The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) on Friday appealed to the Senate to act on the long pending proposed law granting security of tenure and other benefits due to the members of the press. The neglect by Villanueva's committee, he added, is more glaring considering that no less than Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd authored the Senate version of the bill under Senate Bill 8120 that the latter filed on Sept. 9, 2020. "We are therefore again appealing to the sense of fairness of our senators for the expeditious deliberation and passage of the media workers welfare bill," the NPC official added. Under the proposed measure, media workers shall, at the minimum, be paid the wages, allowances and benefits provided by law to workers. Once enacted, the MWWA likewise guarantees security of tenure to media workers after the probationary work period of six months of continuous work.

Source: Manila Times October 08, 2021 16:07 UTC