00:00And much like the first day of school in campuses and classrooms, the pace of activity in both houses of Congress on the first day of the 20th Congress session was fast and frenetic as lawmakers rushed to have their pet-proposed legislation in and near the front end of the lawmaking docket as our Melales Moras details who filed which in this report.
00:21As early as 9 in the morning, long lines of congressional staff were seen at the South Wing Lobby of the Batasang Pambansa for the first day of filing of house bills under the 20th Congress.
00:35One of the early filers was 4-piece party's representative J.C. Abalos. Among the proposal he is pushing for are the bills to increase cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the controversial Absolute Divorce Bill.
00:49Hindi na naman natin pinipilit or ina-encourage na maghiwalay ang mga married couples dahil napaka-importante at napaka-invaluable and grabe yung sanctity ng marriage po ay napaka-importante.
01:02What we're just saying here is that we must acknowledge the struggles of our countrymen na nasa stock sa mga ganitong toxic relationships.
01:11The Makabayan Block meanwhile refiled again the Legislated Wage Hike Bill and other proposals for the welfare of Filipino workers.
01:19Precio i-baba.
01:21Sa-ho-di-ta-as.
01:23Precio i-baba.
01:25So ito ang saho-di-ta-as.
01:26Ito ang presyo i-baba din.
01:28Workers welfare is also at the core of the bills filed by the Kamanggagawa Party List.
01:34They are also pushing to enact the granting of resignation pay for employees planning to leave their workplaces.
01:40Sa resignation pay kasi kapag ang mga gawa nag-decide na okay ayoko na magtrabaho, gusto ko na magpahinga, wala siya makukuha na resignation pay.
01:48Wala kasi sa labor code niyan eh.
01:50So even if you're working 20, 30, 50 years in a company and you decided na okay tapos na ako, pagod na ako sa pagkatrabaho, wala kayo makukuha na resignation pay.
01:58Ang makukuha niyo lang is final pay.
02:01So malaking injustation sa manggagawa.
02:04For his part, Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste also filed a bill aiming to provide student allowance.
02:12Dapat pong suportahan ito ng nasyonal na pamahalaan para hindi lang po iilan kung hindi lahat ng mga estudyante sa buong Pilipinas ay mabigyan ng educational assistance.
02:23Earlier, re-elected Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Luwades, who served as House Speaker during the 19th Congress, also filed several bills.
02:33Among these were Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment or Rice Bill, Philippine Centers for Disease Prevention and Control or CDC Bill,
02:41Private Basic Education Vouchers Assistance Bill, Eastern Visayas Development Authority Bill, and a bill exempting OFWs from paying PhilHealth Premium.
02:50Nakikita natin yung iba't ibang holistic approach ng mga miyembro ng House of Representatives para matugunan yung mga pangangailangan ng ating mamumayan.
03:00And we're looking forward na mas marami pa in the next coming days na ma-file at matutugunan yan once na mag-start ang organization para mapag-usapan na sa mga appropriate committees.
03:13As for the Senate, lawmakers also started filing their respective bills like Senators Joel Villanueva and Irwin Tulfo.
03:21While for the others, there is already a preview of their priority bills, such as those from Senate President Francis Escudero, Sen. Jingoy Estrada, Sen. Tito Soto, and Sen. Bam Aquino.
03:33Isa pa dyan yung Anti-Conflict of Interest in Public Utilities Act. This is serious. This is an issue.
03:43Tali ang kamay ng gobyerno pag yung may-ari ng utility sa isang lugar ay isang government official, isang politiko.
03:51Unang-una dito yung Security of Tenure Ending Endo Act. We are aware how important it is na wakasan yung talagang pang-aabuso sa work schemes katulad ng endo at labor-only contracting.
04:08Mabigyan po ng seguridad sa trabaho ang ating mga manggagawa.
04:12Melales Moras from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
