(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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(PNA) MANILA – Senators unanimously approved on Monday the bill seeking to hike the salary of workers in the private sector by PHP100. Under Senate Bill (SB) 2534, all minimum wage earners in the private sector nationwide, whether agricultural or non-agricultural, are entitled to the PHP100 increase. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who sponsored the measure, dismissed again…
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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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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate on Monday, February 19 approved on third and final reading the bill mandating a P100-daily pay increase for daily minimum wage earners estimated to be around 4.2 million nationwide. Twenty (20) senators voted in favor of the approval of Senate Bill No. 2534 or the proposed P100 Daily Minimum Wage Increase…
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A BILL mandating a P100 daily pay increase for minimum wage earners, estimated to be around 4.2 million nationwide, has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. “Let it be said that this august chamber is responsive to the needs of our kababayans, especially on the back of rising cost of living…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada gathered with his loved ones for a joyous birthday celebration over the weekend. Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s heart is full as he celebrated his 61st birthday in the company of his family and friends. Among the politikos attending Estrada’s birthday celebration over the weekend were Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte,…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Senators yesterday defended their legislated salary increase recently passed on second reading, following a comment from an Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) official who called the P100 wage hike a “catastrophe.” The comment of ECOP president Sergio Ortiz-Luiz Jr. describing the wage hike as a “catastrophe” is expected of someone…
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(POLITIKO) Discover how Senator Jinggoy Estrada, on his 61st birthday, calls for harmony between the Senate and the House amidst their heated debate over charter change. A gesture for unity that highlights his wish for a resolution beyond political discord, aiming for the nation’s greater good. Senator Jinggoy Estrada uses his 61st birthday to advocate…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators are proposing stiffer penalties and even jail time to players, coaches and others who will be involved in game fixing schemes. In an interview on Wednesday, Feb. 7, after the hearing of the Senate Committee on Sports joint with Games and Amusement, Sen. Bong Go said that those involved in game fixing…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Instead of a jail term, Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants just a fine to be imposed on any journalist found guilty of libel, thus removing the penalty of imprisonment. Saying civil damages are enough, Estrada filed Senate Bill No 2521, or an Act Abolishing the Penalty of Imprisonment in Libel cases Against Community Journalists,…
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