Tag: Labor Day

Jinggoy Estrada seeks ‘mutually beneficial result’ for workers, employers amid wage hike proposals

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is aiming for a win-win solution that considers the interests of both workers and employers on the matter of wage hike proposals. Estrada, head of the Senate committee on labor, employment and Human Resources development, recognized the need to balance the needs of workers with the capacity of employers to preserve…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s Labor Day Message

AS we celebrate the 121st Labor Day this year, we pay tribute to all Filipino workers here and abroad for their sacrifices and immeasurable contributions to our country’s economic growth. At sa Araw ng Paggawa, nais ko pong ipaalam sa mga manggagawang Pilipino na nakatakda ng talakayin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human…
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18,000 cops to secure Labor Day rallies

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Around 18,000 police officers will be deployed throughout the country on Labor Day tomorrow to ensure security at demonstrations by cause-oriented groups, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday. Colonel Jean Fajardo, PNP spokesperson, said police officers will secure freedom parks and major thoroughfares where workers’ unions and other cause-oriented groups are expected to hold demonstrations. “Our concentration is here at freedom…
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Wage hike is best gift to workers on Labor Day — Jinggoy

MANILA, Philippines — With the soaring prices of fuel, food and consumer goods, former senator and UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday called on the country’s regional wage boards to approve wage hike petitions in time for Labor Day.

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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