(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed a resolution extolling Gilas Pilipinas players on their historic victory in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. “The success of Gilas Pilipinas brings immense pride and honor to the country and exalts the overall image of the nation,” Estrada said. The Philippines regained the Asian Games gold medal…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants more severe penalties—including life imprisonment and substantial fines—against individuals who will be found guilty of manipulating games in professional or amateur sports in the country. “It is imperative that we uphold the true spirit of fair play and athletic excellence, preserving and protecting the integrity of sports activities…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) THE Senate unanimously adopted Resolution No. 747 Wednesday expressing the chamber’s condolences on the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Maria Susana “Toots” Ople, whom they recalled as a tireless advocate for migrant workers’ rights, among others, both in her work in and out of government. Before the unanimous vote was…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday set the record straight on China’s claim that Philippine officials in the past had “promised” to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, rebutting a columnist’s claim it was his father, the former President Joseph Estrada, who had made that promise. Relatedly, the Department of Foreign Affairs…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) Filing an awaited legislation by the elderly sector, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sought to frontload passage of the enabling legislation granting senior citizens separate additional 20-percent discount on travel tax to optimize leisure travel rights of senior citizens. Moving to frontload its timely passage for the President to sign into law, Sen. Estrada…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. is prodding the economic team of President Marcos and the Department of National Defense (DND) to discuss at length the next steps in reforming the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), now the subject of several bills in…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) More senators weighed in on the issue of banning the live-action film Barbie from cinema exhibition in the Philippines, a day after Vietnam announced a decision to ban it over a segment showing China’s controversial nine-dash-line map that other South China Sea claimants deem an excessive claim. Senators Francis Tolentino, a lawyer, and…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATORS weighed in on Tuesday on calls to ban the cinema exhibition of the movie “Barbie” for showing an image of the 9-dash line map that China has been using—amid objections by other claimants—to illustrate its claim over most of the South China Sea. Two senators, Jinggoy Estrada and Francis Tolentino, asked the Movie Television Review and Classification Board…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) MAJORITY and minority senators denounced the latest reported incident of aggression by China naval militia within the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada promptly deplored initial reports even as “we have yet to receive confirmation” from Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) or the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding the June 30 incident where…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) Senate probers are poised to mount an inquiry into the proliferation of internet scam cases “faking online celebrity endorsements and deceptive social media postings” in dubious advertisements selling assorted unregistered food and drug products. Paving the way for a thorough probe, Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Resolution No. 666, citing the risks the…
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