Bicam OKs final version of 2025 national budget: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, a member of the bicameral conference committee that deliberated on the proposed P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget, joins colleagues in witnessing the signing of the panel report on the reconciled and consolidated versions from the two Houses of Congress on…
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Senate passes bill banning chemical weapons: Following the approval on third and final reading of Senate Bill No. 2871 or the proposed Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that the passage of the measure demonstrates the upper chamber’s dedication to global disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.…
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Jinggoy-sponsored bill now a law: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joins colleagues in witnessing the ceremonial signing of Republic Act 12076 or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act in Malacañang today, December 6, 2024. A landmark legislation, Estrada shepherded in the Senate its passage which mandates the construction of permanent, storm-resilient evacuation centers nationwide.…
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No internal unrest in AFP: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada receives assurance from Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jimmy Larida that there are no “grumblings” within the military amid the political tension in the Executive branch. During Larida’s confirmation hearing at the Senate on Wednesday, November…
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‘Juan Ponce Enrile is a tough act to follow’: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joins his colleagues in honoring his “mentor” in the upper chamber, former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile during Tuesday’s plenary session, November 26, 2024. “He is a reminder to all of us in public service of what it truly means to lead…
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Jinggoy proposes disaster food banks for every province, city: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposes the creation of a nationwide network of food banks and stockpiles to speed up the delivery of relief goods and supplies during crises and natural calamities. His Senate Bill No. 2860, the Disaster Food Bank and Stockpile Act, aims to establish…
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Tête-à-tête of Senate leaders during plenary session: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada engages in a tête-à-tête with Senate President Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero during a break in the afternoon plenary session on Monday, November 25, 2024. (Joseph Vidal/ Senate Social Media Unit)
US Defense Industry SRDP workshop in Manila: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada explains before the attendees of the US Defense Industry SRDP Workshop the newly-signed Republic Act No. 12024, also known as the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act (SRDP) which aims to develop the country’s defense industry by creating ways to boost the local production of…
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Jinggoy raises alarm over proliferation of flying voters in San Juan City: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada flags what he noted as a sharp and irregular increase in registered voters in San Juan City during the deliberation on the proposed 2025 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on November 18, 2024. Based on documents, Estrada…
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FDCP’s P404.5 million budget for 2025 breezes through Senate plenary: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, along with officials from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and colleagues, posed for a group photo at the plenary hall after the FDCP’s P404.5 million budget for 2025 was approved during Thursday’s plenary session, November 14, 2024.…
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