MANILA, Philippines – Former senator and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada appealed to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to extend the hybrid work set up of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. Estrada said an extension of at least six months would be sufficient for BPO firms and their employees to “adjust to new realities”…
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MANILA, Philippines — Former senator and Team Unity senatorial bet Jinggoy Estrada on Monday declared his support to the wage hike petition of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP). In a statement, Estrada said the wage increase is necessary since most Filipinos are suffering from the almost weekly hikes in oil prices that…
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Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said the country’s regional wage boards should expedite the study on possible wage increases amid the increases in the prices of fuel, food and other basic necessities. Estrada said that while he appreciates the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to study the wage hike, the target of…
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MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday the country’s regional wage boards should fast-track the study on possible wage increases amid skyrocketing prices of fuel, food and other basic necessities. In a statement, Estrada said that while he appreciates the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to study the wage hike, the…
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MANILA, Philippines — Suspend the collection of excise taxes, implement a considerable minimum wage hike or do both. These are the options government can choose from to cushion the adverse impact on Filipinos of the enormous price hike that oil companies will impose this week, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Monday, March 7. Estrada said…
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MANILA, Philippines — Team Unity senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada hailed the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for its “Otso-Otso” or eight-point legislative wish list for the welfare of the country’s workers in both the public and the private sector, saying the proposals will be on top of his priority bills he succeeds in…
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MANILA, Philippines — To help micro- small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, former senator Jinggoy Estrada wants to institutionalize a ‘paycheck protection program’ once elected to a fresh Senate term. Originally adopted in the United States and implemented by local government units like Makati City, Estrada said the…
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MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, a fierce advocate of OFW (overseas Filipino workers) welfare, urged government on Tuesday to swiftly dispatch medical teams to Hong Kong to take care of Filipino domestic workers suffering from COVID-19. Estrada, UniTeam candidate for senator, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor…
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MANILA, Philippines — Former senator and UniTeam senatorial bet Jinggoy Estrada on Friday urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that workers under the hybrid or work-from-home setup are paid proper benefits and allowances. Estrada made the call amidst the growing number of Filipinos choosing a hybrid home-office scheme or exclusive work-from-home…
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UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada says that he will file a bill establishing the rights and obligations of workers and employers operating under a hybrid work set-up, which involves a mix of on-site and work-from-home operations. “If an employee chooses to work from home, employers must pay them proper compensation, benefits and allowances. While workers…
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