The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill mandating funeral establishments to limit the funeral expenses for indigent Filipinos to P20,000.All 198 House members present during the plenary session voted yes to House Bill 102, principally authored by Deputy Speaker and Cebu lawmaker Vincent Franco Frasco.Under the bill, the P20,000 funeral package for indigents should include mortuary services, the provision of casket or coffin to hold the deceased, and other related services.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, for its part, is likewise tasked to extend funeral/burial or financial assistance to qualified applicants.“This legislation is one not merely of regulation, but most importantly, a matter of social justice,” Frasco said in a statement.Frasco said the measure will address the existing great injustice and is in accordance with the government’s duty to protect the human dignity in life and in death.
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