(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Wednesday lauded the return of Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Indonesian death row for drug trafficking, while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s diplomatic tack was also cited. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced that Veloso will be back in the country after 14 years behind bars. Senator Raffy Tulfo,…
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I commend the ongoing efforts of Malacañang to facilitate the return of Mary Jane Veloso to our country. This initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to safeguarding the welfare and dignity of every Filipino, particularly those who find themselves in challenging circumstances abroad. Mary Jane is a victim of circumstance, having been deceived by unscrupulous individuals…
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(POLITIKO) Former San Juan mayor now Senator Jinggoy Estrada has decried the alleged proliferation of flying voters in San Juan for next year’s elections. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the budget on Monday (Nov. 18), Estrada said registered San Juan city voters sharply increased to 109,640, or an increase of 32.13 percent in 2022…
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(POLITIKO) The Philippines might be beefing up the capability of armed forces in the wake of China’s growing military might, but it’s apparently defenseless in dealing with chemical attacks. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada pointed out the lack of funding in defending against chemical attacks during plenary debates in the Senate on the Department…
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(TRIBUNE) The Philippine defense sector must prepare the country’s first responders against chemical attacks, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Tuesday, as he pushed for allocating a budget for countering weapons of mass destruction operations. Estrada made the recommendation as the Senate approved the P265.98 billion proposed budget of the Department of National…
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US Defense Industry SRDP workshop in Manila: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada explains before the attendees of the US Defense Industry SRDP Workshop the newly-signed Republic Act No. 12024, also known as the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act (SRDP) which aims to develop the country’s defense industry by creating ways to boost the local production of…
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CITING the need to ensure the first responders’ readiness and capabilities against chemical attacks, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscored the need to allocate funds in next year’s national budget. Estrada noted the lack of appropriation in the proposed P6.352 trillion national budget for mass casualty events involving chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has flagged the certificate of candidacy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. cy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. “I have here a copy of the COC of one candidate for councilor in San Juan.…
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(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formed a task force to look into the supposed “unusual” increase in the number of registered voters in some localities. This was divulged during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget after Senator Nancy Binay and Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Alleged flying voters in San Juan City took the center stage of the Senate’s deliberations on the proposed funding of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) held Monday. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada couldn’t help but utter a curse at San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, claiming that no candidates from…
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