SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has put forward a proposal to grant free tuition to government employees pursuing a master’s degree in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2277, known as the “Government Employees Free MA Tuition in SUCs Act,” which seeks to provide career and non-career government employees with the…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants people to get sacked for allowing high-profile drug detainee Jose Adrian “Jad” Dera to slip out of his jail facility at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and have a “joyride” with NBI security. Estrada said relieving the NBI Security Management Section chief isn’t enough. “Heads should indeed roll. Higit…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure that seeks to institutionalize a holistic support system for reformed drug users for their reintegration into the workforce and society. Under Senate Bill (SB) 2276, Estrada proposed a collaboration between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in…
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(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure that seeks to institutionalize a holistic support system for reformed drug users for their reintegration into the workforce and society. Under Senate Bill (SB) 2276, Estrada proposed a collaboration between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)…
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(RMN) Nagpahayag ng suporta ang ilang mga senador kay Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco sa kabila ng kahihiyan na inabot ng ahensya sa ad campaign nito para sa paglulunsad ng bagong tourism slogan na “Love the Philippines”. Ayon kay Sen. Sonny, bigyan pa ng pagkakataon si Frasco sa ahensya lalo’t mabilis namang tinugunan ng kalihim ang…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Several senators on Thursday threw their support behind the Department of Tourism (DOT) and its embattled secretary Christina Frasco following the controversy surrounding its new tourism slogan “Love the Philippines.” Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri in a statement said Filipinos should allow DOT to “correct this misstep, reflect on what happened, and…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) NAGHAIN si Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ng counterpart bill sa Senado na magtitiyak ng magandang trabaho para sa mga reformed drug users at magbibigay insentibo sa mga kumpanyang kumukuha sa kanila. “Sa pagbibigay ng mga insentibo sa mga establisyemento na kukuha ng mga rehabilitated drug dependents na sumailalim at nakapagtapos sa mga programang technical-vocational…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2276, seeking to mandate the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda to design and implement technical-vocational education and training (TVET) programs for rehabilitated drug dependents. Estrada, who is also the chairperson of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development,…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — A new bill filed at the Senate seeks to institutionalize technical vocational and livelihood training programs for rehabilitated drug dependents to increase their chances of finding gainful employment. Senate Bill 2276, filed by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, provides incentives to establishments that will employ rehabilitated drug dependents who graduate from technical-vocational education…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the fake online advertisements using celebrities to endorse food and drug products. Herbosa issued the order in reaction to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s Senate resolution calling for an inquiry into the…
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