Romero .
ii r:
prepares 'Eddie
Garcia Law'
' A day after the internment of the
ashes o{ the late screen legend Ed-
die, his stepson, lPacman Partylist
Rep. Mikee Romero lost no time in
pushing for the passage o{ an Ac-
tors Occupational Safety and Health
Standard Law providing for stricter
measures for the prevention of ac'
cidents and other occupational haz-
ards on the movie or television set
and the imposition of stiff penalties
for violations.
Romero, president of the PartY-
list Coalition Foundation, Inc., said
he €xpects more than 100 of his col-
leagues in th€ llouse ofRepresenta-
tives to co:author the measure to be
known as "The Eddie Garcia Law."
Earlier, the PCFI, the second
largesl political bloc in the Lower
House. announced that they will
nominate Garcia for a "posthumous
conferment of the National Artist
award."
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Romero's House colleagues
who.yisited the wake of the veteran
movie actor have aPParentlY given
their assurance of support for the
measure.
'And likewise 0) expect the Sen-
fhrouph SP Tito Sotto to do the
ate through
counterparbbill in the upper cham-
ber," Romero saidin aFacebookPost
vesterdav.
"";;;;;" is the son of Lilibeth
Romeror partner of Garcia for over
30 vears.
ihe actor died a feY daYs when
he fell into coma after accidentally
friibing auring the.taping for the
television series "Rbsang Agimat"
being produced by GMA 7 network.
He was 90.
. "The lEtldie Garcia Bill' will be
a means lo safeguard the welfare
and well-being of all actors working
in the television and/or in the movie
industry," explained Romero.
The partylist solon said the Pro
posed measure will be the first bill
he will file when the lSth Congress
opens. He is expected tqfile l.herbill
as soon as lhe Lower House starls
accepting legislative proposais on
July 1.