Month: November 2022

Jinggoy eyes 50 kgs. monthly rice subsidy for policemen

(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants to increase the rice allowance of policemen from 20 kilos to 50 kilos a month. “Can we not increase it to 50 kilos per month? Are we capable of doing this?” Estrada inquired during the Senate deliberation of the proposed 2023 budget of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “We’ll…
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‘Extra rice!’: Jinggoy seeks increase in rice subsidy for PNP personnel

(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday asked his fellow senators to augment the monthly rice subsidy given to personnel of the 266,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP). During the Senate plenary deliberations on the PNP’s budget proposal for 2023, Estrada was surprised that policemen were only getting a monthly subsidy of P650, or equivalent to 20…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy moves for an increase in monthly rice subsidy of PNP personnel

Jinggoy moves for an increase in monthly rice subsidy of PNP personnel:  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s budget deliberations, November 15, 2022, implores for P350-increase in the current P650 monthly rice allowance of the 266,000-strong uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of the Philippines. Estrada’s plea which was made as the Senate tackled the proposed 2023…
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Estrada pushes for estra rice allowance for cops

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Won’t extra rice be extra nice? Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for additional funding for the Philippine National Police so that members of the police force would get a higher monthly rice subsidy. Estrada said he wants to increase the monthly rice allowance for cops to P1,000 from P650, which he…
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Jinggoy Estrada may propose transferring OMB’s functions

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada may suggest transferring the functions of the Optical Media Board (OMB) to other executive offices like the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) or the Department of Trade and Industry. “This representation may introduce at the proper time a legislative proposal to transfer the functions of the…
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Jinggoy scrutinizes OMB performance

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada reviews the performance of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in chasing after violators of Republic Act No. 9239 or the Optical Media Act of 2003. In interpellating the agency’s proposed allocation under the P5.268-trillion proposed 2023 national budget, early Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Estrada moved for the suspension of Senate rules to…
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Manifestation on the proposed 2023 budget of Optical Media Board

As a proud member of the entertainment and film industry and as a producer myself, talagang nagdurugo ang aking puso sa tuwing nababalitaan natin ang talamak na pamimirata ng pelikula sa ating bansa – ang pelikulang binuo ng pagka-malikhain at dedikasyon ng mga kapwa ko artista at kasamahan sa industriya. Tunay na nakakalungkot na ang…
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WATCH | Message for the Climate Change Consciousness Week

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for allowing me to be part of the annual Climate Change Consciousness Week. The past two years have proven to be one of the most difficult challenges we have faced in our lifetime. Yet, it also created opportunities and perspectives that will be beneficial in the future. A recent report from the…
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Jinggoy wants one-peso budget for Optical Media Board for ’23

(MANILA STANDARD) The Optical Media Board (OMB) should only have a budget of one peso in next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget with its lackluster performance in the past year, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said Sunday. Based on his research, Estrada said in a statement the OMB “had no performance whatsoever for the past year.” “No…
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Jinggoy Estrada scores lackluster performance of Optical Media Board

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he will push for a P1-budget for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed 2023 national budget. According to Estrada, the OMB had no performance whatsoever during the past year. “No collection, no apprehension of violators, none. Truly zero performance,” Estrada said in a recent interview. “One…
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