(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Where did dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo go? Even her sister, Shiela Guo, said she doesn’t know where Alice is after they parted ways in Indonesia. In her testimony in the Senate hearing on Tuesday, Shiela said she and her siblings, Alice and Wesley, left the Philippines by sea to…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada urged the Chinese government to immediately stop its aggression against the country after the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China’s air force of “dangerous and provocative actions” against one of the Philippine military planes patrolling the Scarborough Shoal. In a statement on Sunday, Estrada…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel on public information and mass media ordered the issuance of a subpoena against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, “independent contractors” working for GMA Network, who were earlier identified as the alleged abusers of actor Sandro Muhlach. It was Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada who made the motion…
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(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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