Month: September 2022

WATCH | Jinggoy saksi sa oathtaking ni JV sa CA

Tumayong saksi si Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa panunumpa ng pinakamamahal na kapatid nasi Senador JV Ejercito bilang naitalagang majority leader ng makapangyarihang Commission on Appointment. -Politiko News

Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 472 Safe Pathways Network Act

CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  “Walkable and Bikeable Communities Act” Committee Report of the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking; Public Works; and Finance  SJEE is author of Senate Bill 472 – “Safe Pathways Network Act” which was reported out in SBN 1290 Committee Report 2  Madam President, distinguished colleagues, I am honored to co-sponsor…
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Supportive ‘kuya’ in the Commission on Appointments

Supportive ‘kuya’ in the Commission on Appointments: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada stood as a “witness” in the oath-taking of his younger brother and colleague, Sen. JV Ejercito as one of the assistant majority floor leaders in the Commission on Appointments (CA) during Wednesday’s plenary proceedings. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey Javelosa)

AFP chief pays a courtesy visit

AFP chief pays a courtesy visit: Newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (second from right) pays a courtesy visit to Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada at the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, September 6, 2022. Estrada is the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification,…
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Senators alarmed as they too become targets of text scams

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday expressed concern over the growing cases of text scams after they too became targets of messages bearing their names. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, in a statement, said: “This [development] not only brings up trust issues against the telecommunications companies but… all other firms to whom we give our…
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WATCH | Privilege Speech on Scram, Spam and Scam Text Messages

Binigyang diin ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang halaga ng pagsasabatas ng pagpaparehistro ng lahat ng subscriber identity module (SIM) cards sa bansa upang makatulong hindi lang para ma-solusyunan ang mga krimen sa bansa kundi pati na rin mapabuti ang cyber-defense capabilities ng gobyerno. Nagpahayag ng pagkaalarma si Estrada sa kaniyang privilege speech sa paglaganap ng…
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Senators push for immediate passage of SIM Card registration bill

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday sounded the alarm on the increasing number of spam and scam text messages, prompting them to push for the immediate passage of the SIM Card registration bill. The call came after several senators during the Senate regular session noted having received text scams themselves, including Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who…
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Estrada: Take proposed SIM registration into serious consideration

TAKE PROPOSED SIM REGISTRATION INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Monday’s plenary session, September 5, 2022, expresses serious concern over the rampant text scams and raised alarm over apparent violations of data privacy and misrepresentations. Estrada, in a privilege speech, cited various incidents of scam text messages employed against several public servants by…
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Privilege Speech: Scram Spam and Scam Text Messages

PRIVILEGE SPEECHSENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA5 SEPTEMBER 2022 Senate of the Philippines SCRAM SPAM AND SCAM TEXT MESSAGES With the indulgence of my colleagues in this chamber, I take the floor on a matter of personal and collective privilege. History has shown how crisis brought about innovation during the global health pandemic and amid several months…
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Go opposes proposal to stop COVID aid; Jinggoy calls for careful study

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Christopher “Bong” Go opposed the proposal to stop COVID-19 aid distribution while Senator Jinggoy Estrada pushed for its “careful” review. The senators’ remarks came after Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that there is no need for the aid to continue as the country’s economy has recovered from the pandemic. “I totally disagree na…
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