JINGGOY LEADS HEARING ON AFP PROFESSIONALISM: Senate Committee on National Defense Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the hybrid hearing on Senate Bill Nos. 1601 and 1603 which seek to amend the 9-month-old Republic Act (RA) 11709, or An Act Strengthening Professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Tuesday, January 17, 2023. “With the…
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(MANILA TIMES) DEFENSE Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. admitted during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that there was grumbling within the military due to the delayed promotions. Galvez issued the statement in response to a query by Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on whether the unintended consequences of the country’s retirement law have gravely affected the morale…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Newly-appointed Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday, January 17 confirmed there were indeed “rumblings” within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) but clarified that is was due to the “unintended consequences” brought about by the enactment of the new law that set fixed terms for high-ranking military officers. Galvez made the…
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(ABANTE) Tiniyak ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa publiko na susuriing mabuti ng Senado ang panukalang batas na mag-aalis ng fixed term para sa ilang opisyal ng military bago ito isumite sa deliberasyon sa plenaryo. Una nang inihain ang mga panukala noong nakaraang buwan o bago pa man nagkaroon ng mga ulat tungkol sa mga…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assured the public today the Senate committee on defense will thoroughly scrutinize proposed bills seeking to remove the fixed term for some military officials before presenting it for plenary deliberations. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation, said the committee has set a hearing on…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday assured the public that the Senate will thoroughly scrutinize the bill seeking to remove the fixed term for some Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials. Estrada — who heads the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation — said this in…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security will start tackling the bill seeking to amend the law fixing the term of some Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials on Tuesday, January 17. Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, January 15, said his panel will thoroughly scrutinize the proposed bill and other related…
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Senate defense committee to take up bill seeking to amend fixed AFP tenure law, other related measures: In taking up the bills proposing to lift the fixed term for some military officials on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures the public that his Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification,…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, January 13 said the air traffic system glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) should serve as a reminder to authorities to invest in state-of-the-art equipment for the country’s airports. “The lack of CCTV in one of the most crucial locations in the airport facility that…
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should get additional funding to upgrade and maintain its air traffic control equipment, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday (January 13). Estrada pushed for a bigger budget for air traffic control in light of the January 1 shutdown of Philippine airspace, which affected 65,000 passengers and nearly 300 flights. During the…
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