Senate defense committee to take up bill seeking to amend fixed AFP tenure law, other related measures: In taking up the bills proposing to lift the fixed term for some military officials on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures the public that his Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification,…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, January 13 said the air traffic system glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) should serve as a reminder to authorities to invest in state-of-the-art equipment for the country’s airports. “The lack of CCTV in one of the most crucial locations in the airport facility that…
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should get additional funding to upgrade and maintain its air traffic control equipment, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday (January 13). Estrada pushed for a bigger budget for air traffic control in light of the January 1 shutdown of Philippine airspace, which affected 65,000 passengers and nearly 300 flights. During the…
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SAVE NAIA FROM BECOMING NATIONAL DISGRACE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscores the need for sophisticated technologies and competent manpower and experts at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to save it from becoming a national disgrace. Estrada, who filed Senate Resolution No. 392 urging the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an inquiry into the January…
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(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday filed a resolution to commend Filipino kickboxers for winning medals in the 2022 Asian Kickboxing Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand earning them slots to compete in the 2023 World Combat Games to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In his Senate Resolution No, 393, or an “Act seeking commendation…
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(POLITIKO) The appointment of Carlito Galvez as Defense Secretary and the return of General Andres Centino as Armed Forces Chief of Staff will put to rest talks of unrest within the military, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Wednesday (January 11). In a statement, Estrada welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s choice of Galvez as the new chief…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of former Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as head of the Department of National Defense (DND), saying it would quell the supposed “unrest” among senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “Galvez’s appointment, which came three days after the designation of…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a Senate resolution honoring two students of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) for securing the country’s first win in the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) in Madrid, Spain. “This extraordinary accomplishment brings immense honor, joy, and pride to the country and deserves highest commendation from the Philippine Senate,”…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed two separate resolutions praising the Filipino kickboxing team and debaters who triumphed against other nations. Estrada lodged Senate Resolutions No. 393 and 416, hailing the 14-man kickboxing team and the two debaters from Ateneo de Manila University, respectively. “The Filipino fighters and warriors in the elite…
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CALLING the victory of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) students in the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) an extraordinary accomplishment, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the historic first win for the country deserves the highest commendation from the Senate. “Their momentous victory is proof of the Filipino students’ capacity to stand alongside the world’s…
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