Voting 22-0-0, the Senate passed today on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2505, or the proposed “Eddie Garcia” law, that will protect and support movie and television workers from unfair treatment and poor working conditions, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. “A product of your Senate’s commitment to put forward the welfare of workers,…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate on Monday, February 19 approved on third and final reading the bill mandating a P100-daily pay increase for daily minimum wage earners estimated to be around 4.2 million nationwide. Twenty (20) senators voted in favor of the approval of Senate Bill No. 2534 or the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase…
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Celebrities extol Senate’s approval of Eddie Garcia Bill: Notable movie and television personalities extolled the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of proposed Eddie Garcia Law, a measure that will protect the rights and welfare of entertainment industry workers. Garcia’s wife Lilibeth (center, in purple blazer) holds a copy of Senate Bill No. 2505.…
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Mr. President, our country is replete with creative people who produce world-class and highly compelling materials for the local and global audiences. This measure is the Senate’s recognition of the immense talent, dedication, and contribution not just of Filipino artists, but also those behind the camera who put their heart and soul to come up…
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Mr. President, my dear colleagues: Allow me to share portions of the famous Ramon Magsaysay credo: It says, and I quote— “I believe that government starts at the bottom and moves upward, for government exists for the welfare of the masses of the nation.” “I believe that he who has less in life should have more…
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New legislated wage hike in the offing: 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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A BILL mandating a P100 daily pay increase for minimum wage earners, estimated to be around 4.2 million nationwide, has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. “Let it be said that this august chamber is responsive to the needs of our kababayans, especially on the back of rising cost of living…
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𝗣𝟭𝟬𝟬-𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗗: 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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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada gathered with his loved ones for a joyous birthday celebration over the weekend. Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s heart is full as he celebrated his 61st birthday in the company of his family and friends. Among the politikos attending Estrada’s birthday celebration over the weekend were Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte,…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Senators yesterday defended their legislated salary increase recently passed on second reading, following a comment from an Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) official who called the P100 wage hike a “catastrophe.” The comment of ECOP president Sergio Ortiz-Luiz Jr. describing the wage hike as a “catastrophe” is expected of someone…
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