(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, November 12 urged the Marcos government to approach the imminent policy shift in the United States calmly instead of agitating undocumented Filipinos that would be facing an imminent immigration crackdown. “Instead of sounding alarmist, our government officials should focus on creating a comprehensive contingency plan…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada slammed officials for causing alarm about the deportation of an estimated 300,000 undocumented Filipinos once President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. Estrada said the Philippine government should instead come up with a contingency plan to assist the mass exodus of undocumented migrants back to the Philippines. “Instead of sounding…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Amid fears of mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the United States under a second Trump administration, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said the Philippine government must prepare a “comprehensive contingency plan” to help undocumented Filipinos in the US return to the country. “Madaling sabihin, pero mahirap gawin. Madaling sabihin na…
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(HEAD TOPICS) The number of unresolved cases from the Supreme Court down to the lower courts has reached nearly one million.The number of pending cases was disclosed by Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe as she defended the proposed 2025 budget of the Judiciary on the Senate plenary on Monday.It was Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada who inquired…
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(GMA NEWS) The number of unresolved cases from the Supreme Court down to the lower courts has reached nearly one million. The number of pending cases was disclosed by Senate finance committee chairperson Grace Poe as she defended the proposed 2025 budget of the Judiciary on the Senate plenary on Monday. It was Senate President…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday led the turnover of the newly developed community park in Barangay Labangal, General Santos City. The P20-million project was funded by the office of the senator. “Bukod sa Community Park, naglaan si Senator Estrada ng kabuuang P45 milyon na pondo para sa iba pang mga proyekto.…
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(DZME) Ikinalugod ng mga senador ang pagpapalabas ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng Executive Order para sa tuluyang pag-ban sa mga POGO sa bansa. Sa kabilang dako, sinabi ni Sen. Risa Hontiveros na marami pang dapat linawin sa kautusan. Una aniya ay kung exempted ang mga PAGCOR-operated and licensed casinos sa pagpapatakbo ng offshore online…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for following through with his promise to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) that became a front for organized crime. Estrada thanked the President for signing Executive Order No. 74, which outrightly banned Philippine offshore gaming, internet gaming, and other offshore gaming…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Several senators on Friday praised President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing of two landmark laws that assert the country’s territorial integrity and rights over all its maritime zones, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Earlier, Marcos signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act (Republic Act 12064) and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act (RA 12065).…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Philippine senators are optimistic about the prospects for stronger and more dynamic relations between the country and the United States under Donald Trump’s administration. “The election of Donald Trump with a clear and commanding mandate should bring healing and stability to the United States, which, in recent years, has been polarized by diverging…
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