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Philippine law may be stuck in the Dark Ages, but that’s not stopping the Thomson Reuters’ Manila office from introducing its landmark “Domestic Partners Eligibility” policy. This means that employees’ live-in and same-sex partners are now eligible to be named as dependents and beneficiaries for company benefits, which include healthcare, group life insurance, and retirement plans.
The policy is already in place in Thomson Reuters offices in the United States and United Kingdom, but the first to be implemented in its offices in Asia, reports ABS-CBNNews.com. The report likewise noted that Thomson Reuters, which is described as an information and media company, currently has over 2,200 staff working in the Philippines.
It may not be long before the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines issues a statement about about this.
