(GMA NEWS) Four months after dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) still has no information about the aircraft that flew her to Malaysia. This was disclosed by the BI through Senator Grace Poe during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget…
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(GMA NEWS) The number of unresolved cases from the Supreme Court down to the lower courts has reached nearly one million. The number of pending cases was disclosed by Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe as she defended the proposed 2025 budget of the Judiciary on the Senate plenary on Monday. It was Senate President…
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(REMATE) Pinangunahan ni Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero ang pagtanggap ng kopya ng 2025 National Expenditure Program na may kabuuang P6.352 trilyon na isinumite ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa pangunguna ni Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman ngayong Lunes, Hulyo 29. Kasama nila sina Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino,…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Ginisa sa Senado nitong Lunes ang isang Bureau of Immigration (BI) official na kinukuwestiyon dahil umano sa isang kaso ng human smuggling sa NAIA noong Pebrero 13. Sa ikalawa at huling pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ukol sa isyu, humarap ang Immigration officer na si Jeff Pinpin, na nakuhanan sa cellphone…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Ginisa sa Senado nitong Lunes ang isang Bureau of Immigration (BI) official na kinukuwestiyon dahil umano sa isang kaso ng human smuggling sa NAIA noong Pebrero 13. Sa ikalawa at huling pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ukol sa isyu, humarap ang Immigration officer na si Jeff Pinpin, na nakuhanan sa cellphone…
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Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in his manifestation during Tuesday’s plenary session, February 28, 2023, joins colleagues’ call to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the planned phase out of all traditional jeepneys by June 30 this year. “Although we believe that it is imperative that we implement the public utility vehicle…
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JINGGOY QUIZZES DOTr ON FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks clarification from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) about the reported delays on the implementation of 14 foreign-assisted projects worth P1.61 trillion. Citing news reports, Estrada said the Commission on Audit flagged the DOTr over P128.42 million in additional fees incurred due to setbacks in…
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(PNA) MANILA – The ad interim appointments of Secretaries Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Enrique Manalo of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) were officially approved on Wednesday by the Commission on Appointments (CA). As the chair of the CA’s Committee on Budget and Management, Senator Grace Poe said the committee…
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(MALAYA) VOTING 20-0-0, the Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading the mandatory registration of SIM cards, a measure passed by both houses of Congress in the 18th Congress but was vetoed by former President Duterte due to the provision on the registration of social media accounts. Last September 5, the House of Representatives…
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Manifestation of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada On the Privilege Speech of Senator Grace Poe – Hybrid Work August 16, 2022 19th Congress Senate of the Philippines I would like to thank my kumadre Senator Grace Poe for tackling the issue of hybrid work in her privilege speech. As a staunch advocate of labor, employment and human…
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