Tag: Republic Act No. 11935

Legislative reforms sa labor, defense sectors siniguro ni Jinggoy sa 2nd Regular Session

(JOURNAL NEWS) DESIDIDO si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na itaguyod ang pagbalangkas ng mga batas na magsisiguro ng pantay na oportunidad, magbibigay proteksyon sa karapatan ng marginalized groups at ibsan ang malaking agwat sa antas ng kabuhayan sa Second Regular Session ng kasalukuyang 19th Congress. “Sa bawat bill na tatalakayin sa ilalim ng Committee on Labor, pati…
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Jinggoy eyes meaningful legislative reforms in labor, defense sectors in Second Regular Session

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has vowed to work towards policies and laws that will promote equal opportunities, protect the rights of marginalized groups, and bridge socio-economic gaps in the second regular session of the 19th Congress.  “Sa bawat bill na tatalakayin sa ilalim ng Committee on Labor, pati na ng Committee on National Defense, sisiguruhin…
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Kongreso ang nagtatakda ng barangay, SK elections – Imee, Jinggoy

(ABANTE) Binigyang diin ni Senadora Imee Marcos at Senador Jinggoy Estrada na batay sa Konstitusyon, ang Kongreso lang ang nagtatakda ng petsa para sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Ginawa ng dalawang senador ang pahayag matapos maghain si Atty. Romulo Macalintal ng petisyon sa Korte Suprema na humahamon sa kalalagda lang na batas para…
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Congress has the authority to postpone barangay, SK elections

Congress has the authority to postpone barangay, SK elections: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, October 17, 2022, says Congress has the power to postpone barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Estrada, a co-author of RA 11935, remains confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the validity of the recently-signed law. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey…
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Imee, Jinggoy assert Constitution allows Congress to set date for barangay, SK polls

(GMA NEWS) Senators Imee Marcos and Jinggoy Estrada on Monday asserted that the 1987 Constitution authorizes Congress to set the date for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). They made their statements after election lawyer Romulo Macalintal filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the recently signed law postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from…
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SC asked to nullify law postponing 2022 Barangay and SK polls

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to revoke Republic Act 11935 or the law allowing the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections this year. Under the law signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on October 10, the BSK that was originally set for December…
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On the signing into law postponing the December 2022 Barangay and SK elections

I’m pleased to learn about it. Now, with all hands on deck, our national officials down to those in the smallest unit of our government can proceed without letup on the needed work to steer our country’s full recovery from the pandemic. Unahin muna natin ang pagbangon ng ekonomiya natin bago ang pagsasagawa muli ng…
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