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Senator pushes for bill institutionalizing publication of ‘The People’s Budget’

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking the passage of a bill that would institutionalize the publication of the so-called “The People’s Budget” or a simplified version of the annual national budget and other similar documents.  In filing Senate Bill No. 2251 or the proposed “The People’s Budget Act of 2023,” Estrada said it…
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Senator pushes for approval of magna carta for Filipino seafarers

(THE POST) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada said it’s high time to develop a higher quality of education and training for Filipino seafarers. In a statement, Estrada stressed the near banning of Filipino seafarers from working on European Union-flagged vessels has made timely the passage of the enabling law that will protect the rights and welfare of…
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada: Housing backlog sa bansa, mas dapat unahin sa halip na pagbibigay ng temporary housing sa Afghan nationals

(RMN) Iminungkahi ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada sa pamahalaan na unahin ang problema sa pabahay ng mga Pilipino sa halip na ‘temporary housing’ para sa Afghan foreign nationals. Ito ang iginiit ni Estrada sa gitna na rin ng pagdinig ng Senado sa hiling ng US sa Pilipinas na pansamantalang patirahin sa bansa ang nasa 50,000 Afghan…
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Pagpasa sa panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, napapanahon na −

(ONLINE BALITA) Iginiit ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang kahalagahan ng pagpasa ng panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers at sinabing napapanahon ang pagsasabatas nito matapos magbanta ang European Union na ipagbabawal ang pagkuha ng mga marinong Pilipino hangga’t hindi sumusunod ang Pilipinas sa kanilang pamantayan. Ang mga pahayag ng senador ay patungkol sa napabalitang…
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Jinggoy: Pagpasa sa Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers napapanahon na

(ABANTE) Oras na umano para ipasa na ang panukalang Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers matapos magbanta ang European Union na ipagbabawal nila ang pagkuha ng mga marinong Pilipino hangga’t hindi sumusunod ang Pilipinas sa kanilang pamantayan. Ayon kay Estrada, ang panukalang batas na ito ang magbibigay proteksyon at magtataguyod sa mga karapatan ng mga Pilipinong…
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Mga senador pinuri, kinilala ang yumaong dating Sen. Pong Biazon

(RADYO INQUIRER) Nagpalabas ng kanya-kanyang mensahe ng pakikipagdalamhati ang ilang senador sa pagpanaw ni dating Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon. “This is a bittersweet Independence Day, as the nation mourns the passing of Senator Rodolfo Biazon, one of our staunchest defenders of the peace and democracy that we are enjoying today,” ani Senate President Juan Miguel…
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Former president Estrada: Biazon leaves and ‘indelible mark’ in PH history

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Former president Joseph Estrada remembers Former Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon as someone who left behind a mark in history. Biazon had been a senator during Estrada’s term. The former president said he had the privilege of working together with Biazon. Estrada sees his former colleague’s departure as “a profound loss, not…
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Senators honor ‘democracy defender, veteran military man’ Pong Biazon

(GMA NEWS) Former and incumbent senators on Monday paid respects to “democracy-defender” and statesman Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon who passed away due to pneumonia.advertisement “This is a bittersweet Independence Day, as the nation mourns the passing of Senator Rodolfo Biazon, one of our staunchest defenders of the peace and democracy that we are enjoying today,” Senate President…
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Estrada seeks free movie screenings every September

(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to institutionalize the free screening of “classic movies” during September of every year, to be called “Buwan ng Pelikulang Pilipino.” Under Senate Bill No. 2250, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will organize a film festival, to be called “Pista ng Pelikulang…
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Libreng sine, film festival sa ipinapanukalang Buwan ng Pelikulang Pilipino ni Sen. Jinggoy

(SMNI NEWS) IPINAPANUKALA ni Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang pagkakaroon ng libreng sine at pagdadaos ng film festival tuwing buwan ng Setyembre bilang bahagi ng kaniyang itinataguyod na Buwan ng Pelikulang Pilipino para mapasigla ang lokal na industriya ng pelikula. “Sa espesyal na pagdiriwang na ito, na tatawaging Buwan ng Pelikulang Pilipino, hangad natin na mapalago ang…
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