MANILA, Philippines — The Senate trade committee will fast-track a “timely and “relevant” bill filed by Sen. Lito Lapid that seeks to protect food and grocery delivery riders from fraudulent orders.
The committee tackled Senate Bill No. 1677 which seeks to set up a mandatory reimbursement scheme for unjust cancellation of orders.
“Let’s fast-track this because it’s very timely, very relevant. Even after the pandemic, this will be relevant because we have grown accustomed to online services,” Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, chair of the Senate committee, said, speaking partly in Filipino, during a hearing on Tuesday.
“We will go beyond food and grocery delivery. All the deli…
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