00:00The House has passed a number of important bills for the benefit of the Filipinos.
00:06Mela Lesmora is back.
00:10With 193 members voting in the affirmative, 4 in the negative, and 0 abstentions.
00:15A few days before the recess, the House has passed a number of important bills.
00:24Like House Bill 11357, which is an amendment to the Universal Health Care Act,
00:31which has been approved in the third and final reading of the bill.
00:36Under this bill, the premium contribution rate will be lowered in PhilHealth,
00:40and the state insurer's benefit will be improved, especially for OFWs.
00:47The Department of Health is very pleased with this move by the Camera.
00:51According to DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, this is considered a major development,
00:56and they are also looking forward to the discussion of the bill in the Bicameral Conference Committee.
01:02Aside from that, in the last reading of the Camera,
01:05the bill pushes for individuals who have obtained the Certificate of Candidacy
01:09to be considered as nuisance candidates in the election,
01:13so that they can earn or receive other considerations.
01:16The capacity of the Bureau of Animal Industry and the Animal Competitiveness Enhancement Fund
01:23are also being considered.
01:25The Philippine Sports Heroes are also allowed to play in the stadiums of Bayani.
01:30There are also two recommendations on the management of cigarettes and other harmful products.
01:37Meanwhile, there is good news for the workers.
01:41After reading the committee level on Tuesday,
01:44the House Bill No. 11376 was also approved in the second reading of the Camera,
01:49which is a bill to distribute an additional P200 per day
01:53to minimum wage workers in the private sector.
01:56This was fully supported by various labor groups,
01:59such as the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines,
02:01which again asked the President to certify the bill as urgent.
02:06Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
