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Jinggoy to Teves: Surrender

(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose Jinggoy Estrada urged suspended Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves to surrender to the rule of law for him to be able to defend himself in the proper court. The reaction of Estrada came after the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) made a formal pronouncement designating Teves, his brother Pryde Henry Teves and…
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Estrada: Teves deserves ‘fair, impartial’ legal process

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, Aug. 1 expressed his belief suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., and the 12 other individuals who have been tagged as terrorists should be accorded due process of law. Estrada pointed this out after the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) designated Teves Jr. and the 12 persons…
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Jinggoy Estrada prods Teves to face charges after ‘terrorist’ tag by gov’t body

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday urged suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to face the charges against him now that he and 12 others have been declared terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council. The terror tag was in connection with the alleged involvement of Teves and other personalities in the March 2023 assassination…
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Jinggoy kay Teves: Sumuko ka na

(ABANTE) Nanawagan si Senador Jinggoy Estrada kay suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. na isuko ang sarili sa batas. Ito’y matapos mabansagan si Teves ng Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) kasama ang 12 bilang mga terorista dahil sa serye ng patayan at harassment sa Negros Oriental. “As a colleague of Rep. Teves, I implore him to…
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Foreign language course in college pushed

(MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has pressed for the inclusion of foreign language elective courses in the higher education curriculum to make college and university graduates globally competitive. The senator said a foreign language other than English should be offered as an elective course in all higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide. This will help…
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Senator: Offer foreign language as an elective course in college

(MALAYA) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Senate Committee on Education to study the viability of his proposal to include foreign language as an elective course in higher educational institutions (HEIs) nationwide to enhance the communication skills of college graduates, “This will make Filipino students adequately equipped to be 21sit-century learners. They would be able…
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Estrada wants more foreign language elective courses

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill mandating higher education institutions in the country to offer other foreign languages other than English as an elective course to prepare students in linguistically diverse workplaces. In filing Senate Bill No 2341, or the Foreign Language Education Act of 2023, Estrada said introducing more foreign languages…
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Senators set probe on Rizal boat tragedy

(ONE NEWS) “It’s sad and infuriating that this happened. The loss of so many lives is not a joke just because of negligence or maybe corruption, so we must find out in the investigation,” Sen. Grace Poe said. The Senate is preparing to investigate the deaths of 27 passengers who drowned on July 27 after…
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Senators to probe if negligence, corruption led to capsized boat

(MANILA STANDARD) Senators are demanding accountability for the July 27 Laguna Lake capsizing in which 27 people died, with Senator Grace Poe saying the committee on public services which she chairs, is ready to conduct a probe to check if there was negligence or corruption involved. She said the Senate investigation must shed light on…
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Senators set probe on Rizal boat tragedy

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is preparing to investigate the deaths of 27 passengers who drowned on July 27 after their boat capsized in Laguna de Bay in Binangonan, Rizal at the tail end of Typhoon Egay. Egay battered Central and Northern Luzon last week before exiting toward Taiwan. The motor banca Aya Express,…
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