REP. MICHAEL “MIKEE” L. ROMERO, Ph.D.
Deputy Speaker – 18th Congress
President, The Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI)
One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1-PACMAN)
People Asia’s People of the Year 2020
Author, House Bill 8097 – Amendments to Solo Parents Welfare Act
Twitter: @MikeeRomeroPhD 09177292437
IMPLEMENTASYON NG MGA REBISYON SA SOLO PARENTS LAW TUTUTUKAN NI DEPUTY SPEAKER MIKEE ROMERO
[Iwas red tape dapat ang scholarship para sa solo parent at isang anak, parental leave at childminding center]
Huwag dapat pahirapan ang solo parents sa pagkamit ng scholarships para sa kanila at isa sa kanilang anak. Ito ang paalala ni Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero, kinatawan ng 1-PACMAN Party-list sa Kamara matapos aprubahan sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa bago ito isumite sa Senado para umusad tungo sa pagiging batas.
"Education is key to personal economic freedom. Sinisiguro ng bagong aprubadong panukalang batas na magiging CHED, TESDA, at DepEd iskolar ang solo parent at isa niyang anak. Ito ang pinakamahusay na probisyon ng House Bill 8097," ani Congressman Romero.
Aniya ang scholarship provision ang siyang pinakamabisang probisyon ng bill. Turing niya dito, "most potent, crucial, lasting, and life-changing anti-poverty part of HB 8097."
"All the other benefits like 10 percent discount, seven days parental leave, DSWD and LGU services, requiring employers to have childminding and breastfeeding facilities at workplaces, and others pale in comparison to the scholarship benefit," ani Romero.
Babantayan ng kongresista ang pagbabalangkas ng implementing rules and regulations upang masigurong "the rules do not make it difficult for solo parents to avail of the benefits."
Dagdag niya, mahusay na ang DSWD at LGUs sa pagpapatupad ng maraming localized social welfare programs.
Mahusay naman aniya ang DepEd, CHED at TESDA sa kanilang "systematic scholarship programs but I am worried about red tape, so that is what I will look out for."
Tututukan din niya ang working conditions compliance dahil dati nang mahirap masiguro ang implementasyon, pagtalima at monitoring.
"I will have to work closely with the DOLE and the business sector to ensure effectiveness and consistency," dagdag ng ekonomistang solon (WAKAS)
