DEBATES ON P100-DAILY PAY HIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada rationalizes to colleagues during Tuesday’s plenary debates on Senate Bill No. 2534, February 13, 2024, the need to legislate a P100-daily increase for minimum wage earners saying that the workers’ actual daily pay which ranges from P306 to P610 had already been eroded by…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗣𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟: Committee on Labor chairperson Sen. JinggoyEjercito Estrada responded to questions from his colleagues in defending Senate Bill No. 2534, the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Act, Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Estrada, the sponsor of the measure, said the proposed P100 daily pay hike is seen to help alleviate the…
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Eddie Garcia bill up for final reading: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says the proposed Eddie Garcia Law which seeks to provide protection to the rights and ensure the welfare of movie and television industry workers has made progress in the Senate and is now due for third and final reading next week. The Chairperson of…
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Eddie Garcia bill hurdles second reading: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (center) is in a celebratory mood after steering the approval on second reading of the proposed Eddie Garcia Law on Monday, February 12, 2024. Estrada, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2505, the measure that will ensure the protection of the welfare of workers in the…
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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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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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𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his full support for the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 857, which congratulates and commends the FIBA Local Organizing Committee, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, and both the private and public sectors for the successful hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. “It is truly an honor and privilege…
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Jinggoy calls for an end to name-calling: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urges colleagues from the House of Representatives to put an end to the name-calling directed at senators. He notes that the recent tirades against members of the upper chamber have already become personal. “This is also unacceptable to us as members of the Senate,”…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presided over the public hearing of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, on House Concurrent Resolution Nos. 19, 20, 21, and 22, granting amnesty to members of four rebel groups. Estrada said the hearing was in accordance with…
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House Resolution 1562, an affront to the Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes the floor Monday, February 5, 2023, to denounce the adoption of House Resolution 1562 which expresses support for Speaker Martin Romualdez “in the face of intense assault from the Senate in violation of the principles of interparliamentary courtesy.” Estrada implored the leadership of both Houses…
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