(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Several senators and ambassadors expressed concern and denounced the collision of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday. The incident happened during a regular and routine Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre at around…
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(GMA NEWS) Lawmakers on Sunday condemned the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) attempt to thwart an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resupply mission that resulted in a collision in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the CCG’s actions not only violated maritime norms and international law but also posed…
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(NEWS KO) Ipinahayag ito ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada matapos banggain ng Chinese Coast Guard ang barkong inarkila ng Armed Forces of the Philippines para sa resupply mission sa Ayungin Shoal sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Estrada, chairman ng Senate committee on national defense and security, ang naturang aksyon ng Chinese Coast Guard ay hindi…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 22) — A critic of Senator Jinggoy Estrada was convicted of cyber libel for statements made against the lawmaker in 2020. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Estrada over Jessant So’s Facebook posts where he described the lawmaker as “magnanakaw, abusado at corrupt na opisyal at isang kandidatong maagang nangangampanya (a thief,…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 22) — Several lawmakers on Sunday condemned China’s latest blocking maneuvers against Philippine vessels en route to BRP Sierra Madre, which ended in collisions off Ayungin Shoal. In a statement, Senator Risa Hontiveros stressed that the China Coast Guard (CCG) was at fault in the recent incident as the Philippine…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Under Estrada’s proposed measure, local government units (LGUs) shall be…
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(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada pushed for the institutionalization of “Bantay Dagat” volunteers or sea wardens as force multipliers to civilian law enforcement agencies in protecting the country’s waters from abuse and destruction. Estrada, chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security and author of Senate Bill 2464 or the proposed “Bantay…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to institutionalize the provision of incentives for sea wardens was once again filed in the Senate. Bantay Dagat, otherwise known as sea wardens, are people who have undergone training programs on coastal fisheries and law enforcement and who voluntarily work as deputized fishery law enforcers. Senator Jinggoy Estrada,…
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(PNA) MANILA – Every coastal local government unit (LGU) shall have its community-based volunteer group, trained by the national government and non-government organizations if a measure filed by Senator Jinggoy Estrada is passed into law. Estrada said Senate Bill 2464, or the “Bantay Dagat Welfare and Incentives Act,” seeks to mandate the Bantay Dagat or Sea…
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(ABANTE) Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala si Senate Committee on National Defense Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa paninagong insidente sa West Philippine Sea (WPS) sa pagitan ng Philippine Navy at Chinese Navy kung saan gumawa ng dangerous manuevers ang Chinese Navy. Nitong October 13 nagsasagawa ng regular rotation at resupply mission ang BRP Benguet (LS507) nang kanilang mamataan…
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