(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada says he is one with Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, in enhancing the capabilities of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and in helping it “keep up with the changes” in the film industry brought about by new technologies, streaming, and digital…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, rang the alarm bells on alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada called out officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on the matter in the wake of the recent case of slain OFW Jullebee Ranara…
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(JOURNAL NEWS ONLINE) UUMPISAHAN nang talakayin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development ang panukalang batas na magbibigay proteksyon laban sa pang-aabuso, harassment, karahasan at pagsasamantala sa mga caregiver sa bansa. Kasabay nito, sinabi ni Committee chair Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na kasama rin sa gagawin nilang pagbusisi ang pagkakaroon naman ng kaukulang…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jinggoy Estrada bared Thursday that one of the alleged “favored” suppliers of the Department of Education (DepEd) has cornered close to P6 billion in contracts for the agency’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) requirements. Estrada said the IT supplier was awarded DepEd contracts several times, with the aggregate amount of these deals totaling…
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(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Tuesday paid tribute to the five volunteer rescue workers who perished in the line of duty at the height of Super Typhoon Karding. In Senate Resolution 234, Padilla lauded the heroism of Narciso Calayag Jr., Jerson Resurreccion, Marby Bartolome, George Agustin and Troy Agustin of the Bulacan Provincial…
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