Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday expressed concern over the possibility of displacing state workers if the administration will push through with the rightsizing of the bureaucracy. “I really have a lot of concerns [on the rightsizing proposal],” Estrada said in an interview with reporters. “My campaign promise…was to provide jobs for our people and if…
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Reading the newly-launched autobiography of former First Lady Loi Ejercito-Estrada, Love, Mommyla, my friends, who went over the book, and I could not help but be impressed by the virtues and accomplishments of this First Lady who, early in life, had faced hardship because she was orphaned of her father, leaving behind Loi’s mother, only…
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MANILA, Philippines — Senators differed on Tuesday on a proposal to require booster shots against COVID-19 in light of the rising number of infections in the country. Senator Jinggoy Estrada agreed with the suggestion raised by infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante while Senator Risa Hontiveros maintained she is against it. Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1626718/jinggoy-estrada-risa-hontiveros-split-on-mandatory- “I support…
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Administration Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has assured public school teachers that he would look into their salaries and benefits to ensure that it would be commensurate with their workload. Estrada made the promise during a recent interview, saying it is one of his priorities as the incoming chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and…
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Senator-elect Jinggoy Estrada thanked on Friday, June 24 the National Capital Region (NCR) Wage Board for increasing the daily wage of domestic workers or “kasambahays” by P1,000. The approved wage increase brings the total monthly salary of kasambahays to P6,000. ‘’Bilang principal author ng ‘Batas Kasambahay’, ipinaglaban at tinutukan natin ang pagtiyak na patas at…
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Senator-elect Jinggoy Estrada on Friday urged other regional wage boards to study the possibility of increasing the salaries of household helpers in areas outside Metro Manila. Estrada, who authored Republic Act 10361 or Batas Kasambahay, made the statement after the National Capital Region Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (NCR-TWPB) approved a P1,000 increase in the monthly pay…
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MANILA, Philippines — After a global survey named the Philippines as one of the countries with the highest “internet poor” populations in Southeast Asia, UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, April 22, vowed to allocate funds and introduce legislation to help more Filipinos access the Internet. Citing a 2022 survey of the Austria-based World…
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Former senator Jinggoy Estrada plans to institutionalize and provide incentives for alternative or flexible work arrangements should he succeed in his comeback bid in the Senate. “The Covid-19 pandemic showed us that flexible arrangements like the work-from-home (WFH) set-up works. The economy continued to function and workers remained productive even if they’re not physically in…
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Former senator and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino president Jinggoy Estrada said he will help institutionalize and provide incentives for alternative or flexible work arrangements should he succeed in his Senate comeback bid on May 9. “The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that flexible arrangements like the work-from-home (WFH) set up works. The economy continued to function…
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MANILA, Philippines — With the soaring prices of fuel, food and consumer goods, former senator and UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday called on the country’s regional wage boards to approve wage hike petitions in time for Labor Day.
