Category: Women
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Expanded Maternity Leave best Labor Day gift for working moms
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Wednesday (May 1) welcomed the full implementation of the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Law, following the signing of the measure’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on May 1, Labor Day. The principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11210 or the EML Law, Cayetano attended the Ceremonial Signing of the IRR in San…
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Better use of funds for health services pushed
Senatorial candidate Pia S. Cayetano vowed to push for a better utilization of government funds to build and improve public health facilities throughout the country and to provide them with state-of-the-art equipment. The Taguig representative on Monday (April 15) visited the Compostela Valley Provincial Hospital in Pantukan, where she discussed her health advocacy with the…
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Recognize role of mothers as unpaid family workers
Favors bill seeking to compensate stay-at-home mothers Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Thursday expressed support for the measure recognizing the important role of Filipina mothers, saying that stay-at-home moms deserve to receive compensation as society’s ‘unpaid workers.’ In an ambush interview with reporters in Naga City, the Taguig City Representative was asked about her…
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Pia joins 50-km all-women ultra marathon in Cebu
Lawmaker and running enthusiast Pia S. Cayetano was one of more than three hundred female runners who joined the 50-kilometer All-Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM) held in Cebu City over the weekend. The long-distance running event, which started on Saturday at 10 pm and ended early Sunday morning, is held annually and exclusively for women by…
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Pia reveals ‘3 gifts’ for women on Int’l Women’s Day
Good health, free choice, and equal opportunities.These are the three ‘gift’ every Filipina deserves to receive and enjoy, senatorial candidate Pia S. Cayetano said on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8. “Dahil espesyal ang araw na ito, gusto kong ipaabot sa bawat Pilipina ang tatlong mahahalagang regalong ito: Gift of Health o Kalusugan,…
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Pia leads breastfeeding room launch in Congress
‘Perfect gift for HREP women employees on Women’s Month’ House Deputy Speaker and Taguig City representative Pia S. Cayetano on Monday led the inauguration of the first breastfeeding room for nursing female employees of the House of Representatives (HREP) in Quezon City. The breastfeeding room resulted from the initiative of Cayetano, who had written the…
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Pia hails Barangay Health Workers on Women’s Month
Statement on Women’s Month by Deputy Speaker Pia S. Cayetano (Taguig City, 2nd District) Today marks the start of Women’s Month, a celebration that highlights the contributions of women in building stronger communities and a better nation, one where every family is welltaken care of and nurtured. It is the most perfect time to recognize the…
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Expanded maternity leave puts PH at par with ASEAN, ILO standards
The passage of Republic Act 11210 or the 105-Day Expanded bMaternity Leave Law will allow women workers in the Philippines to be at par with their counterparts in South East Asia in terms of maternity leave benefits. At the same time, the measure signed by President Rodrigo Duterte last week would enable the country to…
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FAQs: 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law
1. How many days of maternity leave are allowed under the law? ➢ Working mothers can file 105 days of Maternity Leave with full pay ➢ They can also file an additional 30 Days of optional leave without pay ➢ Mothers who suffered from miscarriage can file 60 Days of Maternity Leave with full pay…
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Pia hails signing of expanded maternity leave law
Cayetano thanks Pres. Duterte for signing the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law; says measure recognizes dual role of women as workers and mothers House Deputy Speaker Pia S. Cayetano hailed the passage of the Expanded Maternity Leave Law, which provides 105 days of paid maternity leave to Filipino working mothers. A known advocate for Filipino…