Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on Friday last week that the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the newly enacted law, the Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Law, will be issued on Labor Day of this year.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has finally signed into law yesterday the proposed national budget for 2019, while vetoing the ₱95.3 billion budget allocation for the programs/projects of the DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways). The total budget allocation is estimated to be ₱3.757 trillion.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assures that the Department of Health (DOH) has enough funds to implement the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law this year. He stated that P254.8 billion has been allotted for the first year of implementation of the new law, a slight shift from his initial estimate of P257 billion last February 21.