WORKING mothers will have more time to nurse and care for their babies and recuperate from child birth once a measure seeking to expand the maternity leave period is passed.

Senate Bill 1276 or the “Expanded Maternity Leave Act” was recently filed by Sen. Sonny Angara. If enacted into law, female workers will have 98 days maternity leave instead of the current 60 days.

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