(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada urged the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the country after the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of the Philippine military planes patrolling the Scarborough Shoal. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada…
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SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada vowed to file appropriate remedial measures stemming from what he noted was the apparent manipulation of a wiretapped phone conversation between a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official and a Chinese military attaché to make it appear that a secret deal was hatched to handle tensions in the West…
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(DAILY TRIBUNE) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday filed a resolution seeking to investigate the ambush incident that killed four soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur last 17 March. Senate Resolution No. 984 is urging an appropriate committee to exercise the upper chamber’s oversight functions and check the performance of the military and law enforcement agencies. Estrada,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking a probe into the the ambush of four Army troopers in Maguindanao del Sur last month. Estrada, in his proposed Senate Resolution No. 984, said the ambush of four soldiers, identified as Private Marvin Dumaging, Private Jessie James Corpuz, Private First Class Carl Araña, and…
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Jinggoy seeks probe on the ambush of 4 soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada condoles with the families and loved ones of the four Army soldiers who were ambushed last March 17 by terrorist group Daulah Islamiyah in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur. During his visit on March 21, 2024, in Cotabato City, the Chairperson…
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Jinggoy honors combat-wounded soldiers during a visit to AFP hospital: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security personally handed over the P10,000 financial assistance from the Saludo Kawal Pilipino Foundation Inc. to wounded soldiers currently recuperating at the V. Luna General Hospital (also known as Armed Forces of the…
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This is to express my support to the confirmation of the ad interim appointments of our men and women in uniform of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, led by: Major General LEODEVIC GUINID – who dedicated 37 years in the service and is currently the Vice Commander of the Philippine Army. He was conferred with a Distinguished…
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I commiserate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines on the loss of six valiant men who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Their unwavering commitment to safeguarding our nation cost them dearly and we honor their memory with utmost respect and gratitude. In this somber moment, I extend our deepest condolences…
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(REMATE) MANILA, Philippines- Nakatakdang pagdebatehan ang isang panukalang batas na magbabalasa sa pension system ng militar military and uniformed personnel (MUP) matapos itong isalang sa plenaryo ng Senado. Natuklasan ito sa paghahain ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa Committee Report 173 ng Senate Bill (SB) 2501, na may layuning itakda ang mandatory contribution sa bagong pasok…
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(JOURNAL NEWS ONLINE) ONLY new entrants in the military and uniformed services will have pension deductions in their monthly pay, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Monday. Estrada’s Committee on National Defense and Security included this amendment in the substitute measure proposing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system to prevent a fiscal collapse in the…
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