WITH the P1,000 increase in monthly salaries of kasambahays or household workers in Metro Manila now in place, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposed the condonation of penalties for unpaid Social Security System (SSS) contributions of household employers. In filing his Senate Bill No. 43, Estrada said the condonation will not only cover the employers of…
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SEEK CLEARANCE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada grills former Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian on his issuance of a special order authorizing the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar during Tuesday’s Blue Ribbon hearing, August 23, 2022. Estrada asked Sebastian why he signed Sugar Order No. 4 (SO4) without the prior consent of President Ferdinand “Bongbong”…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, addressing the Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, during Tuesday’s organization meeting and hearing, August 23, 2022, stood firm in his proposed postponement of this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections saying that the political toxicity in a close interval with the recently-concluded national and local elections would not be…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes his oath as member of the Commission on Appointments (CA) during Tuesday’s plenary proceedings, August 23, 2022. Estrada is among the twelve senators elected to represent the upper chamber in the bicameral constitutional body that is vested by the 1987 Constitution with the power to approve or disapprove appointments made…
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Pagbusisi sa dahilan ng pag-isyu ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) ng kontrobersyal na Sugar Order No. 4 para sa pag-angkat ng 300,000 metrikong tonelada ng asukal nang walang pahintulot ng Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Video Source: PTV 4 View post on Facebook
TO help indigent applicants gain decent employment, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that would grant them a 20 percent discount in the payment of fees and charges for certain government-issued pre-employment documents. “Para sa mga mahihirap nating kababayan na pinagsisikapan na itaguyod ang kanilang sarili o pamilya, mabigat sa bulsa ang mga…
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Diskusyon ukol sa mga panukalang batas na isinusulong ngayong 19th Congress kasama si Sass Rogando Sasot ng Statecraft.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pressing the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the unpaid back wages and benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network and IBC-13. Estrada made the appeal after finding out during Tuesday’s organization meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media that while Congress…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is calling on the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the back wages and overdue benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network Inc. (PTN) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC-13). “Dahil sa katagalan ng pagkaantala, may iba na nakamatayan na ang pagkubra ng kanilang back pay, unpaid…
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ESTRADA BACKS WORK FROM HOME SETUP: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his gratitude to Sen. Grace Poe for bringing up the issue of hybrid work in her privilege speech during Tuesday’s hybrid plenary session, August 16, 2022. Estrada, a staunch advocate of labor, employment and human resources, noted that the work from home arrangement has…
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