Tag: Labor and Employment

PRIB PHOTO: Estrada leads Senate inquiry on labor row decisions

November 22, 2023

π—˜π—¦π—§π—₯𝗔𝗗𝗔 π—Ÿπ—˜π—”π——π—¦ π—¦π—˜π—‘π—”π—§π—˜ π—œπ—‘π—€π—¨π—œπ—₯𝗬 𝗒𝗑 π—Ÿπ—”π—•π—’π—₯ π—₯𝗒π—ͺ π——π—˜π—–π—œπ—¦π—œπ—’π—‘π—¦: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over a public inquiry of the Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development into the current state of enforcing judicial decisions in labor disputes Wednesday, November 22, 2023. The probe aims to identify challenges in the enforcement of judicial decisions in…
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Senator bill pushes discounted document fees for poor jobseekers

October 1, 2023

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA β€” Like first-time jobseekers, indigent Filipinos should get pre-employment documents at waived or discounted rates to help with the costs of seeking employment, according to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who filed a bill for that this week. He said that passage of the proposed “Kabalikat sa Hanapbuhay” bill will benefit members of more…
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Human rights body hails bill on employement for indigenous peoples

September 28, 2023

(MANILA STANDARD) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday backed the passage of a proposed measure seeking equal employment opportunities for indigenous peoples (IPs). The CHR welcomed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1026 authored by Senator Jinggoy Estrada which aims to address the issues of poverty and inequalities affecting members of indigenous communities by providing…
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Jinggoy tamang duda sa employement rate ng DOLE

July 25, 2023

(ABANTE) Aatasan ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na magpaliwanag hinggil sa inulat ni Pangulong Ferdinand β€œBongbong” Marcos Jr. sa kanyang State of the Nation Address (SONA) sa 95 porsiyentong employment rate sa bansa. β€œI will have to consult with the officials of DOLE and I will ask my staff…
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Senate bill seeks to institutionalize Tesda’s programs for rehabilitated drug users

July 6, 2023

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines β€” Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2276, seeking to mandate the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda to design and implement technical-vocational education and training (TVET) programs for rehabilitated drug dependents. Estrada, who is also the chairperson of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development,…
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Statement of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on the latest labor force survey

January 6, 2023

The country’s employment rate continues to improve since the last quarter of 2022 based on the figures presented by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Mula sa 4.5% o 2.24 milyong unemployed na mga Pilipino noong Oktubre 2022, bumaba pa ito sa 4.2% o 2.18 milyon base sa pinakahuling survey ng PSA.  Kung susuriing maiigi at ayon…
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Estrada bats for settlement of backpay for IBC-13 employees

August 17, 2022

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pressing the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) to settle the unpaid back wages and benefits of employees of state-owned People’s Television Network and IBC-13. Estrada made the appeal after finding out during Tuesday’s organization meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media that while Congress…
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What really is ‘rightsizing’?

July 21, 2022

THE buzzword nowadays is β€œrightsizing.” It started when President Ferdinand β€œBongbong” Marcos Jr. used the word in his inaugural address, saying he will reorganize the government bureaucracy. People heard this as cutting the organizational chart to size, or having the right size of personnel complement to run the government. Every administration in the nation’s recent history…
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