(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Actor Sandro Muhlach was emotional when he recalled yesterday the alleged sexual abuse done against him by two GMA Network independent contractors in July. During the hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada asked Muhlach, who attended the proceeding virtually, if…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was forced to abort a resupply mission bound for BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal Monday, its spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea confirmed. According to Commodore Jay Tarriela, food supplies and provisions for the over 10 crewmen on board the BRP Teresa Magbanua are at…
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Jinggoy questions Zhang Mier a.k.a. Shiela Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks Zhang Mier, alias Shiela Leal Guo, about the circumstances surrounding their escape from the Philippines to evade authorities. At the maiden hearing of the Senate subcommittee on justice on the cancelation of the passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Alice Guo…
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Stiffer penalties vs sexual harassment: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is considering a review of existing laws against sexual harassment, aiming to introduce stiffer penalties. Estrada mentioned this during Tuesday’s continuing probe on the Sandro Muhlach case on August 27, 2024. This comes as more TV networks reported to the Committee on Public Information and Mass…
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Good morning, Madam Chair. We have fake Filipino citizens in our midst. These foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, are able to apply for passports using legitimate government documents which may have been fraudulently obtained. Using these legitimate documents, they are able to enjoy rights granted to Filipino citizens such as rights to purchase large tracts of…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Where did dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo go? Even her sister, Shiela Guo, said she doesn’t know where Alice is after they parted ways in Indonesia. In her testimony in the Senate hearing on Tuesday, Shiela said she and her siblings, Alice and Wesley, left the Philippines by sea to…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday said that independent contractor Jojo Nones should remain detained after he refused to answer questions during the resumption of the Senate hearing into actor Sandro Muhlach’s reported rape incident. During the hearing of the Senate public information and mass media committee, Estrada asked Nones if he and another…
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Cash assistance to students and senior citizens in Navotas: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada extended P3,000 to 1,075 Navoteños under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Thursday, August 22, 2024. The beneficiaries comprised students and senior citizens from 18 barangays of Navotas City. (Office of…
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(PHILSTAR LIFE) Shiela Guo, the sister of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo, explained how she and her siblings left the Philippines amid the Senate investigation on the alleged illegal activities of POGO hubs, saying they were able to escape through a small white boat. Shiela made the revelation during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 27, a day after…
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I urge all concerned government agencies to explore all legal avenues, including the possibility of having an international arbitration to step in to hold China accountable for its repeated and dangerous maneuvers against our vessels. Paulit-ulit na nalalagay sa panganib ang kaligtasan at buhay ng ating mga kababayan. Sobra na. Nanadya na talaga sila para…
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