Month: March 2023

WATCH | Sponsorship Speech on Caregivers’ Welfare Act (SBN-2019)

PRESS RELEASE (MAR 22): Bill protecting rights, promoting welfare of caregivers in PH reaches Senate plenary

Bill protecting rights, promoting welfare of caregivers in PH reaches Senate plenary

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored on Wednesday the bill seeking to institute policies protecting the rights and promoting the welfare of persons in the caregiving industry in the country.  In endorsing the approval of the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, Estrada, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development,…
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Sponsorship Speech: Caregivers’ Welfare Act

Committee Report No. 57 – Senate Bill No. 2019 Mister President, I am honored to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2019 entitled: “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Caregivers in the Practice of their Profession” under Committee Report No. 57. This substitute bill is a consolidation of:  Senate Bill 828 by Senator Loren B.…
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WATCH | BICAM Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1849 and HBN-6517, amending RA 11709 (AFP Fixed Term Law)

PRESS RELEASE (MAR 22): Senate ratifies bill fixing AFP officers’ tour of duty

Co-Authorship and Co-Sponsorship Remarks on Institutionalization Shared Service Facilities (SBN-2021, CRN-59)

Ginoong Pangulo, siyamnapu’t siyam na porsyento (99%) ng mga enterprises sa ating bansa ay micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to the 2020 list of establishments of the Philippine Statistics Authority, they generated more than five million jobs or 62.66% of the country’s total employment. Moreover, they account for 25% of the country’s total…
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PRIB PHOTO: Continuation of Cha-Cha hearings

CONTINUATION OF CHA-CHA HEARINGS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada consults with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile during the public hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revisions of Codes Wednesday, March 22, 2023 on the importance and the need to amend the 36-year-old 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Enrile, whom Estrada fondly refers to as…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy defends bill upgrading disabled veterans’ pension

JINGGOY DEFENDS BILL UPGRADING DISABLED VETERANS’ PENSION: Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaanswers questions from colleagues as he defends in the plenary Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6948 or an Act Standardizing and Upgrading…
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Bicam approves bill amending law on AFP officers’ fixed term

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The bicameral conference committee approved on Tuesday a bill that seeks to amend the law on the fixed term of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers. The panel convened to reconcile the conflicting provisions of Senate Bill No. 1849 and House Bill No. 6517. “Following more than four-hour deliberations, the…
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Erap’s nostalgic reunion with former Cabinet members

(POLITIKO) Former President Joseph Estrada had a major hit of nostalgia when he reunited with four former members of his Cabinet. The reunion took place while attending a recent birthday party of the former president’s son, Senator Jinggoy Estrada. In attendance were a few of Estrada’s old friends and colleagues including former Budget Secretary Benjamin…
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