(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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(MANILA STANDARD) CAREGIVERS all over the country can now look forward to better working conditions, better benefits, and protection against all forms of abuses following the enactment of a law ensuring their rights and welfare, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. He noted that this is a big step in improving the condition of Filipino caregivers.…
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(MANILA STANDARD) TAGUIG City officials led by Mayor Laarni Cayetano are thankful to Senator Jinggoy Estrada for allocating P10 million for residents suffering from cancer and those in need of surgery or therapy. Some 1,300 patients in the city received cash assistance during the distribution ceremony held at Dueñas Gymnasium in Barangay Central Signal Village…
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(MANILA STANDARD) SENATOR Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has been pushing for the legislation of a P1,000 monthly hazard pay to all duly-appointed barangay tanods. Estrada stressed that the village watchmen deserve such incentive due to their hazardous duty in ensuring peace and order in the community. “The barangay tanod greatly contributes to the peace and order,…
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