JINGGOY DEFENDS BILL UPGRADING DISABLED VETERANS’ PENSION: Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaanswers questions from colleagues as he defends in the plenary Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6948 or an Act Standardizing and Upgrading…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The bicameral conference committee approved on Tuesday a bill that seeks to amend the law on the fixed term of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers. The panel convened to reconcile the conflicting provisions of Senate Bill No. 1849 and House Bill No. 6517. “Following more than four-hour deliberations, the…
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(POLITIKO) Former President Joseph Estrada had a major hit of nostalgia when he reunited with four former members of his Cabinet. The reunion took place while attending a recent birthday party of the former president’s son, Senator Jinggoy Estrada. In attendance were a few of Estrada’s old friends and colleagues including former Budget Secretary Benjamin…
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Bicam panel OKs bill amending the law on AFP officers’ fixed term: Following more than four-hour deliberations, the bicameral conference committee managed to thresh out the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1849 and House Bill No. 6517 which seeks to amend the law on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers’ tour of duty.…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Ginisa sa Senado nitong Lunes ang isang Bureau of Immigration (BI) official na kinukuwestiyon dahil umano sa isang kaso ng human smuggling sa NAIA noong Pebrero 13. Sa ikalawa at huling pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ukol sa isyu, humarap ang Immigration officer na si Jeff Pinpin, na nakuhanan sa cellphone…
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(ABANTE) Inaprubahan na ng Senado sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ang dalawang education measures na sumusuporta laban sa “no permit, no exam” policy at suspension sa pagbabayad ng student loans sa panahon ng kalamidad at national emergencies. Sa sesyon ng Senado, pinaboran ng 22 senador ang Senate Bill Nos. (SBN) 1359 (‘No Permit, No Exam’…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Ginisa sa Senado nitong Lunes ang isang Bureau of Immigration (BI) official na kinukuwestiyon dahil umano sa isang kaso ng human smuggling sa NAIA noong Pebrero 13. Sa ikalawa at huling pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ukol sa isyu, humarap ang Immigration officer na si Jeff Pinpin, na nakuhanan sa cellphone…
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Jinggoy takes notice of airport officials’ apparent breach of protocol: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes notice of the apparent breach of protocol by some airport officials in screening some foreign travelers who boarded a private jet that departed at the NAIA Terminal 1 last February 13. Estrada berated airport authorities who acknowledged the lapses in failing…
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“Hindi ba protocol ‘yun? Eh kung may mga laman ang mga bulsa nun, may baril ‘yun? Bakit hindi n’yo ginawa? Naisahan na naman tayo? That’s SOP on your part, am I correct? Porke’t ba mga foreign nationals ‘to hindi n’yo fini-frisk? Eh kami nga mga senador kami, iniinspeksyon n’yo katawan namin eh, bakit ‘di n’yo…
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ESTRADA CONSULTS TATAD ON CHA-CHA: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the public hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Monday, March 20, 2023, asks former Sen. Francisco “Kit” Tatad if is it time yet to tinker with the Constitution. Responding to Estrada, Tatad expressed the belief that the Constitution’s ratification was questionable from the…
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