WATCH | Sen. Jinggoy Estrada visits Pag-asa Island
(PTV NEWS) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada visits Pag-asa Island
(PTV NEWS) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada visits Pag-asa Island
(PHILSTAR) PAG-ASA ISLAND, Kalayaan, Philippines — Senate national defense committee chairman Jinggoy Estrada visited yesterday this tiny island-community in Palawan to see for himself what needs to be done to beef up its defenses and protect the livelihood of its citizens being threatened by encroaching Chinese coast guards and militia ships. The senator arrived on…
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(PHILSTAR) PAG-ASA ISLAND, Kalayaan — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada committed Thursday to push for an increase in the budget of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as it requested additional equipment to detect and monitor foreign incursions into the country. “I’ve always been supportive of their needs,” Estrada told reporters here in Pag-asa Island. “Whatever they…
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I am honored and grateful to President Marcos for signing into law the bill on the fixed term of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers, Republic Act No. 11939 which amended RA 11709 or the Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the AFP. This is a significant…
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(POLITIKO) There is an urgent need to reform the pension system for the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) to avert a possible fiscal crisis in the near future, National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon said during a recent hearing at the Senate. As such, the treasury department also wants those in the active service and new…
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Former Pres. Joseph Estrada’s aides-de-camp are now one-star generals: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada gives a warm welcome to Presidential Security Group (PSG) chief Brig. Gen. Ramon P. Zagala (L) and Brig. Gen. Antonio Z. Francisco Jr. Philippine Air Force (PAF) Wing Commander, 710th Special Operations Wing (R) Wednesday afternoon, May 17, 2023, shortly after receiving the…
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This representation wishes to place on record my support to the confirmation to the ad interim appointment of forty nine (49) General and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who are with us this afternoon. The AFP is enjoying high public satisfaction ratings. From the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported…
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‘Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyong serbisyo sa ating bansa’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada commends the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the high trust and approval ratings they received in the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey. “This people’s trust and confidence to the AFP is made possible by…
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This is to add my voice of support to the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of our fellow legislator, our colleague Cong. Rex Gatchalian as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. His father is a close friend of my father, former President Joseph Estrada. His father served in a Cabinet position during his administration as…
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EXEMPLARY MANAGEMENT SKILLS & WORK ETHICS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada voices his support for the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of fellow lawmaker Rex Gatchalian as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the plenary session of Commission on Appointments. “I welcome the appointment of a young blood like Sec. Gatchalian,…
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