(MANILA STANDARD) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said the planned trip of US Vice President Kamala Harris to the Philippines is a manifestation of the robust RP-US relations. He said it is an expression of the enduring alliance and strategic partnership of the two countries. “We can also view such as being consistent with the November 2021 Joint Vision Statement…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants to increase the rice allowance of policemen from 20 kilos to 50 kilos a month. “Can we not increase it to 50 kilos per month? Are we capable of doing this?” Estrada inquired during the Senate deliberation of the proposed 2023 budget of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “We’ll…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday asked his fellow senators to augment the monthly rice subsidy given to personnel of the 266,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP). During the Senate plenary deliberations on the PNP’s budget proposal for 2023, Estrada was surprised that policemen were only getting a monthly subsidy of P650, or equivalent to 20…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Won’t extra rice be extra nice? Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for additional funding for the Philippine National Police so that members of the police force would get a higher monthly rice subsidy. Estrada said he wants to increase the monthly rice allowance for cops to P1,000 from P650, which he…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada may suggest transferring the functions of the Optical Media Board (OMB) to other executive offices like the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) or the Department of Trade and Industry. “This representation may introduce at the proper time a legislative proposal to transfer the functions of the…
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(MANILA STANDARD) The Optical Media Board (OMB) should only have a budget of one peso in next year’s proposed P5.268-trillion national budget with its lackluster performance in the past year, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said Sunday. Based on his research, Estrada said in a statement the OMB “had no performance whatsoever for the past year.” “No…
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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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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada is disappointed with the poor performance of the Optical Media Board (OMB) led by Jeremy Marquez in the past year. Estrada proposed a massive cut in the OMB budget for next year after the agency’s “zero performance.”He said the agency failed to seize any counterfeit optical media, file cases, and collect…
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(SMNI NEWS) Isusulong ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang paglalaan ng piso na budget para sa Optical Media Board (OMB) sa panukalang ₱5.268-trillion national budget sa susunod na taon. “According to my research, the OMB had no performance whatsoever for the past year. No collection, no apprehension of violators, wala talagang zero performance,” paglalahad ni Estrada sa panayam ng Ano…
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(RAPPLER) MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada called on the government to revive the “ailing” Filipino film industry, proposing the removal of the amusement tax and the provision of subsidies for film workers. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, November 8, Estrada laid out what he described as “the abysmal state of our local film…
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