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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Jinggoy backs business groups’ push for e-commerce growth in PH: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada rallies behind the business groups’ efforts in pursuing programs to accelerate the use of e-commerce in the country. Increasing the uptake of digital transactions and facilitating knowledge exchange to advance e-commerce will help maximize the growth prospects for the digital economy, the…
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(MANILA TIMES) RECENT developments in the maritime sector, the massive oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro that 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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(PNA) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada‘s SRN 492 states that the Philippines’ institutions are fully functional and more than capable to address the concerns raised by Khan, which the government formally conveyed to the ICC in a letter dated Nov. 10, 2021. “Ang paninindigan ko sa issue na ito ay batay na rin sa (My stand…
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(ABANTE) Bunsod ng mga pinakahuling kaganapan sa maritime sector, itinataguyod ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang modernisasyon ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) upang makaagapay ito at agarang makatugon sa mga maritime emergencies. Tinukoy ni Estrada ang aksidenteng kinasangkutan ng oil tanker na lumubog sa Oriental Mindoro na nakaaapekto na sa apat na probinsya dahil sa…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), whose current assets are not enough to patrol the country’s territorial waters and protect Filipino fishermen against foreign aggressors. Estrada said given the recent developments in the maritime sector, Estrada said he finds it necessary to modernize…
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Jinggoy heeds PCG’s plea for modernization: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Bill No. 2016, proposing a 15-year modernization program for the country’s oldest and only humanitarian armed service, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). “With the colossal task of enforcing regulations in accordance with maritime international conventions, treaties, and national laws within the country’s jurisdiction,…
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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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‘Best option’ to address the unintended consequences of a new law: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ( R ) confers with (L to R) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assistant deputy chief-of-staff for personnel Brig. Gen. Rommel Roldan and colleagues Senators Christopher Go, Ronald dela Rosa and Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III (seated) during Tuesday’s Bicameral…
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