MANILA – A bill that seeks to grant additional benefits to solo parents has lapsed into law without the signature of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, a copy of the law showed.

Republic Act (RA) 11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, which amends several provisions of RA 8972, lapsed into law on June 4.

A mother in Tamil Nadu, India has spent more than 30 years disguised as a man in order to work and protect her daughter.

57-years-old S Petchiammal who is from Katunayakkanpatti village said in an interview that she got married when she was 20 years old and her husband died 15 days after their marriage. Afterward, she gave birth to a girl and started to work to support the needs of her daughter.