(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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(GMA NEWS) The former employer of helper Elvie Vergara, who was allegedly abused for years, was cited in contempt during a Senate panel hearing on Tuesday and ordered detained at the Senate jail.advertisement During the third hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Vergara’s case, Senator Jinggoy Estrada moved to cite…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will gather support from leaders from allied countries in Southeast Asia amid the recent tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).advertisement This as the President heads for Indonesia this afternoon to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit set on September…
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(GMA NEWS) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed into law the measure that increased military veterans’ disability pension.advertisement Republic Act No. 11958 or An Act Rationalizing The Disability Pension Of Veterans, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, Entitled, An Act Standardizing and Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents, As Amended…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada floated the idea of summoning former Palace official Rigoberto Tiglao to the Senate to “shed light” on his claim that the senator’s father, then-President Joseph Estrada, promised to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal in 1999. In his Manila Times column on Wednesday, Tiglao said he had enough…
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(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the nominations of two ambassadors and the promotion of one Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official. This, after the CA committee on foreign affairs endorsed the following appointments and promotions to the plenary: · Philippe Jones Lhuillier – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…
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