00:09The Bukawi Bulacan Manor Housing Project in Batilla was personally visited by Desude Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar
00:16to test the speed and quality of the construction of houses under the Pambansang Pabahay for the Philippine 4PH Program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:26The progress was confirmed in the first 6 out of 11 houses that are already in the advanced stages of construction.
00:32It is expected that more than 4,000 families will benefit from this while the amenities such as the park, swimming pool, basketball court, and other facilities are included in the project.
00:43According to Acuzar, this is to establish an agency that can provide affordable housing and sustainable communities that have access to electricity, water, internet, and health services.
00:56In other news, the Supreme Court passed a law that requires a mandatory existence of a social security system for all overseas Filipino workers.
01:05While it is being discussed, the provision that the OFWs must first fall under the SSS to obtain an Overseas Employment Certificate or OEC.
01:16In the decision made by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh, it was declared illegal under Rule 14, Section 7 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 11199 or Social Security Act of 2018.
01:29It is stated in the provision that the land-based OFWs must pay an advance of their SSS to obtain an OEC, requirement, and overseas employment.
01:39The Supreme Court clarified that all Filipino workers, whether in the Philippines or abroad, must be part of the SSS.
01:47Employers abroad must also be forced to fall under the SSS so that the OFWs can receive their benefits when they need it.
