Jinggoy receives a boost on his proposed Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada receives support today, Monday, September 16, 2024, from officials of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and a representative of The Asia Foundation for his proposed measure to establish evacuation centers for every city and municipality across country. Estrada’s proposed…
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Another feather in his cap: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, together with his parents – former President Joseph Estrada, former First Lady and erstwhile Senator Dra. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito Estrada, and sister Jackie – witness the donning of ranks ceremony of his younger brother, Jude, on September 5, 2024. This event marked Jude’s promotion from…
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Jinggoy questions the need for an executive session with Alice Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses misgivings in allowing dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo to testify in an executive session of the Senate committees investigating her alleged involvement in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town. Allowing an executive…
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Jinggoy inquires on Alice Guo’s ‘friendship’ with Sual, Pangasinan mayor: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on her ties with Sual, Pangasinan Mayor Liseldo Calugay during Monday’s continuing Senate probe into her alleged involvement in the operation of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town, September 9,…
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Jinggoy endorses MTRCB budget to plenary: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has endorsed for plenary consideration the proposed P164 million budget of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. During the briefing of MTRCB’s 2025 budget, Estrada underscored the importance of the agency’s role in empowering…
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Jinggoy accepts Jojo Nones’ apology; signs release order: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada signs the release order for humanitarian consideration of Jojo Nones, one of Sandro Muhlach’s alleged abusers, a few hours after receiving and accepting the latter’s letter on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, apologizing for his disrespectful behavior towards the upper chamber leader during Tuesday’s…
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JDV, a champion of the cause of peace: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in co-sponsoring Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Senate Resolution No. 1142, honoring former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., cites the crucial role that the latter played in securing a peace agreement with the once secessionist group Moro National Liberation Front…
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Jinggoy questions Zhang Mier a.k.a. Shiela Guo: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks Zhang Mier, alias Shiela Leal Guo, about the circumstances surrounding their escape from the Philippines to evade authorities. At the maiden hearing of the Senate subcommittee on justice on the cancelation of the passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Alice Guo…
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Stiffer penalties vs sexual harassment: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is considering a review of existing laws against sexual harassment, aiming to introduce stiffer penalties. Estrada mentioned this during Tuesday’s continuing probe on the Sandro Muhlach case on August 27, 2024. This comes as more TV networks reported to the Committee on Public Information and Mass…
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Cash assistance to students and senior citizens in Navotas: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada extended P3,000 to 1,075 Navoteños under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Thursday, August 22, 2024. The beneficiaries comprised students and senior citizens from 18 barangays of Navotas City. (Office of…
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