Tag: 19th Congress

Jinggoy urges gov’t: Double amount of subsidy to state workers

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, September 11 urged the government to double the amount of financial subsidy to state workers to help them augment their income amid the continuing rise of oil and basic necessities. Estrada, who chairs the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development said the current relief allowance given by…
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WATCH | ASPN Interview: Optical Media Board deserves P1 budget for 2023

ASPN Interview – November 10, 2022 SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is poised to push for the allocation of P1 for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget.  PRESS RELEASE

Philippine senators mourn death of Queen Elizabeth II

‘AN END OF A SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER IN WORLD HISTORY’ MANILA, Philippines — Philippine senators on Friday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who died at Balmoral Palace on September 8 at age 96. In separate Twitter posts, Senators Joel Vlillanueva, JV Ejercito, Nancy Binay, Raffy Tulfo, Francis Tolentino, Sonny Angara, Jinggoy…
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WATCH | Jinggoy wants deeper investigation on text scams

Agenda: Organizational Meeting S. Nos. 82, 99, 153, 429, and 802 – Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act P.S. Res. No. 69 – Alarming Rising of Text Scams P.S. Res. No. 133 – Proliferation of Spam and Phishing Text Messages S. No. 366 – Anti-Spam Act / Privilege Speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada…
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Phone scammers also target Filipino lawmakers

Spam messages and phishing have become “personalised” with the target victims or owners of phone numbers being addressed by their names in text messages. And the would be victims included members of the Philippine Senate who got the surprise of the lives by receiving text messages sent through their personal phone numbers which are supposedly…
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New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate

New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada welcomes to the Senate the newly-designated United States Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson as she pays a courtesy visit Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2022, to Senate President Senator Migz Zubiri. Estrada, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Chairperson,…
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Jinggoy wants deeper investigation on text scams

JINGGOY WANTS DEEPER INVESTIGATION ON TEXT SCAMS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on telecommunications officials to look deeper into the spate of text scams victimizing mobile phone subscribers across the country during the hybrid hearing conducted by the Committee on Public Services Thursday, September 8, 2022. He believed that a syndicate is behind the text scam operation…
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Comelec findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon

Comelec’s findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires on the status of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) probe on the controversial election debate partnership of the poll body that resulted in a P14-million debt to a five-star hotel. During Wednesday’s Commission on Appointments (CA) deliberations on the ad interim…
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WATCH | Jinggoy saksi sa oathtaking ni JV sa CA

Tumayong saksi si Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa panunumpa ng pinakamamahal na kapatid nasi Senador JV Ejercito bilang naitalagang majority leader ng makapangyarihang Commission on Appointment. -Politiko News

Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 472 Safe Pathways Network Act

CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  “Walkable and Bikeable Communities Act” Committee Report of the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking; Public Works; and Finance  SJEE is author of Senate Bill 472 – “Safe Pathways Network Act” which was reported out in SBN 1290 Committee Report 2  Madam President, distinguished colleagues, I am honored to co-sponsor…
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