(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to limit the three-year fixed term for officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Estrada said it is imperative to revisit the provisions of Republic Act No. 11709 or the law strengthening the professionalism and promotes the continuity of policies and modernization initiatives…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada has questioned why proponents are rushing the approval of the proposed P275-billion sovereign wealth fund bill when senators have yet to iron out kinks and hold public debates to discuss the matter. During a DWIZ radio interview Saturday, Dec. 3, Estrada said that while he is not against…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Erwin Tulfo may not get confirmed by the powerful bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary before it adjourns for the Christmas break. “Now, honestly I don’t think he will be confirmed before we adjourn,’’ Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada told DWIZ radio in an interview…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Tuesday, November 22 called for an increase in the disability pension of disabled veterans which has remained stagnant for almost three decades already. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said there is an urgent need to upgrade the 28-year old disability pension of disabled veterans, noting that the P1,000 to P1,700 monthly pension for…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he will push for a P1-budget for the Optical Media Board (OMB) in next year’s proposed 2023 national budget. According to Estrada, the OMB had no performance whatsoever during the past year. “No collection, no apprehension of violators, none. Truly zero performance,” Estrada said in a recent interview. “One…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raised issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country. Only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) since January this year, Estrada said in…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is now seeking a Senate inquiry into the disturbing outbreak of cholera in multiple regions in the country. The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a total of 3,729 cases since January this year, or a 282 percent increase from the number of cases during the same period last year.…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is now pushing for the establishment of an online death verification system in the Philippines to help in the early detection and prevention of identity theft of persons who have already died. Estrada said he is set to file a bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Death Check (PDC)…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday, October 28 pushed for the passage of the measure seeking the establishment of a medical reserve corps in the Philippines as he stresses the importance of having medical reserves who would respond to a range of local and national emergencies, disasters and health crisis in the country. “Kaakibat…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants a Senate probe into the hostage-taking of former Senator Leila de Lima within the custodial center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) last Oct. 9. “While our police officers demonstrated swift and decisive action during a crisis situation, the incident nonetheless reflects poorly on our police organization’s capacity to…
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