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‘Eddie Garcia’ law protecting movie, TV workers
By Cynthia Montojo
Employers to meet minimum labor rights standards as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law measure aimed at safeguarding rights and welfare of entertainment industry workers.
Republic Act 1196, signed into law on May 24, is named after the late actor Eddie Garcia, who died after tripping over loose wires while filming series in 2019.
Law requires employers to provide workers or independent contractors with copy of contract specifies number of work hours, job position and description, period of employment, details of compensation and other conditions that will affect person’s work.
Under the law, entertainment industry workers must also be provided wage-related benefits, social security and government-mandated benefits and insurance. They are also entitled to overtime pay.
RA 1196 also acknowledges entertainment industry workers’ exposure to occupational hazards and requires employers to comply with occupational safety and health standards laid out in the Labor Code of the Philippines and Republic Act 11058 or “Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for Violations.”
In statement issued upon Congress’ passage of the bill in March, Olivia Lagman Romero, Manoy’s long-time partner, said measure achieves what late actor had long sought for during his lifetime: to uplift lives of all those working in television and movie industry.
Romero called the bill Garcia’s “best gift and lasting contribution” to the local entertainment industry.
House and Senate versions of bill were unanimously passed in February 2023 and March 2024, respectively.
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