Jinggoy holds ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon in high esteem: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his admiration for former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon whom the Senate gave honors for his outstanding global contributions during Tuesday’s plenary proceedings, February 27, 2024. Estrada revered Ban’s unwavering commitment to uphold the ideals of the UN imprinting a…
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Epic moment in the Senate: On a rare occasion, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada interpellates his younger brother, Sen. JV Ejercito over alleged anomalies surrounding the distribution of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in San Juan City during Tuesday’s plenary session, February 27, 2024. Sen. Jinggoy moved to have all 21 barangay chairmen…
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Honoring PH’s Father of Sanitary Engineering: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada leads the unveiling of the portrait of his grandfather, the late Emilio Ejercito Sr. – hailed as the Father of Sanitary Engineering in the Philippines – at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Medical Center Department of Pathology and Laboratory (DPL) on February 15, 2024. The…
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Saludo sa Kawal Pilipino Foundation: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada poses with wounded soldiers currently recuperating at the V. Luna General Hospital (also known as Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center) and recipients of P10,000 financial assistance from the Saludo Kawal Pilipino Foundation Inc., during a visit on February 15, 2024. SKPFI, a non-profit organization established by…
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‘Amnesty is the best policy’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors four committee reports recommending the adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 19, 20, 21 and 22 concurring with Presidential Proclamations 403, 404, 405, and 406, respectively. The said proclamations grant amnesty to some 2,000 former members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), 400 ex-combatants of Moro…
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Alleged extortion of MILF on their ex-members: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada takes to task the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Secretariat in investigating claims on alleged “cut” in the P100,000 cash grant given to rebel returnees. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, urged the concerned officials during Tuesday’s public…
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Celebrities extol Senate’s approval of Eddie Garcia Bill: Notable movie and television personalities extolled the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of proposed Eddie Garcia Law, a measure that will protect the rights and welfare of entertainment industry workers. Garcia’s wife Lilibeth (center, in purple blazer) holds a copy of Senate Bill No. 2505.…
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New legislated wage hike in the offing: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that the bill mandating a P100 daily pay increase for minimum wage earners in the private sector will not only impact the lives of those directly affected but reverberate throughout the communities, stimulate local economies, and ensure that people would have more money in…
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Flowers for the ladies of the PH Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada surprises his female colleagues with a bouquet of 20 Ecuadorian roses on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, before their afternoon plenary session. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey Javelosa)
DEBATES ON P100-DAILY PAY HIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada rationalizes to colleagues during Tuesday’s plenary debates on Senate Bill No. 2534, February 13, 2024, the need to legislate a P100-daily increase for minimum wage earners saying that the workers’ actual daily pay which ranges from P306 to P610 had already been eroded by…
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