(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Senate leaders on Tuesday said a P35 hike in the daily minimum wage in the National Capital Region is not enough to help workers with their living expenses and pushed for a wage adjustment through legislation. By law, the minimum wage varies per region due to differences in the cost of living…
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Given the rising inflation rate impacting poor households, the P35 increase in the daily minimum wage for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) is not just timely but essential, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. “Mas mahirap sa mga naghihikahos nating kababayan na tustusan ang pang-araw-araw na gastusin ng kanilang pamilya ang…
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(PNA) MILAN, Italy – Filipinos abroad must show to the world their unity and love for country to maintain the freedom the Philippines earned 126 years ago. Senator Jinggoy Estrada made the call as he joined some 15,000 overseas Filipino workers who attended the weekend “Sandiwa Fiesta Sa Europa” to wrap up their one-month commemoration of…
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FROM the current three-year validity, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants all Professional Identification Cards (PICs) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) renewable after five years since their issuance. “This move will significantly benefit professionals by reducing the frequency of annual renewal transactions. It will ease the burden of securing appointments at their preferred date…
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The Anti-Money Laundering Council should consider studying the possibility of issuing an order to freeze all the assets of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. In light of recent allegations and emerging evidence on Mayor Guo, it is imperative that the AMLC take decisive action to safeguard the integrity of public funds, ensure accountability and…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada wants to get to the bottom of the money-laundering claims against controversial Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. In a statement Monday, June 24, Estrada said that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) should step into the issue. “The [AMLC] should consider studying the possibility of issuing an order…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senate President Pro Tempore and Defense Committee chairperson Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday he was deeply outraged and extremely troubled by the latest hostile actions of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) near Ayungin Shoal. “This is an unacceptable act of aggression, a direct affront to our sovereignty, and a blatant violation of our…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada could not hide his anger at China for its latest aggression in the West Philippine Sea that resulted in a Navy sailor getting hurt. Estrada was reacting to reports that Navy personnel, including one who lost a finger, were injured because of a high-speed ramming incident by the…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators condemned the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent “hostile actions” in the recent resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal that led to injuries on the part of Filipino troops. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of the AFP public affairs office confirmed that a member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when a…
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I am deeply outraged and extremely troubled by these latest hostile actions by the China Coast Guard near Ayungin Shoal. This is an unacceptable act of aggression, a direct affront to our sovereignty, and a blatant violation of our rights under international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). …
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