HONORING ASIA’S FASTEST WOMAN: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pays tribute to sports legend Lydia De Vega during Monday’s plenary session, August 15, 2022. Co-sponsoring a resolution expressing the Upper Chamber’s sympathies and condolences on De Vega’s passing, Estrada cited the athlete’s record-breaking achievements that “put the Philippines in the world map.” “In a world traditionally…
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Co-Sponsorship SpeechOn Resolution No. 131 Honoring Sports Icon Lydia De VegaAugust 15, 2022Senate of the Philippines Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, good afternoon. I stand in line to honor the late Lydia De Vega-Mercado, a remarkable Filipino who put the Philippines on the world map, as Asia’s Fastest Woman. Bagamat naiulat ang pagiging malubha ng kanyang…
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PRESS RELEASE: Jinggoy urges GCG to settle unpaid wages, benefits of PTV, IBC-13 employees
FOR achieving another milestone for the country, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed a resolution seeking a Senate commendation for the Philippine contingent in the recently concluded ASEAN Para Games for hauling 104 medals exceeding the previous best in the 2009 edition. “The perseverance, discipline, commitment to excellence, and sportsmanship they have shown during the regional…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced a resolution to honor “Asia’s fastest woman,” track and field legend and Filipino sports icon Lydia De Vega-Mercado who succumbed to cancer at the age of 57 last August 10. “She is a national treasure and sports heroine who brought immense honor and pride to the country with her numerous achievements in…
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COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, PEACE, UNIFICATION AND RECONCILIATION Wednesday, August 10, 2022 1PM AGENDA: Organizational Meeting and Briefing from the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
ESTRADA CONVENES SENATE DEFENSE COMMITTEE FOR 19TH CONGRESS Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, presides over the organizational meeting of the panel and briefing by the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines on their…
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MAY NAKITA KANG CONCERN DUN SA IBINIGAY NA BRIEFING? “Yung mga briefing na sinabi nila sa amin yung mga priority legislative agenda. And base sa State of the Nation Address ni President Marcos, and we will act on it right away, I already assured the OIC of the National Defense, si Secretary Faustino that we…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday urged the Senate leadership to direct the immediate conduct of hearings on bills seeking to postpone the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December. During the day’s Senate plenary session, Estrada mentioned that he has filed a bill on the postponement of the 2022 BSKE but only the…
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