SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed belief that the move to revert back the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is part of the rightsizing efforts of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “It’s a logical and sensible decision. And it’s consistent with the law,…
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TESDA back to DOLE, a logical and sensible decision: Reverting back the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is a logical and sensible decision, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human…
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SEN. Jinggoy Estrada yesterday sought a probe into the Department of Education’s alleged “favored suppliers,” saying he always “encounters the names” of these suppliers in nearly all of the department’s contracts “that run into billions of pesos over the years.” Estrada made the call as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its inquiry into the…
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MANILA, Philippines — Five “lucky” companies have been cornering billions of pesos worth of “juicy” contracts to supply the Department of Education (DepEd) with computers for several years, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. Estrada, in a statement, said the practice of awarding the supply contracts to a select group of companies flouted the government…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada‘s co-sponsorship speech on Senate Resolution 22 commending and congratulating Filipino pole vaulter Ernest “EJ” Obiena. SPEECH
The Senate on Monday adopted a resolution congratulating pole vaulter and Filipino Olympian Ernest John “EJ” Obiena over his “largest and most successful” medal haul. Senator Pia Cayetano has sponsored 11 resolutions commending the national athlete for ranking as the world’s number 3 pole vaulter and Asia’s top athlete for the sport. “In July 2022,…
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MANILA, Philippines — An investigation into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “favored” suppliers must be conducted, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said. In a statement on Monday, Estrada said that the probe should be about the so-called “splits contracts” in awarding multi-billion-peso agreements to “favored” suppliers. Suggesting fraud at play, Estrada said the same names of suppliers…
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Hiniling ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada sa Senado na imbestigahan na rin ang mga dati pang pinapaburang computer supplier ng Department of Education (DepEd). Nais matukoy ng senador sa pagsisiyasat kung naging kasanayan na sa DepEd ang “splitting of contracts” o paghahati sa kontrata upang maigawad ang bilyung-bilyong pisong kontrata sa mga piling supplier ng ahensya.…
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ESTRADA ON SUBJECTING JUSTICES AND JUDGES TO CA CONFIRMATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that subjecting judges and justices to the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) confirmation would not help depoliticize the selection process. Estrada expressed this position in reaction to a proposal to have members of the judiciary undergo CA confirmation following their presidential appointment…
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