(CNN PHILIPPINES) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 18) — Nearly a decade after charges were filed, the Sandiganbayan will hand down on Friday its verdict on Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s plunder case in relation to the infamous pork barrel scam. The lawmaker, who was allowed to post bail in 2017 even as plunder is a non-bailable offense, is expected…
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(CNN PHILIPPINES) Senate Bill no. 2344, or the proposed Crowdsourcing in Legislative Policymaking Act, “seeks to broaden the reach of the Congress in considering the inputs, suggestions, recommendations, and objections of the people on a particular legislative proposal,” its author Senator Jinggoy Estrada said in the explanatory note. The participation of the public will be…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 10) — An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said China’s actions against the agency’s vessels on Saturday may have been the “most aggressive” yet, adding that they could lead to the capsizing of smaller fishing vessels. “So far sa na-experience natin, ito na po ang…
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(CNN PH) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 14) — The Senate on Tuesday suspended deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) due to its previous position on decriminalizing abortion. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who sponsored the budget of the CHR, made a motion to defer the plenary debate “until, otherwise, this…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 7) — Senator Jinggoy Estrada condemned a news report that claimed he along with eight other senators voted in favor of returning the ₱125-million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education. “We never voted with regard to all the intelligence or…
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