Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday hailed the Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the bill seeking to expand maternity leave days as a victory for women. READ: Senate ratifies expanded maternity leave billADVERTISEMENTHontiveros, who is also the vice chairwoman of the Senate committee on Health, said the proposed law mandates 105 days of paid maternity leave to all working mothers and another 15 days to single mothers. The last time that the number of paid maternity leave days was increased in the country was in 1992 or 26 years ago,” Hontiveros said in a privilege speech at the Senate. The lawmaker added that provisions under the bill are “revolutionary” because it offers 14 paternity leave days for fathers, which would improve both parents’ bond with their child. /eeREAD: Bicam OKs 105-day maternity leaveREAD: Binay hopes Duterte signs expanded maternity leave bill before ChristmasADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 12:45 UTC