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Estrada’s sons refute Times columnist’s claims

(THE MANILA TIMES) IT is “impossible” for former president Joseph Estrada to commit to China the removal of the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, as alleged by The Manila Times columnist Rigoberto Tiglao, Senators Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. The Chinese Embassy in Manila…
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Grounded, dilapidated Navy ship an extension of PH territory, symbol of bravery, says lawmaker

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday said the grounded BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is an extension of the country’s territory, adding that it might as well be called a “national symbol” that honors the country’s bravery despite threats and oppression. In a privilege speech he…
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Tiglao makapili – Jinggoy

(ABANTE) Inakusahan ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang dating presidential spokesman at ngayon ay kolumnista ng Manila Times na si Rigoberto Tiglao na makapili matapos nitong akusahan si dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada na nangako sa China na ipapatanggal ang BRP Sierra Madre sa Ayungin Shoal. Sa isang privilege speech, sinabi ni Estrada na kilala si Tiglao…
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Jinggoy questions former Arroyo admin’s silence on West PH Sea Issue

(MANILA BULLETIN) The administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was “conspicuously silent” over issues concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Tuesday, August 15. In his privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada pointed out that after his father, former president Joseph “Erap” Estrada, was ousted from the presidency, and the…
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‘Di si Erap ‘yan! Jinggoy dares China: Name exec who OK’d removal of BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin

(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has dared China to name the Philippine government official who allegedly promised to remove the grounded military ship BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. Estrada issued the challenge as he denied that his father, former President Joseph Estrada, had a gentleman’s agreement with China to remove the rusting vessel during his…
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Jinggoy: There’s no deal to remove BRP Sierra Madre during my father’s tenure

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Following his brother’s denial of circulating claims, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada likewise asserted that their father – former President Joseph Estrada – did not make an agreement to remove BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. “During my phone conversation today with former Senator Orly Mercado, who held the position of Defense…
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Senate passes bill renaming Agham Road to Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago Avenue

(MANILA TIMES) VOTING 22-0-0, the Senate on Monday passed on 3rd and final reading House Bill (HB) 7413 renaming the Agham Road and the BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) Road as Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Avenue. The Agham Road and BIR Road stretches from North Avenue and traverses through Quezon Avenue up to East Avenue in…
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Jinggoy, JV refute Tiglao’s claim that Erap made promise to China

(RAPPLER) ‘I don’t know where he got his information,’ Senator Jinggoy Estrada says of Roberto Tiglao’s claim that it was former president Estrada who made the promise to China to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin. This was what Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday, August 14, as he refuted the claim that it was…
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Sen. Estrada dares China to reveal who made promise about leaving Ayungin

(ABS-CBN) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday dared China to name the Philippine official who allegedly promised the government will remove BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. In a Senate press briefing, Estrada said he talked to former senator Orly Mercado, who told him there was no such agreement made between China and the…
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Sen. Estrada: No deal to remove BRP Sierra Madre during my father’s presidency

(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 14) — Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the administration of his father, former President Erap Estrada, never made any deal with the Chinese government to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal. The BRP Sierra Madre is a World War II-era ship that was deliberately grounded at Ayungin Shoal in…
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