Month: October 2022

Jinggoy worried rich POGO backers might ‘control politics’ in PH

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada fears that rich nationals in the multi-billion-peso Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry ’’might or they can control the politics here in our country.’’ ‘’Kayang kaya nila sa laki ng kinikita nila yan (They can do this because of the huge profits they rake in), Estrada said in…
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On PBBM’s first 100 days

Mahirap sukatin ang kapasidad ng isang pangulo na sinusuong ang maraming problema ng bansa – nagtataasang presyo ng langis at bilihin, mataas na unemployment rate, bumubulusok na halaga ng dolyar sa peso at nagpapatuloy na pandemya — sa loob lamang ng 100 na araw. But so far, he has been focusing on important matters. On…
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Relief assistance for Typhoon Karding victims in Bulacan

Another round of relief assistance for Typhoon Karding victims in Bulacan: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada distributed another round of cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to some 400 families in San Miguel, Bulacan who have been displaced by the recent Super Typhoon Karding. Estrada…
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Protection for Freelancers

Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 presides over the hybrid hearing of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development to tackle Senate Bill Nos. 45, 136 and 945 or the Protection of Freelancers Act filed by Senators Estrada, Joel Villanueva and Win Gatchalian, respectively. The measures seek to ensure the rights of…
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Estrada, Padilla Thumb Down Calls For Mandatory Drug Tests for Actors

(VIGOUR TIMES) MANILA,  Philippines — Actor-politicians Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Robin Padilla on Tuesday appeared cold to suggestions requiring celebrities to undergo mandatory drug testing following the arrest over the weekend of actor Dominic Roco for drug possession. Roco is the son of character actor Bembol Roco. He was arrested along with four others during a buy-bust…
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Sen. Estrada, hiniling sa COA na magsagawa ng audit inspection sa DepEd

(DZAR 1026) Hiniling ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada sa Commission on Audit (COA) na magsagawa ng audit inspection hinggil sa laptop issue ng Department of Education (DepEd). Ayon sa nakaabot na ulat kay Sen. Estrada, may pinapaboran umano ang DepEd na suppliers. Ilan sa mga binanggit ng senador sa isang sulat na ipinadala nito sa COA ay ang Advance…
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Jinggoy seeks special COA audit on DepEd’s ‘favored’ ICT supplies

(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has formally asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit on the alleged “favored” suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a letter dated October 3, 2022, addressed to COA Chairperson Jose Calida through DepEd Supervising Auditor Job Aguirre Jr., Estrada asked the state auditors to…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada requests special audit of DepEd’s ‘favored suppliers’

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada sought the assistance of the Commission on Audit (COA) to look into the alleged favored suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a letter addressed to COA chairperson Jose Calida, dated October 3 and shared to reporters on Tuesday, Ejercito requested for a special audit on DepEd’s suppliers. “This…
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On drug tests for celebrities, actors

Drug tests as a pre-requisite to employment should not be limited to celebrities and actors. It should not be discriminatory. And such proposed drug testing before any work engagements should be encompassing and should not prejudice certain sectors in our society especially if we want to ensure a drug-free workplace. Insofar as those in the…
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Deport illegal POGO workers, BI dared

(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada challenged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to deport within two months about 48,800 Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) workers whose visas have been revoked. “Our challenge to the BI is for them to ensure the implementation of these illegal aliens within the 59 days designated period and not…
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