Author: Team SJE

Opening statement on GCG and CHR budget hearing

First of all, I would like to thank you for zealously working with this Representation last year for the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget of GCG and CHR.  As then a neophyte Chairperson of a Subcommittee of the Committee on Finance, I learned a lot from our collaboration and I am hopeful…
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Estrada: ‘Chinese POGO boss’ facilitated Alice Guo’s PH escape

(GMA NEWS) MANILA — A Chinese national facilitated ex-Bamban mayor Alice Guo’s escape from the Philippines before she was nabbed in Indonesia, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.The senators learned the individual’s name after they pressed Guo into revealing who helped her get out of the country. “Tinanong ko ‘who facilitated your escape?’…
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Paggawad sa hiling na executive session ni Alice Guo, laban sa prinsipyo ng transparency sa mga Senate investigations

(RADYO PILIPINAS) Hindi rin sang-ayon si Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada sa hiling ni dating Mayor Alice Guo para sa isang executive session kaugnay ng ginagawang imbestigasyon sa kanya tungkol sa operasyon ng mga POGO sa bansa. Ayon kay Estrada, maaaring makasira sa prinsipyo ng transparency at public accountability ng mga senate investigations ang…
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Bawal executive session sa sinungaling! Jinggoy Estrada nixes Alice Guo’s request for closed-door probe

POLITIKO | politiko.com.ph September 10, 2024 Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has opposed giving an executive session for dismissed mayor Alice Guo, saying the public deserves to know the truth behind her alleged link to a syndicate. Estrada was reacting to Guo’s request for a closed-door session when she attends the next scheduled Senate investigation…
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2 senators reject Guo camp’s request for executive session in Senate

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Two senators rejected on Tuesday requests and appeals from Alice Guo’s camp to convene the chamber in an executive session, rather than a public hearing, when discussing her alleged ties to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). In a statement, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who heads the chamber’s panel on women, said her…
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WATCH: Sponsorship Speech on Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel

Sponsorship Speech on SBN-2814 Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel 10 September 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Philippines

PHOTO RELEASE: Another feather in his cap

Another feather in his cap: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, together with his parents – former President Joseph Estrada, former First Lady and erstwhile Senator Dra. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito Estrada, and sister Jackie – witness the donning of ranks ceremony of his younger brother, Jude, on September 5, 2024. This event marked Jude’s promotion from…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy questions the need for an executive session with Alice Guo

Jinggoy questions the need for an executive session with Alice Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses misgivings in allowing dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to testify in an executive session of the Senate committees investigating her alleged involvement in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town. Allowing an executive…
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POGO boss helped Alice Guo escape – Estrada

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese national who helped dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) escape from Philippine jurisdiction is the boss of all bosses of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. In a press conference on Tuesday, Estrada told reporters that the Pogo…
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Sponsorship Speech on Free Legal Assistance for Military and Uniformed Personnel

Senate Bill No. 2814 under Committee Report No. 316 Mr. President, honorable members of this august chamber, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I am privileged to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2814 under Committee Report No. 316 providing free legal assistance for…
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