Privilege Speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Bigyan ng pag-asa ang mga nasa Pag-asa Island May 22, 2023 | Senate of the Philippines COPY OF SPEECH: https://bit.ly/3MulXo6
Mister President, with the indulgence of the good gentleman from Valuenzuela, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, I would like to be made co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2219 under Committee Report No. 68, entitled further amending Republic Act No. 11213, otherwise known as the “Tax Amnesty Act”, as amended by Republic Act No. 11569, by extending the…
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(MALAYA) A wage increase is a sure threat against efforts to invite more investors, according to business groups. In a May 17, 2023 letter to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, heads of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federation of Filipino- Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Employers Confederation of the Philippines, IT & Business Process Associationof the Philippines,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday said the Armed Forces of the Philippines was supportive of the proposal to collect contributions from military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) for their pension fund, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned would soon be depleted. This signals a breakthrough in the tricky issue of reforming…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The chairman of the Senate National Defense Committee on Saturday, May 20, asked his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as well as other government officials to visit the Pag-asa island chain in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to see its dilapidated buildings hit by storm “Odette” one and one half years ago. Senator…
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Pag-asa Island visit: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada holds a press conference at the evacuation center in Pag-asa Island shortly after landing in in Kalayaan, Palawan where he and (L) Philippine Air Force commanding general Lt. Gen. Stephen Parreño, ( R ) Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino and Naval Forces West…
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(ANC) Jinggoy vows more funds for vital WPS military outpost | ANC
(POLITIKO) Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2148, titled “An Act Creating a VAT Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, adding for the purpose a new Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.” Under the bill, tourists can get a VAT refund on goods amounting at least P3,000 purchased from authorized retailers…
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(RADYO PILIPINAS) Bumisita si Senate Committee on National Defense Chairperson Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa Pag-Asa Island sa Kalayaan, Palawan para personal na tingnan ang sitwasyon ng military troops na naka-deploy doon at ng mga residente sa lugar. Matapos ang pag-iikot sa isla, ipinangako ni Estrada na isusulong niya ang pagpapataas ng budget ng Armed Forces…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is calling for the legislation of a value-added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for foreign tourists to further boost visitor arrivals in the country. He said this will allow foreign tourists to get a rebate of the 12% VAT on goods they bought from the Philippines, similar to the practice of other countries.…
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