Month: May 2024

CA confirms ad interim appointment of 16 DFA officials, including former priest

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — The Commission on Appointments (CA) approved on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of 16 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), including a former priest. “Following a public hearing this morning which considered and deliberated on their appointments, your Committee found them all to be fit and qualified,…
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Statement on the public hearing on the alleged PDEA leaks

Sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig ng komiteng ito, nais ko lamang bigyan linaw ang ilang mahahalagang bagay para sa publiko. Ang pagsiwalat ng mga diumano’y dokumento mula sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, kung mapapatunayan na wala itong basehan o katotohanan at pawang gawa-gawa lamang ay sumasaklaw sa privacy concerns, due process, at reliability of information. Ang…
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On 3rd hearing, Dela Rosa still fails to establish alleged Marcos drug links

(RAPPLER) Senator Bato dela Rosa is persistent in conducting hearings on the so-called PDEA leaks, even if testimonies suggest that these were fabricated. MANILA, Philippines – “Wala po tayong hidden agenda dito (We don’t have any hidden agenda here).” This was how Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa responded to Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s opening statement on Monday, May…
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Former PDEA chiefs amplify ex-agent Morales’ questionable credibility

(CANADIAN INQUIRER) MANILA – Former chiefs of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) attended on Monday the third hearing of the so-called “PDEA Leaks” in the Senate to question the credibility of former agent Jonathan Morales. Former PDEA director general Dionisio Santiago, who led the agency from 2006 to 2010, was presented by Senator Jinggoy Estrada…
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Estrada questions why ‘liar’ still allowed to testify in Senate

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday reminded the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs that legislative processes should always “uphold truth, integrity, and fairness,” as he questioned why disgraced Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales is still allowed to testify in the Senate. “I call upon the Senate Public Order…
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Morales a ‘professional liar’ – Marcos

(THE MANILA TIMES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday called former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales a “professional liar,” as he downplayed the veracity of the leaked PDEA documents linking him to illegal drug use. “It’s hard to give him importance. You know, this fellow is a professional liar and is like…
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Estrada blasts ‘Chinese disinformation’

(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada said on Thursday that the “new model” to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was nothing but a disinformation campaign by the Chinese government. “Let us reassert that Ayungin Shoal is an integral part of our exclusive economic zone, a fact that has been unequivocally upheld by…
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Estrada: Chinese claim on alleged recorded call plain ‘disinformation’

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday denounced the alleged recorded audio communication between a Chinese diplomat and a high-ranking Filipino military official as “nothing but another apparent disinformation campaign by the Chinese government.” In a statement, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense further called it a “trap” to divert attention from…
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Statement on alleged audio recording between a Chinese diplomat and a ranking military general

Claims on the alleged “new model” arrangement to ease tension in the West Philippine Sea are nothing but another apparent disinformation campaign by the Chinese government. China’s claim is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. We will not be swayed by falsehoods. Their recent assertions are nothing more than a trap, designed to divert attention from…
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WATCH | Public Hearing on Alleged PDEA Leaks

Public Hearing of Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on the Alleged PDEA Leaks 07 May 2024  Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Philippines | IG: senateph