Tag: 19th Congress

Jinggoy seeks reintegration to PH workforce of rehabilitated drug users thru holistic approach

July 6, 2023

SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a counterpart bill in the Senate that will ensure gainful employment for reformed drug users and provide incentives to companies that hire them.  “Providing incentives to establishments that will employ rehabilitated drug dependents who are graduates of technical-vocational education and training (TVET) programs specifically designed for them will provide…
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Sen. Estrada, iginiit na dapat may matanggal o maparusahan sa isyu ng isang high-profile detainee ng NBI na nakakalabas ng kanyang kulungan

July 6, 2023

(RMN) Sen. Estrada, iginiit na dapat may matanggal o maparusahan sa isyu ng isang high-profile detainee ng NBI na nakakalabas ng kanyang kulungan. Iginiit ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada na dapat may matanggal sa pwesto o maparusahan dahil nakakalabas sa detention facility ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang high-profile inmate na si Jose Adrian “Jad”…
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Meager wage hike

July 6, 2023

(MANILA STANDARD) When it comes to workers’ wages in the Philippines, how much is enough? Well, as far as labor groups are concerned, it’s never enough—and apparently will never be adequate to keep body and soul together. The recent decision of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Metro Manila grants a P40…
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Senators weigh in on 9-dash line in ‘Barbie’

July 5, 2023

(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATORS weighed in on Tuesday on calls to ban the cinema exhibition of the movie “Barbie” for showing an image of the 9-dash line map that China has been using—amid objections by other claimants—to illustrate its claim over most of the South China Sea. Two senators, Jinggoy Estrada and Francis Tolentino, asked the Movie Television Review and Classification Board…
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Official statement on the tourism campaign fiasco

July 5, 2023

Mistakes happen but it is how we respond and rectify them that truly matters. The Department of Tourism’s prompt response and responsible handling of the situation deserves recognition. The DOT exemplified accountability and commitment to learning from this incident. By swiftly acknowledging the gaffe and taking immediate steps to rectify it, the DOT, under the…
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Senators back tourism chief Frasco: ‘Let’s give her a chance’

July 5, 2023

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Wednesday, July 5 said the controversy surrounding the “Love the Philippines” campaign of the Department of Tourism (DOT) should not diminish the accomplishments made by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco in promoting the country to the world. Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said it was a good move for the DOT to…
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Jinggoy seeks Senate probe on unregistered products

July 4, 2023

(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a resolution urging the appropriate Senate committee to conduct an investigation on what he said were the deceptive online advertisements of various unregistered products using well-known personalities as endorsers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 666, Estrada said: “The names and pictures of famous Filipino personalities and celebrities such…
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Official statement on the Vietnam-banned ‘Barbie’ movie

July 4, 2023

This is not a first as there had been similar cases in the past such as the movies titled “Uncharted” and “Abominable” that have been pulled out from our cinemas because of a brief glimpse of the unilaterally declared nine-dash line of China. Kung dati ay nagawang ipa-ban ng Movie and Television Review and Classification…
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Statement on the reported aggression of China Coast Guard vessels and militia vs Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels

July 4, 2023

We have yet to receive confirmation either from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) or the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding the June 30 incident. Nonetheless, I am deeply concerned about the reported acts of aggression against the PCG vessels as this violates our sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as endangers the safety and…
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Namumuro na! Sen. Jinggoy, pinaiimbestigahan ang mga online endorsement scam

July 4, 2023

(POLITICO) Nagpahayag ng panawagan si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada upang paimbestigahan sa Senado ang mga kumakalat na mapanlinlang na advertisement posts sa social media at mga pekeng online endorsements ng mga sikat na personalidad sa mga hindi rehistradong produkto.  Naghain ang senador ng Senate Resolution No. 666, kung saan ay binangiit niya ang panganib na hatid…
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