Tag: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

Jinggoy’s Senate return to pave way for creation of two vital employment agencies?

A Senate comeback for former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada could ensure the creation of two national agencies that would help match skills and labor opportunities for the millions of Filipinos displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Estrada, president of the Partido ng Masang Pilipino, conceptualized the creation of the two agencies during his 12-year stint as chairman…
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Jinggoy Estrada wants 2 national employment agencies created

MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said he will push for the creation of two national agencies which would help match skills and labor opportunities for millions of Filipinos displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Estrada was referring to the creation of the National Employment Assistance Center (NEAC) and the National Manpower Data…
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UniTeam Senate bets vow to improve labor policies

MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidates Loren Legarda and Jinggoy Estrada have expressed support for labor policies of the Duterte administration and vowed to improve them should they win in the May polls. The returning senators, both in the ticket of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte tandem, specifically cited the programs and policies of the Department…
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Jinggoy: Batas Kasambahay to uphold labor and human rights of domestic workers

Isa sa ating tinututukan at binibigyang priority ay ang ating mga kasambahay, sa pamamagitan ng Kasambahay Law.   Tuloy ang laban ko para sa mga kasambahay at lahat ng manggagawang Pilipino!   #27SenatorJinggoyEstrada #SenadorNgBayan

Jinggoy Estrada wants 2 national employment agencies created

“The unemployment rate has climbed to 8.1 percent based on state figures,” Estrada pointed out in a statement. “Creation of the two agencies will boost government’s ability to match skills and labor opportunities for local employees as well as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs),” the reelectionist added. Apart from this, Estrada also seeks to continue his…
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Jinggoy to gov’t: Spare Filipinos from rise in prices of canned products, noodles

Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, Jan. 28 called on government to take swift and determined moves to block the impending hike in prices of basic commodities such as sardines, canned processed meat, bread, instant noodles and others. Estrada, who is a member of the ten-man senatorial team endorsed by the UniTeam of Bongbong Marcos…
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Jinggoy: Pandemic stresses urgency of providing safe shelter to homeless Filipinos

The urgent need to address the country’s shelter problem surfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic because decent housing is vital in protecting the health of families, Partido ng Masang Pilipino leader former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday, Jan. 24. “How can we talk of health quarantine or isolation when most of our countrymen either do…
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In celebration of Labor Day Jinggoy Bares Pro-labor Legislative Agenda

In a pledge to the entire Filipino workforce this Labor Day, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada vows to push for the enactment of pro-labor legislative measures upon the resumption of Congress session on May 9. Sen. Estrada, concurrent chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development and of the…
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