champion, Senator Risa Hontiveros.

The bill amends Republic Act 8972, An Act Providing for Benefits and Privileges to Solo Parents and the Children, to improve government services for solo parents.

“I thank and congratulate Senator Risa Hontiveros for her efforts behind this, as sponsor of the bill. We’re really very excited that this is going forward,” said Zubiri, co-author and co-sponsor of the bill.

“We have about 15 million solo-parent families here in the Philippines, and we need to make sure that they are receiving the help that they require in raising healthy, educated children with happy home lives,” he said.

“Parenthood is hard enough with a supportive partner—lalo na para sa solo parents, na nagsasabay-sabay ng maraming trabaho para makapaglagay ng pagkain sa lamesa at makapag aral ng kanilang mga anak. All while also trying to find time to be present and engaged in their children’s lives,” he said.

The Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act establishes that all solo parents shall benefit from the Comprehensive Package of Social Protection Services, inclusive of livelihood opportunities, legal advice and assistance, and counseling, among others. Additional financial assistance shall also be made available for poor and indigent solo parents.

The bill also strengthens the workplace rights and benefits of solo parents, including a shortened requirement of rendered service to avail of parental leave, and a mandate for large companies and government offices to provide day care centers within the workplace.

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