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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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MANILA – Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have been urged to focus on life-saving bills.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan lamented that some of the measures now being prioritized in the Congress “trample on an individual’s right to life.”
He was referring to the bills seeking to revive the death penalty and lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to nine years old.
“Congress should prioritize passing laws that focus on saving lives, instead of killing people,” Pangilinan said.
His Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1268, or the Government Doctors’ Salary Upgrading Act of 2017 has been approved at the committee level.
SBN 1268 seeks to raise the minimum salary of government doctors from P28,417 to P56,610.
According to the senator, only 10 percent of Filipinos living in rural areas benefit have sufficient healthcare access.
More than 20,000 health professionals leave the country every year to work overseas, the World Health Organization said.
“There are better earning opportunities abroad. The same can be said of our overseas Filipino workers. If Congress focuses on improving other sectors, particularly the labor sector, many of our people would be empowered,” Pangilinan said.
“They will not resort to crimes to better their lives. Improving the labor sector can help eradicate the cycle of poverty. This is a better deterrent against criminality. Increasing the salary of government doctors is just the first of the many steps we have to take in improving the labor sector in the country.”/PN
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