SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go yesterday pushed to amend the Solo Parents Act, saying single parents are both the breadwinners and caregivers of their families and should be acknowledged appropriately.
“As the law now stands, the privileges and benefits awarded to them are insufficient and show lack of understanding for the complexity of their needs,” the senator stressed in his remarks during the joint public hearing of the Senate Committees on Women, Children and Family Relations and Gender Equality; Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development; Finance; Health and Demography; and Ways and Means.
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