Alleged extortion of MILF on their ex-members: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes to task the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Secretariat in investigating claims on alleged “cut” in the P100,000 cash grant given to rebel returnees. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, urged the concerned officials during Tuesday’s public…
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Celebrities extol Senate’s approval of Eddie Garcia Bill: Notable movie and television personalities extolled the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of proposed Eddie Garcia Law, a measure that will protect the rights and welfare of entertainment industry workers. Garcia’s wife Lilibeth (center, in purple blazer) holds a copy of Senate Bill No. 2505.…
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New legislated wage hike in the offing: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that the bill mandating a P100 daily pay increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector will not only impact the lives of those directly affected but reverberate throughout the communities, stimulate local economies, and ensure that people would have more money in…
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Flowers for the ladies of the PH Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada surprises his female colleagues with a bouquet of 20 Ecuadorian roses on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, before their afternoon plenary session. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey Javelosa)
DEBATES ON P100-DAILY PAY HIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada rationalizes to colleagues during Tuesday’s plenary debates on Senate Bill No. 2534, February 13, 2024, the need to legislate a P100-daily increase for minimum wage earners saying that the workers’ actual daily pay which ranges from P306 to P610 had already been eroded by…
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Eddie Garcia bill up for final reading: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says the proposed Eddie Garcia Law which seeks to provide protection to the rights and ensure the welfare of movie and television industry workers has made progress in the Senate and is now due for third and final reading next week. The Chairperson of…
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Jinggoy calls for an end to name-calling: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urges colleagues from the House of Representatives to put an end to the name-calling directed at senators. He notes that the recent tirades against members of the upper chamber have already become personal. “This is also unacceptable to us as members of the Senate,”…
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House Resolution 1562, an affront to the Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes the floor Monday, February 5, 2023, to denounce the adoption of House Resolution 1562 which expresses support for Speaker Martin Romualdez “in the face of intense assault from the Senate in violation of the principles of interparliamentary courtesy.” Estrada implored the leadership of both Houses…
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PH athletes seek Jinggoy’s intervention in WAP mess: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires into the case of some Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) members currently embroiled in a row with the organization’s leadership over the performance evaluation of the coaching staff. Twelve of the coaching staff, purportedly removed by WAP president Alvin Aguilar, have requested Senator…
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Jinggoy to probe labor violations, abuses of garbage hauler firm: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada listens to the grievances of garbage collectors of International Solid Waste Integrated Management Specialist Inc. (I-SWIMS) concerning alleged labor violations and unscrupulous practices of the garbage hauler firm that services various cities in Metro Manila. Following the meeting held on January 13, 2024, the…
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