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Senate reso honors Samboy Lim’s major feats in PH basketball

(MANILA BULLETIN) A measure seeking to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the late Avelino “Samboy” Lim has been filed at the Senate.  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in filing Senate Resolution No. 911, said Lim merits the recognition of the Senate for showing his boundless passion for the sport and exhibiting the ideals of sportsmanship on…
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WATCH: People’s Initiative campaign an assault on checks and balances, says Jinggoy Estrada

(MANILA BULLETIN) The move to overwhelm the Senate’s 24 votes with the House of Representatives’ over 300 votes is nothing short of an affront to the principles of bicameralism, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. That is why, Estrada said insisting on a People’s Initiative (PI) as the mode to amend the 1987 Constitution is considered…
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CALL FOR PROBE | Senator urges investigation into disinformation on West Philippine Sea

(NEWS 5) (January 24, 2024) – Sen. Jinggoy Estrada sought an investigation into the alleged disinformation campaign on the West Philippine Sea to hold accountable those involved in such illicit activities that create an “adverse impact” on the country. Estrada, who heads the committee on national defense and security, said he decided to file Senate…
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Disinformation campaign tungkol sa West Philippine Sea, pinaiimbestigahan ng Senado

(RMN) Pinaiimbestigahan ni Senate Committee on National Defense and Security Chairman Senator Jinggoy Estrada ang napaulat na disinformation campaign patungkol sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) na pinopondohan umano ng isang dayuhang bansa. Inihain ni Estrada ang Senate Resolution 910 kung saan inataasan ang Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media na manguna sa imbestigasyon…
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Jinggoy urges Senate to probe disinformation drive about West PH Sea

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippine — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate to look into an alleged foreign state-sponsored disinformation campaign about the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Through Senate Resolution No. 910 he filed Monday, Estrada urged the Senate committee on public information and mass media and other appropriate committees to conduct the probe. In the…
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Estrada unbothered by bribery conviction

(MANILA STANDARD) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada trusts his lawyers will build a stronger counter argument that will also absolve him of bribery after securing his “legal victory” for plunder. Estrada was handed a guilty verdict for three counts of direct and indirect bribery by the Sandiganbayan fifth division last Friday, Jan. 19, in connection with his…
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Jinggoy says bribery conviction won’t affect his work as senator

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the bribery conviction rendered against him by the Sandiganbayan will not affect his work as a senator.  Estrada, in an interview over Radio DWIZ, said that as far as he is concerned, the ruling of the anti-graft court is not yet final and executory.  “Hindi pa naman final…
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Hatol ng Sandiganbayan, walang epekto sa trabaho ni Jinggoy sa Senado

(ABANTE) Hindi umano makakaapekto sa kanyang trabaho bilang senador ang bribery conviction na ipinataw sa kanya ng Sandiganbayan. Ito ang sinabi ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada dahil hindi naman umano ‘final and executory’ ang desisyon ng anti-graft court. “Hindi pa naman final and executory yung ruling ng Sandiganbayan. Marami pang remedies available for me. Katulad ng…
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Estrada’s former aide ‘primarily benefitted’ from PDAF – Sandiganbayan

(ABS-CBN NEWS) Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s former deputy chief-of-staff Pauline Therese Mary Labayen was the one who “primarily benefitted” from the lawmaker’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), according to the Sandiganbayan decision released on Friday. “As the evidence proves, the public officer who primarily benefited from the PDAF of Senator Estrada is no other than…
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Jinggoy Estrada acquitted of plunder charges, convicted of bribery in pork barrel scam

(SUNSTAR) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles were acquitted of plunder charges by the Sandiganbayan on Friday, January 19, 2024, in relation to the pork barrel scam due to reasonable doubt.  Estrada, however, was convicted of bribery charges for transferring his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to fake non-government organizations owned by Napoles, receiving…
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