(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Chiz Escudero on Thursday expressed support for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s call to stop the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) near military bases in the country. But while he backed Teodoro’s view, Escudero emphasized that all illegal Pogo operations must be stopped. “I agree with Sec.…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Several senators on Wednesday, the 126th anniversary of Philippine Independence, pondered on the essence of freedom and how Filipinos should continue to defend it amid continued foreign aggression in Philippine territory. Senate President Francis Escudero urged Filipinos to “take to heart” the spirit of freedom and use it to guide the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said the memorandum mandating the recital of Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge during weekly flag ceremonies is neither illegal nor irregular. Estrada was pertaining to Memorandum Circular No. 52 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin by the authority of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. READ: Escudero OK…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada cussed at China’s continued bullying in the country’s territories. At Tuesday’s Kapihan sa Senado, Estrada expressed exasperation over China’s unrelenting aggression against Filipino troops. The senator believes there is already enough basis to warrant the filing of another case against China. “Binabasa natin araw-araw sa…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The proposed divorce law in the Senate will pass through the eye of a needle, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said on Tuesday. Citing own survey he conducted among senators, Estrada saw a neck-and-neck fight for and against the proposal. “Mabigat. Talagang dadaan sa butas ng karayom,” he said at the…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The initial result of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada’s survey showed a neck-and-neck fight for and against the controversial divorce bill. Based on a list that Estrada released to the media on Tuesday, five senators have so far voted in favor of divorce, while five said they are against it.…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada alleged on Wednesday that controversial Mayor Alice Guo’s live-in partner, who happens to be a public official, is managing the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in Bamban, Tarlac. “I heard from a very reliable source that the operation of Pogo in her…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senators moved to cite for contempt and consequently ordered the detention of former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales for reportedly “continuously lying” before the chamber. Senator Jinggoy Estrada made the motion on Monday after he supposedly caught Morales in a web of lies. Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa,…
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(CANADIAN INQUIRER) MANILA – Former chiefs of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) attended on Monday the third hearing of the so-called “PDEA Leaks” in the Senate to question the credibility of former agent Jonathan Morales. Former PDEA director general Dionisio Santiago, who led the agency from 2006 to 2010, was presented by Senator Jinggoy Estrada…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) investigation agent Jonathan Morales “believes in what he assumes as true,” according to the agency’s Investigation Service Acting Director Martin Francia. Francia gave this description before the upper chamber’s ongoing probe on PDEA’s leaked operational documents from March 11, 2012, that linked certain personalities to…
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