Month: July 2023

Estrada wants more foreign language elective courses

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill mandating higher education institutions in the country to offer other foreign languages other than English as an elective course to prepare students in linguistically diverse workplaces. In filing Senate Bill No 2341, or the Foreign Language Education Act of 2023, Estrada said introducing more foreign languages…
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Senate bill seeks inclusion of foreign language elective courses in higher education curriculum

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks the inclusion of foreign languages as an elective course in all higher education institutions in the country. Senate Bill No. 2341, or the proposed Foreign Language Education Act, primarily mandates the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to develop and provide a three-unit basic…
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Include foreign language elective courses in higher education curriculum – Jinggoy

FOREIGN language other than English should be offered as an elective course in all higher education institutions in the country to help prepare students in linguistically and culturally diverse workplaces, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. “This will make the Filipino students adequately equipped to be 21st-century learners. They would be able to connect with the…
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Senators set probe on Rizal boat tragedy

(ONE NEWS) “It’s sad and infuriating that this happened. The loss of so many lives is not a joke just because of negligence or maybe corruption, so we must find out in the investigation,” Sen. Grace Poe said. The Senate is preparing to investigate the deaths of 27 passengers who drowned on July 27 after…
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Senators to probe if negligence, corruption led to capsized boat

(MANILA STANDARD) Senators are demanding accountability for the July 27 Laguna Lake capsizing in which 27 people died, with Senator Grace Poe saying the committee on public services which she chairs, is ready to conduct a probe to check if there was negligence or corruption involved. She said the Senate investigation must shed light on…
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Senators set probe on Rizal boat tragedy

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is preparing to investigate the deaths of 27 passengers who drowned on July 27 after their boat capsized in Laguna de Bay in Binangonan, Rizal at the tail end of Typhoon Egay. Egay battered Central and Northern Luzon last week before exiting toward Taiwan. The motor banca Aya Express,…
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Binangonan boat tragedy probe sought in Senate

(GMA NEWS) A Senate investigation is being planned into the tragic capsizing of a passenger ferry in Laguna Lake near Binangonan, Rizal, which killed at least 27 people. In a radio interview on Saturday, Senator Grace Poe said she will conduct a probe into the deadly incident “kapag meron pong nagfile na resolution sa Senado,…
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“Full Transparency” sa imbestigasyon sa lumubog na bangka sa Binangonan, Rizal, hiniling ng isang senador

(RMN) Umapela si Senator Jinggoy Estrada na magkaroon ng “full transparency” sa imbestigasyon ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) tungkol sa paglubog ng pampasaherong bangka sa Laguna Lake sa bahagi ng Binangonan, Rizal. Ayon kay Estrada, dapat matiyak na may transparency sa pagsasagawa ng PCG ng komprehensibo at patas na pagsisiyasat sa trahedya na ikinasawi ng…
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Statement on the sinking of motorbanca off Binangonan, Rizal

I am deeply saddened and alarmed by this tragic incident. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families during this difficult time. Sa isinasagawang imbestigasyon ng Philippine Coast Guard at sa pagsuspinde ng Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) ng safety certificate ng Aya Express, umaasa tayo na mabibigyan ng hustisya ang mga…
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Jinggoy seeks Senate praise for WC champs Chua, Aranas

(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 695 seeking to commend and congratulate James Aranas and Johann Chua for securing the country’s historic fourth World Cup of Pool title, the most for any country, in Lugo, Spain early this month. “Their journey from being underdogs to unexpected champions, toppling high-ranking players…
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