TO further boost visitor arrivals in the country, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada called for the legislation of a value-added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for foreign tourists, allowing them to get a rebate of the 12% VAT on goods they bought from the Philippines, similar to the practice of other countries. “Kung tataas ang benta ng…
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I am honored and grateful to President Marcos for signing into law the bill on the fixed term of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers, Republic Act No. 11939 which amended RA 11709 or the Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the AFP. This is a significant…
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WITH 21 affirmative and zero negative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill proposing a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. Principally authored by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Senate Bill No. 1480 will upgrade the monthly entitlement to veterans who have been…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is eyeing the imposition of a jail term and fine amounting to as much as P5 million against cyber criminals engaged who target virtual or electronic wallets and similar platforms used for digital financial services. Estrada recently filed Senate Bill No. 2171, the proposed Bank Accounts, Electronic Wallets, and Other Financial…
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TO realize the ideal 1:1 textbook-student ratio, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing to have all textbooks and reference books in public elementary and secondary schools in digital copies. “Kung pipilitin natin na mabigyan ng sapat na bilang ng libro ang bawat mag-aaral sa mga pampublikong paaralan, matatagalan pa ito. Ang pagkakaroon ng digital copies…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISPs) to refund its subscribers when they experience service interruptions at least 24 hours accumulated in a month. This is the gist of proposed Senate Bill No. 2074 which Estrada filed last April 17. “A refund should be in order if the service outages…
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Hindi pa ba tayo nadala? To the concerned aviation and transportation officials, have you had not enough yet? We’ve been in this situation last New Year’s Day and it was even worse. This power outage could have been avoided if the necessary measures are already in place, at least in having an uninterruptible power supply considering the…
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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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LABOR advocate Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has asked the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to ensure the provision of livelihood assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Sudan who have been displaced by the recent infighting in the mixed African-Arab country. Estrada, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, also…
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THE publication of all laws, as a prerequisite of effectivity, should include an online version of the Official Gazette and those of newspapers, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said. Estrada raised the proposed amendment to the Civil Code and Administrative Code of 1987 as he underscored the need to keep up the implementation of new…
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