(DZME 1530) Hindi pabor si Senate Committee on Labor chairman Jinggoy Estrada sa ipinapanukala ni Health Secretary Ted Herbosa na bigyan ng temporary license ang mga nursing graduate na nakakuha ng 70% hanggang 74% sa board exam. Kasabay nito, hinimok ni Estrada si Herbosa na huwag magpadalos-dalos sa isyu dahil buhay ng tao ang nakataya…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Rumors continued to swirl Monday about an alleged leadership coup at the Senate, which came as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri was still in Washington DC, on an official visit. The persistent speculation in the upper chamber was that Zubiri would be ousted during the opening of the 2nd Regular Session of the…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Active military and uniform personnel (MUP) rejected the proposed five percent contribution for their pension as proposed by the administration’s economic managers to address fiscal collapse, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday. During the Kapihan sa Senado forum, Estrada said stakeholders have a lot of concerns with the five to nine percent…
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(GMA NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needed to appoint a permanent secretary of agriculture amid the persistent problems in the sector such as smuggling. Marcos had taken on the post since he assumed the presidency, saying the sector’s problems were severe enough and that agriculture was a priority…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 26) — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday dismissed rumors tagging him in a supposed coup to oust Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri. “May mga tsismis, may nagma-Marites sa akin na ako raw ang papalit. Walang katotohanan ‘yun,”Estrada said during the Kapihan sa Senado press conference. “You can ask every…
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(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Tiniyak ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada nitong Lunes na hindi maapektuhan ng panukalang reporma sa military and uniformed personnel (MUP) retirement and pension system ang mga kasalukuyang retirees. Ani Estrada, chairman ng Senate Committee on National Defense, hindi na sasaklawin ng repormang ito ang mga retirado na at matatanggap pa rin nila ang…
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(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — (UPDATED) Several senators on Monday denied alleged rumors of unseating Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri when Congress resumes session next month. “Walang ganon na usapang magkakaroon ng kudeta dito sa Senado. The members of the majority are fully supportive of Senate President Migz Zubiri. There is no truth to that, wala…
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(ABANTE) Mariing itinanggi ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na siya ang papalit kay Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri sa gitna ng umuugong na pagpapalit ng liderato sa Senado sa pagbabalik ng sesyon sa Hulyo 24. Bukod kay Estrada, may tsismis din na si Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda ang papalit sa Zubiri bilang susunod na…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has received a flurry of complaints about extortion and other abuses allegedly perpetrated by people posing as law enforcement officers. Determined to tackle the concern head-on, Estrada proposed stiffer penalties against those caught unlawfully wearing military and police uniforms. “Not a few came to my office complaining that persons, wearing uniforms…
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(REMATE) SA Senate Bill No. 2249 na inihain ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada ay maaari nang maging voluntary contributor ang tinatayang nasa 166,000 na non-career employees na nasa pamahalaan sa GSIS o Government Service Insurance System. Nais ng senador na amyendahan ang probisyon ng Republic Act No. 8291 o ang GSIS Act of 1997 partikular ang…
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