(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and 14 other senators strongly condemned the recent spate of killings and attacks against government officials through Senate Resolution No. 517. The resolution was sparked by the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo by armed assailants last Saturday. In Senate Resolution 517 introduced today, Monday, March…
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(NET25) Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang hazing at anumang criminal acts sa ilalim ng mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Ito ang pahayag ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada kasabay ng pagtitiyak na nakapaloob sa panukalang mandatory ROTC ang pagpapataw ng maximum penalty kung masasangkot sa hazing. Iminungkahi ni Estrada na dapat mahigpit na ipatupad ang Anti-Hazing Law…
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(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Some senators defended Friday the administration-backed measure to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps program mandatory again in the face of calls from some groups and other lawmakers to drop this plan following the hazing death of Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig. Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, who is leading committee…
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(POLITIKO) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took time off from his packed schedule Wednesday (March 1) to see an old friend, former President Joseph Estrada, in Makati City. Senator Jinggoy Estrada said his father and Anwar had a private dinner with him, former Trade Secretary Jose Pardo and the lawmaker’s brother, Jude. Jinggoy described the…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA (2ND UPDATE) — Senators condemned Wednesday the alleged hazing death of chemical engineering student John Matthew Salilig, whose body was found Tuesday in a vacant lot in Cavite more than a week after he went missing. I urgently call on our law enforcement to immediately hunt down and arrest the suspects behind the…
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(PILIPINO STAR NGAYON) MANILA, Philippines. Upang hindi na mailagay pa sa alangin ang buhay ng publiko tuwing may kalamidad, nais ng dalawang mambabatas na magkaroon ng permanenteng evacuation centers na kukupkop sa mga maaapektuhan ng krisis. Inihain nina Gabriela partylist Reps. Emmi de Jesus at Luzviminda Ilagan ang House Resolution 696 kung saan inaatasan ang…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada says he is one with Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, in enhancing the capabilities of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and in helping it “keep up with the changes” in the film industry brought about by new technologies, streaming, and digital…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointments of 15 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), including the country’s ambassador to New Zealand. The CA on Wednesday confirmed Kira Azucena as Philippine ambassador to New Zealand with concurrent jurisdiction over Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the abolition of the Optical Media Board (OMB), saying it is no longer relevant. Estrada lodged Senate Bill No. 1904 to abolish the OMB. “Through the years, significant technological advancements in the media landscape rendered the use of video tapes and compact discs as obsolete,”…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to abolish the Optical Media Board (OMB). The lawmaker has filed Senate Bill 1904 as he emphasized that OMB monitors and regulates “an already obsolete industry” and the “storage medium and devices under the agency’s regulatory control are also practically phased out.” “Through the years,…
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