Category: News Article

Imee, Jinggoy assert Constitution allows Congress to set date for barangay, SK polls

October 17, 2022

(GMA NEWS) Senators Imee Marcos and Jinggoy Estrada on Monday asserted that the 1987 Constitution authorizes Congress to set the date for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). They made their statements after election lawyer Romulo Macalintal filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the recently signed law postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) from…
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SC asked to nullify law postponing 2022 Barangay and SK polls

October 17, 2022

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to revoke Republic Act 11935 or the law allowing the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections this year. Under the law signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on October 10, the BSK that was originally set for December…
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‘The most stupid idea’: Jinggoy Estrada slams police visits to journalists’ homes

October 16, 2022

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada denounced Sunday (October 16) the unannounced visits made by policemen in Metro Manila to the homes of some journalists, calling it “the most stupid idea.” In a statement, Estrada said the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) should explain why the police who visited journalists’ homes weren’t in proper uniform. “Why…
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Estrada: PNP should explain surprise visits to journalists’ homes

October 16, 2022

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police may have meant well when they sent officers to some journalists’ homes to check on them and ensure their safety but dialogues could have been arranged through newsrooms, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said Sunday. He said having police officers conduct unscheduled visits raises questions that the police need…
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Lawmakers alarmed by PNP’s visits to journalists’ homes

October 16, 2022

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers on Sunday expressed concern over a police order authorizing cops to visit the homes of journalists “for their security,” following the murder of veteran broadcaster Percy Lapid in Las Piñas City. Senator Jinggoy Estrada said that while he understood the sense behind it, he questioned its purpose and tagged its…
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Estrada seeks Senate probe into De Lima hostage-taking

October 13, 2022

(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday called for a Senate investigation into the incident at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center wherein former senator Leila de Lima was briefly held hostage. In filing Resolution 258, Estrada said the Senate has oversight powers in reviewing the security and safety measures inside the national headquarters…
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Estrada seeks probe on De Lima hostage-taking, says PNP should ‘inspire confidence’

October 13, 2022

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants a Senate probe into the hostage-taking of former Senator Leila de Lima within the custodial center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) last Oct. 9. “While our police officers demonstrated swift and decisive action during a crisis situation, the incident nonetheless reflects poorly on our police organization’s capacity to…
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Jinggoy Estrada wants probe into security protocol at PNP Custodial Center after hostage incident

October 13, 2022

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution calling on the appropriate Senate panels to investigate the security protocols inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame after an inmate took former senator Leila de Lima hostage last Sunday. In a resolution filed on Wednesday, Estrada said that while…
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Jinggoy Estrada lauds Bongbong Marcos move to postpone BSKE

October 13, 2022

(ANC) Rundown: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed the proposed measure postponing the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections to 2023.

Purveyors of fake news should be jailed – senator

October 12, 2022

(BUSINESS WORLD) A SENATOR on Wednesday said fake news creation should be criminalized after a poll by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. showed Filipinos consider it to be a problem.  “Misinformation and disinformation should be taken seriously,” Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said in a statement. “Those behind it should be held accountable for their actions. It…
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