MEETING THE BASIC NEEDS OF FILIPINO FAMILIES Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada begins panel deliberations on the proposed legislated across-the-board wage hike and other measures regarding the implementation of wage increases in the private sector. Estrada, Chairperson of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources, cites the need to come up with pieces of legislation…
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BILL RATIONALIZING VETERANS’ DISABILITY PENSION HURDLES 2ND READING: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada shepherds the passage on second reading of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans. Estrada introduced several individual amendments to the measure during Monday’s plenary session May 8, 2023 before securing the upper chamber’s approval. In amending Republic…
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Trooping the line: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada troops the line during the Philippine Air Force Flying School “Balik Fernando 2023” alumni homecoming at the AETDC Grandstand, Fernando Air Base in Lipa City on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security led the military honors and the conferment…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISPs) to refund their subscribers who experienced service interruptions for an aggregate period of 24 hours or more within a month. Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2074, the proposed Refund for Internet and Telecommunications Service Outages and Disruptions Act, last April 17. It seeks…
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada visits HPA to discuss benefits of military personnel, veteransThe Chairperson of Senate Committees on National Defense & Security, Peace, Unification & Reconciliation and Labor, Employment and Human Resource Development Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada visited the troops of the Headquarters Philippine Army to discuss the benefits of military personnel, veterans, and their families…
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NO NEED FOR A LAW TO CHANGE PNP PROTOCOL VS. PRESENTING SUSPECTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sees no need for legislation to lift the Philippine National Police (PNP) policy against parading suspects. Estrada, reacting to the suggestion made by Pamplona, Negros Oriental Mayor Janice Degamo during the continuation of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs’…
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JINGGOY MOVES TO CITE POLICEMAN IN CONTEMPT: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada moves to cite in contempt a police officer in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental PSSgt. Renevic Rizaldo, for claiming he can’t remember refusing to blotter an attempted killing of Juwin Estiñoso sometime last year. Estiñoso’s parents told the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs inquiry…
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JINGGOY WANTS POLICE TO RESOLVE BLOTTER DENIAL ISSUE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks the Police Director of Negros Oriental, Col. Alex Recinto, to address the alleged police inaction on cases of assassination attempts and killings in the province. During Monday’s Senate hearing on the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo April 17, 2023, Estrada raised the…
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Publish laws in online Official Gazette, print media sites: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is seeking the publication of laws in the online version of the Official Gazette as well as websites of newspapers of general circulation, underscoring the need to keep up with the times insofar as information dissemination is concerned. With the revolutionary impact of information technologies…
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Jinggoy backs business groups’ push for e-commerce growth in PH: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada rallies behind the business groups’ efforts in pursuing programs to accelerate the use of e-commerce in the country. Increasing the uptake of digital transactions and facilitating knowledge exchange to advance e-commerce will help maximize the growth prospects for the digital economy, the…
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