JINGGOY SPONSORS MEASURE AMENDING RA11709: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense, sponsors Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1849 which seeks to amend RA 11709 or “An Act Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).” Estrada, in sponsoring the measure, said while…
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Jinggoy pitches for mental health offices in SUCs: Due to the rising incidence of Filipino students struggling with mental health issues, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposes the establishment of mental health offices (MHOs) in the campuses of all state universities and colleges (SUCs). Estrada recently filed Senate Bill 1508 to ensure easy access to mental…
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Consultative meeting with the AFP: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense, holds a consultative meeting with officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) along with senior and junior military officers Friday, February 3, 2023, at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club House in Tejeros Hall in Camp Aguinaldo. Among…
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PH should keep a database of sex offenders: To monitor and track sex offenders in the community, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files Senate Bill 1291 proposing the establishment of a national database of sex offenders, a piece of easily available and accessible information to local law enforcement agencies and their foreign counterparts. Under the proposed “National…
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ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on the Department of Migrant Workers, the Department of Foreign Affairs and other concerned government agencies to make sure that justice is served and the perpetrator responsible for the murder of 35-year-old overseas Filipina worker Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait is punished. Estrada lamented that despite the existence…
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Rumblings within military: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires into reported rumblings within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to which Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. answered in the affirmative during Tuesday’s hearing in the Senate, January 17, 2023. Estrada, presiding over Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation’s proceedings that…
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JINGGOY LEADS HEARING ON AFP PROFESSIONALISM: Senate Committee on National Defense Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the hybrid hearing on Senate Bill Nos. 1601 and 1603 which seek to amend the 9-month-old Republic Act (RA) 11709, or An Act Strengthening Professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Tuesday, January 17, 2023. “With the…
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Senate defense committee to take up bill seeking to amend fixed AFP tenure law, other related measures: In taking up the bills proposing to lift the fixed term for some military officials on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures the public that his Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification,…
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SAVE NAIA FROM BECOMING NATIONAL DISGRACE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscores the need for sophisticated technologies and competent manpower and experts at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to save it from becoming a national disgrace. Estrada, who filed Senate Resolution No. 392 urging the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an inquiry into the January…
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JINGGOY RESUMES HEARING ON SCHEME AGAINST LANDMARK STORE CASHIERS Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the continuation of the public hearing of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development Monday, January 30, 2023, on the supposed scheme against cashiers of Landbank store which Sen. Raffy Tulfo exposed in a privilege speech on November 22, 2022.…
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