Month: July 2022

‘Very satisfied’ Estrada praises Marcos ‘doable’ SONA

“Doable and reassuring.” That was how Senator Jinggoy Estrada described President Bongbong Marcos Jr.’s pronouncements in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. “The assurance that there will no longer be any lockdown is an indication of the Marcos administration’s strong resolve to bring back to pre-pandemic level our economic activities,” the…
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Delay in transmission of Vape Bill

Delay in transmission of Vape Bill: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks Sen. Pia Cayetano during the plenary session Tuesday, July 26, 2022 to elaborate on her statement that there was “malice” in the delay of the transmission of the Vape Bill to Malacañang. According to a news article, Press Secretary Rose Beatrix “Trixi” Cruz-Angeles has…
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Jinggoy seeks better conditions for informal workers, freelancers, WFH employees

Senator Jinggoy Estrada is setting his sights on providing for better working conditions in the country for informal sector workers, freelancers and those engaged in work-from-home schemes. “Hindi natin makakaila na kasabay ng mga pagbabago sa ating pamumuhay ng dahil sa pandemya ay ang mga pamamaraan ng ating hanapbuhay at ang patuloy na paglago ng…
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Jinggoy Estrada bumilib sa SONA ni PBBM

Kung si Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang tatanungin kung ano ang ibibigay na grado sa naging pahayag ni Pangulong Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. sa kanyang State of the Nation Address (SONA) na mula sa 1 ang mababa at 10 ang pinakamataas. Bibigyan aniya ni Jinggoy ng 11 na grado si Pangulong Marcos.Ayon kay Jinggoy, lahat ng mga nais…
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Estrada nominates Zubiri

Estrada nominates Zubiri: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada nominates Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri as Senate President of the 19th Congress Monday, July 25, 2022. “He is the Senate President we should have in these times when we are under immense pressure to deliver to the people what they need. He is the Senate President that…
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Speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada for the Nomination of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri as Senate President

Thank you, Mr. Presiding Officer. And good morning to my esteemed colleagues, distinguished ladies and gentlemen.  As we open today the 19th Congress, our people expect us members of this upper chamber to keep the role of the Senate as the last bastion of democracy, a revered institution that consistently upholds the national interest, protects civil, political and…
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Jinggoy bats for better working conditions for informal sector workers, freelancers, WFH employees

For the coming 19th Congress, Senator Jinggoy Estrada has set his sights on providing for better working conditions in the country for informal sector workers, freelancers and those engaged in work-from-home schemes. “Hindi natin makakaila na kasabay ng mga pagbabago sa ating pamumuhay ng dahil sa pandemya ay ang mga pamamaraan ng ating hanapbuhay at…
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What really is ‘rightsizing’?

THE buzzword nowadays is “rightsizing.” It started when President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. used the word in his inaugural address, saying he will reorganize the government bureaucracy. People heard this as cutting the organizational chart to size, or having the right size of personnel complement to run the government. Every administration in the nation’s recent history…
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Jinggoy, Chiz: Move date of SK, barangay elections

Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Chiz Escudero have filed separate bills to adjust the date of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections which have been set for December 5. Estrada noted that the P8-billion budget for the said elections can be used to fund economic programs and health services to ease the effects of the pandemic…
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Estrada concerned on state workers to be displaced after gov’t rightsizing

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday expressed concern over the possibility of displacing state workers if the administration will push through with the rightsizing of the bureaucracy. “I really have a lot of concerns [on the rightsizing proposal],” Estrada said in an interview with reporters. “My campaign promise…was to provide jobs for our people and if…
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