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Senate passes bill limiting fixed terms in AFP to chief of staff, 4 others

(GMA NEWS) The Senate on Monday approved on the third and final reading the bill limiting the coverage of the three-year fixed term in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).advertisement Senate Bill 1849, which seeks to amend Republic Act 11709, garnered 17 votes, zero negative votes, and zero abstentions. Under SB 1849, the fixed terms in…
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Senate approves bill fixing kinks in 3-year fixed terms for AFP officers

(POLITIKO) The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed measure seeking to address the concerns of senior military officers on the three-year fixed terms of the chief of staff and other top officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the author of Senate Bill No. 1849,…
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Pag-amiyenda sa fixed term ng mga opisyal ng AFP, lusot sa Senado

(ABANTE) Inaprubahan na sa ikatlo at pinal na pagbasa ang iang panukala na siyang reresolba sa ‘term of office’ ng Chief of Staff at ilang pangunahing opisyal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Inaprubahan na sa ikatlo at pinal na pagbasa ang iang panukala na siyang reresolba sa ‘term of office’ ng Chief of…
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Senators file reso condemning spate of political killings in PH

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and 14 other senators strongly condemned the recent spate of killings and attacks against government officials through Senate Resolution No. 517. The resolution was sparked by the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo by armed assailants last Saturday. In Senate Resolution 517 introduced today, Monday, March…
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Hazing bawal sa mandatory ROTC bill – Jinggoy

(NET25) Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang hazing at anumang criminal acts sa ilalim ng mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Ito ang pahayag ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada kasabay ng pagtitiyak na nakapaloob sa panukalang mandatory ROTC ang pagpapataw ng maximum penalty kung masasangkot sa hazing. Iminungkahi ni Estrada na dapat mahigpit na ipatupad ang Anti-Hazing Law…
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Pro-ROTC senators not budging in plan to make program mandatory again

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Some senators defended Friday the administration-backed measure to make the Reserve Officers Training Corps program mandatory again in the face of calls from some groups and other lawmakers to drop this plan following the hazing death of Adamson University student John Matthew Salilig. Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, who is leading committee…
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Good times for old friends: Erap, Anwar reunite in PH

(POLITIKO) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took time off from his packed schedule Wednesday (March 1) to see an old friend, former President Joseph Estrada, in Makati City. Senator Jinggoy Estrada said his father and Anwar had a private dinner with him, former Trade Secretary Jose Pardo and the lawmaker’s brother, Jude. Jinggoy described the…
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‘Pure evil’: Senators condemn death of student by alleged hazing

(ABS-CBN) MANILA (2ND UPDATE) — Senators condemned Wednesday the alleged hazing death of chemical engineering student John Matthew Salilig, whose body was found Tuesday in a vacant lot in Cavite more than a week after he went missing.  I urgently call on our law enforcement to immediately hunt down and arrest the suspects behind the…
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Pagtatayo ng permanenteng evacuation centers isinulong

(PILIPINO STAR NGAYON) MANILA, Philippines. Upang hindi na mailagay pa sa alangin ang buhay ng publiko tuwing may kalamidad, nais ng dalawang mambabatas na magkaroon ng permanenteng evacuation centers na kukupkop sa mga maaapektuhan ng krisis. Inihain nina Gabriela partylist Reps. Emmi de Jesus at Luzviminda Ilagan ang House Resolution 696 kung saan inaatasan ang…
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Jinggoy backs expansion of MTRCB powers

(JOURNAL NEWS) SENATOR Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada says he is one with Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, in enhancing the capabilities of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and in helping it “keep up with the changes” in the film industry brought about by new technologies, streaming, and digital…
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