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mishaps," Tanjusay said.
For h is part, Federation of Free
A-BOR groups on Monday Workers (FFW) Vice president
threw their support for theJulius
Cainglet also approved
a bill that seeks the existing provisioni of the
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occupational safety bill, but he
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man Renato Magtubo said they',Wehopeproducersandotherem_
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support House Bill 191, or the ac- ployees, on one side,
and actors and
tors occupational safety and health Ltherernployees,
onthe other, should
standard biU, to finally address the engag"irrsoiialdialoguetodetermine
work related risks in the said sector. "industry
whlt-is best for the and all
He said the legislation will have
its workers,,, Cainglet said.
for the deployment of He noted the iialogue will also
l]:l]:t." medical personnel, cover issues or, -
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lifesav ing'medical "".oriiy
of tenure
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The bill was filed by 1-PACMAN
Party list Rep. Michael Romero af-
terthe death ofhis stepfather, Eddie
Garcia, who passed away last month
froman injuryaftertrippingonwire
during a teleserye shooting.
Among its salient points are the
deployment of safety and medical
personnel in all workplaces in the
entertainmentindustiy; mandatory
personnelandproduction insurance
coverage; standard working hours;
and fine for violators.
Trade Union Congress of the phil-
ippines (TUCP) Spokesman Alan
Tanjusay expressed his support for
the draft of the bill, which, he said,
is already'tomprehensive" enough.
"We hope it would be passed as