SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is seeking the amendment of a law on school-based feeding programs to also include undernourished high school students, saying that proper nutrition significantly impacts a student’s overall performance. “Mahirap tumutok sa isang gawain, lalo na sa takdang aralin kung kumakalam ang tiyan. Paano matututo ang bata, kahit araw-araw…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Citing an increase in the number of Filipinos experiencing involuntary hunger, which rose to 14.2 percent in March 2024 from 12.6 percent in December last year, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sought to donate excess edible food to charity. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) refers to involuntary hunger as experiencing hunger…
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Waste not, want not: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to require food manufacturers and establishments, such as restaurants, cafes, diners, fast food chains, hotels, supermarkets, and culinary schools, to donate their excess edible food for charitable purposes. Estrada’s Senate Bill No. 1644, the proposed Food Surplus Reduction Act,…
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SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to require food manufacturers and establishments, such as restaurants, cafes, diners, fast food chains, hotels, supermarkets, and culinary schools, to donate their excess edible food for charitable purposes. “Nakakalungkot malaman na napakaraming pagkain ang nasasayang habang marami rin sa ating mga kababayan ang…
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Jinggoy calls for solidarity among Filipinos in Italy: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on thousands of migrant Filipinos in Italy to demonstrate solidarity amid increasing tension in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada made the call on June 30, 2024, during the culmination of the month-long commemoration of the country’s 126th anniversary of…
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(MANILA STANDARD) A proposed legislation titled “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act” has been filed in the Senate, which aims to set the criteria allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada introduced the measure under Senate Bill No. 2643. It intends to establish an improved…
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Declaring a State of Imminent Disaster bill: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced Senate Bill No. 2643, a measure proposing the establishment of a system for declaring a “State of Imminent Disaster” and allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike based on risk assessments by agencies such as the…
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Proactive and preemptive strategy TO save more lives and livelihoods due to climate crisis, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced a measure proposing the establishment of a system in declaring a “State of Imminent Disaster” and allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike based on risk assessments by agencies…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Monday (July 15) warned production outfits against violating the Eddie Garcia Law. “Uulitin ko, mayroon ng umiiral na batas at ang sinumang lalabag dito ay dapat handang tanggapin ang kaukulang parusa kapag sila ay napatunayang nagkasala,” said Estrada. The senator made the warning after learning that some…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday warned production outfits to comply with the recently-enacted Eddie Garcia Law, saying they could already be held liable even with the pending the issuance of the law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). • Marcos signs ‘Eddie Garcia Law’ “Malinaw ang nakasaad sa…
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