Itinulak ni Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ang pagbibigay ng mas maraming oportunidad na makapagtrabaho ang mga senior citizen upang matugunan ang kanilang pinansiyal na pangangailangan.

Upang mahikayat ang mga pribadong kompanya, itinulak ni Duterte na dagdagan ang tax incentives na makukuha ng mga ito sa pag-empleyo ng mga senior citizen.

“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,” sabi ni Duterte.

Inihain nina Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap at ACT-CIS party-list Representatives Edvic Yap at Jeffrey Soriano ang House Bill 2384 upang maitaas ang tax deduction sa 25% mula sa 15% ng halaga ng ibinayad ng kompanya na suweldo sa mga empleyado nitong senior citizen.

Sa muling pagbubukas ng ekonomiya at pagbabalik natin sa mga dati nating mga aktibidad bago magpandemya, muling naging isang necessity o pangangailangan ng marami nating kababayan ang paggamit ng sasakyan, at pagpapa-park sa mga private establishment. Ang ilan sa mga establisyamentong ito ay tama lang ang tinatakdang parking fee, at ang iba naman ay sobra na kung maningil.

May mga nagkwento sa atin kamakakailan na nagtaasan nitong nakaraang taon ang mga parking fee sa ilang mga mall at iba pang commercial establishments. Nababahala sila na baka ngayong 2023 ay muli na namang magtaas ng singil ang mga ito at maging labis-labis na ang kailangan nilang bayaran.

THE recent plight of the food delivery riders who were illegally dismissed by a prominent online food delivery app underscores the urgent need to pass a law protecting freelance workers, Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte said.

In a press release, Duterte said the legal dispute between FoodPanda Philippines and the delivery riders would not have reached this far had there been a law safeguarding the rights of freelancers from abuse and exploitation.

This after the National Labor and Relations Commission (NLRC), in a decision issued on December 7, 2022, affirmed the earlier ruling of its Labor Arbiter (LA) in favor of the delivery riders of FoodPanda Philippines who were terminated in 2021.

MANILA, Philippines — Upang umakma sa pa­tuloy na paglawak ng sektor ng ‘independent service providers’ na itinuturing na economic drivers o nagpapalakas sa ekonomiya ng bansa, isinusulong sa Kamara ang panukalang batas na naglalayong maprotektahan at mai­taguyod ang karapatan ng mga ‘freelance workers’.

Si 1st District Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ay naghain ng House Bill 3738 para lingapin ang kapakanan ng mga freelance workers kabilang ang mga food delivery driver, courier at iba pa.

Aniya, bagama’t dumarami ang ‘freelance workers’, na nagsimula sa panahon ng pandemya, sa ngayon ay walang kaukulang batas o anumang regulasyon ng gobyerno para sa kanilang hanay.

MANILA, Philippines – Hiniling ni Davao City 1st Rep Paolo Duterte na ipasa agad ng House of Representatives ang batas na magbibigay proteksyon sa mga freelance workers kasunod na rin ng naging desisyon ng National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) na kumatig sa delivery riders na una nang sinibak sa kanilang trabaho.

Ayon kay Duterte, bagamat pumabor ang desisyon ng NLRC sa mga delivery riders ay mas mapapabilis sana ang pagresolba sa kaso kung mayroong batas na nagpoprotekta rito laban sa exploitation at pang-aabuso.

“We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers. This could be corrected by passing a pending measure in Congress that squarely addresses this longstanding concern in our fast-growing gig economy,” paliwanag ni Duterte.

A recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding an online food delivery company liable for illegally dismissing its riders has underscored the urgency of passing a law protecting the rights and welfare of freelance workers.

Thus said Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, stressing that the legal dispute between the company and the delivery riders would not have reached this far had there been a law safeguarding the rights of freelancers from abuse and exploitation.

“We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers. This could be corrected by passing a pending measure in Congress that squarely addresses this longstanding concern in our fast-growing gig economy,” Duterte said.

MANILA – Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte on Wednesday underscored the importance and urgency of passing a law protecting the rights and welfare of freelance workers following a National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) ruling that held a company liable for illegal dismissal of its delivery riders.

Duterte said the legal dispute between the company and the delivery riders would not have reached this far had there been a law safeguarding the rights of freelancers from abuse and exploitation.

There is an urgent need to pass a law protecting the rights and welfare of freelance workers.

Thus, said Davao City 1st district Representative Paolo Duterte following a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding an online food delivery company liable for illegally dismissing its riders.

Duterte said the legal dispute between the company and the delivery riders wouldn’t have reached this far had there been a law safeguarding the rights of freelancers from abuse and exploitation.

““We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers,” the second-term congressman said.

A RECENT ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding an online food delivery company liable for illegally dismissing its riders has underscored the urgency of passing a law protecting the rights and welfare of freelance workers, according to Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte.

Duterte said the legal dispute between the company and the delivery riders would not have reached this far had there been a law safeguarding the rights of freelancers from abuse and exploitation.

“We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers. This could be corrected by passing a pending measure in Congress that squarely addresses this longstanding concern in our fast-growing gig economy,” Duterte said.

Itinulak ni Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ang paglikha ng batas na magbibigay ng proteksyon sa mga freelance worker.

Ginawa ni Duterte ang pahayag matapos maglabas ng desisyon ang National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) sa kaso ng mga delivery rider na sinibak ng isang online food delivery company sa Davao City.

“We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers. This could be corrected by passing a pending measure in Congress that squarely addresses this longstanding concern in our fast-growing gig economy,” sabi ni Duterte.

Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has pushed for the passage of a law that would protect freelance workers.

Duterte made the push following the ruling issued by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) holding an online food delivery company in Davao City liable for illegally dismissing its riders.

“We won’t be commenting on the details of the case as this is still a continuing legal battle between the two parties. What we would like to point out, though, is that this issue has highlighted the lack of protection and benefits for freelancers. This could be corrected by passing a pending measure in Congress that squarely addresses this longstanding concern in our fast-growing gig economy,” Duterte said.

Ang Bagong Taon ay sumisimbulo ng panibagong simula o kaya naman ay pagkakataon para sa pagbabago tungo sa ikakabuti ng isang tao o institusyon. Kaya nga marami sa atin ay may tinatawag na New Year’s resolution.

Pero may iilan pa ring hindi na tinatablan ng hiya at patuloy sa pagiging abusado. Kahit may batas nang dapat sundin ay patuloy pa rin sa paglabag at walang konsensyang sinasamantala ang kahinaan ng kanilang kapwa tao.

Isang halimbawa ay ang hindi pagsunod ng ilan sa Anti-Hospital Deposit Law kung saan pinagbabawal ang pagsingil ng deposit o advance payment ng mga ospital o clinic sa mga pasyente na kritikal ang kalagayan o mga emergency cases.