ACT-CIS pushes free acquisition of birth certificate, clearance for PWDs, single parents
FILE PHOTO: Erwin Tulfo/INQUIRER FILES
To reduce the expenses of Persons with Disability (PWDs) and single parents in seeking for jobs, the ACT-CIS Partylist is pushing a bill to make the documents, which are to be used as job requirements for this sector, free.
According to ACT-CIS Representative and Deputy Majority Floor Leader Erwin Tulfo, under this bill, the documents such as birth certificate, NBI, police, and barangay clearance, even the health certificate will be free for PWDs and single parents.
“Instead of paying for these requirements, malaking tulong sa mga PWDs at solo parents natin ang matitipid nila,” Tulfo said.
The lawmaker added, “karamihan kasi sa PWDs may mga maintenance o therapy na binabayaran habang ang mga solo parents, mag-isa nilang pinapalaki ang anak nila.”
“Any savings para sa kanila ay malaking tulong habang naghahanap sila ng employment,” according to Tulfo.
Currently, there is an existing law that these requirements will be free but only for first time job seekers.
“Itong batas na ihahain namin ay every time na mag-apply ng trabaho ang mga PWD at solo parent ay libre ang pagkuha nila ng mga requirements,” Tulfo added.
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