(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. is prodding the economic team of President Marcos and the Department of National Defense (DND) to discuss at length the next steps in reforming the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), now the subject of several bills in…
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(REMATE) MANILA, Philippines – Isusulong pa rin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development ang legislated wage hike sa kabila ng pag-apruba sa P40 increase sa arawang sahod sa Metro Manila. “Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum wage…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A P40 increase in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in Metro Manila is a welcome development, but it is still not enough, several senators said. In separate messages, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Senators Grace Poe and Jinggoy Estrada reacted to the…
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(GMA NEWS) The Senate secretariat is not allowed to correct any content, even punctuation marks, in bills, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. The lawmaker made the remark after Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. disclosed that the double provisions on the prescription period in the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill was fixed by merging them. The Senate version…
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(MALAYA) SENATORS who belong to the majority bloc in the Senate yesterday assured Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri of their continued support when the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress opens next month as they dismissed rumors of a leadership change in the upper chamber. Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said talks of a change…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Rumors continued to swirl Monday about an alleged leadership coup at the Senate, which came as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri was still in Washington DC, on an official visit. The persistent speculation in the upper chamber was that Zubiri would be ousted during the opening of the 2nd Regular Session of the…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 26) — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday dismissed rumors tagging him in a supposed coup to oust Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri. “May mga tsismis, may nagma-Marites sa akin na ako raw ang papalit. Walang katotohanan ‘yun,”Estrada said during the Kapihan sa Senado press conference. “You can ask every…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — (UPDATED) Several senators on Monday denied alleged rumors of unseating Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri when Congress resumes session next month. “Walang ganon na usapang magkakaroon ng kudeta dito sa Senado. The members of the majority are fully supportive of Senate President Migz Zubiri. There is no truth to that, wala…
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(ABANTE) Mariing itinanggi ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na siya ang papalit kay Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri sa gitna ng umuugong na pagpapalit ng liderato sa Senado sa pagbabalik ng sesyon sa Hulyo 24. Bukod kay Estrada, may tsismis din na si Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda ang papalit sa Zubiri bilang susunod na…
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(NEWS 5) Several senators have spoken after former senator Franklin Drilon criticized some incumbent members of the upper chamber for their alleged lack of proper decorum that damaged the prestige of the institution. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada acknowledged the diversity in the current roster of the Senate but he stressed the importance of addressing the matter…
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