(ABANTE) Nagbabala ngayon si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada laban sa mga umano’y mga dummy na Pilipinong may-ari ng mga placement agencies na nagre-recruit ng land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Kaya naman nanawagan ang senador sa mga opisyal ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) na bantayan mabuti ang usaping ito bunsod ng kaso ng pagpaslang sa…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should look into “dummy” Filipino owners of recruitment agencies, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. “Let’s just request the DMW to scrutinize the recruitment agencies, whether the proprietors of these recruitment agencies have the financial capability to run its operations,” Estrada said in a hearing on Wednesday.…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has put to task the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to look into reports that some recruitment agencies are owned by foreign nationals. Estrada pointed out foreign ownership of placement agencies is a matter prohibited in the licensing and regulation rules of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today rang the alarm bells on alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada called out officials of the to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on the matter in the wake of the recent case of slain OFW Jullebee Ranara and the cancellation of…
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ENHANCE OFW ORIENTATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada reiterates the need to improve the orientation process for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) before they are sent to their host country. During the public hearing of the Committee on Migrant Workers on the privilege speech of Estrada on the murder of Jullebee Ranara, a 35-year-old OFW in Kuwait,…
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Committee Report No. 24 – Senate Bill No. 1850 New Agrarian Emancipation Act 8 February 2023 Mr. President, with the indulgence of the author and sponsor, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1850 under Committee Report No. 24 entitled “An Act Emancipating Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries From The Debt Burden Arising From The Award…
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(MALAYA) THE Senate committee on national defense and security, peace, unification and reconciliation yesterday recommended at least five amendments to Republic Act 11709 which sets fixed terms for the Armed Forces chief and other key military officials. Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, panel chairman, said the recommendations were based on Committee Report No. 23 of Senate…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines’ military has some concerns about RA No.11709, and the Senate is responding by proposing a bill that would make five changes to it. Senate Bill 1849 has been reported by Committee Report 23, and its purpose is to amend the Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 1849 under Committee Report No. 23 – February 7, 2023 An Act Amending Sections 2, 6, 10, 11 and 15 of Republic Act No. 11709 otherwise known as “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, by…
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JINGGOY SPONSORS MEASURE AMENDING RA11709: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense, sponsors Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1849 which seeks to amend RA 11709 or “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).” Estrada, in sponsoring the measure, said while…
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