SB 322
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 9, 2025
Journalist Protection Act
An Act Providing for Mandatory Insurance Coverage and Benefits and Hazard Pay for Journalists, Employees of Media Entities on Field Assignments and Freelance Journalists, and for Other Purposes
In plain language
The Journalist Protection Act would require media companies to give journalists extra insurance that pays up to ₱350,000 for disability, ₱300,000 for death, and up to ₱200,000 for medical costs, and would create a special government insurance program for freelance journalists working in dangerous areas.
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SBN-322 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch