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Bill to protect seniors from scams

A BILL seeking to protect senior citizens from cybercrimes such as text scams has been filed by Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada. In a statement yesterday, Estrada said he filed Senate Bill No. 671 or the “Senior Citizens’ Fraud Education Act” amid the “continuing proliferation of online crimes which increased at the height of the Covid-19…
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Jinggoy Estrada wants ‘multipurpose’ gyms as disaster evacuation centers

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to build multipurpose halls or gyms in all cities and municipalities nationwide that will also serve as evacuation centers during disasters. In a statement on Saturday, Estrada said the filing of Senate Bill No. 465 is most timely following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that…
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Jinggoy Estrada wants to postpone barangay, SK polls to December 2023

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada is seeking to postpone for a year the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections slated on December 5 this year. The senator filed Senate Bill No. 453, amending Republic Act No. 9164, a copy of which was issued to reporters on Tuesday. Estrada wants the barangay and SK polls to…
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Jinggoy Estrada, Risa Hontiveros split on mandatory COVID-19 booster shots

MANILA, Philippines — Senators differed on Tuesday on a proposal to require booster shots against COVID-19 in light of the rising number of infections in the country. Senator  Jinggoy Estrada agreed with the suggestion raised by infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante while Senator Risa Hontiveros maintained she is against it. Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1626718/jinggoy-estrada-risa-hontiveros-split-on-mandatory- “I support…
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