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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced the agency’s intent to release the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11360, or the “Service Charge Law,” within the next three months.
The Department of Health has formally signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act 11215, otherwise known as the “National Integrated Cancer Control Act” (NICCA), a law that grants access to quality and affordable care for Filipino cancer patients and survivors.
On Monday, July 29, The Security of Tenure (SoT) Bill, the monumental legislation that promises to put a stop to all illegal employment schemes and the subcontracting of regular Filipino workers, has been refiled for revision in the House of Representatives.
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Ease of Doing Business Law is now signed and enforced by the government to address red-tape and bureaucracy.
Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11314, otherwise known as the “Student Fare Discount Law” on April 17, a law that seeks to institutionalize the mandatory 20% student fare discount to cover all forms of public transportation on land, air, water, and rail all year round, including weekends and holidays.