AFP officers’ promotion gains nod from Jinggoy: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joins his colleagues in deliberating on and eventually approving the promotion in rank of senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during a hearing conducted on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, by the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on National Defense. Estrada is a…
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CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH An Act Enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 10931 Senate Bill No. 1894 under Committee Report No. 31 Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada February 24, 2026 Mr. President, I rise to lend my full support for the immediate passage of Senate Bill No. 1894…
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Jinggoy co-sponsors Senate Resolution No. 307: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada co-sponsored Senate Resolution No. 307 during Tuesday’s plenary session on February 24, 2025. The measure expresses the Senate’s position to protect Filipinos from extraordinary rendition and to ensure they are given reasonable time to seek legal remedies in Philippine courts before any surrender or extradition. Anchored on…
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Co-sponsorship Speech PSR 307, “RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES TO PROTECT ALL FILIPINOS AGAINST EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION AND GUARANTEE THEM A REASONABLE TIME PRIOR TO THEIR SURRENDER BY OR EXTRADITION FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO SEEK REDRESS FROM THE COURTS AND AVAIL OF LEGAL REMEDIES” Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 24 February 2026…
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Jinggoy takes up key measures in Senate hearing: Local Government Committee Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over a public hearing on Monday, February 23, 2026, on proposed amendments to Republic Act No. 11292, or the Seal of Good Local Governance Act—a LEDAC priority measure seeking to strengthen incentives and accountability standards for local government…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada co-sponsors Proposed Senate Resolution No. 297 honoring the life and legacy of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. The speech highlights Speaker JDV’s key role in peace negotiations with the Moro National Liberation Front and the Armed Forces Movement-Young Officers Union, his long tenure in Congress, and his unwavering belief…
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Co-sponsorship speech of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on PSR 297 Honoring the life and legacy of Hon. Jose de Venecia Jr. 11 February 2026 Mr. President, my dear colleagues, I rise today to co-sponsor Proposed Senate Resolution No. 297 honoring the life and legacy of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and expressing deepest…
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Honoring the life and legacy of JDV: Once a political rival but a lifelong family friend—that was how Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada described the late House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. in his co-sponsorship speech delivered Wednesday, February 11, 2026, on Senate Resolution No. 297 honoring the life and legacy of the former Pangasinan 4th…
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Abolishing the Optical Media Board: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada stood his ground on the need to abolish the Optical Media Board (OMB), stressing anew that the agency’s mandate has been rendered obsolete by the advent of streaming platforms and new technologies. The storage media and devices under the agency’s regulatory control have been practically phased…
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CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senate Bill No. 1822 under Committee Report No. 28 AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE CARE, SUPPORT AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA February 10, 2026 Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise today to co-sponsor and co-author the proposed “National…
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