Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo has moved to increase the fully paid paternity leave benefit of every working father from the current seven days to 30 days so that these dads may effectively lend support to the mother and their newborn during childbirth
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It should be noted that the sought month-long paternity leave credit with full pay would also cover unmarried working father living in with the mother, provided that there is no legal impediment for them to wed. In batting for the swift passage of his bill, Rillo invoked the mandate of the 1987 Constitution for the State to reinforce family solidarity and foster the total development of every family.
The bill seeks to remove the word “married” and supplant with “his partner” the reference to “the legitimate spouse” in the above-mentioned provision of the law.
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