Month: September 2022

Jinggoy: Gov’t worker’s economic relief allowance not enough amid rising oil, price increases

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pressed the need to double the amount of government subsidy to state workers to augment their earnings amid the continuing rise in the cost of living, aggravated by the spike in oil prices. “Sa pagtaas ng inflation rate o ang pagtaas ng presyo ng ilang pangkaraniwang serbisyo at produktong binibili ng…
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Jinggoy urges gov’t: Double amount of subsidy to state workers

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, September 11 urged the government to double the amount of financial subsidy to state workers to help them augment their income amid the continuing rise of oil and basic necessities. Estrada, who chairs the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development said the current relief allowance given by…
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WATCH | ASPN Interview: Optical Media Board deserves P1 budget for 2023

ASPN Interview – November 10, 2022 SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is poised to push for the allocation of P1 for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget.  PRESS RELEASE

Philippine senators mourn death of Queen Elizabeth II

‘AN END OF A SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER IN WORLD HISTORY’ MANILA, Philippines — Philippine senators on Friday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who died at Balmoral Palace on September 8 at age 96. In separate Twitter posts, Senators Joel Vlillanueva, JV Ejercito, Nancy Binay, Raffy Tulfo, Francis Tolentino, Sonny Angara, Jinggoy…
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WATCH | Jinggoy wants deeper investigation on text scams

Agenda: Organizational Meeting S. Nos. 82, 99, 153, 429, and 802 – Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act P.S. Res. No. 69 – Alarming Rising of Text Scams P.S. Res. No. 133 – Proliferation of Spam and Phishing Text Messages S. No. 366 – Anti-Spam Act / Privilege Speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada…
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Phone scammers also target Filipino lawmakers

Spam messages and phishing have become “personalised” with the target victims or owners of phone numbers being addressed by their names in text messages. And the would be victims included members of the Philippine Senate who got the surprise of the lives by receiving text messages sent through their personal phone numbers which are supposedly…
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New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate

New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada welcomes to the Senate the newly-designated United States Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson as she pays a courtesy visit Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2022, to Senate President Senator Migz Zubiri. Estrada, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Chairperson,…
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Jinggoy wants deeper investigation on text scams

JINGGOY WANTS DEEPER INVESTIGATION ON TEXT SCAMS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on telecommunications officials to look deeper into the spate of text scams victimizing mobile phone subscribers across the country during the hybrid hearing conducted by the Committee on Public Services Thursday, September 8, 2022. He believed that a syndicate is behind the text scam operation…
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Comelec findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon

Comelec’s findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires on the status of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) probe on the controversial election debate partnership of the poll body that resulted in a P14-million debt to a five-star hotel. During Wednesday’s Commission on Appointments (CA) deliberations on the ad interim…
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Jinggoy puts trust in COMELEC Chair

JINGGOY PUTS TRUST IN COMELEC CHAIR Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada manifests his support for the confirmation of lawyer George Erwin M. Garcia as chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). At the Commission on Appointments’ plenary session on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Estrada said Garcia’s extensive practice and experience with high-profile election cases would “certainly help” not…
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