High-level UAE delegation pays a courtesy call on Jinggoy: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada receives a gift from Brigadier Staff Pilot Khalifa Butti Thani Alshamsi who led the 20-man National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates (NDC UAE) delegation that paid a courtesy call to the Committee on National Defense and Security Chairperson at the…
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Courtesy call of National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates (NDC UAE) delegates: Members of the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates (NDC UAE) delegation paid a courtesy call on Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, at the Tolentino and Quezon Rooms in the…
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JINGGOY DEFERS NOMINATIONS, AD INTERIM APPOINTMENTS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada leads the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing Wednesday, March 8, 2023 on the nominations of Bienvenido Tejano as Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and Manuel Antonio Javier Teehankee as the country’s representative to the World Trade Organization…
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Better salary scale for gov’t social workers: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks to amend the Magna Carta for Public Social Workers in hope of providing for a better salary scale for government social workers who he says are overburdened and underpaid. In filing Senate Bill No. 1922, Estrada said those passionately working hard to alleviate…
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ADDRESSING THE PUV MODERNIZATION ISSUES: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada emphasizes the need to immediately address the concerns raised by stakeholders in the public transport sector on the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program to ensure the convenience and safety of the commuting public and protect as well the livelihood of those in the public…
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‘Great friends just pick up where they left off’: It’s been five years since former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada last saw his friend, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The two are seen catching up and trying to pick up where they left off when they last saw each other in September 2018 when the former…
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SBN 1849 ENTERS PERIOD OF AMENDMENTS: Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada listens to his colleagues during the period of amendments on Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1894 Tuesday, February 28, 2023. SBN 1894, which was certified as an urgent measure, seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11709 or…
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Jinggoy joins call in postponing jeepney phaseout: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in his manifestation during Tuesday’s plenary session, February 28, 2023, joins colleagues’ call to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the planned phase out of all traditional jeepneys by June 30 this year. “Although we believe that it is imperative…
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Nagpapasalamat tayo sa pamunuan ng Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations sa pangunguna ni retired Sandiganbayan Justice Alex L. Quiroz, sa karangalang maging panauhin sa inyong flag raising ceremony.As your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development, it is my duty to oversee the legislation of matters that will…
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‘Let us support our students who strive to finish their studies’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada backs bill that will make unlawful the practice of “no permit, no exam policy” in public and private schools saying that a learner’s inability to pay tuition and other fees should never be a hindrance to the completion of their…
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