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Imelda Marcos, pinayagang magpiyansa ng Sandiganbayan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 10:12 PM

Hindi pinayagang makalabas ng korte si Marcos hangga't hindi nito nabayaran ang itinakdang piyansang P150,000. Read more »

Senate ratifies expanded maternity committee report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:02 PM

The Senate on Wednesday ratified the reconsidered bicameral conference committee report on the expanded maternity leave bill.  Read more »

Imelda, humiling na payagang umapela sa hatol na 'guilty'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 07:06 PM

Naghain ang kampo ni dating First Lady at Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos ng mosyon sa Sandiganbayan nitong Lunes para mapayagang iapela ang hatol na ibinaba ng korte noong Biyernes. Read more »

After graft conviction, Imelda Marcos files motion for leave of court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 05:36 PM

The camp of former First Lady and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos has submitted a motion for leave of court to avail post-conviction remedies before the Sandiganbayan 5th Division.  Read more »

Hontiveros defends expanded maternity leave

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 04:04 PM

Contrary to the fears of an employers' group, the proposal to expand paid maternity leave will benefit companies, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Sunday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga 'benepisyo, reklamo' sa pinalawig na maternity leave

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 07:22 PM

Kung pinupuri ng marami ang panukalang pagpapalawig ng maternity leave, may ilang sektor naman ang nagrereklamo ukol dito, partikular na ang mga grupo ng employer. Read more »

Expanded maternity leave may affect students, private schools say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:56 PM

Concerns are hounding the proposed expanded maternity leave, with an employers group saying companies could choose to hire more men instead of women once the bill becomes a law. Read more »

'Mga babae baka madehado sa trabaho dahil sa maternity leave'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 05:31 PM

Posibleng madehado pa ang mga babae sa pagkuha ng trabaho kapag naisabatas ang panukalang nagpapalawig sa maternity leave, ayon sa grupo ng mga negosyante at administrador ng mga pribadong paaralan. Read more »

105-day maternity leave proponent defends measure

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 03:47 PM

Taguig City Rep. Pia Cayetano dismissed as "very antiquated," the view of the Employers' Confederation of the Philippines that a longer maternity leave will push companies to hire men over women. Read more »

Congress ratifies expanded maternity leave bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 09:24 PM

The House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday ratified a bill that will grant additional maternity leave benefits to parents, paving the way for its transmittal to President Rodrigo Duterte for his signature. Read more »

Expanded maternity leave to hurt women's chance of getting hired: businessman

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 06:40 PM

If the bill is enacted into law, the number of employed women might also decrease in the next 5 years. Read more »

Waiting for maternity care

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 08:04 PM

Pregnant women wait at the CSV Maternity and Lying-in Clinic in Quezon City on Tuesday.  Read more »

105 araw na maternity leave, lusot na sa Kongreso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:47 PM

Sa ilalim ng panukala, magiging 105 days na ang bilang ng mga maaraw na maaaring lumiban sa trabaho nang may suweldo ang isang babaeng kakapanganak lang.  Read more »

SSS: Contribution hike needed for expanded maternity benefits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 11:13 PM

MANILA - The Social Security System on Monday said it would need an additional P4 billion to P5 billion a year to fund the proposed expansion of maternity leave benefits.  Read more »

Bicam approves final version of expanded maternity bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 12:48 AM

A Congressional bicameral conference approved on Monday the final version of a law that will grant additional maternity leave benefits to parents.  Read more »

Among leaders making UN debut: a new mother with baby in tow

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 07:58 AM

At the United Nations this week, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has to contend with some daunting challenges - her debut before world leaders and the sleep schedule of her 3-month-old baby. Read more »

3-day bereavement leave, lusot na sa committee level sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 01:03 AM

Lusot na sa committee level sa Kamara ang panukalang bigyan ng paid leave ang mga empleyado kapag namatayan ng malapit na kapamilya. Read more »

SSS eyes contribution hike for extended maternity leave

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 04:10 PM

The Social Security System (SSS) needs to raise members' contribution rate to support additional benefits under a proposal to increase the number of paid maternity leaves, an official said Thursday.  Read more »

Panukalang nagpapalawig sa maternity leave, OK sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:11 PM

Lumusot na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa sa Kamara ang panukalang nagpapalawig sa maternity leave o bilang ng mga araw na maaaring lumiban ang isang kakapanganak sa trabaho nang may suweldo.  Read more »

House approves extended maternity leave bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 06:00 PM

Voting 191-0-0, lawmakers passed House Bill 4113 which seeks to increase the number of days of maternity leave to 100. Read more »