HOAX: Expanded Maternity Leave Law already signed
The bill has not been signed as a law yet. It has been only approved by the Senate in their 3rd and final reading, and waiting for its 2nd reading in the House.
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| Screengrab of a July 18 Facebook post claiming the Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2017 has already been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. |
Claim: President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the proposed Expanded Maternity Leave Act.
Facebook user Adolfo Mortera posted the claim on July 18. The post garnered 430 reactions, 14 comments, and 2,573 shares as of this posting.
Two Facebook pages and a group shared the post accounting to a combined total of 2,326 interactions and 305,345 followers.
Rating: HOAX
The facts: The bill has not reached the President's desk yet.
Senate Bill 1305 or the “Expanded Maternity Leave Law of 2017” has been only approved on third and final reading on March 6, 2017.