Month: June 2024

Estrada eyes revision of Intellectual Property Code to combat piracy

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the revision and updating of the scope of the country’s intellectual property code to help against Philippine cinema’s greatest threat — piracy. In filing Senate Bill 2150, which aims to amend the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, Estrada noted how piracy deeply…
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Estrada pushes revision of Intellectual Property Code

(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada sought the revision of the Intellectual Property (IP) Code of the Philippines “to quash” the piracy of Filipino-made television (TV) shows and movies. “Piracy is considered as the greatest threat to Philippine cinema,” the senator, a former action star, said in a statement on Wednesday. He…
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‘Divorce bill has slim chance of getting Senate approval’

(MALAYA) SENATE president pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday said there is a slim chance the divorce bill will be passed in the Senate. “Dadaan yan sa butas ng karayom (It will pass through the eye of a needle),” Estrada said at the Kapihan sa Senado media forum. Estrada has conducted an informal survey among his…
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Senate bill sets stricter rules for late birth registration

(PNA) MANILA – A bill seeking to institutionalize the requirements and procedures of delayed registration of birth was filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday. Senate Bill No. 2703 or the Delayed Registration of Birth Act will likewise impose stricter penalties for false statements. “Through this measure, the procedure for the delayed registration…
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Estrada: Guo’s father, presumed mother, avoiding Senate probe

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — “They are trying to avoid the Senate investigations here.” These were Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada’s words when he told reporters on Tuesday that he is convinced that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s father and presumed mother have begun hiding abroad. READ: Mayor Alice Guo’s presumed mother, father left PH on May…
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Senate bill seeks to strengthen regulations on delayed birth registration

(GMA NEWS) A bill has been filed in the Senate which seeks to strengthen the regulations of delayed birth registration by institutionalizing its requirements and procedures. Senate Bill 2703 or the Delayed Registration of Birth Act, which was filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, seeks to amend decades-old Act No. 3753 or the Law…
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Estrada: Divorce bill not a priority in Senate

(GMA NEWS) The divorce bill will not be a priority even under the new Senate leadership. This was stated by newly installed Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada amid discussions following the House of Representatives’ approval of its version of the measure on third and final reading. “That is not our priority bill,” Estrada, who recently divulged…
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PBBM ‘calm, not combative’ in Shangri-La dialogue − Jinggoy

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said President Marcos was calm and not combative when he was at the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Estrada said this during the Kapihan sa Senado on Tuesday, June 4, after he was asked if China will be more intense…
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Sen. Estrada curses at China’s aggression in West Philippine Sea

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada cussed at China’s continued bullying in the country’s territories. At Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Senado, Estrada expressed exasperation over China’s unrelenting aggression against Filipino troops. The senator believes there is already enough basis to warrant the filing of another case against China. “Binabasa natin araw-araw sa…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy receives courtesy call from Japanese AEP

Jinggoy receives courtesy call from Japanese AEP: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada receives a courtesy call Tuesday, June 4, 2024, from Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. ENDO Kazuya. The new diplomatic head of mission of Japan to the Philippines pledged to enhance security and defense cooperation and expand as well the two countries’ relations in…
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