(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators have unanimously agreed to remove the confidential funds of all civilian agencies of government contained in the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget next year. At least three senators—Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Francis Escudero— confirmed this in separate instances on Tuesday. During the regular session of…
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(POLICE FILES TONITE) UULITIN ko mga masugid nating tagasubaybay at ilang beses ko na rin naman itong tinalakay sa pitak na ito, totoo at dapat na aminin, may mga ‘journalist’ o nagkukunwaring mamamahayag ang abusado, iresponsable at sadyang dapat na kasuhan ng libelo. Sila ay mga propagandista, na ginagamit ang kalayaan sa pamamahayag sa paninira…
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(THE POST) SENATOR Jose ‘Jinggoy’ Estrada has filed a bill that seeks to provide free competency-based assessment for senior high school students taking training-vocational-livelihood track and other tracks requiring certificates of competency and national certificates. Under Senate Bill 2281 or the proposed Free Competency Based Assessment for Senior High School Act, a student who finished…
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(PNA) MANILA – The plan of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to file “environmental” charges against China before an international tribunal earns support from senators. Senator Jinggoy Estrada is optimistic that the case is being studied thoroughly by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after China was reported to have destroyed corals in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).…
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(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada is hopeful that the reciprocal access agreement (RAA) being finalized between the Philippines and Japan will be compliant with international laws and norms to preserve regional peace and stability. The senator said the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the Philippines was significant and timely, especially in…
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(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada recently filed Senate Bill (SB) 2345 to strengthen the special program in the arts (SPA) for junior and senior high school (SHS). The SPA, introduced in 2000, implemented a secondary education curriculum that was centered on the arts and allowed learners an opportunity to develop their talents in visual…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Congress will convene for a special joint session after Undas to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his official visit to the Philippines from Nov. 3 to 4. The Senate will convene at 9 a.m. Saturday for both houses of Congress to separately pass two resolutions inviting Prime Minister Kishida…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada paid his respects to his best friend, the late actor Rudy Fernandez, on Wednesday. Estrada visited Fernandez’s final resting place at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. The heartwarming gesture took place on All Saints’ Day. Fernandez, an acclaimed film actor and producer, passed away on June 7, 2008. He was…
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(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada filed a bill that seeks to grant a P1,000 monthly hazard pay to all duly-appointed barangay tanod (village watchmen). The senator said on Monday that village watchmen deserve such an incentive given their role in ensuring peace and order in the community. Senate Bill (SB) 794 “acknowledges their significant…
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(MANILA STANDARD) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has been pushing for the legislation of a P1,000 monthly hazard pay to all duly-appointed barangay tanods. Estrada stressed that the village watchmen deserve such incentive due to their hazardous duty in ensuring peace and order in the community. “The barangay tanod greatly contributes to the peace and order,…
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