(INQUIRER) No to “karoshi,” or death by overwork as the Japanese call it. This, in essence, is what Senate Bill No. 2505, or the proposed “Eddie Garcia Law” seeks to address, as well as other “abusive” work conditions in the entertainment industry. “This [bill] is a welcome development for the sector,” said actor Dingdong Dantes,…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 10) — An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said China’s actions against the agency’s vessels on Saturday may have been the “most aggressive” yet, adding that they could lead to the capsizing of smaller fishing vessels. “So far sa na-experience natin, ito na po ang…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) NAGKAKAISANG kinondena ng ilang senador ang atake kamakailan ng water cannon sa isang Philippine vessel ng mga dayuhang Chinese ships sa pagpalaot nito upang magdala ng supplies sa mga Pilipino fishermen malapit sa Bajo de Masinloc o mas kilala bilang Scarborough Shoal. Ayon kay Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, ang ganitong pagpapakita ng tunay na…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri urged President Marcos to send the current Chinese ambassador home; Sen. Grace Poe deemed such intentional attack a violation of international law; Senators on Sunday, December 10 strongly condemned the latest water cannon attack of Chinese ships on a Philippine government vessel in the…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senator Jinggoy Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed Eddie Garcia Law—a measure that institutes policies for the protection of movie and television workers–four years after it was first introduced in the Senate. Senator Jinggoy Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed Eddie Garcia Law—a measure that institutes…
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(ONLINE BALITA) Pormal nang inendorso sa plenaryo ng Senado ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang “Eddie Garcia” bill, ang panukalang nagtatatag ng mga patakaran para sa proteksyon ng mga manggagawa sa industriya ng pelikula at telebisyon, apat na taon nang nakabinbin sa Senado. “Nakalulungkot mang banggitin, pero ang panukalang ito ay bunga ng aksidente sa…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks the support of his colleagues for the passage of Senate Bill No. 2505 or the “Eddie Garcia Law”, a measure that will ensure the welfare of workers in the movie and television industry. Estrada noted the dangers of physical and mental strain of overworked people which also reduces…
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(JOURNAL NEWS ONLINE) ONLY new entrants in the military and uniformed services will have pension deductions in their monthly pay, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Monday. Estrada’s Committee on National Defense and Security included this amendment in the substitute measure proposing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system to prevent a fiscal collapse in the…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) THE Senate is on track to frontload passage of awaited remedial legislation introducing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel pension system. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, chairman of the endorsing Senate Committee on National Defense, clarified at the outset that in reforming the military and uniformed personnel pension system, “only new entrants will be…
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(GMA NEWS) The bill seeking to reform the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system is now up for debate in the Senate.advertisement This is after Senator Jinggoy Estrada sponsored Committee Report 173 as contained in Senate Bill (SB) 2501, which seeks to impose a mandatory contribution to new entrants in the Armed Forces of…
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