No one is safe: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in a privilege speech on September 10, 2025, denounced as blatant lies the accusations hurled against him by former DPWH official Brice Hernandez linking him to ghost flood control projects in Bulacan. Estrada stressed that Hernandez, already cited in contempt for lying under oath, was merely diverting…
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PRIVILEGE SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Senate of the Philippines 10 September 2025 NO ONE IS SAFE Mr. President and distinguished colleagues: I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. Yesterday, in the aftermath of the Senate Blue Ribbon hearing we held last Monday, my name was viciously, maliciously, and intentionally dragged…
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Mr. President, I rise to repudiate the utterly false and baseless accusations made against me by Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez. Una sa lahat, wala akong tinanggap na anumang halaga mula sa mga flood control projects. Gaya ng mga guni-guni nilang flood control projects, guni-guni rin ang sinasabi niya na 30 percent commitment ko raw.…
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Senate cites ex-DPWH assistant district engineer in contempt: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada confronts former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Assistant District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez with a printed copy of an ID bearing the name ‘Marvin Santos de Guzman,’ which he allegedly used when visiting a casino. Hernandez denied owning the ID, despite…
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MANIFESTATIONSenator Jinggoy Ejercito EstradaSeptember 2, 2025 Mr. President, earlier today the Bureau of Customs carried out a search warrant in the property of the Discayas in Pasig City and found only three of the 12 luxury vehicles in the premises. Tatlo na lang ang nakita? Mr. President, ayon sa aking nakalap na impormasyon, nasa walumpu…
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‘Outrageous,’ Jinggoy says on staggering number of vehicles owned by Discayas: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada described as outrageous the staggering number of vehicles owned by Sarah and Curlee Discaya, citing Land Transportation Office (LTO) records that revealed a fleet of 80 vehicles ranging from high-end cars to mainstream brands. Estrada made the…
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Nine construction companies owned by a couple, Sarah and Pacifico II Discaya, allegedly competed against each other in public biddings for government contracts under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada revealed during the ongoing Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation. Estrada extracted an admission from Sarah, further…
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