(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gen. Romeo Brawner, the first chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who will have a fixed term of three years in office. Brawner will serve until 2026. While Brawner’s confirmation process lasted more than three hours,…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has signed into law a measure increasing the monthly veteran’s disability pension by as much as 488 percent. Republic Act (RA) 11958 or “An Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, Amending for the Purpose RA 6948 or An Act Standardizing and Upgrading the Benefits for Military Veterans and…
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(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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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — A new bill filed at the Senate seeks to institutionalize technical vocational and livelihood training programs for rehabilitated drug dependents to increase their chances of finding gainful employment. Senate Bill 2276, filed by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, provides incentives to establishments that will employ rehabilitated drug dependents who graduate from technical-vocational education…
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(PHILSTAR) CEBU, Philippines — At least seven senators have expressed their support for Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco of the Department of Tourism amid the controversial tourism campaign video. Those who continue to have trust on Frasco include Senators Bong Go; Ramon Revilla, Jr.; Robinhood Padilla; Francis Tolentino; Pia Cayetano; Sonny Angara; and Jinggoy Estrada. Go, a…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should conduct an inquiry into the alarming proliferation of fake and misleading online celebrity endorsements and deceptive social media postings in relation to the advertisement and sale of various unregistered food and drug products, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday. Estrada has filed Senate Resolution 666 for an appropriate Senate…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is calling for Senate hearings into false advertising for food and supplements that claim endorsements by doctors and online personalities to sell these products. Estrada said in a press release that he filed Senate Resolution No. 666 in response to the “alarming proliferation” of ads and fake social…
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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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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Comments on a seeming lack of decorum at the Senate should be seen as constructive criticism, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said Sunday while also stressing that lapses in protocol reflect the diversity of the upper chamber of Congress. Estrada, a former Senate president pro tempore and who was often presiding officer at…
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(PHILSTAR) PAG-ASA ISLAND, Kalayaan, Philippines — Senate national defense committee chairman Jinggoy Estrada visited yesterday this tiny island-community in Palawan to see for himself what needs to be done to beef up its defenses and protect the livelihood of its citizens being threatened by encroaching Chinese coast guards and militia ships. The senator arrived on…
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