‘Amnesty is the best policy’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors four committee reports recommending the adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 19, 20, 21 and 22 concurring with Presidential Proclamations 403, 404, 405, and 406, respectively. The said proclamations grant amnesty to some 2,000 former members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), 400 ex-combatants of Moro…
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๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ:ย Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored four measures granting amnesty to members of various insurgent groups who have committed crimes in pursuit of their political beliefs. According to Estrada, the amnesty grants offer an invaluable opportunity for former rebels to transform their lives and gain access to the governmentโs socio-economic services. โThis is…
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Alleged extortion of MILF on their ex-members:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaย takes to task the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Secretariat in investigating claims on alleged โcutโ in the P100,000 cash grant given to rebel returnees. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, urged the concerned officials during Tuesday’s public…
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The Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, chaired by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, probes the alleged delays on the conduct of the decommissioning of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Forces and Weapons. (Voltaire F. Domingo / Senate Social Media Unit)
Celebrities extol Senateโs approval of Eddie Garcia Bill: Notable movie and television personalities extolled the Senateโs approval on third and final reading of proposed Eddie Garcia Law, a measure that will protect the rights and welfare of entertainment industry workers. Garciaโs wife Lilibeth (center, in purple blazer) holds a copy of Senate Bill No. 2505.…
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New legislated wage hike in the offing:ย Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that the bill mandating a P100 daily pay increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector will not only impact the lives of those directly affected but reverberate throughout the communities, stimulate local economies, and ensure that people would have more money in…
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๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐:ย Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada steered the passage on third and final reading of Senate Bill Nos. 2534 and 2505. SBN 2534 seeks to increase by P100 the daily pay of minimum wage earners in the private sector while SB 2505 or the proposed Eddie Garcia Law seeks to…
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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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