JINGGOY GRILLS HOUSE HELP’S EX-EMPLOYER: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes Pablo Ruiz, the former employer of maltreated house helper Elvie Vergara, during the continuation of the public inquiry by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday, September 25, 2023. Estrada inquired why they opted to retain Vergara as an employee despite their assertion that she…
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(MALAYA) THE Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights yesterday ordered the detention of the former female employer of an alleged battered housemaid after she was cited in contempt for “continuously evading the questions propounded” by members of the committee. Sen. Francis Tolentino, panel chairman, said France Garcia Ruiz will be detained at the Senate…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) (UPDATE) THE Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Sen. Francis Tolentino, on Tuesday, ordered the detention of France Garcia-Ruiz, the employer who allegedly subjected housemaid Elvira Vergara to severe battery and maltreatment, resulting in the victim’s blindness and causing other injuries. Garcia-Ruiz will be detained at the Senate premises upon…
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FULL SUPPORT FOR DSWD BUDGET. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada fully supports the approval of the proposed P209.9 billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year in order to fulfill the agency’s mandate to provide social safety nets and poverty alleviation programs amid the rising prices during the budget deliberation…
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ESTRADA PUSHES FOR HIGHER NACC BUDGET: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada appeals for higher budget allocation for the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) during the Finance Subcommittee I hearing, Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Analyzing the P209.9-billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agencies, Estrada pointed out that the NACC budget decreased…
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MANA Mo 2023 exhibit: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (second from right) is being briefed by Philippine Navy Civil Military Operations Group Commander Capt. Gregory Gerald Fabic on the country’s naval and air assets – the miniature models of Jose Rizal Class frigate, amphibious assault vehicle, unmanned aircraft systems, Howitzer, and Small Utility Riverine Craft, among others…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — A Senate panel cited a former employer of housemaid Elvie Vergara in contempt over her inconsistent responses during yesterday’s continuation of a public hearing on Vergara’s alleged maltreatment. Sen. Francis Tolentino, who chairs the Senate committee on justice and human rights, directed the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms to detain France…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Ipina-contempt ng Senate Committee on Justice si France Ruiz, ang among babae ng kasambahay na si Elvie Vergara na minaltrato sa Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. Ito ay matapos aprubahan ng komite ang mosyon ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada na ipa-contempt na si Ruiz dahil sa patuloy nitong pagsisinungaling sa mga katanungan ng mga…
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(ABANTE) Ikinulong sa detention facility ng Senado ang dating employer ng inabusong kasambahay na si Elvie Vergara matapos ma-cite for contempt sa pagdinig sa Senado nitong Martes. Sa ikatlong hearing ng Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights sa kaso ni Vergara, nagmosyon si Senador Jinggoy Estrada na i-contempt si France Ruiz sa paniwalang siya ang may kagagawan na pagmaltrato at pagnanakit…
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(POLITIKO) The former employer of domestic helper Elvie Vergara, who allegedly abused her for several years, was cited in contempt by a Senate panel Tuesday (September 19). The motion to cite France Ruiz in contempt was made by Senator Jinggoy Estrada during the hearing of the Senate committee on justice and human rights. It was…
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