(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 20) – Senators see no problem with yet another leadership change in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) despite the law aimed at ending the “revolving door policy” in the military. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. appointed Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner as AFP chief of staff, replacing Gen. Andres Centino.…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators have high hopes for Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. as he takes the helm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In separate messages, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel and Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Jinggoy Estrada looked back at Brawner’s military career, which, they said, made him suitable to…
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The law signed by President Marcos Jr. last May 17, Republic Act No. 11939, provides for a maximum tour of duty for three consecutive years for the AFP Chief of Staff “unless sooner terminated by the President.” RA 11939 amended the previous law, RA 11709, which prescribed fixed terms for the key officials of the…
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(PHILSTAR) MARKING the seventh anniversary of the arbitral tribunal ruling that favored the Philippines in its case against China in the South China Sea (SCS), the country’s allies called on China to comply with the decision to maintain freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific. In a forum organized by Stratbase ADRi, Ambassadors Hae Kyong Yu…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said the proposed five percent monthly contribution of active military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) to fund their pension is worrisome and maybe a big burden to them. Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado media forum, Estrada, chairman of the Committee on National Defense, said mandating active MUPs to contribute…
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(GMA) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday expressed optimism that the proposed bill on the pension system of military and uniformed personnel (MUP) will be enacted by the end of 2023. “Ang target ko dito by the year end, sana magkaroon na tayo ng batas,” Estrada, chairman of Senate defense panel, said at the Kapihan sa…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Tiniyak ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada nitong Lunes na hindi maapektuhan ng panukalang reporma sa military and uniformed personnel (MUP) retirement and pension system ang mga kasalukuyang retirees. Ani Estrada, chairman ng Senate Committee on National Defense, hindi na sasaklawin ng repormang ito ang mga retirado na at matatanggap pa rin nila ang…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has received a flurry of complaints about extortion and other abuses allegedly perpetrated by people posing as law enforcement officers. Determined to tackle the concern head-on, Estrada proposed stiffer penalties against those caught unlawfully wearing military and police uniforms. “Not a few came to my office complaining that persons, wearing uniforms…
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(PILIPINO MIRROR) ISINUSULONG ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang pagpapataw ng mas mabigat na parusa sa mga kawatan na nagkukunwaring miyembro ng pulisya at militar sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuot ng mga uniporme ng mga pulis at sundalo, pati na rin ng mga insignia bilang accessories. Inihain ni Estrada ang Senate Bill No. 2149 na nagpapanukala…
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(PILIPINO MIRROR) NAGHAIN ng panukalang batas ang chairperson ng Senate committee on national defense na si Senator Jinggoy Estrada na nagsasaad na ang sinumang sibilyan na mahuling nakasuot ng uniporme ng pulis o militar ay dapat patawan ng mas mabigat na parusa. Ang nasabing opensa ay maaaring prision mayor o pagkabilanggo ng anim hanggang sampung…
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