(MANILA BULLETIN) The Sandiganbayan has upheld the acquittal of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on direct and indirect bribery charges in connection with his P183.7 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) from 2004 to 2014. In an eight-page resolution dated Nov. 27 and written by Associate Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega, the Sandiganbayan’s…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — His popular slogan “Gusto ko happy ka” reverberated in the halls of the upper chamber as senators paid tribute on Tuesday to former Senate President and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile. Wheelchair-bound, 100-year-old Enrile came to the chamber to personally receive Senate Resolution No. 1223, honoring him for…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Alleged flying voters in San Juan City took the center stage of the Senate’s deliberations on the proposed funding of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) held Monday. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada couldn’t help but utter a curse at San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, claiming that no candidates from…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — China’s drawing of baselines around Bajo de Masinloc merits more than filing a diplomatic protest and summoning Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, said Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. In a statement on Thursday, the Senate’s second-top official said the Philippine government should consult international bodies in response to China’s recent efforts…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada issued a stern warning Tuesday night to resource persons who answer “disrespectfully” during budget hearings, warning that these agencies could get their budget deferred due to misbehavior. Estrada raised this warning at the Senate’s marathon plenary debates on the proposed 2025 funding of the Philippine…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — “A crucial step in asserting the country’s rights over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea.” These were the words used by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada when he was asked to comment on the recent signing into law of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is not about to suffer the same fate as his predecessor, Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, who stepped down as Senate president a few days before Congress went on a legislative break in May, according to the chamber’s second in command, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. Estrada on Monday…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada revealed on Tuesday that dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) attempted to purchase a P95 million house in Baguio City. This was raised in the Senate panel on women, children, family relations, and gender equality hearing shortly after Estrada quizzed Sual,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief allegedly received a bribe to help dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her siblings escape the country despite being under an immigration lookout bulletin. This information was revealed during the Senate panel on women’s ongoing investigation into illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos)…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate inquiry into Alice Guo’s case took another turn on Tuesday as Sen. Risa Hontiveros revealed that five more businesses appear to be registered under the names of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Dong Calugay. During the Senate panel on women’s hearing, Hontiveros pressed Calugay to…
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