MANILA, Dec. 3 -- Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno on Wednesday filed a measure seeking to safeguard the rights and welfare of online platform workers regardless of their employment status or classification.

House Bill 6572 or the Protektadong Online Workers, Employees, Riders, at Raketera (POWERR) Bill, seeks to ensure that online platform workers are not exploited and are given equal opportunities to grow and thrive.

"Marami sa ating mga kabataan at kababayan ngayon ay kumikita bilang (Many of our youth and countrymen are earning as) online workers, entrepreneurs, riders, at sa tulong ng iba pang raket (and other means of support)," Diokno said in a statement.

He noted that while these new forms of work offer flexibility compar...