(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Two senators rejected on Tuesday requests and appeals from Alice Guo’s camp to convene the chamber in an executive session, rather than a public hearing, when discussing her alleged ties to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). In a statement, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who heads the chamber’s panel on women, said her…
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Sponsorship Speech on SBN-2814 Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel 10 September 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Philippines
Another feather in his cap: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, together with his parents – former President Joseph Estrada, former First Lady and erstwhile Senator Dra. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito Estrada, and sister Jackie – witness the donning of ranks ceremony of his younger brother, Jude, on September 5, 2024. This event marked Jude’s promotion from…
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Jinggoy questions the need for an executive session with Alice Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses misgivings in allowing dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to testify in an executive session of the Senate committees investigating her alleged involvement in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town. Allowing an executive…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese national who helped dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) escape from Philippine jurisdiction is the boss of all bosses of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. In a press conference on Tuesday, Estrada told reporters that the Pogo…
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Senate Bill No. 2814 under Committee Report No. 316 Mr. President, honorable members of this august chamber, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I am privileged to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2814 under Committee Report No. 316 providing free legal assistance for…
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What difference does it make if she discloses in an open session as against a proceeding conducted behind closed doors? Alice Guo testified falsely before us, telling us a tall tale about her circumstances and practically everything we asked her in the previous Senate hearings. What assurance that she will be open, truthful, and cooperative…
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10 September 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Philippines
Mr. Chairman, honorable members of the Commission on Appointments, ladies and gentlemen, this representation as Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs is privileged to sponsor the nominations and ad interimappointments of twenty-eight (28) officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. As we face more complex problems transcending territorial boundaries like terrorism and transnational crimes, rapidly changing climate,…
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MANILA, Philippines Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said that the person who helped dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo escape is a “holder of five passports.” The senator said this unidentified person carried passports supposedly issued by Saint Kitts and Nevis both located in West Indies, China, Cyprus, Dominica and Cambodia.…
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