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PRIB PHOTO: P100-daily minimum wage increase bill hurdles 2nd reading

February 14, 2024

๐—ฃ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ-๐——๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐— ๐—จ๐—  ๐—ช๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—›๐—จ๐—ฅ๐——๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š:ย  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada steered the passage on second reading Senate Bill No. 2534, also known as the P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Estrada, aims to ease the financial strain on an estimated 4.2 million minimum wage earners grappling with…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Debates on P100-daily pay hike for minimum wage earners

February 13, 2024

DEBATES ON P100-DAILY PAY HIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaย rationalizes to colleagues during Tuesdayโ€™s plenary debates on Senate Bill No. 2534, February 13, 2024, the need to legislate a P100-daily increase for minimum wage earners saying that the workersโ€™ actual daily pay which ranges from P306 to P610 had already been eroded by…
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PRIB PHOTO: Estrada defends P100 daily minimum wage increase bill

February 13, 2024

๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—” ๐——๐—˜๐—™๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐——๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐— ๐—จ๐—  ๐—ช๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ:ย Committee on Labor chairperson Sen.ย JinggoyEjercito Estrada responded to questions from his colleagues in defending Senate Bill No. 2534, the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Act, Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Estrada, the sponsor of the measure, said the proposed P100 daily pay hike is seen to help alleviate the…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Eddie Garcia bill up for final reading

February 13, 2024

Eddie Garcia bill up for final reading: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says the proposed Eddie Garcia Law which seeks to provide protection to the rights and ensure the welfare of movie and television industry workers has made progress in the Senate and is now due for third and final reading next week. The Chairperson of…
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Jinggoy: Eddie Garcia bill up for final reading

February 13, 2024

A BILL seeking to provide protection to the rights and ensuring the welfare of movie and television industry workers has made progress in the Senate and is now due for third and final reading next week, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.ย  โ€œEven after his passing, Eddie Garcia, widely regarded as the greatest Filipino actor of…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Eddie Garcia bill hurdles second reading

February 12, 2024

Eddie Garcia bill hurdles second reading: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (center) is in a celebratory mood after steering the approval on second reading of the proposed Eddie Garcia Law on Monday, February 12, 2024. Estrada, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2505, the measure that will ensure the protection of the welfare of workers in the…
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‘Para madala’: Senators want stiffer penalties, jail time for game fixing

February 12, 2024

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators are proposing stiffer penalties and even jail time to players, coaches and others who will be involved in game fixing schemes. In an interview on Wednesday, Feb. 7, after the hearing of the Senate Committee on Sports joint with Games and Amusement, Sen. Bong Go said that those involved in game fixing…
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Jinggoy re-files bill to nix jail for libel cases

February 9, 2024

(MANILA STANDARD) Instead of a jail term, Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants just a fine to be imposed on any journalist found guilty of libel, thus removing the penalty of imprisonment. Saying civil damages are enough, Estrada filed Senate Bill No 2521, or an Act Abolishing the Penalty of Imprisonment in Libel cases Against Community Journalists,…
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Libel Reform: Jinggoy Calls for fine instead of jail time

February 9, 2024

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada proposes changes to how libel offenders are penalized in the country. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has proposed the imposition of a fine instead of imprisonment as a penalty in libel cases. In Senate Bill No. 2521, Estrada also pushed for limiting the venue of filing libel cases involving community journalists, publications,…
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Scrapping jail time for libel cases vs journalists proposed

February 9, 2024

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines โ€” A senator proposed replacing imprisonment with fines as the penalty for libel cases involving journalists. In Senate Bill No. 2521, submitted by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on January 22, the lawmaker expressed concern that the existing legal framework, which poses the threat of imprisonment for journalists while they carry out their duties,…
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