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Kabayan party-list refiles bill to mandate 14th-month pay


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Commuters, who are heading to their workplaces, line up at the Nepa Q-Mart station of the EDSA Bus Carousel in Quezon City early Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, to beat the influx of passengers. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority estimated last week that there will be a possible increase in passenger volume as fewer private cars may ply EDSA due to the continuing hike in oil prices.

The STAR / Miguel De Guzman

 

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker at the House of Representatives has filed a bill pushing for 14th-month pay for all employees as many struggle with rising prices and costs of living.

 

In filing House Bill No. 520, or the proposed 14th Month Pay law, Rep. Ron Salo (Kabayan party-list) argued that even Presidential Decree No. 851, which mandated 13th-month pay acknowledged the "continuing struggle of the labor force in providing for the needs of their families."

 

PD No. 851, which mandated 13th-month pay for workers "receiving a basic salary of not more than P1,000 a month", noted that it was "necessary to further protect the level of real wages from the ravage of worldwide inflation" and that Christmas is "an opportune time for society to show its concern for the plight of the working masses so they may properly celebrate Christmas and New Year."

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/02/2199762/kabayan-party-list-refiles-bill-mandate-14th-month-pay

 

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