Month: December 2022

Jinggoy Estrada tells gov’t: Don’t let guard down vs COVID-19 in 2023

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Marcos administration to continue its vigilant campaign against COVID-19 amid a surge in cases in China and the possible emergence of new variants. In a statement Saturday (December 31), Estrada said the government should not be complacent despite the continued easing of mobility restrictions. “Paigtingin natin ang kampanya sa…
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Statement of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada

STATEMENT OF SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA As we usher in the new year, let’s recollect the precious moments we’ve had with our families and loved ones that we’re leaving behind in 2022. After two years of muted celebrations, we’re now given the opportunity to celebrate with a sense of normalcy. While we would like to…
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With Joma Sison dead, gov’t can intensify efforts vs communism – Estrada

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The death of Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), gives the government a chance to intensify its efforts to end the communist armed struggle, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said in a statement issued on Monday. Estrada noted that Sison’s death would not be the end…
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Jinggoy says Sison’s death will ‘further weaken’ communist insurgency

(POLITIKO) The passing of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Ma. Sison will may not necessarily lead to the death of the insurgency in the country, but it will “further weaken” the communist rebellion, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. “The past few years showed that the insurgency problem, which spanned over five…
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Estrada: Demise of Joma Sison will further weaken CPP-NPA

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday, December 19 said he is confident that the death of Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison will further weaken the armed rebel group. “It may not be the end for the CPP-NPA which has been waging a guerilla war since 1969…
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Official Statement on the demise of CPP founder Joma Sison

OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON  THE DEMISE OF CPP FOUNDER JOMA SISON It may not be the end for the CPP-NPA which has been waging a guerilla war since 1969 to overthrow the government but the death of its founding chair may further weaken it. The past few years showed that the insurgency problem, which spanned over five…
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Senate commends yet another impressive Hidilyn feat

(PNA) MANILA – A Senate resolution was filed Tuesday to commend Hidilyn Diaz for bringing yet another honor to the country by ruling the 55-kilogram (kg) category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Dec. 7. Senate Resolution No. 379, filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, commends and congratulates the country’s first Olympic gold medalist…
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Jinggoy seeks commendation for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 379 commending and congratulating the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, for winning three gold medals and becoming the world champion in the women’s 55-kilogram category at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia. “Diaz continues to bring immense pride,…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy tackles measures on caregivers and reservists

JINGGOY TACKLES MEASURES ON CAREGIVERS AND RESERVISTS: Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over a hybrid hearing on measures seeking to institutionalize policies for the protection and welfare of caregivers along with bills on proposed employment rights of military reservists. “The two clustered bills in our agenda today seek…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada mangunguna sa pagtugon sa benepisyo at proteksyon ng Caregivers

(JOURNAL NEWS ONLINE) UUMPISAHAN nang talakayin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development ang panukalang batas na magbibigay proteksyon laban sa pang-aabuso, harassment, karahasan at pagsasamantala sa mga caregiver sa bansa. Kasabay nito, sinabi ni Committee chair Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na kasama rin sa gagawin nilang pagbusisi ang pagkakaroon naman ng kaukulang…
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