Month: May 2023

Economic team starts talks on MUP reform

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The economic team of the Marcos administration has kicked off a series of dialogues for the planned overhaul of the pension for the military and other uniformed personnel (MUP). Representatives from the Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Department of Budget and…
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Jinggoy files resolution citing Gilas Pilipinas’ feat in 32nd SEA Games

(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution to commend and congratulate the Gilas Pilipinas men’s national basketball team for their “outstanding achievement” in winning the gold medal at the recently-concluded 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The national basketball team’s remarkable performance in the biennial multi-sport event brought back…
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Jinggoy files resolution commending Gilas Pilipinas’ feat in 2023 SEA Games

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution to commend and congratulate the Gilas Pilipinas men’s national basketball team for their outstanding achievement in winning the gold medal at the recently-concluded 32nd Southeast Asian Games held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The national basketball team’s remarkable performance in the biennial multi-sport event brought back the Philippines’…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy files resolution commending Gilas Pilipinas’ feat in 2023 SEA Games

Jinggoy files resolution commending Gilas Pilipinas’ feat in 2023 SEA Games: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files a resolution commending and congratulating the Gilas Pilipinas men’s national basketball team’s remarkable performance in the recently-concluded 32nd Southeast Asian Games held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia that brought back the Philippines’ championship status, marking a triumphant comeback after a three-decade…
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Jinggoy commends Gilas Pilipinas

(BUSINESS WORLD) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed a resolution to commend and congratulate the men’s national basketball team for regaining the gold medal in the recent 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Philippines became champion again after losing the gold medal to Indonesia last year in Hanoi. Before that loss in Vietnam,…
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WATCH | Sen. Jinggoy, pina-contempt ang 5 pulis sa shabu haul cover up hearing

Na-cite for contempt ng Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs ang limang pulis kaugnay sa imbestigasyon sa 990 kilos na shabu na nasabat sa Maynila noong nakaraang Oktubre. Ang lima ay sina Police Master Sgt. Carlo Bayeta, Patrolman Hasan Kalaw, Patrolman Dennis Carolina, Patrolman Rommar Bugarin at Patrolman Hustin Peter Gular. Ang desisyon…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy blocks motion to life contempt order

JINGGOY BLOCKS MOTION TO LIFT CONTEMPT ORDER: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the continuation of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs inquiry into the P6.7-billion illegal drug bust in Manila involving ranking Philippine National Police (PNP) officers, opposes the motion to lift the contempt order issued by the panel against PCapt. Jonathan Sosongco. Sosongco…
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5 pulis na-contempt sa “shabu haul cover up hearing”

(INQUIRER) Na-cite for contempt ng Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs ang limang pulis kaugnay sa imbestigasyon sa 990 kilos na shabu na nasabat sa Maynila noong nakaraang Oktubre. Ang lima ay sina Police Master Sgt. Carlo Bayeta, Patrolman Hasan Kalaw, Patrolman Dennis Carolina, Patrolman Rommar Bugarin at Patrolman Hustin Peter Gular. Ang…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Giving hope to people in Pag-asa Island

Giving hope to people in Pag-asa Island: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada poses with some of the 350 residents of Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan during his visit last May 18, 2023. The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense,  on Monday, May 22, 2023, delivered a privilege speech to draw attention to the plight of…
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Estrada calls on Senate to give ‘unwavering support’ for Pag-asa Island’s development

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 22 called on his colleagues in the Senate to give their “unwavering support” to the full development of the Pag-asa Island. In a privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada recalled his visit to the island last May 18, where he observed the current situation of the…
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