Concern that violations of debtor’s rights to privacy and unfair debt collection practices are becoming prevalent prompted Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap to file a bill aimed at stopping the malpractices and protect both the debtor and the creditor.

House Bill No. 6681 or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, intends to regulate debt collection practices of debt collectors to protect borrowers from abuses, harassment, unfair treatment and misrepresentations and to also ensure that debt collectors would not be disadvantaged.

Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed a measure seeking to improve and protect the welfare of security guards and other members of the private security industry.

Duterte and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap have jointly filed the proposed Magna Carta for Security Guards and Other Private Security Personnel.

Under the measure, security guards and other private security personnel will be entitled, among others, to a salary of not less than the minimum wage and service incentive leave and other benefits enjoyed by regular employees, such as overtime pay, social security, 13th month pay, and retirement benefits.

Proteksyon sa mga security guard itinulak ni Rep. Paolo Duterte

Itinulak ni Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ang panukala upang mapabuti at maproteksyunan ang mga security guard at iba pang miyembro ng private security industry.

Inihain nina Duterte at Benguet Rep. Eric Yap ang panukalang Magna Carta for Security Guards and Other Private Security Personnel (House Bill 5493).

Security guards won’t be left behind in House Bill (HB) No. 5493. In fact, they’re front and center as its beneficiaries.

Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap penned and filed the measure, which is also known as the proposed Magna Carta for Security Guards and other Private Security Personnel.

“While they put their lives on the line for the protection of establishments and of the general public, these security personnel are deprived of the same protection from their employers in terms of salary and benefits,” said Duterte and Yap in the explanatory note of the bill.

DAVAO City 1st District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte has filed a measure that aims to improve the welfare of security guards and other members of the private security industry by institutionalizing rules set by the labor department on their employment, working conditions, and benefits.

Along with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Duterte proposed that security guards and other private security personnel be entitled to, among others, a salary of not less than the minimum wage; service incentive leave and other benefits enjoyed by regular employees, such as overtime pay, social security, 13th-month pay, and retirement benefits.

Concerned that violations of debtor’s rights to privacy and unfair debt collection practices are becoming prevalent, Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet Representative Eric Yap filed a bill seeking to stop the malpractices and protect both the debtor and the creditor.

House Bill 6681 or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act seeks to regulate debt collection practices of debt collectors to protect borrowers from abuses, harassment, unfair treatment and misrepresentations and to also ensure that debt collectors would not be disadvantaged.

Itinutulak ngayon ni Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte na bigyan ng tax incentive ang mga pribadong kompanya na mapapatunayan na nag-eempleyo ng mga senior citizen.

Sa ilalim ng House Bill 2384, itataas ang tax deduction sa 25% mula sa kasalukuyang 15% ng halaga na ibinayad ng kompanya na suweldo sa mga empleyado na senior citizen.

Para maging eligible sa tax deduction, ang senior citizen ay dapat nakapag trabaho ng anim na buwan sa pribadong kumpanya at ang taunang kita ay hindi dapat lagpas sa poverty threshold na itinakda ng National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) at National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

DAVAO CITY—First District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte has warned of serious repercussion to anyone he would catch using his name to fleece money from indigents who only want to avail of medical and food assistance from his office.

His warning came after he was informed of alleged fixers using the name of the First Congressional District Office in their nefarious activities.

He was visibly irked by an information reaching him that a woman has been claiming to be an employee at his congressional office here and who had been reported recruiting people who needed medical assistance from his congressional office.

Malaki ang pagpapahalaga nating mga Pilipino sa ating mga senior citizens. Tulad ng ibang mga mamamayan sa mga bansang Asyano, malalim ang ating paggalang sa ating mga nakakatanda.

Ito ay hindi lamang dahil importante silang bahagi ng ating pamilya. Ang mga senior citizens ay tinuturing din nating haligi ng ating lipunan na mahalaga ang naging kontribusyon sa pagpapaunlad ng ating bansa.

Kaya naman may mga batas ang naipapatupad na ngayon para mapagkalooban ng maraming pribileyo ang mga senior. May diskwento sila sa pamimili ng kanilang mga gamot at pangunahing pangangailangan, at gayundin sa paglalakbay, sa pag-dine in at take out sa mga restaurant. Sa mga local government unit ay may diskwento o libre na ang panonood ng sine ng mga seniors.

DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte got fuming mad on Saturday after learning that his name had been used by some people for swindling.

In a press statement, Duterte said in Cebuano: “I will let them kneel in front of San Pedro Church for two nights, and then the appropriate charges will be filed.”

Congressmen underscored this adage in a bill seeking to broaden job opportunities for retired senior citizens.

House Bill 2384 filed by legislators Paolo Duterte of Davao City, Eric Yap of Benguet and Edvic Yap and Jeffrey Soriano of ACT-CIS party-list, also offers enhanced tax incentives for private entities employing senior citizens, or those aged 60 years old and above.

“Age has been a constant barrier to opening employment opportunities for many of our physically and mentally able senior citizens who want to continue working to help augment the meager pension and retirement savings they have,” Duterte said.

SI DAVAO City First District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte mipagawas sa iyang pinakaulahing pahimangno batok sa mga giingong fixers nga naggamit sa pangalan sa First Congressional District Office sa ilang mga dautang kalihokan.

Karong bag-o, nakadawat og impormasyon ang batan-ong kongresista nga dunay babaye nga nag-angkon nga empleyado sa maong buhatan ang "nang-recruit" og mga tawo nga nanginahanglan og tabang medikal gikan sa gobyerno pinaagi sa buhatan sa Kongreso.

Ang fixer niingon nga ang buhatan sa kongreso mo-release og P30,000 nga medical assistance diin P3,000 ang automatic nga maadto sa fixer.

Sa pagkadawat sa maong impormasyon, gimandoan dayon ni Rep. Duterte ang iyang mga kawani nga i-report sa kapulisan ang maong impormasyon ug ipa-blotter ang insidente.

"Paludhon nako ni atubangan San Pedro Church duha ka gabii and the appropriate charges will be filed," ingon ni Congressman Duterte.

Giawhag usab niya ang mga Dabawenyo nga i-report dayon sa awtoridad ang bisan kinsa nga nag-angkon nga empleyado sa First Congressional District Office ug nagtanyag niini nga susamang hitabo.

"If naa mahitabo susama ana sa uban, i-report dayon sa police ug sa congressional office sa numerong 09667510792," ingon sa magbabalaod.