Category: Press Release

Statement on San Juan City’s new ordinance on evacuation centers

Ridiculous, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous,whimsical, capricious. Saan ka nakakita na ang mga nagmamagandang loob at nais makiramay sa mga nangangailangan ay maaari pa palang pagmultahin kung hindi dadaan muna sa Office of the Mayor? Para mag-paalam? Sa panahon na sakuna, ang lahat ng klase ng tulong ay mahalaga lalong lalo na sa mga nangangailangan – ang…
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Statement on CCG ’deliberately’ ramming BRP Teresa Magbanua three times at Escoda Shoal

We have all the reasons and enough evidence to bring the repeated and unprovoked dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard before international courts. Our government has sufficient basis to take immediate and decisive legal action to hold China accountable for its increasingly aggressive actions. They have repeatedly endangered the lives of our brave men…
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Statement on the China Coast Guard vessels ramming and using water cannon on BRP Datu Sanday

I urge all concerned government agencies to explore all legal avenues, including the possibility of having an international arbitration to step in to hold China accountable for its repeated and dangerous maneuvers against our vessels. Paulit-ulit na nalalagay sa panganib ang kaligtasan at buhay ng ating mga kababayan. Sobra na. Nanadya na talaga sila para…
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Statement on China launching flares anew at BFAR aircraft patrolling over Zamora Reef

It is deeply concerning and must be condemned in the strongest terms the firing of flares by China at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft conducting a lawful mission over Zamora reef. Such actions are not only irresponsible but also dangerously provocative. Deploying flares multiple times at a dangerously close distance is…
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Statement on the viral video on social media

Para sa kaalaman ng lahat, ang tiktok video na kumakalat ay patungkol sa isang insidenteng nangyari nitong April 18, 2024 kung saan nagtungo ako para ipabatid sa mga nasunugang residente ng Brgy. Batis, San Juan City na pansamantalang namamalagi sa isang gymnasium na mamimigay ako ng cash assistance sa kanila kinabukasan. Ang simpleng pag-aanunsyo na…
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Statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on his acquittal on direct and indirect bribery charges by the Sandiganbayan

I am deeply relieved of the Sandiganbayan Special Fifth Division’s decision finding merit in my motion for reconsideration and acquitting me of the direct and indirect bribery charges. This ruling reaffirms the innocence I have consistently maintained throughout the ordeal, which spanned a decade, as I sought to prove the baselessness of the accusations against…
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Revoke Alice Guo’s passport, put her in INTERPOL’s red notice list – Jinggoy

SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to revoke the passport issued to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and request the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to put her on its red notice list. Estrada made the call following the statement of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that…
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Jinggoy renews call for equalization of cash incentives for athletes with and without disabilities

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada renewed his call for the passage of a measure that addresses the discrepancy in the grant of cash incentives for national athletes, whether they have disabilities or not. “Sa kakatapos na Summer Olympics sa Paris, France, pinatunayan ng mga nagsilahok nating mga atleta na kaya nilang makipagsabayan sa…
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Jinggoy files resolution commending PH delegation’s best and strongest showing in Paris Olympics

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution commending and congratulating the country’s delegation in the just-concluded Paris Olympics, saying that the 22-athlete delegation accomplished the best and strongest showing yet in the Philippines’ 100 years of participation in the world’s biggest multi-sport event. In bringing home two gold and two bronze…
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Statement on China Air Force harassing PH patrol aircraft

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s reckless and provocative actions against our Philippine Air Force aircraft conducting lawful maritime patrols over Scarborough Shoal are unacceptable. They must be met with firm and decisive condemnation from the international community. We urge the Chinese government to immediately stop this clear act of aggression and adhere to international…
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