A similar bill already hurdled the House in the 18th Congress, but failed to get past the Senate at the time. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives in the 19th Congress approved on Monday, February 6, a bill that seeks to promote and protect the welfare of freelance workers.
mandating freelance workers to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and instructing the BIR to create a special lane for freelancers for such purpose in every revenue district office;A total of 250 lawmakers voted in favor of the measure, with no one voting to oppose or abstain. A 2018 report estimated that the Philippines has around 1.5 million freelance workers, defined under HB No. 6718 as anyone “hired or retained to provide services, in exchange for compensation, as an independent contractor to do work according to one’s own methods and without being subjected to the control of the hiring party, except only as to the results of the work.
“As a sector with an exploding growth spurt in the coming years, they need protective cover under our laws to ensure their transition as a significant driver of our economy,” he said in a statement.
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