Tag: 19th Congress

Senators urge swift action on fresh graduates’ job hunt woes

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines —Urgent action is needed to address the problem of fresh graduates lacking “soft skills” and practical expertise, as highlighted in a Commission on Human Rights report on challenges graduates faced during the pandemic, senators said on Wednesday. Senator Jinggoy Estrada echoed the sentiment that youth employment has always been a perennial concern…
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Estrada: Police body cams sa anti-drug operations dapat ayon na sa SC

(INQUIRER) Hindi na kailangan pa ng batas para maging bahagi na ng kasuotan ng mga pulis ang body cameras sa tuwing sila ay nagsasagawa ng anti-drug operations. Ito ang sinabi ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada dahil aniya may naging promulgasyon na ang Korte Suprema noong 2021 na nagsabing dapat ay may suot na “recording devices” ang…
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Estrada says legislation needed for military, police pension plan

(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Estrada said legislation is needed to address the “fiscal hemorrhage” that the current pension system for military and uniformed personnel retirees is causing government coffers. “Indeed, we are facing a ballooning pension requirement without viable funding sources,” Estrada said. He said the pensions of military and unformed personnel are way higher…
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Senate defense panel to tackle MUP pension reform bills in May − Estrada

(GMA NEWS) The Senate committee on national defense and security, peace, unification and reconciliation will tackle the measures seeking to reform the military and uniform personnel (MUP) pension system in May. This was disclosed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the panel’s chairman, days after Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “okay” with…
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Sen. Jinggoy iginiit ang kahalagahan ng panukalang Center for Disease Control

(SMNI NEWS) BINIGYANG-diin ni Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na dapat nang ipasa ang panukalang Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) para sa pagtugon sa mga public health emergency sa bansa. Bagama’t patuloy na bumababa ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, lalo na sa National Capital Region (NCR), iginiit ni Estrada na nananatili pa rin itong…
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Statement on MUP pension reforms, potential fiscal crisis

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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No need for Senate inquiry? Estrada urges MARINA to probe Basilan ferry fire

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, March 31 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to conduct a thorough probe into the fire that engulfed the ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province late Wednesday night. At least 31 persons were killed and 230 were rescued in the…
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Jinggoy: Panukalang Center for Disease Control, makapagliligtas ng buhay

(ABANTE) Makatutulong sa pagpapahusay ng koordinasyon at patakaran ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno ang panukalang Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) para sa pagtugon sa mga public health emergency sa bansa, ayon kay Senador Jinggoy Estrada. “Ayaw man natin na maranasan uli ang pandemya, hindi natin maikakaila na totoo namang pwedeng maulit ito…
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Jinggoy pushes creation of CDC

(JOURNAL NEWS) COORDINATED efforts of government agencies will facilitate a “proactive response” to public health emergencies, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Friday as he underscored the importance of creating the proposed Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Ayaw man natin na maranasan uli ang pandemiya, hindi natin maikakaila na totoo namang puwedeng maulit…
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Statement on Basilan ferry fire

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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