Binigyang diin ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang halaga ng pagsasabatas ng pagpaparehistro ng lahat ng subscriber identity module (SIM) cards sa bansa upang makatulong hindi lang para ma-solusyunan ang mga krimen sa bansa kundi pati na rin mapabuti ang cyber-defense capabilities ng gobyerno. Nagpahayag ng pagkaalarma si Estrada sa kaniyang privilege speech sa paglaganap ng…
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TAKE PROPOSED SIM REGISTRATION INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Monday’s plenary session, September 5, 2022, expresses serious concern over the rampant text scams and raised alarm over apparent violations of data privacy and misrepresentations. Estrada, in a privilege speech, cited various incidents of scam text messages employed against several public servants by…
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PRIVILEGE SPEECHSENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA5 SEPTEMBER 2022 Senate of the Philippines SCRAM SPAM AND SCAM TEXT MESSAGES With the indulgence of my colleagues in this chamber, I take the floor on a matter of personal and collective privilege. History has shown how crisis brought about innovation during the global health pandemic and amid several months…
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MANILA, Philippines — Senator Christopher “Bong” Go opposed the proposal to stop COVID-19 aid distribution while Senator Jinggoy Estrada pushed for its “careful” review. The senators’ remarks came after Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that there is no need for the aid to continue as the country’s economy has recovered from the pandemic. “I totally disagree na…
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Two ambassadors get CA nod — Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairperson, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, presides over the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmation hearing today, August 31, 2022 to tackle the ad interim appointment of Department of Foreign Affairs Sec. Luis Enrique Manalo, and the nominations of Jose Manuel Romualdez, Philippine Ambassador to the United…
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CA PANEL TACKLES APPOINTMENTS OF DFA CHIEF AND TWO AMBASSADORS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Foreign Relations, presides over CA’s hybrid hearing to tackle the confirmation of Department of Foreign Affairs Sec. Luis Enrique Manalo. Also taken up during Wednesday’s proceedings, August 31, 2022, were the nominations…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday approved the nominations of the Philippines’ envoys to the United States (US) and the United Nations (UN). Before the CA’s plenary session, the Committee on Foreign Affairs deliberated on and recommended the approval of the nominations of Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to…
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