Tag: Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

‘Wag buhayin ang bangkay’: Jinggoy wants online database for deceased Pinoys

(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is seeking the passage of a measure establishing a centralized online database of Filipinos who have already passed away to stem the modus of con artists stealing the identities of deceased persons. “Criminals and syndicates have been exploiting the lack of immediate access to death data in carrying out their fraudulent…
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Online death verification system will help eradicate ‘ghost voters’, identity theft – Jinggoy

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is now pushing for the establishment of an online death verification system in the Philippines to help in the early detection and prevention of identity theft of persons who have already died. Estrada said he is set to file a bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Death Check (PDC)…
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On petition challenging RA 11935

I am confident that the Supreme Court will immediately act on the petition. I will not argue with the merits of the case or the lack of it. I will defer to the wisdom of our justices. But as one of the proponents of the law postponing this year’s barangay elections, this much I can…
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Comelec findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon

Comelec’s findings on debate fiasco probe to be out soon: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires on the status of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) probe on the controversial election debate partnership of the poll body that resulted in a P14-million debt to a five-star hotel. During Wednesday’s Commission on Appointments (CA) deliberations on the ad interim…
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Jinggoy puts trust in COMELEC Chair

JINGGOY PUTS TRUST IN COMELEC CHAIR Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada manifests his support for the confirmation of lawyer George Erwin M. Garcia as chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). At the Commission on Appointments’ plenary session on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Estrada said Garcia’s extensive practice and experience with high-profile election cases would “certainly help” not…
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WATCH | Pagdinig ng senado ukol sa 2022 Barangay at SK elections, ipinamamadali na ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada

Nanawagan si Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa kaniyang mga kasama na aksyunan na ang nakabinbin na panukalang batas sa pagpapaliban ng Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections na gaganapin sa darating na Disyembre. Iminungkahi ni Estrada noong Martes sa plenary session, ika-9 ng Agosto, 2022, na talakayin na sa komiteng may sakop sa usaping ito…
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Jinggoy urges Senate leaders to conduct hearing on bills postponing 2022 barangay polls

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday urged the Senate leadership to direct the immediate conduct of hearings on bills seeking to postpone the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December. During the day’s Senate plenary session, Estrada mentioned that he has filed a bill on the postponement of the 2022 BSKE but only the…
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Act on poposed brgy, SK polls postponement

Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada appeals to his colleagues to act on pending legislative proposals to suspend the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections. Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session August 9, 2022, suggested that the appropriate committee act on the bills that he and Sen. Francis Escudero filed to give the Commission on Elections…
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