(MANILA STANDARD) Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored a bill seeking to institute policies to protect the rights and promote the welfare of caregivers. 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, laid down an array of benefits…
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JINGGOY SPONSORS BICAM REPORT AMENDING FIXED TERM OF AFP OFFICERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, seeks the support of his colleagues for the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1849 and House Bill No (HBN) 6517 which…
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PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF CODES Did the framers of the 1987 Constitution overlook the issue of the two Houses of Congress voting separately during the Charter change (Cha-cha) process? Sen. Jinggoy Estrada posed this question to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile in a Senate hearing Wednesday, March 22, 2023.…
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THE Senate ratified on Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on the reconciled version of the bill prescribing the retirement age of 57 for military officers and enlisted personnel. The third measure to be passed by the Senate under the present 19th Congress retained the three-year maximum tour of duty for the AFP Chief of…
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PRESS RELEASE (MAR 22): 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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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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PRESS RELEASE (MAR 22): Senate ratifies bill fixing AFP officers’ tour of duty
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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