Month: June 2023

On criticisms of lack of decorum of some senators

Having served as Senate President Pro Tempore for six years (from 2007 to 2013), presiding over countless plenary session proceedings, I acknowledge the importance of maintaining professionalism and respectful conduct within our esteemed institution. I have, as the presiding officer, handled instances where emotions run high during debates and we, officers of the Senate intervene…
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Addressing lack of decorum in Senate requires collective effort from leadership, says Jinggoy

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, June 18 expressed his support to former Senate president Franklin Drilon’s recent remarks on the need for the Upper Chamber’s leadership to address criticisms about the lack of decorum of some senators. Having served as Senate president pro tempore for six years and presiding over countless plenary…
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Senator pushes for bill institutionalizing publication of ‘The People’s Budget’

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the publication of the so-called “The People’s Budget” or a simplified version of the annual national budget and other similar documents.  In filing Senate Bill No. 2251 or the proposed “The People’s Budget Act of 2023,” Estrada said it…
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Senator pushes for approval of magna carta for Filipino seafarers

(THE POST) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada said it’s high time to develop a higher quality of education and training for Filipino seafarers. In a statement, Estrada stressed the near banning of Filipino seafarers from working on European Union-flagged vessels has made timely the passage of the enabling law that will protect the rights and welfare of…
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada: Housing backlog sa bansa, mas dapat unahin sa halip na pagbibigay ng temporary housing sa Afghan nationals

(RMN) Iminungkahi ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada sa pamahalaan na unahin ang problema sa pabahay ng mga Pilipino sa halip na ‘temporary housing’ para sa Afghan foreign nationals. Ito ang iginiit ni Estrada sa gitna na rin ng pagdinig ng Senado sa hiling ng US sa Pilipinas na pansamantalang patirahin sa bansa ang nasa 50,000 Afghan…
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WATCH | Ukol sa planong pagkupkop ng Pilipinas sa mga bibigyan ng special immigrant visa na Afghan nationals

Senate hearing on the Proposed Temporary Housing in the Philippines of Special Immigrant Visa Applicants from Afghanistan (June 16, 2023) Video: PRIB/ Senate of the Philippines | IG: senateph

Pagpasa sa panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, napapanahon na −

(ONLINE BALITA) Iginiit ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang kahalagahan ng pagpasa ng panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers at sinabing napapanahon ang pagsasabatas nito matapos magbanta ang European Union na ipagbabawal ang pagkuha ng mga marinong Pilipino hangga’t hindi sumusunod ang Pilipinas sa kanilang pamantayan. Ang mga pahayag ng senador ay patungkol sa napabalitang…
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Jinggoy: Pagpasa sa Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers napapanahon na

(ABANTE) Oras na umano para ipasa na ang panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers matapos magbanta ang European Union na ipagbabawal nila ang pagkuha ng mga marinong Pilipino hangga’t hindi sumusunod ang Pilipinas sa kanilang pamantayan. Ayon kay Estrada, ang panukalang batas na ito ang magbibigay proteksyon at magtataguyod sa mga karapatan ng mga Pilipinong…
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Jinggoy: Enactment of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, a timely move

THE near banning of Filipino seafarers from working on European Union-flagged vessels has made timely the passage of the enabling law that will protect the rights and welfare of seafarers, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said in underscoring the significance of the approval of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.  “Sa pamamagitan ng panukalang batas…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy underscores the significance of the approval

Jinggoy underscores the significance of the approval of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, principal author and co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2221 or the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers emphasizes the need to enact the measure saying that the recent near banning of Filipino seafarers from working on…
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