(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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(ABS-CBN) Nasa plenaryo na ng Senado ang panukalang batas na magrerepaso sa disability pension ng mga beteranong may kapansanan. Sa kanyang sponsorship speech, sinabi ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada na hindi makatarungan ang buwanang pension na P1,000- P1,700. Sabi ni Estrada, kung isasaalang-alang ang mataas na halaga ng pamumuhay ngayon at lagay ng kanilang kalusugan, kakarampot…
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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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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed two separate resolutions commending Filipino athletes, among them a group of young chess players, who recently won in international sports tournaments. Estrada filed Senate Resolution Nos. 309 recognizing the success of boxers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio, both silver medalists in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Hergie Bacyadan at…
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(ABANTE) Hinimok Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang kanyang mga kasamahan sa Senado na repasuhin ang pensyon ng mga beteranong may kapansanan na tatlong dekada nang hindi nababago. Sabi ni Estrada, isang matinding kawalan ng hustisya para sa mga benepisyaryo ang buwanang pension na ang kasalukuyang halaga ay naglalaro lamang sa P287. Ang P1,000 hanggang P1,700…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday called on the government to increase the monthly pension of World War II veterans, who have been receiving only P1,000 to P1,700 a month for defending the country from the Japanese invaders in the 1940s. Estrada said the benefit that the living military veterans and their families had been…
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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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(DAILY TRIBUNE) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday filed a measure seeking to level the playing field among able-bodied athletes and those with disabilities relative to the granting of cash incentives. In a statement, Estrada stressed that athletes with disabilities who joined in international competitions and brought pride to the country should not be discriminated. “Our…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada is seeking to increase the cash incentives given to para athletes that secure podium finishes in international sports competitions, bringing it to the same level as those given to other national athletes. In filing Senate Bill No. 1442, Estrada seeks to amend the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits…
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