Statement of the Commission on Human Rights in support of the proposed measure seeking benefits for disaster personnel death
The Commission on Human Rights supports Senate Bill No. 1354 (SB 1354), otherwise known as the Disaster Personnel Benefits Act, which seeks to institutionalize death benefits for community disaster personnel who are dispatched during calamities. SB 1354 was introduced by Senator Mark Villar that aims “to properly compensate the families of rescuers who died during […]