(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has formally asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit on the alleged “favored” suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a letter dated October 3, 2022, addressed to COA Chairperson Jose Calida through DepEd Supervising Auditor Job Aguirre Jr., Estrada asked the state auditors to…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada sought the assistance of the Commission on Audit (COA) to look into the alleged favored suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a letter addressed to COA chairperson Jose Calida, dated October 3 and shared to reporters on Tuesday, Ejercito requested for a special audit on DepEd’s suppliers. “This…
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Drug tests as a pre-requisite to employment should not be limited to celebrities and actors. It should not be discriminatory. And such proposed drug testing before any work engagements should be encompassing and should not prejudice certain sectors in our society especially if we want to ensure a drug-free workplace. Insofar as those in the…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada challenged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to deport within two months about 48,800 Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) workers whose visas have been revoked. “Our challenge to the BI is for them to ensure the implementation of these illegal aliens within the 59 days designated period and not…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday, October 3 took to task the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in deporting the 48, 782 foreign employees of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) whose license to operate have been revoked by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR). As of now, the BI has begun processing the visa…
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The move of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) is aligned with my earlier pronouncement urging for a crackdown on illegal or unlicensed offshore gaming operations in the country. There are no economic gains whatsoever in the continuing stay of unlicensed POGOs and their workers insofar as the government is concerned. It would be unfair, to…
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(REMATE) MANILA, Philippines- Binisita ni Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa KB Gym sa Malolos, Bulacan nitong Biyernes ang mga labi ng apat sa limang rescue workers na namatay sa San Miguel Bulacan sa kasagsagan ng pananalasa ng bagyong Karding. Kabilang sa mga rescuer sina George E. Agustin, Troy Justin P. Agustin, Marby B. Bartolome, Jerson…
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Relief Operations in Brgy. Calargan, Burdeos, Quezon
(ABANTE TONITE) Marami ang nagpasalamat at humina ang Super Bagyong ‘Karding’ nang manalasa ito sa Central Luzon last week. Kung nagkataon na hindi nabawasan ang kanyang lakas, maraming mamamayan ng nasabing rehiyon, pati na ang Metro Manila, ang iiyak sa pagkawasak ng kanilang kabahayan at posibleng pati na ang pagkawala sa ilang mahal nila sa…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada distributed the government’s cash assistance to an estimated 400 families in typhoon-ravaged areas in Quezon province and personally assessed the damage caused by Super Typhoon Karding. “Dinamayan natin ang mga pamilyang naninirahan sa Burdeos, Quezon na matinding hinagupit ng bagyong Karding at ipinamagi natin ang Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) ng Department of Social…
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