Month: April 2023

Para mas accessible sa publiko: Jinggoy bats for online publication of laws in Official Gazette, print media sites

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has called for the online publication of all laws in the Official Gazette and those of newspapers as a prerequisite of effectivity, Estrada made the proposal on expanding the legal and recognized format and channel of publication of laws under his Senate bill 1645 in a bid to address the limited…
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Jinggoy: Publish laws in online Official Gazette, print media

THE publication of all laws, as a prerequisite of effectivity, should include an online version of the Official Gazette and those of newspapers, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said. Estrada raised the proposed amendment to the Civil Code and Administrative Code of 1987 as he underscored the need to keep up the implementation of new…
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Senators urge swift action on fresh graduates’ job hunt woes

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines —Urgent action is needed to address the problem of fresh graduates lacking “soft skills” and practical expertise, as highlighted in a Commission on Human Rights report on challenges graduates faced during the pandemic, senators said on Wednesday. Senator Jinggoy Estrada echoed the sentiment that youth employment has always been a perennial concern…
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Estrada: Police body cams sa anti-drug operations dapat ayon na sa SC

(INQUIRER) Hindi na kailangan pa ng batas para maging bahagi na ng kasuotan ng mga pulis ang body cameras sa tuwing sila ay nagsasagawa ng anti-drug operations. Ito ang sinabi ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada dahil aniya may naging promulgasyon na ang Korte Suprema noong 2021 na nagsabing dapat ay may suot na “recording devices” ang…
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Estrada says legislation needed for military, police pension plan

(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Estrada said legislation is needed to address the “fiscal hemorrhage” that the current pension system for military and uniformed personnel retirees is causing government coffers. “Indeed, we are facing a ballooning pension requirement without viable funding sources,” Estrada said. He said the pensions of military and unformed personnel are way higher…
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Senate defense panel to tackle MUP pension reform bills in May − Estrada

(GMA NEWS) The Senate committee on national defense and security, peace, unification and reconciliation will tackle the measures seeking to reform the military and uniform personnel (MUP) pension system in May. This was disclosed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the panel’s chairman, days after Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “okay” with…
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Sen. Jinggoy iginiit ang kahalagahan ng panukalang Center for Disease Control

(SMNI NEWS) BINIGYANG-diin ni Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na dapat nang ipasa ang panukalang Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) para sa pagtugon sa mga public health emergency sa bansa. Bagama’t patuloy na bumababa ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, lalo na sa National Capital Region (NCR), iginiit ni Estrada na nananatili pa rin itong…
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Statement on MUP pension reforms, potential fiscal crisis

I, along with some of my colleagues, have filed proposed legislation to address the fiscal hemorrhage that the current pension system for military and uniformed personnel retirees is causing our government coffers.  Indeed, we are facing a ballooning pension requirement without viable funding sources. The MUP pensions are way higher than the budgetary requirement for…
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