House Bill No. 2229 will grant laid-off solo parents an involuntary separation payment equal to 100 percent of their average monthly salary credit for two months, according to its author, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo.“Single parents, being the only breadwinner in the household, are exceptionally vulnerable to economic hardship. They deserve greater financial support if they lose their jobs for reasons unrelated to their performance as employees,” Rillo said in a statement.
The weakening economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted to widespread job losses among Filipino workers. At the height of the pandemic in 2020, the SSS reportedly paid over P1.71 billion in unemployment insurance benefits to 135,814 displaced members.
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