(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Under Estrada’s proposed measure, local government units (LGUs) shall be…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Friday, October 13 said it is better to wait for the outcome of the doping case on Gilas Pilipinas’ naturalized player Justin Brownlee before jumping to any conclusions. Lawmakers made the appeal after Brownlee reportedly failed the International Testing Agency’s (ITA) doping test a day after the team won the gold…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, October 11 expressed his deep sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were killed following the attack of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. “The tragic deaths of two OFWs in Israel are a grim occurrence, and we offer…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Based on the report of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), on Oct. 2, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Filipino Fishing Boat (FFB) Dearyn was rammed…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Last Saturday, the three senators, Senator Jinggoy, Senator Robin, and Senator Lito, were present at Emar Suites Events Place on Shaw Boulevard. The three senators introduced the three bills to the body concerned. Last week, several meetings were conducted by Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Senator Lito Lapid, Senator Robin Padilla, and…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) A Senate finance subcommittee has approved the P976 million budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and its attached agencies. “The deliberation of the proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Violations Victims Memorial Commission is hereby submitted to the plenary since no other senators are willing…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) A Senate panel on Tuesday, Sept. 19 has cited in contempt France Garcia Ruiz, the former employer of household helper Elvira Vergara due to her inconsistent answers in the continuing probe into the alleged maltreatment that the latter allegedly endured. In the third hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), on Wednesday, August 30, confirmed the ad interim appointment of Romeo Brawner Jr. as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Romeo Brawner…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Voting 21-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to recognize the role of caregivers in national development. Approved on third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2019 or the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, which ensures that caregivers’ rights to decent employment are protected and which affords them monetary and non-monetary…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 28 called on Filipinos to honor the valiant efforts and heroic deeds of the country’s military veterans as the Philippines celebrates National Heroes’ Day. Estrada also said he is glad that this year’s commemoration of the country’s heroes coincided with the enactment into law of the…
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