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Senate adopts resolution expressing profound sympathy on PNoy s death
The Senate on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, has unanimously adopted a resolution expressing the chamber s profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of former President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III.
Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 760, taking into consideration SRN 761, 762, 763, 764 and 765, honors the life and legacy of Aquino, also known as PNoy. Aquino, the 15th Philippine President, died on June 24, 2021 at the age of 61. He served as Representative of the 2nd District of Tarlac from 1998 to 2007, and Senator from 2007 to 2010.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III in his co-sponsorship of the measures, cited Aquino for anchoring his administration on the fight against corruption.
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As we first blogged on May 17, 2019, the Connecticut state hourly minimum wage will increase on August 1, 2021 from $12.00 to $13.00. The change, made pursuant to Public Act 19-4, “An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage,” will be the third of five scheduled annual increases to Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage since 2019. A breakdown of the remaining increases under the Act is as follows:
$13.00 on August 1, 2021;
$14.00 on July 1, 2022; and
$15 on June 1, 2023.
Additional increases after 2023 will be tied to the federal Employment Cost Index calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.