No one can tell us how to run our country and undermine our judicial system, especially a treaty-based international organization in which the Philippines is no longer a state party. As an independent nation, sovereignty resides in the Filipino people. I stand by our government’s position that we have the first responsibility and right to…
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As early as 2014, I have been pushing for an enhanced apprenticeship program in a fervent bid to promote skills acquisition and youth employment. I have re-filed this measure, Senate Bill No. 1083, or the proposed Apprenticeship Training Act in August last year. Youth employment has been one of the major concerns of the government.…
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THE publication of all laws, as a prerequisite of effectivity, should include an online version of the Official Gazette and those of newspapers, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said. Estrada raised the proposed amendment to the Civil Code and Administrative Code of 1987 as he underscored the need to keep up the implementation of new…
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I, along with some of my colleagues, have filed proposed legislation to address the fiscal hemorrhage that the current pension system for military and uniformed personnel retirees is causing our government coffers. Indeed, we are facing a ballooning pension requirement without viable funding sources. The MUP pensions are way higher than the budgetary requirement for…
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Our country has had a string of maritime accidents, the most tragic of which was the Doña Paz which claimed the lives of more than 4,000 passengers and series of oil spill incidents, the most recent is yet to be contained. We call on our concerned agencies, particularly MARINA to conduct a no-nonsense probe on…
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COORDINATED efforts of government agencies will facilitate a proactive response to public health emergencies, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said as he underscored the importance of creating the proposed Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Ayaw man natin na maranasan uli ang pandemya, hindi natin maikakaila na totoo namang pwedeng maulit ito at…
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RECENT developments in the maritime sector, the massive oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro that has already affected four provinces, and the continued Chinese incursions and aggressions in waters within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone highlight the need to modernize the fleet of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to make it more…
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THE Senate ratified on Wednesday the bicameral conference committee report on the reconciled version of the bill prescribing the retirement age of 57 for military officers and enlisted personnel. The third measure to be passed by the Senate under the present 19th Congress retained the three-year maximum tour of duty for the AFP Chief of…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsored on Wednesday the bill seeking to institute policies protecting the rights and promoting the welfare of persons in the caregiving industry in the country. In endorsing the approval of the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, Estrada, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development,…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joined Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution commending and congratulating actress Dolly Earnshaw de Leon for winning acting trophies from various international award-giving bodies, scoring historic nominations, and her successes in the global film circuit. “Her triumph opens doors for many gifted Filipino actors and creative workers to be noticed and…
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