(GMA NEWS) The Senate secretariat is not allowed to correct any content, even punctuation marks, in bills, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. The lawmaker made the remark after Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. disclosed that the double provisions on the prescription period in the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill was fixed by merging them. The Senate version…
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(ASIA NEWS NETWORK) A veteran lawmaker, however, stressed that the Philippines should not sever its ties with any country in protecting its territorial rights. MANILA — More senators on Monday endorsed the proposal of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) China’s belligerent…
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(MALAYA) SENATORS who belong to the majority bloc in the Senate yesterday assured Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri of their continued support when the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress opens next month as they dismissed rumors of a leadership change in the upper chamber. Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said talks of a change…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said the proposed five percent monthly contribution of active military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) to fund their pension is worrisome and maybe a big burden to them. Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado media forum, Estrada, chairman of the Committee on National Defense, said mandating active MUPs to contribute…
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(GMA) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday expressed optimism that the proposed bill on the pension system of military and uniformed personnel (MUP) will be enacted by the end of 2023. “Ang target ko dito by the year end, sana magkaroon na tayo ng batas,” Estrada, chairman of Senate defense panel, said at the Kapihan sa…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are opposed to the Marcos administration’s plan to deduct 5 percent in pension premiums from the salaries of active military and other uniformed personnel (MUP), Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. The senator also disclosed at the Kapihan sa Senado forum that…
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(DZME 1530) Hindi pabor si Senate Committee on Labor chairman Jinggoy Estrada sa ipinapanukala ni Health Secretary Ted Herbosa na bigyan ng temporary license ang mga nursing graduate na nakakuha ng 70% hanggang 74% sa board exam. Kasabay nito, hinimok ni Estrada si Herbosa na huwag magpadalos-dalos sa isyu dahil buhay ng tao ang nakataya…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Rumors continued to swirl Monday about an alleged leadership coup at the Senate, which came as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri was still in Washington DC, on an official visit. The persistent speculation in the upper chamber was that Zubiri would be ousted during the opening of the 2nd Regular Session of the…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Active military and uniform personnel (MUP) rejected the proposed five percent contribution for their pension as proposed by the administration’s economic managers to address fiscal collapse, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday. During the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Estrada said stakeholders have a lot of concerns with the five to nine percent…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needed to appoint a permanent secretary of agriculture amid the persistent problems in the sector such as smuggling. Marcos had taken on the post since he assumed the presidency, saying the sector’s problems were severe enough and that agriculture was a priority…
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