Month: August 2024

PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy steers Senate ratification of PH Self-Reliance Defense Posture Program

Jinggoy steers Senate ratification of PH Self-Reliance Defense Posture Program: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors the bicameral conference committee report the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization (SRDP) bill, a measure reviving the 1970s SRDP program, focusing on domestic manufacturing and local sourcing of defense materials. In his speech, the Senate Committee on National…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy files resolution commending PH delegation in Paris Olympics

Jinggoy files resolution commending PH delegation in Paris Olympics: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files Senate Resolution No. 1129 commending and congratulating the country’s delegation in the just-concluded Paris Olympics, saying that the 22-athlete delegation accomplished the best and strongest showing yet in the Philippines’ 100 years of participation in the world’s biggest…
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Estrada hits China’s dropping of flares in AFP plane’s path in Scarborough

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada urged the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the country after the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of the Philippine military planes patrolling the Scarborough Shoal. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada…
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Statement on China Air Force harassing PH patrol aircraft

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s reckless and provocative actions against our Philippine Air Force aircraft conducting lawful maritime patrols over Scarborough Shoal are unacceptable. They must be met with firm and decisive condemnation from the international community. We urge the Chinese government to immediately stop this clear act of aggression and adhere to international…
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Jinggoy moves to have Nesthy Petecio conferred with second Senate medal of excellence

FOR bringing anew honor and prestige to the country in the Paris Olympics, Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio earned a Senate Medal of Excellence, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.  Hours after Petecio was named bronze medalist in the women’s 57kg division, Estrada filed Senate Resolution No. 1122 seeking to confer her with the highest expression of…
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Sulat ng 2 GMA contractor pinunit ni Jinggoy, pina-subpoena sa Senado

(BANDERA) PINUNIT ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada ang sulat na ipinadala ng dalawang GMA independent contractors na inireklamo ni Sandro Muhlach sa naganap na Senate hearing kahapon. Hindi pumunta kahapon sina Richard Cruz at Jojo Nones sa public hearing ng Committee on Public Information and Mass Media na pinamumunuan ni Sen. Robin Padilla. Nagpadala lamang ang kanilang kampo ng sulat kung saan…
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Senate summons GMA contractors; Niño Muhlach breaks down in hearing

(THE FREEMAN) CEBU, Philippines — The GMA contractors accused of sexual harassment have been subpoenaed by a Senate panel led by actor-turned lawmaker Sen. Robin Padilla yesterday. Padilla, who chairs the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, led an inquiry into the policies of television networks and artist management agencies when it comes to…
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CHR hails Estrada for bill on out-of-school youths

(MANILA STANDARD) THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday lauded Senator Jinggoy Estrada for filing Senate Bill No. 2633 or An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth to recognize, protect, and promote the rights of out-of-school youth. The proposed measure aims to empower and encourage children unable to attend school to contribute…
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Co-sponsorship on Senate Resolution No. 1109 expressing profound sympathy and condolences of the Senate on the death of Mother Lily

Mr. President, I rise today to sponsor Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1099 expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Philippine Senate on the death of an icon in Philippine cinema, Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde, or more popularly known as Mother Lily, last August 4. Mother Lily is a renowned film producer and a household…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy honors renowned film producer Mother Lily

Jinggoy honors renowned film producer Mother Lily: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors Senate Resolution No. 1109 expressing the upper chamber’s sympathy and condolences on the death of Lily Chu-Monteverde, more popularly known as Mother Lily. A visionary and trailblazer, Estrada asserted that Monteverde had a significant impact on the country’s entertainment industry, producing numerous successful…
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