Breach of executive session confidentiality: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada enjoined colleagues to take appropriate steps to address what he described as a clear violation of Senate rules when matters discussed in a closed-door caucus Monday afternoon, November 6, 2023, saw print in an online news portal. “Kahit tsismis ‘yan o gossip ‘yan, walang problema sa…
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With the ‘PBA Legends’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes a breather from his busy schedule Tuesday, November 7, 2023 to join Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri in the latter’s office at the Senate to have photo taken with two of the so-called Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends, Francis “Mr. Clutch” Arnaiz (leftmost) and former San…
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Undas 2023: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada visits the resting place of his grandparents, the late Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez, parents of former First Lady and Senator Dra. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito-Estada, at the Iba Municipal Cemetery in Iba, Zambales on Wednesday, All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2023. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada).
Jinggoy pushes for institutionalization of ‘Bantay Dagat’ volunteers: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files a bill seeking to institutionalize “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers as force multipliers to civilian law enforcement agencies protecting municipal waters of coastal municipalities from abuse and destruction. In his Senate Bill No. 2464 or the proposed Bantay Dagat Welfare and Incentives Act,…
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ESTRADA RAISES CONCERN OVER ‘PIECEMEAL SOLUTION’ IN FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS:Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his concern over the “piecemeal solution” in implementing flood control projects in regions severely affected by floods. During Tuesday’s budget hearing, October 10, 2023, on the proposed P822 billion budget for 2024 of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Estrada emphasized…
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JINGGOY ON MANILA BAY RECLAMATION PROJECTS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada posits questions about flooding and pollution related to the reclamation projects in Manila Bay and other areas recently suspended by the President during a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. (Office of Senator…
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Jinggoy conducts final hearing on Eddie Garcia Bill: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the continuation of the public hearing of the Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development on the Eddie Garcia bill on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Estrada stated that the committee aims to conclude the hearing on the measure which seeks to establish…
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Jinggoy leads the Senate in honoring the 10 Outstanding Filipinos: In times when trust in government institutions may waver, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that the Metrobank Foundation’s 10 Outstanding Filipinos for 2023 are the pillars upholding the foundations of democracy and good governance. “They exemplify what public service should be—a selfless commitment to the welfare…
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Were they not lying? Elvie’s employer’s polygraph tests say otherwise: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada reveals the results of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) polygraph tests of employers of alleged abused kasambahay Elvie Vergara yielded results indicative of deception to answers to some pertinent questions. In the continuing public inquiry on Monday, September 25, 2023,…
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FULL SUPPORT FOR DSWD BUDGET. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada fully supports the approval of the proposed P209.9 billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year in order to fulfill the agency’s mandate to provide social safety nets and poverty alleviation programs amid the rising prices during the budget deliberation…
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