TO help indigent applicants gain decent employment, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that would grant them a 20 percent discount in the payment of fees and charges for certain government-issued pre-employment documents. “Para sa mga mahihirap nating kababayan na pinagsisikapan na itaguyod ang kanilang sarili o pamilya, mabigat sa bulsa ang mga…
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Diskusyon ukol sa mga panukalang batas na isinusulong ngayong 19th Congress kasama si Sass Rogando Sasot ng Statecraft.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pressing the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the unpaid back wages and benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network and IBC-13. Estrada made the appeal after finding out during Tuesday’s organization meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media that while Congress…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is calling on the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the back wages and overdue benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network Inc. (PTN) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC-13). “Dahil sa katagalan ng pagkaantala, may iba na nakamatayan na ang pagkubra ng kanilang back pay, unpaid…
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ESTRADA BACKS WORK FROM HOME SETUP: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his gratitude to Sen. Grace Poe for bringing up the issue of hybrid work in her privilege speech during Tuesday’s hybrid plenary session, August 16, 2022. Estrada, a staunch advocate of labor, employment and human resources, noted that the work from home arrangement has…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes acting Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz on the status of cases filed against 294 importers and 76 brokers during Tuesday’s continuing hearing of the Blue Ribbon Committee, August 30, 2022. Estrada was given assurance that case build-up is ongoing to ensure not only the prosecution but the…
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Hinimok ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCC) na resolbahin na ang hanggang ngayon ay nakabinbin pang pagkakautang ng gobyerno na mga back wages at unsettled benefits sa mga empleyado ng People’s Television Network Inc. (PTN) at Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. (IBC-13). Bagamat naglaan ng budget ang Kongreso para…
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HONORING ASIA’S FASTEST WOMAN: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pays tribute to sports legend Lydia De Vega during Monday’s plenary session, August 15, 2022. Co-sponsoring a resolution expressing the Upper Chamber’s sympathies and condolences on De Vega’s passing, Estrada cited the athlete’s record-breaking achievements that “put the Philippines in the world map.” “In a world traditionally…
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PRESS RELEASE: Jinggoy urges GCG to settle unpaid wages, benefits of PTV, IBC-13 employees
SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced a resolution to honor “Asia’s fastest woman,” track and field legend and Filipino sports icon Lydia De Vega-Mercado who succumbed to cancer at the age of 57 last August 10. “She is a national treasure and sports heroine who brought immense honor and pride to the country with her numerous achievements in…
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