House OKs bill on discounts, waived fees for indigent job seekers

MANILA, Philippines --- A bill seeking to help indigent job seekers by placing discounts or totally waiving fees of certain pre-employment documents for government agencies has been approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading. House Bill (HB) No. 8008 was approved during Monday's session with 270 lawmakers voting in the affirmative, and none voting against or abstaining. Under the said proposal, workers who will be identified as indigents --- or someone "who is seeking gainful employment and has no visible means of income or whose income falls below the official poverty threshold, as identified by the National Economic and Development Autho...Keep on reading: House OKs bill on discounts, waived fees for indigent job seekers

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