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The newly-enacted Anti-Age Discrimination Law or Republic Act 10911 will not only prohibit discriminating employees according to age when hiring or promoting, but will also prohibit them from laying off employees when they reach the retirement age of 60.</div>
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 <span style="line-height: 1.5;">"With this law, you cannot force the employee to retire. They can avail of the retirement if it is voluntary," Representative Emi Calixto-Rubiano, one of the law's authors, said on ANC's Headstart on Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Rubiano maintained, the ones retiring must also be qualified to stay on the job because there are exceptions stipulated in the law wherein contractors may refuse employment because of reasonable factors other than age.</span></div>
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She added, through this law, the company and the employer may bargain between them to settle what is the best scenario for both of them.</div>
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According to her, this law will even the playing field for the entire workforce because as long as an employee is qualified, he or she may be hired, disregarding factors like age.</div>
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"I think now, just looking at the classified ads, there are many opportunities for the younger people. This is just to give equal chances and opportunities to all the people," she said.</div>
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The newly-enacted Anti-Age Discrimination Law or Republic Act 10911 will not only prohibit discriminating employees according to age whe...

LOOK: Past, present presidents meet in Malacanang

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MANILA - There's strength in numbers. </div>
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For the first time, five former and present Philippine presidents gathered together in one room to discuss policy and chart a course for the future of the country.</div>
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Photos taken by Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar showed former Presidents Fidel Ramos, Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III in Malacanang Palace for the National Security Council meeting with incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte. </div>
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Malacañang earlier said Duterte would convene the NSC ''in order to agree on vital policies and strategies on important matters, including the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the West Philippine Sea."</div>
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The council is composed of 35 leader-members from the executive and legislative branches of government, such as Vice President Leni Robredo, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the majority and minority leaders of both Houses of Congress, chairs of Senate and House committees involved in national security concerns, and various members of the Cabinet. </div>
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Malacañang said that an overview of the road map for peace and development shall be presented in the first council meeting. The council will also be given an update on the government's campaign against illegal drugs.</div>
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Duterte decided to convene the NSC in the wake of arbitral tribunal's ruling invalidating China's massive South China Sea claim.</div>
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Ramos, a member of the council, earlier agreed to become Manila's special envoy to Beijing.</div>
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source: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/27/16/look-past-present-presidents-meet-in-malacanang">ABSCBN news</a></div>
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Know your rights: What every Pinoy should know

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MANILA – A lawyers' group is reminding the public to be knowledgeable of their rights amid the spate of extrajudicial killings and allegedly questionable police operations that resulted in deaths of drug suspects.</div>
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The right to life;<br />The right not to be tortured nor subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;<br />The right not to be subjected to forced labor;<br />The right not to be imprisoned for non-payment of debt;<br />The right not to be punished for an act which was not yet a crime at the time of its commission;<br />The right to be recognized and treated as a person; and<br />The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.</div>
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''These rights are absolute. Under no condition can their fulfillment or enjoyment be suspended. This is true even when martial law or any other state of emergency has been declared. These are non-derogable rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which the Philippines is a signatory,'' FLAG said.</div>
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FLAG also listed down inalienable and inviolable rights:</div>
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The right not to have your house searched without a search warrant issued by a judge, and not to have anything seized which is not specified in the search warrant. However, if you are legally arrested, your person and immediate surroundings may be searched for dangerous weapons, and any evidence found on your person or immediate vicinity (only on your person and immediate vicinity) which may have been used to commit the crime for which you are being arrested may be seized.</div>
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The right to liberty and security of person. You can be deprived of liberty only on grounds and procedures established by the Constitution and existing law.</div>
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The right not to be arrested except on evidence that a crime has been committed and that you probably committed it. You may be arrested only on the strength of a warrant of arrest issued by a judge, except:</div>
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- When you have committed, are actually committing, or are attempting to commit an offense in the presence of the arresting officer;<br />- When an offense has been committed and the arresting office has probable cause to believe, based on personal knowledge of the facts and circumstance, that you committed the offense;<br />-When you have escaped from prison or detention or while being transferred from one confinement to another.</div>
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FLAG also reminded the public that the legality of one's arrest must be determined in an inquest proceeding conducted by a civilian prosecutor.</div>
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The prosecutor, in a summary proceeding, can order, affirm the legality of one's arrest and prepare the corresponding complaint or information with the trial court.</div>
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''Often the inquest prosecutor will ask the person arrested if s/he desires a preliminary investigation, in which case s/he will be asked to sign a waiver,'' FLAG said.</div>
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''Do not sign the waiver without being fully informed of the nature and consequences of signing it. Signing the waiver may — and often does — mean that you are going to remain in detention, pending preliminary investigation. It may also mean that you are waiving your right to file cases against those who arrested you."</div>
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FLAG said an arrested individual must take note of the following rights:</div>
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To be informed of your right to remain silent and other constitutional rights);<br />To have competent and independent counsel preferably of your own choice; and)<br />To be provided with counsel if you cannot afford one.</div>
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In all criminal prosecutions, FLAG said a defendant has the following rights:</div>
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Not to be compelled to testify against yourself;<br />To remain silent and to counsel;<br />To be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against you;<br />To have a speedy, public, and impartial trial;<br />To appeal any conviction;<br />To be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved;<br />To be present and heard by yourself and counsel;<br />To avail yourself of court processes to secure the compulsory attendance of witnesses and the presentation of evidence in your defense;<br />To meet the witnesses face-to-face and to cross-examine them;<br />The right to a preliminary investigation;<br />The right against double jeopardy;<br />Before conviction, the right to bail except for capital offenses when evidence of guilt is strong);The right to be treated with humanity and with respect for your personal dignity;<br />The right to liberty of abode and the right to travel.</div>
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FLAG chairman Jose Manuel Diokno earlier called out the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for the rising number of suspected drug criminals being killed either in police operations or by alleged vigilantes.</div>
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Source:<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/19/16/know-your-rights-what-every-pinoy-should-know"> ABS CBN News</a></div>
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Do You Know? Benefits of Solo Parent's Welfare Act and Parental Leave

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<span style="font-size: medium;">RA 8972 or the Solo Parent’s Welfare Act provides for benefits and privileges to solo parents and their children. It aims to develop a comprehensive package of social development and welfare services for solo parents and their children to be carried out by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as the lead agency, various government agencies including NSO and other related NGOs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">RA 8972 was signed into law on November 7, 2000 and took effect on November 28, 2000. Its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) was approved in April 2002.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Solo Parent is any individual who falls under any of the following categories:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">1. A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other crimes against chastity even without a final conviction of the offender, provided that mother keeps and raises the child.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">2. Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to the following circumstances:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">a. Due to death of spouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">b. Spouse is detained or is serving sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one (1) year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">c. Physical and/or mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical practitioner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">d. Legal separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one (1) year, as long as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">e. Declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court or by a church as long as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">3. Unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep and rear her/his child/children instead of having others care for them or give them up to a welfare institution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">4. Any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a child or children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">5. Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head of family as a result of the death, abandonment, disappearance or prolonged absence of the parents or solo parent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;">The law did not consider this as one of the categories of solo parent since the other spouse still exercises duties over his/her family. However, if the other parent is abroad and has lost contact with his/her family for a year or more, the other parent who is left with the custody of the family, may be considered as solo parent, provided proofs are presented to qualify as such.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">"Should you be able to establish these factors, you may avail yourself of the parental leave and a flexible work schedule as long as the same do not affect your individual productivity and that of the company (Sections 8 and 6, id). You may also avail yourself of the educational benefits being given by the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), as well as allocations in low cost housing projects and medical assistance, if so qualified (Sections 10 and 11, id)." - <i>Atty Persida Acosta</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">"With the help of RA 8972, solo parent employees, who are solely taking care of their children can reap the exclusive benefits provided by the government. Section 7 of RA 8972 mandates that no employer shall discriminate against any solo-parent employee with respect to terms and conditions of employment on account of his/her status. Thus, employers of solo-parent employees should be guided by the employment-related benefits available to all solo parents, such as:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">(1) Flexible work schedule. This refers to the right of a solo-parent employee to vary his/her arrival and departure time without affecting the core work hours as defined by the employer.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">The employer shall provide for a flexible working schedule for solo-parents, as long as it shall not affect individual and company productivity.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">(2) No work discrimination. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against any solo-parent employee with respect to terms and conditions of employment on account of his/her status.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">(3) Parental leave. “Parental leave” means leave benefits granted to a solo parent to enable him/her to perform parental duties and responsibilities where physical presence is required. In addition to leave privileges</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">under existing laws, parental leave of not more than seven working days every year shall be granted to any solo-parent employee who has rendered services for at least one year with full pay, consisting of basic</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">salary and mandatory allowances.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">In order to benefit from the “parental leave,” a solo-parent employee should have rendered at least one year of service, whether continuous or broken. In addition, the employee should notify her or his employer that she or he will avail herself/himself of the leave within a reasonable period of time. Finally, the solo-parent employee must present to the employer his or her Solo Parent Identification Card. A solo-parent employee should remember that “parental leave” is not convertible to cash if not availed of." <i>- Atty. Lorna Kapunan</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Any solo parent whose income in the place of domicile falls below the poverty threshold as set by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and subject to the assessment of the DSWD worker in the area shall be eligible for assistance. A Solo Parent can directly inquire from the following agencies to avail of their services:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">4. Parental Leave (Employer, DOLE, CSC) Solo parent whose income is above the poverty threshold shall enjoy only such limited benefits as flexible work schedule, parental leave and others to be determined by the DSWD.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">A solo parent shall apply for a Solo Parent Identification Card (Solo Parent ID) from the City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development (C/MSWD) Office. Once the C/MSWD Office issues the Solo Parent ID, a solo parent can apply for services he/she needs from the C/MSWD Office or to specific agencies providing such assistance/services.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">2. Documents/Evidence that the applicant is a solo parent (e.g. death certificate of spouse, declaration of nullity of marriage, medical certificate – if incapacitated); and</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">3. Income Tax Return (ITR) or certification from the barangay/municipal treasurer. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">A Certificate issued by the Barangay Captain indicating the circumstances on one’s being a solo parent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">No. The Social Worker has to complete the assessment/evaluation of the solo parent situation. The ID will be issued after 30 days from filing. The validity of the ID is one year and is renewable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Parental Leave refers to leave benefits granted to a solo parent to enable said parent to perform parental duties and responsibilities where physical presence is required as provided under Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 08, series 2004.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">No. Parental leave is non-cumulative and can be availed only during the current year. Further, it can only be availed after the issuance of the Solo Parent ID.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">The law clearly indicates that the granting of the 7-day parental leave is on top of the 3-day special leave and other mandatory leave benefits.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">Yes, as long as the child is living with him/her, dependent for support, unmarried, unemployed and below eighteen (18) years old, or eighteen (18) years old and above but is incapable of self-support and/or with physical/mental defect/disability.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">The parental leave of seven (7) days shall be granted to any Solo Parent employee subject to the following conditions:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">1. The solo parent must have rendered government service for a least one (1) year, whether continuous or broken, reckoned at the time of the effectivity of the law on September 22, 2002, regardless of the employment status.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">2. The parental leave shall be availed of every year and shall not be convertible to cash. If not availed within the calendar year, said privilege shall be forfeited within the same year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">3. The parental leave shall be availed of on a continuous or staggered basis, subject to the approval of the Administrator. In this regard, the solo parent shall submit the application for parental leave at least one (1) week prior to availing the solo parent leave, except on emergency cases.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">a. Attend to personal milestones of a child such as birthday, communion, graduation and other similar events;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">b. Perform parental obligations such as enrollment and attendance in school programs, PTA meetings and the like;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">d. Other similar circumstances necessary in the performance of parental duties and responsibilities, where physical presence of the parent is required.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #444444;">5. The head of agency/office concerned may determine whether granting of parental leave is proper or may conduct the necessary investigation to ascertain if grounds for termination and withdrawal of the privilege exist.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444;">CAN A SOLO PARENT AVAIL OF THE MATERNITY LEAVE?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444;">There is no provision in the law that there is a maternity leave for Solo Parents, however, other laws can be applied.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Source:</span><a href="https://psa.gov.ph/content/q-solo-parents-welfare-act-and-parental-leave" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"> psa.gov.ph </a></div>
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