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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Jinggoy heeds PCG’s plea for modernization: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2016, proposing a 15-year modernization program for the country’s oldest and only humanitarian armed service, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). “With the colossal task of enforcing regulations in accordance with maritime international conventions, treaties, and national laws within the country’s jurisdiction,…
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‘Best option’ to address the unintended consequences of a new law: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ( R ) confers with (L to R) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assistant deputy chief-of-staff for personnel Brig. Gen. Rommel Roldan and colleagues Senators Christopher Go, Ronald dela Rosa and Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III (seated) during Tuesday’s Bicameral…
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ROTC is more than just military training: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscores the significance of his Senate Bill No. 468 or the proposed Revitalized Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Act. Prior to the press conference Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, in Davao City where he inducted the newly-elected officers of Kawal Atenista Association Inc. (KAAAI), Estrada emphasized that ROTC training…
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JINGGOY SPONSORS BICAM REPORT AMENDING FIXED TERM OF AFP OFFICERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, seeks the support of his colleagues for the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1849 and House Bill No (HBN) 6517 which…
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CONTINUATION OF CHA-CHA HEARINGS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada consults with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile during the public hearing of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revisions of Codes Wednesday, March 22, 2023 on the importance and the need to amend the 36-year-old 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. Enrile, whom Estrada fondly refers to as…
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JINGGOY DEFENDS BILL UPGRADING DISABLED VETERANS’ PENSION: Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaanswers questions from colleagues as he defends in the plenary Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6948 or an Act Standardizing and Upgrading…
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Bicam panel OKs bill amending the law on AFP officers’ fixed term: Following more than four-hour deliberations, the bicameral conference committee managed to thresh out the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1849 and House Bill No. 6517 which seeks to amend the law on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers’ tour of duty.…
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