Jinggoy backs P64-B judiciary budget: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, while presiding over the resumption of plenary debates on House Bill No. 10800, or the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which contains the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget, on Monday, November 11, 2024, expresses full support for the passage of the P64-billion allocation for the judiciary—an…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday led the turnover of the newly developed community park in Barangay Labangal, General Santos City. The P20-million project was funded by the office of the senator. “Bukod sa Community Park, naglaan si Senator Estrada ng kabuuang P45 milyon na pondo para sa iba pang mga proyekto.…
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“Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the Church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own son” – these are the holy words from the Book of Acts, Chapter 20, Verse 28 that His Excellency, most reverend Pablo…
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(DZME) Ikinalugod ng mga senador ang pagpapalabas ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng Executive Order para sa tuluyang pag-ban sa mga POGO sa bansa. Sa kabilang dako, sinabi ni Sen. Risa Hontiveros na marami pang dapat linawin sa kautusan. Una aniya ay kung exempted ang mga PAGCOR-operated and licensed casinos sa pagpapatakbo ng offshore online…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for following through with his promise to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) that became a front for organized crime. Estrada thanked the President for signing Executive Order No. 74, which outrightly banned Philippine offshore gaming, internet gaming, and other offshore gaming…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — “A crucial step in asserting the country’s rights over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea.” These were the words used by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada when he was asked to comment on the recent signing into law of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Several senators on Friday praised President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing of two landmark laws that assert the country’s territorial integrity and rights over all its maritime zones, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Earlier, Marcos signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act (Republic Act 12064) and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act (RA 12065).…
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I am optimistic that the Philippines will continue to be a significant ally of the United States under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. The Philippines has established a longstanding strategic alliance with the United States, which has significantly contributed to the maintenance of peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region. I hope we will…
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The issuance of Executive Order No. 74 should no longer come as a surprise considering the President’s pronounced policy of a complete ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). Patunay ito na pinaninindigan ng Pangulo ang naging desisyon niya ilang buwan na ang nakaraan dahil na rin…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Philippine senators are optimistic about the prospects for stronger and more dynamic relations between the country and the United States under Donald Trump’s administration. “The election of Donald Trump with a clear and commanding mandate should bring healing and stability to the United States, which, in recent years, has been polarized by diverging…
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