(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s opposition to the resumption of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In his Senate Resolution No. 492 filed on Monday, Estrada called the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision authorizing the resumption…
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(GMA NEWS) Two senators on Monday filed separate resolutions expressing “profound sympathy and sincere condolences” on the passing of “Queen of Kundiman” Sylvia La Torre de Tagle. In filing Senate Resolution No. 345, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said de Tagle’s passion and dedication to music and the arts “greatly contributed to the growth and development of…
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(GMA News) Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed a bill on Wednesday that seeks to establish an Online Death Verification System (ODVS) to ensure government efficiency and strengthen fraud detection. Senate Bill 1436 seeks to facilitate the sharing of information between the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and government bodies that manage insurance and pension funds to suppress any…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday called for a Senate investigation into the incident at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center wherein former senator Leila de Lima was briefly held hostage. In filing Resolution 258, Estrada said the Senate has oversight powers in reviewing the security and safety measures inside the national headquarters…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has formally asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit on the alleged “favored” suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd). In a letter dated October 3, 2022, addressed to COA Chairperson Jose Calida through DepEd Supervising Auditor Job Aguirre Jr., Estrada asked the state auditors to…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday questioned the Department of Education’s award of its computer and other information technology contracts to a few suppliers. At the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s inquiry into the procurement of expensive and outdated laptops, Estrada said one of them, Advance Solutions Inc., had bagged close to…
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada has proposed to Congress to criminalize the creation and dissemination of fake news. Estrada filed Senate Bill 1296 in hopes of putting “a stop to the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation on the internet” by amending Sections 3 and 4 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act. SB 1296 seeks to…
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The Senate on Monday adopted a resolution congratulating pole vaulter and Filipino Olympian Ernest John “EJ” Obiena over his “largest and most successful” medal haul. Senator Pia Cayetano has sponsored 11 resolutions commending the national athlete for ranking as the world’s number 3 pole vaulter and Asia’s top athlete for the sport. “In July 2022,…
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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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