(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators are divided on the issue of whether there is a necessity to pass the divorce bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, in an interview on Tuesday, May 28 said he commissioned a survey and asked fellow senators on their stand on the issue. Those in favor of passing…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday said the divorce bill is not a priority of the Senate after the House of Representatives approved a similar measure last week. • Absolute divorce bill gets final House nod Estrada admitted he himself is against the proposed measure. “I have been — and still…
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(PANAY NEWS) MANILA – Bamban, Tarlac’s Mayor Alice Guo on Wednesday claimed she was unaware of the criminal records of her foreign business partners, as previously revealed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros. According to Guo, she only learned of the criminal records of her previous co-incorporators in Baofu Compound through a social media post of Hontiveros…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada alleged on Wednesday that controversial Mayor Alice Guo’s live-in partner, who happens to be a public official, is managing the operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in Bamban, Tarlac. “I heard from a very reliable source that the operation of Pogo in her…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Bamban Mayor Alice Guo on Monday said she was single after a senator claimed that she has a live-in partner with ties to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada earlier in the day said he received information that Guo’s partner supposedly manages POGO operations. Guo denied that she is in…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday alleged that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s live-in partner, who supposedly is a Pangasinan government official, is the one managing the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities in Bamban—a claim which Guo denied. In a hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada maintained Tuesday that neither he, the Palace, nor Speaker Martin Romualdez had a hand in the ouster of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri. Estrada also declined to give details on the circumstances behind Zubiri’s ouster and replacement by new Senate President Francis Escudero. “I need not…
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(ABANTE) Isinantabi ng bagong luklok na Senate President Pro Tempore na si Jinggoy Estrada ang alegasyon na may “outside forces” sa biglaang pagpapalit ng liderato sa Senado. “Walang outside forces. It is just among our colleagues here,” sagot ni Estrada nang tanungin ng mga reporter nitong Martes. Noong Lunes, nagbitiw sa puwesto si Senador Juan…
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(SMNI NEWS) DURING the fourth Senate Panel hearing on the PDEA Leaks, Senator Jinggoy Estrada focused his inquiries on the Personal Data Sheet of former PDEA Agent Jonathan Morales. According to Estrada, Morales lied on his PDS by claiming he was not dismissed from the PNP. “You were admitted to the PNP in 1993 and dismissed…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Senators on Monday picked Sen. Jinggoy Estrada as their new Senate President Pro Tempore, the second highest position in the chamber, replacing veteran lawmaker Loren Legarda during a surprise leadership overhaul. Estrada was “elected by acclamation” as no one opposed or challenged his nomination. Under Section 4 of Rule IV of the…
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