WE ARE HERE TO FERRET OUT THE TRUTH: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures all concerned parties in the ongoing inquiry of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs into the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and other killings in the province that the panel is serious in its investigation and would never take sides.…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Despite warnings from employers about business closures and consequent job losses, the Senate aims to pass in June a bill granting an across-the-board daily minimum wage hike of P150, claiming it would improve worker productivity, reduce crime and provide long-term economic benefits. The committee on labor and employment, chaired by Sen.…
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Legislated wage increase bill gains traction in Senate: Labor Committee Chairperson Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, along with Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (seated, left) and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (seated, middle), posed with labor leaders (standing L to R) Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) Pilipinas acting chairperson Ariel Casilao, Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at…
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SBN 2165 under Committee Report No. 64 Income Classification of LGUs 10 May 2023 19th Congress, 1st Regular Session Mister President, I associate myself with Senate Bills No. 1530, 1913 and 2067 under Committee Report No. 64 entitled: An Act Institutionalizing the Automatic Income Classification of Provinces, Cities, and Municipalities, and for Other Purposes. Also,…
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Bill on legislated wage hike, approved in principle: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources, carries the motion of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri to conduct a technical working group (TWG) meeting and come up with a committee report on the bills proposing a legislated wage increase.…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate labor panel approved “in principle” on Wednesday a proposal for a P150 across-the-board daily minimum wage hike after just one public hearing. Labor panel chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Estrada ended Wednesday’s hearing on proposals for a legislated wage hike by sending it to a technical working group, indicating that committee…
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CO-SPONSORSHIP REMARKS – Inserted into Records Proposed Senate Resolution No. 587 of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go Resolution Commending and Congratulating Marlon Tapales for Winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Super Bantamweight Titles (Sen. Go) 10 May 2023 This representation would like to be associated with Senate Resolution No.…
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MEETING THE BASIC NEEDS OF FILIPINO FAMILIES Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada begins panel deliberations on the proposed legislated across-the-board wage hike and other measures regarding the implementation of wage increases in the private sector. Estrada, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources, cites the need to come up with pieces of legislation…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources has “approved in principle” the bill seeking for a P150 across-the-board wage increase for all private sector workers in the country. The panel, which is headed by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, will now discuss the proposed graduated increase scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises…
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The country was not spared of the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and we all witnessed how our economy suffered and severely affected both the employers and workers. Sa mga panahong ito, walang naipatupad na taas-sweldo, ngunit ang patuloy na panawagan para sa sahod na tunay na makatutugon sa pangunahing pangangangailangan ng pamilyang Pilipino ay…
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