(MANILA STANDARD) Three senators of the 24-member upper house on Monday denied being part of a plot to unseat Senate President Francis Escudero. In separate statements to the media, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senators Loren Legarda and Cynthia Villar quashed rumors they were out to remove Escudero who was elected to the…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada expressed doubts on the Filipino heritage of Cassandra Li Ong, who appeared for the first time in the joint public hearing of the upper chamber regarding allegations of human trafficking linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Ong, the representative of Lucky South 99 POGO hub in…
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(MANILA STANDARD) THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday lauded Senator Jinggoy Estrada for filing Senate Bill No. 2633 or An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of the Out-of-School Youth to recognize, protect, and promote the rights of out-of-school youth. The proposed measure aims to empower and encourage children unable to attend school to contribute…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Citing an increase in the number of Filipinos experiencing involuntary hunger, which rose to 14.2 percent in March 2024 from 12.6 percent in December last year, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sought to donate excess edible food to charity. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) refers to involuntary hunger as experiencing hunger…
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(MANILA STANDARD) A proposed legislation titled “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act” has been filed in the Senate, which aims to set the criteria allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada introduced the measure under Senate Bill No. 2643. It intends to establish an improved…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senate President Pro Tempore and Defense Committee chairperson Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday he was deeply outraged and extremely troubled by the latest hostile actions of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) near Ayungin Shoal. “This is an unacceptable act of aggression, a direct affront to our sovereignty, and a blatant violation of our…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Gaslighting seems to be the latest tactic employed by China to divert public attention from their latest act of bullying. China has been caught on video harassing Filipino troops as they tried to intercept the supply packages airdropped by a military aircraft for those stationed in the BRP Sierra Madre. “China must immediately…
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(MANILA STANDARD) In a unanimous vote, the Senate passed on Monday Senate Bill No. 2505, or the proposed legislation aimed at protecting the welfare of workers in the movie and television industry, which will be known as the “Eddie Garcia Law.” Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada authored the measure, which was named after the late veteran…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Instead of a jail term, Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants just a fine to be imposed on any journalist found guilty of libel, thus removing the penalty of imprisonment. Saying civil damages are enough, Estrada filed Senate Bill No 2521, or an Act Abolishing the Penalty of Imprisonment in Libel cases Against Community Journalists,…
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