Tag: 19th Congress

Senate to debate MUP pension reform bill

(GMA NEWS) The bill seeking to reform the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system is now up for debate in the Senate.advertisement This is after Senator Jinggoy Estrada sponsored Committee Report 173 as contained in Senate Bill (SB) 2501, which seeks to impose a mandatory contribution to new entrants in the Armed Forces of…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2501 Committee Report No. 173: Military and Uniformed Personnel Separation, Retirement and Pension System Act

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  Senate Bill No. 2501 under Committee Report No. 173 “Military and Uniformed Personnel Separation, Retirement and Pension System Act” Sponsor: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada  Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I am honored to submit to…
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WATCH | Sponsorship Speech: Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System

Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2501 Committee Report No. 173: Military and Uniformed Personnel Separation, Retirement and Pension System Act 04 December 2023 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph

Only new entrants will be required to give contribution – Jinggoy

In reforming the military and uniformed personnel pension system ONLY new entrants in the country’s military and uniformed services will have pension deductions in their monthly pay, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today said.  Estrada’s Committee on National Defense and Security included this amendment in the substitute measure proposing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel…
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Lawmakers decry deadly Mindanao State University blast

(GMA NEWS) Senate and House of Representatives lawmakers on Sunday denounced the bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City in which four were killed and several others were injured.advertisement Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said it was disheartening to see such “completely heartless” violence in Marawi City several years after the 2017 siege.…
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‘Heartless’: Senators condemn deadly blast at MSU Marawi

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Senators on Sunday joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other officials in condemning the explosion that left at least 4 dead in Marawi, Lanao del Sur. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said he was “angered” and “appalled” by the blast that ripped through the Dimaporo gymnasium at the Mindanao State University’s…
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On the MSU-Marawi blast

We are appalled and outraged by the barbaric act of terror at Mindanao State University that occurred this morning. This heinous crime has no justification and must be strongly condemned by all. Ang ganitong klase ng paghahasik ng karahasan kung kailan isinasagawa pa naman ang Mindanao Week of Peace at bilang paghihiganti diumano ng isang…
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Resumption of PH-NDF talks seen as positive development

(PNA) MANILA – Senators are positive that the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF), who recently signed a joint communique to resume peace negotiations, will bring peace and progressive for the country. In a statement on Thursday, Senator Jinggoy Estrada cited the development as a “major stride towards progress” and shows the…
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Pagbuhay sa government – NDF peace talk pinuri ni Jinggoy

(INQUIRER) Kumpiyansa si Senator Jinggoy Estrada na malaki ang maitutulong sa pag-unlad ng bansa ang pagsasabuhay ng usapang-pangkapayapaan ng gobyerno at National Democratic Front (NDF). Ayon sa namumuno sa Senate Committee on Defense and Security ang hakbang ay ang maaring magwakas sa ilang dekada nang armadong pakikibaka ng NDF sa pamamagitan ng New People’s Army…
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Senate panel hails renewed peace talks

(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, the chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, on Thursday welcomed the agreement to restart peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). “The signing of a joint communique demonstrates the readiness of both parties…
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