JINGGOY QUIZZES DOTr ON FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks clarification from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) about the reported delays on the implementation of 14 foreign-assisted projects worth P1.61 trillion. Citing news reports, Estrada said the Commission on Audit flagged the DOTr over P128.42 million in additional fees incurred due to setbacks in…
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Jinggoy moves for an increase in monthly rice subsidy of PNP personnel: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s budget deliberations, November 15, 2022, implores for P350-increase in the current P650 monthly rice allowance of the 266,000-strong uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of the Philippines. Estrada’s plea which was made as the Senate tackled the proposed 2023…
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada reviews the performance of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in chasing after violators of Republic Act No. 9239 or the Optical Media Act of 2003. In interpellating the agency’s proposed allocation under the P5.268-trillion proposed 2023 national budget, early Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Estrada moved for the suspension of Senate rules to…
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One-peso budget for OMB in 2023: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says he will move for the allocation of a one-peso budget for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget. Estrada said he will propose the said appropriation on Monday, November 14, 2022, when the agency’s budget is taken up on…
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THE ABYSMAL STATE OF LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raises the issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country, noting that only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is set to file a bill that will pave for the setting up of an online death verification system in the country, a measure that will address bogus claims, “ghost voters” and identity theft. Estrada’s bill seeks to establish the Philippine Death Check (PDC) Register, a centralized electronic database containing mortality…
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Jinggoy wants free medical and dental services for indigent, street children: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 1107 or the proposed Indigent Children Free Medical and Dental Service Act, requiring all health institutions in the country to extend free services to indigent and street children in need of immediate medical and dental treatment. The…
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Contemptible, Jinggoy says on PNP’s ‘home visits’ to journalists: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says the PNP must explain and should be held accountable for apparent violation of Data Privacy Act in conducting unannounced visits to the residence of some journalists. “Ang mga tagapagpatupad ng batas ay dapat alam kung paano ang tamang pagpapatupad ng mga umiiral…
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