Administration Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his intent to revisit, review, and, if necessary, overhaul the Labor Code of the Philippines to ensure adequate benefits, support, and protection of the country’s workforce. Estrada earlier filed his top 10 priority bills focusing on the labor sector and workers’ welfare. “We have to revisit and I think…
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MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidates Loren Legarda and Jinggoy Estrada have expressed support for labor policies of the Duterte administration and vowed to improve them should they win in the May polls. The returning senators, both in the ticket of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr.-Sara Duterte tandem, specifically cited the programs and policies of the Department…
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Isa sa ating tinututukan at binibigyang priority ay ang ating mga kasambahay, sa pamamagitan ng Kasambahay Law. Tuloy ang laban ko para sa mga kasambahay at lahat ng manggagawang Pilipino! #27SenatorJinggoyEstrada #SenadorNgBayan
Justice has been served. I am deeply elated by the news that the Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Spouses Marzan and affirmed the decision of the lower court finding them guilty of serious illegal detention of their former kasambahay, Bonita Baran. Si Bonita Baran po ay isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ipinaglaban…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada strongly urged regional wage boards to immediately review and eventually grant the salary petitions of workers as prices of basic goods and services have already risen since the last wage hike was implemented last year. Sen. Estrada notes that no petition for wage increase may be entertained within…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada reiterates and strongly urges Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. to place Manila under its control to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of campaigns in the area. This was after Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno asked Comelec to declare Manila as a hot spot in the light of…
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Senate approved last Tuesday the bicameral conference committee report which creates tripartite industrial peace councils at the national, regional and industry levels. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada states that the proposed law upholds the workers’ and the employers’ right to be heard and be represented in the policy-making process of the government. “While…
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The bicameral conference committee report which seeks to institutionalize conciliation-mediation as mode for voluntary labor dispute settlement was adopted by the Senate last Monday. Conciliation-mediation is described as “a non-litigious, non-adversarial, less expensive and expeditious mechanism in assisting contending parties towards reaching their own mutually-acceptable settlement to the labor dispute.” Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada hailed the passage on second reading of Senate Bill number 429 entitled, “An Act Expanding the Prohibited Acts of Discrimination Against Women on Account of Sex, Gender, Age, Race, Ethnic Origin, Religion or Beliefs, Disability or other status,” as he expressed appreciation to his colleagues for supporting the…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada’s bill conferring upon members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod at Sangguniang Panlalawigan the appropriate civil service eligibility has now been enacted into law. The Republic Act 10156, principally authored by Sen. Estrada through Senate Bill 2735, grants an eligibility equivalent to a Career Service Professional Eligibility to…
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