(GMA NEWS) A proposed measure allowing netizens to participate in the legislative process has been filed in the Senate. Under proposed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2344 or the “Crowdsourcing in Legislative Policy Making Act,” Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Filipinos may submit input, suggestions, recommendations, and objections on certain laws through crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is defined as…
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(GMA NEWS) The powerful Commission on Appointments confirmed on Tuesday the ad interim appointments of 49 officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).advertisement Senator Jinggoy Estrada, chairperson of the CA committee on foreign affairs, sponsored their appointments after the panel deemed them “fit and qualified” for their positions. “Our appointees come from different backgrounds—some…
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(GMA NEWS) The bill seeking to reform the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system is now up for debate in the Senate.advertisement This is after Senator Jinggoy Estrada sponsored Committee Report 173 as contained in Senate Bill (SB) 2501, which seeks to impose a mandatory contribution to new entrants in the Armed Forces of…
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(GMA NEWS) Senate and House of Representatives lawmakers on Sunday denounced the bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City in which four were killed and several others were injured.advertisement Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said it was disheartening to see such “completely heartless” violence in Marawi City several years after the 2017 siege.…
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(GMA NEWS) A joint Senate committee has recommended mandatory contributions for new entrants in the military and uniformed services.advertisement The Senate Committees on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation; on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises; on Ways and Means; and on Finance proposed this under Committee Report 173 as contained in Senate Bill…
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(GMA NEWS) Expressing concerns and protesting aggression in the West Philippine Sea are actions that uphold the rule of law, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday. Estrada made the remarks during the plenary session on political and security matters of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum held in Pasay City. “As representatives of our respective governments, it…
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(GMA NEWS) Senators on early Tuesday morning called out Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) General Manager Cynthia Lagdameo Carrion for texting several senators and demanding that they prioritize her agency’s proposed 2024 budget. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed budget for next year of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Senator Jinggoy Estrada disclosed that Carrion…
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(GMA NEWS) The Senate has deferred the approval of the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) P944-million proposed budget for 2024 due to the body’s stand favoring the decriminalization of abortion.advertisement It was Senator Alan Peter Cayetano who raised the issue of abortion during the plenary debates on the 2024 national budget, citing the statements madeby CHR…
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(GMA NEWS) Lawmakers on Sunday condemned the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) attempt to thwart an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resupply mission that resulted in a collision in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the CCG’s actions not only violated maritime norms and international law but also posed…
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(GMA NEWS) The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday cited in contempt Pablo Jerry Ruiz, one of the employers of abused helper Elvie Vergara.advertisement This was after Senator Jinggoy Estrada seconded the motion of Senator Raffy Tulfo, who expressed his disappointment over Ruiz’s “lies” before the committee. During the hearing, Ruiz consistently…
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