Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 07 February 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph COPY OF SPEECH: https://bitly.ws/3cBeS
P100 wage hike bill gains traction in Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors in plenary Wednesday, February 7, 2023, Senate Bill No. 2534 proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in the entire country which is seen to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners. From the original proposal of a P150 daily wage…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A bill proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers has reached the Senate floor. Senator Jinggoy Estrada, chairperson of the upper chamber’s panel on labor, employment, and human resources development, stood to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 during Wednesday’s plenary session. In his…
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Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen: As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, it is my honor to present today to this august Chamber Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 entitled “An Act Providing for a 100 Pesos Daily Minimum Wage Increase for Employees and…
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THE bill proposing a P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in the entire country, estimated to benefit over 4.2 million minimum wage earners, has been sponsored in plenary by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development. From the original proposal of a P150 daily…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The proposed legislated wage hike will result in higher labor costs and make it difficult for the country to attract more investments, according to business groups. In May, eight business groups sent a letter to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada opposing the legislated wage hike being proposed in the Senate, claiming that it…
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(MANILA STANDARD) When it comes to workers’ wages in the Philippines, how much is enough? Well, as far as labor groups are concerned, it’s never enough—and apparently will never be adequate to keep body and soul together. The recent decision of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Metro Manila grants a P40…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Saturday, July 1 that he may pursue a legislated wage increase as he sees the P40 daily wage hike authorized by the National Capital Region (NCR) regional wage board as simply not enough. Although he thanked the NCR regional wage board for this development, still Estrada thinks…
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(GMA NEWS) The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development will still push for the legislated wage hike despite the approval of a P40 increase in the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila. “Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum…
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(PNA) MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III and Senate Committee on Labor and Employment chairperson Jinggoy Estrada on Friday called on other regional wage boards to follow the example set by the National Capital Region-Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (NCR-RTWPB) and set similar wage hikes in their respective jurisdictions. In a statement, Pimentel…
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