(THE MANILA TIMES) Senators Jose ‘Jinggoy’ Estrada, Robin Padilla, Francis Tolentino, Cynthia Villar and Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma pose with the awardees of Sampung Natatanging Kasambahay at the Senate on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
(BUSINESS MIRROR) The winners of the search for the country’s best domestic workers pose with senators after being feted during the 10th anniversary of Republic Act 10361, or the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay. he law’s author, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, gave out the awards as head of the Senate’s Labor panel. He was joined…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development on Wednesday, January 25 honored 10 outstanding household workers as part of the 10th year anniversary of the “Batas Kasambahay,” also known as the Domestic Workers Act or Republic Act No. 10361. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, primary author and sponsor of the landmark law,…
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AVP for Batas Kasambahay from DOLE – January 25, 2023
Search for Sampung Natatanging Kasambahay event – Same Day Edit (SDE) – January 25, 2023
Delivered on January 25, 2023 Sampung Natatanging Kasambahay ng Pilipinas 2023 SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA My special thanks go to Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma for taking some time from his very busy schedule to be with us today on this momentous occasion. And also of course to my dear colleagues, for accepting our invitation to…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, January 24 called on the government to press for the dismantling of the controversial “Kafala” system to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Arab nations. The Kafala system, a sponsorship system being used by Arab countries monitors and restricts the movement of migrant workers, has become a set…
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ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on the Department of Migrant Workers, the Department of Foreign Affairs and other concerned government agencies to make sure that justice is served and the perpetrator responsible for the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipina worker Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait is punished. Estrada lamented that despite the existence…
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Privilege Speech Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 24 January 2023 1st Regular Session, 19th Congress Senate of the Philippines “Malupit na Sinapit sa Kuwait” Mister President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. A disturbing news last night caught my attention, the discovery last Sunday of the…
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Mr. President, as an advocate of quality education and brighter future for the Filipino children, this representation, with the permission of the sponsor, would like to have the honor to be a co-author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1604 under Committee Report No. 17 submitted by the Committees on Basic Education; Ways and Means;…
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