P6B WORTH OF CONTRACTS QUESTIONED: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the hybrid Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry Thursday, September 29, 2022, on the alleged overpriced and outdated laptops procured by the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service quizzes DepEd Information and Communications Dir. Abram Abanil on the multiple contracts the…
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CA PANEL DELIBERATES APPOINTMENTS OF DFA CHIEF, 23 OTHERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments’ Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over the continuation of the hybrid meeting to deliberate on the ad interim appointment of Enrique Manalo as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The CA committee…
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Purveyors of ‘fake news’ should be jailed, fined – Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 1296 to address the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation on the internet by criminalizing “fake news” as a cybercrime under RA 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Estrada said his bill aims to protect the public from…
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ESTRADA LEADS CA PANEL ON DFA OFFICIALS’ APPOINTMENTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over CA’s hearing Wednesday, September 21, 2022, tackling the confirmation of Mylene Garcia-Albano as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan. The CA panel also deliberated the nominations of two senior officials…
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Maraming salamat sa Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) sa pangunguna ni Secretary Mabel Sunga Acosta sa inyong oras para iparating sa atin ang mga plano para sa lalo pang pagpapaunlad ng Mindanao at ating mga kababayan doon. Mabuhay po kayo!
Masaya kaming nakasama muli si Manong Johnny Juan Ponce Enrile dahil talaga naman pinapahalagahan namin ang kanyang di matawarang talino, karanasan at pagiging tunay na Statesman. Maraming salamat po sa pagbisita.
ESTRADA TACKLES BILL INSTITUTIONALIZING NTF-ELCAC, VETERANS’ PENSION ET AL: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, begins the deliberations on bills institutionalizing the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), rationalizing the disability and increasing the monthly pension of war veterans as well as the proposed provision of legal assistance…
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One of former President Estrada’s best: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada describes Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma as one of the best Cabinet officials of his father, former Pres. Joseph Estrada. In throwing support to Laguesma’s confirmation before the Commission on Appointments (CA), Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Estrada said the returning DOLE chief brings…
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TESDA back to DOLE, a logical and sensible decision: Reverting back the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is a logical and sensible decision, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human…
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ESTRADA ON SUBJECTING JUSTICES AND JUDGES TO CA CONFIRMATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that subjecting judges and justices to the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) confirmation would not help depoliticize the selection process. Estrada expressed this position in reaction to a proposal to have members of the judiciary undergo CA confirmation following their presidential appointment…
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