P6B WORTH OF CONTRACTS QUESTIONED: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the hybrid Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry Thursday, September 29, 2022, on the alleged overpriced and outdated laptops procured by the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service quizzes DepEd Information and Communications Dir. Abram Abanil on the multiple contracts the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — One of the alleged favored suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd) has cornered close to P6 billion in contracts for its information and communications technology (ICT) requirements. Senator Jinggoy Estrada disclosed this Thursday during the ongoing investigation of the Senate blue ribbon committee on the P2.4 billion “pricey but outdated”…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada bared Thursday that one of the alleged ‘favored’ suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd) has cornered close to P6 billion in contracts for the agency’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) requirements. Estrada said Advance Solutions Inc. (ASI) was awarded DepEd contracts several times, with the aggregate amount of these deals totaling “close to…
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Jinggoy endorses DFA chief appointment: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada recommended the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Enrique Manalo and 23 other DFA officials during Wednesday’s Commission on Appointments (CA) plenary session, September 28, 2022. Estrada, Chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign Affairs said Manalo is a…
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(PNA) MANILA – The ad interim appointments of Secretaries Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Enrique Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) were officially approved on Wednesday by the Commission on Appointments (CA). As the chair of the CA’s Committee on Budget and Management, Senator Grace Poe said the committee…
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CA PANEL DELIBERATES APPOINTMENTS OF DFA CHIEF, 23 OTHERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments’ Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over the continuation of the hybrid meeting to deliberate on the ad interim appointment of Enrique Manalo as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The CA committee…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Tuesday paid tribute to the five volunteer rescue workers who perished in the line of duty at the height of Super Typhoon Karding. In Senate Resolution 234, Padilla lauded the heroism of Narciso Calayag Jr., Jerson Resurreccion, Marby Bartolome, George Agustin and Troy Agustin of the Bulacan Provincial…
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It’s unfortunate to hear that the casualties of Typhoon Karding happen to be personnel of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) conducting rescue missions. Physical hazards are more prevalent and dangerous in doing their job than others. In times of disaster, we need our first responders to be well-equipped and well-trained. This…
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Oftentimes, we remember typhoons and other natural disasters because of the magnitude of damage they have created, in terms of the amount of properties destroyed and the number of lives lost. Super Typhoon Karding, with the international name – Noru, which has left a trail of destruction in the greater Luzon province, will be most…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants purveyors of fake news fined and jailed in order to discourage them from spreading false and misleading news online and on social media. In pushing Senate Bill 1296, or an Act Criminalizing the Creation and Dissemination of Fake News as protection from online falsehoods and manipulation, it also seeks to…
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