(MALAYA) SENATORS who belong to the majority bloc in the Senate yesterday assured Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri of their continued support when the Second Regular Session of the 19th Congress opens next month as they dismissed rumors of a leadership change in the upper chamber. Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said talks of a change…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said the proposed five percent monthly contribution of active military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) to fund their pension is worrisome and maybe a big burden to them. Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado media forum, Estrada, chairman of the Committee on National Defense, said mandating active MUPs to contribute…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday called on his colleagues to serve as “role models of professionalism” after former Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon criticized what he said was the “erosion of the prestige of the Senate as an institution” and the “lack of decorum” among some senators. “Each member should take responsibility for their…
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(MALAYA) A wage increase is a sure threat against efforts to invite more investors, according to business groups. In a May 17, 2023 letter to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, heads of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Federation of Filipino- Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Employers Confederation of the Philippines, IT & Business Process Associationof the Philippines,…
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(MALAYA) THE Senate yesterday passed on third and final reading a proposed measure seeking seeks to increase the monthly disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. Voting 21-0-0, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 1480 or the proposed Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans which seeks to amend RA 6948 or an Act Standardizing…
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(MALAYA) SAYING it puts the country “in a bad light,” Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday pushed law enforcement agencies to investigate the reported presence of cryptocurrency scam hubs in the country and called for their immediate dismantling. In a statement, Estrada said law enforcement agencies should locate the illegal centers and knock them down and…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has filed a proposed measure seeking the publication of laws on the online version of the Official Gazette and of newspapers so they can be widely disseminated. Estrada said Senate Bill No. 1645 seeks to amend the Civil Code and Administrative Code of 1987 as he underscored the need to…
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(MALAYA) THE Senate committee on national defense and security, peace, unification and reconciliation yesterday recommended at least five amendments to Republic Act 11709 which sets fixed terms for the Armed Forces chief and other key military officials. Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, panel chairman, said the recommendations were based on Committee Report No. 23 of Senate…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday urged his colleagues to support the upgrading of the monthly pension of disabled war veterans that has been in effect for the past 28 years. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 1480 under Committee Report No. 11 or an Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, which seeks to amend…
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(MALAYA) VOTING 20-0-0, the Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading the mandatory registration of SIM cards, a measure passed by both houses of Congress in the 18th Congress but was vetoed by former President Duterte due to the provision on the registration of social media accounts. Last September 5, the House of Representatives…
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