JUSTICE FOR ALING ELVIE: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada laments that even though Republic Act No. 10361 (RA 10361), also known as the ‘Batas Kasambahay Act,’ was enacted 10 years ago, cases of maltreatment and abuse of domestic helpers persist in the country. During the inquiry of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday, August 22,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Even if Elvie Vergara has committed theft, her employers must still be sanctioned for the severe battery and maltreatment the helper suffered. Senator Jinggoy Estrada issued the statement about the 44-year-old maid who became blind and suffered multiple injuries after being allegedly abused by her employers in Occidental Mindoro. “The people…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday vowed justice for 44-year-old househeld Elvie Vergara, who lost her teeth and was blinded after allegedly being beaten up by her employers in Occidental Mindoro. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na taon,” said Estrada of Vergara’s employers, Jerry and France Ruiz. Estrada,…
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IN response to the deeply concerning case of maltreated and physically abused kasambahay Elvie Vergara, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has vowed to take decisive action to hold her employers accountable for the alleged violent and inhumane acts she suffered at their hands. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na…
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(SMNI NEWS) BILANG tugon sa nakababahalang kaso ng pang-aabuso na sinapit ng kasambahay na si Elvie Vergara, nangako si Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na kaniyang gagawin ang lahat para panagutin ang mga amo nito sa umano’y marahas at hindi makataong pagtrato sa biktima. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na taon.…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday welcomed the appointment of former Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. as special envoy to China for special concerns. “I believe Amb. Teddyboy Locsin is perfect for that job. Being a former DFA (Department of Affairs) secretary, as well as the former ambassador to the…
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It’s an interesting move by the President, I must say as it came on the heels of a series of disturbing incidents in the West Philippine Sea involving the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard. Although we have yet to be informed of the extent of his authority or role given to…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Thursday, August 17 welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to appoint Teodoro Locsin Jr. as the Special Envoy to the People’s Republic of China for Special Concerns. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said he finds it an “interesting move” of the President to choose Locsin. “Although we have yet to be…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada floated the idea of summoning former Palace official Rigoberto Tiglao to the Senate to “shed light” on his claim that the senator’s father, then-President Joseph Estrada, promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal in 1999. In his Manila Times column on Wednesday, Tiglao said he had enough…
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