(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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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Can government workers expect a wage hike next year? According to Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the country’s economic managers “have already anticipated the need to allocate funds for salary restructuring in the 2025 national budget due to the escalating cost of living.” “I was informed that there is a study on this…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Thanks to “Jedis” and their “padawans,” the profits of a local drug distributor at the center of a supposedly anomalous marketing scheme steadily grew over the past years, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. Delivering a privilege speech ahead of a Senate inquiry on the issue, Estrada said that Bell-Kenz Pharma…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Medical practitioners “conniving” with pharmaceutical companies to prescribe medicines allegedly receive at least eight percent of rebates, amounting to around P2 million, based on their monthly productivity. In a privilege speech delivered during the Senate’s Monday plenary session, Senator Jinggoy Estrada detailed the controversial “multi-level marketing scheme” between some physicians and…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has signified his willingness to convince his colleagues in terms of adopting a wage hike bill from the House of Representatives, even if it would propose higher pay increase. “It’s up to them if they would adopt our version. If they adopt it, that’s well and good. If…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking a probe into the the ambush of four Army troopers in Maguindanao del Sur last month. Estrada, in his proposed Senate Resolution No. 984, said the ambush of four soldiers, identified as Private Marvin Dumaging, Private Jessie James Corpuz, Private First Class Carl Araña, and…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said Davao Del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’s call for the “withdrawal of support” to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is uncalled for. Alvarez, in a rally in Davao del Norte on Sunday, encouraged the “withdrawal of support” to the chief executive, saying doing so…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Laborers who brave the heat in their place of work deserve additional incentives or benefits, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada suggested on Monday. In a statement, the Senate committee chairman on labor appealed for compassion and understanding from employers during extreme weather conditions. Estrada warned of the health and safety risks posed by the…
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