House Bill No. 8673 Seeks Better Support for WPS Civilian Personnel

๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ. 8673 that seeks to provide hazard pay, insurance, medical and psychological support, and maritime safety training for civilian personnel deployed in the ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š was deliberated during the House Committee on Appropriationsโ€™ hearing on the ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ 2027 ๐›๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ.

Beyond financial assistance, the measure aims to strengthen their morale, motivation, and welfare as they serve in high-risk areas alongside military and frontline agencies.

DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed support for providing appropriate assistance to civilian personnel assigned to the area, emphasizing that such support would ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ž and ensure their welfare as they carry out their duties in the West Philippine Sea.

Source:ย https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/…/teodoro-backs-hazard…

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