Flowers for the ladies of the PH Senate:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada surprises his female colleagues with a bouquet of 20 Ecuadorian roses on Valentineโs Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, before their afternoon plenary session.ย (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey Javelosa)
๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada steered the passage on second reading Senate Bill No. 2534, also known as the P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase Act Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Estrada, aims to ease the financial strain on an estimated 4.2 million minimum wage earners grappling with…
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DEBATES ON P100-DAILY PAY HIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaย rationalizes to colleagues during Tuesdayโs 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 workersโ actual daily pay which ranges from P306 to P610 had already been eroded by…
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๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐:ย Committee on Labor chairperson Sen.ย 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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๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐-๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐:ย Sen.ย Jinggoyย 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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๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ:ย Sen.ย Jinggoyย 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. โIt 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. โThis is also unacceptable to us as members of the Senate,โ…
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