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Voting 22-0-0, the Senate passed today on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2505, or the proposed "Eddie Garcia" law, that will protect and support movie and television workers from unfair treatment and poor working conditions, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
MANILA -- Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino formed a technical working group (TWG) to fine tune the consolidated bills designating archipelagic sea lanes (ASLs) in the Philippines.
Sen. Lito Lapid on Monday, February 19, 2024, lauded the passage on third and final reading of a measure that will provide protection to the rights and ensure the welfare of movie, television and radio workers in the country.
Mr. President, we would like to place on record our full support for the Third Reading approval of Senate Bill No. 2505 or the Eddie Garcia Law, a measure that resonates deeply with our advocacy to improve the welfare of Filipino workers. We would like to thank and congratulate our dear colleague, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, for spearheading and taking the cudgels of passing this very important measure.
Senators adopted a resolution on Monday, February 19, 2024 congratulating and commending the artists and production crew behind the movie "Rewind" on its success as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time in the recently concluded 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. lauded the Senate on Monday afternoon (February 19) after the chamber passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2534 that aims to provide for a P100 increase on the daily minimum wage of employees and workers in the private sector. Revilla is a co-author of the measure after his Senate Bill No. 2018 was consolidated into the substitute bill.
Mr. President, I would like to thank our sponsor for ably defending this measure. It's been 35 years since the last legislated national wage hike was implemented in the Philippines. In 1989, the Wage Rationalization Act ordered a ₱25 hike from the national minimum wage of ₱64.