Amendments in RA 11709 seek to prevent the forced retirement of a number of enlisted personnel: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada justifies the need to amend RA 11709 saying that specific provisions of the law if retained, will result in the forced retirement of a big number of the current 135,000 non-commissioned or enlisted personnel of…
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STATEMENT OF SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA ON HARASSMENT OF PCG BY CHINESE COUNTERPART 14 February 2023 We condemn this latest intimidation tactic employed by the Chinese Coast Guard against members of the Philippine Coast Guard on a rotation and resupply mission of the Philippine Navy in Ayungin Shoal. Their act, which reportedly caused temporary blindness…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA – Jake Ejercito took to social media to express his gratitude after being recognized for his performance in the movie “Coming Home.” Sharing a photo of his plaque for being hailed as the New Movie Actor of the Year, Ejercito said he would not have been able to do it without the guidance…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada received a surprise gift from his staff ahead of his 60th birthday.
Co-Sponsorship Speech Committee Report No. 28 – Senate Bill No. 1869 Center for Disease Control and Prevention 13 February 2023 Mister President, with the indulgence of the author and sponsor, my beautiful kumare, Senator Pia Cayetano, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1869 entitled: “An Act Creating the Philippine Center for Disease Control…
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JINGGOY DEFENDS SBN 1849: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense faces fellow senators during the plenary session Monday, February 13, 2023, to defend Senate Bill No. 1894 which seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11709 or “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Friday, February 10 welcomed the proposal for the Philippines and Japan to strengthen its military and security ties with the United States, including the holding of joint military exercises and disaster response cooperation. “This is nothing new as there had been a similar undertaking and the most recent of which was…
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This is nothing new as there had been a similar undertaking and the most recent of which was the Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) between Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, a regional commitment focused on measures to address maritime security threats and challenges. The recent years’ changing regional security landscape exposed our country’s vulnerabilities. Any strategic…
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JINGGOY ASSURES SBN 1849 WILL ADDRESS REVOLVING-DOOR POLICY: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, assures his colleagues that Senate Bill 1894 which seeks to amend Republic Act 11709 or “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada aired his concern over alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada also called out officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on the matter, and urged the department to cancel the recruitment license of the local recruitment agency of slain OFW…
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