(PNA) MANILA – A bill seeking a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector nationwide reached the Senate plenary with Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chair Jinggoy Estrada pushing for its passage. Estrada said an estimated 4.2 million minimum wage earners in the private sector would benefit…
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(THE PEOPLE’S NETWORK) Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Christopher “Bong” Go have called for amendments to Presidential Decree 483, advocating for harsher penalties for game-fixing in sports. These include life imprisonment, hefty fines, and perpetual bans for those involved. The Department of Justice has expressed support for these amendments, which align with the state policy prioritizing…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) MANILA, Philippines: The 24-member Senate is set to start plenary debates on a bill mandating the private sector to implement a P100 daily minimum wage increase in the private sector. This comes after the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources on Wednesday endorsed the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2534,…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 07 February 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph COPY OF SPEECH: https://bitly.ws/3cBeS
P100 wage hike bill gains traction in Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors in plenary Wednesday, February 7, 2023, Senate Bill No. 2534 proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in the entire country which is seen to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. From the original proposal of a P150 daily wage…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers has reached the Senate floor. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, chairperson of the upper chamber’s panel on labor, employment, and human resources development, stood to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 during Wednesday’s plenary session. In his…
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Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen: As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, it is my honor to present today to this august Chamber Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 entitled “An Act Providing for a 100 Pesos Daily Minimum Wage Increase for Employees and…
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THE bill proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in the entire country, estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners, has been sponsored in plenary by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development. From the original proposal of a P150 daily…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines – A bill pushing for a law against game-fixing and also promoting professionalism in sports has been raised before the Senate Committee on Sports Wednesday. The Senate Sports Committee discussed Senate Bills No. 40, 1560, 1641, 1855, 2100 and House Bill no. 4513, which has already been approved in third and final…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗩𝗦 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘-𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗜𝗡𝗚: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed hope that proposed measures to prohibit game-fixing will finally get the approval of the Senate. Estrada, during the hearing of the Committee on Sports on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, stressed that game-fixing had plagued Philippine sports, particularly basketball, for a long time slowly destroying the credibility…
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