STATEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY MARTIN ANDANAR ON THE PASSAGE OF THE MEDIA WORKERS WELFARE BILL ON ITS

STATEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY MARTIN ANDANAR ON THE PASSAGE OF THE

MEDIA WORKERS WELFARE BILL ON ITS THIRD AND

FINAL READING AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We welcome the those who have been Corp. upon employment. passage of the Media pushing for its swift passage. Our continued Workers Welfare Bill on its Through this bill, media endeavor to help push for third and final reading at the workers will be covered the bill’s passage is another House of Representatives, by enhanced protection, testament to the Duterte as this brings us a step security, and benefits. It administration’s desire to closer to realizing a law will also guarantee media protect and uphold the that provides protection workers security of tenure rights, welfare, and safety and additional benefits for after the probationary of media workers. members of the media. work period of six months Through the support We laud ACT- CIS of continuous service. of this administration, we Representative Niña The bill includes hope that the bill serves Taduran who authored proposed wages, as another mechanism, the bill as well as the 218 allowances, and benefits much like the Freedom congressmen who voted to be given to media of Information and the in favor of House Bill 8140 workers along with their Presidential Task Force or the proposed Media mandatory subscription to on Media Security, that Workers Welfare Act. the Social Security System, will help further achieve The PCOO sees the the Home Development President Rodrigo Roa HOR’s passage of this bill Mutual Fund or the Duterte’s goal of protecting as a positive development, Pag-IBIG Fund, and the and promoting the welfare our office being among Philippine Health Insurance of media workers.