(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to protect movie and television workers from unfair treatment and poor working conditions. Senate Bill No. 2505, otherwise known as the Eddie Garcia bill, received 22 affirmative, zero negative votes, and zero abstentions during Monday’s plenary session. Senator Jinggoy Estrada,…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) (UPDATE) THE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the “Eddie Garcia Act” or Senate Bill (SB) 2505, which aims to protect the welfare of workers in the movie and television industry. Movie and television personalities trooped to the Senate to witness the passage of SB 2505, including couple Dingdong Dantes…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The landmark bill proposing a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector got a step closer to becoming a law as the Senate approved it on its third and final reading. Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 received 20 affirmative votes during…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill to eliminate imprisonment as a penalty in libel cases. It, however, recommends the imposition of up to P30,000 fine. In lodging Senate Bill No. 2521, the lawmaker noted that civil damages may serve as enough penalty and deterrence to libel for those proven to…
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(INQUIRER) Over 4.2 million minimum wage earners in private companies nationwide would benefit should the Senate pass a bill granting a P100 daily minimum pay increase. Senators would soon start the plenary debates on Senate Bill No. 2534, which was sponsored by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, chair of the committee on labor, employment and human resources…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines – Senators were saddened and baffled by a resolution of the House of Representatives upholding its honor and integrity in the face of “intense assault” from the Senate. This issue was brought up before the Senate floor on Monday by Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Estrada particularly questioned in the resolution the use of the phrase…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution pushing for an inquiry in aid of legislation into the alleged “unethical practice” of the International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (I-SWIMS) of not giving garbage collectors sufficient benefits. Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, said…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippine — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate to look into an alleged foreign state-sponsored disinformation campaign about the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Through Senate Resolution No. 910 he filed Monday, Estrada urged the Senate committee on public information and mass media and other appropriate committees to conduct the probe. In the…
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