Better salary scale for gov’t social workers: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks to amend the Magna Carta for Public Social Workers in hope of providing for a better salary scale for government social workers who he says are overburdened and underpaid. In filing Senate Bill No. 1922, Estrada said those passionately working hard to alleviate…
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‘Great friends just pick up where they left off’: It’s been five years since former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada last saw his friend, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The two are seen catching up and trying to pick up where they left off when they last saw each other in September 2018 when the former…
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Jinggoy joins call in postponing jeepney phaseout: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in his manifestation during Tuesday’s plenary session, February 28, 2023, joins colleagues’ call to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the planned phase out of all traditional jeepneys by June 30 this year. “Although we believe that it is imperative…
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‘Let us support our students who strive to finish their studies’: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada backs bill that will make unlawful the practice of “no permit, no exam policy” in public and private schools saying that a learner’s inability to pay tuition and other fees should never be a hindrance to the completion of their…
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Jinggoy files resolution expressing the Senate’s strong opposition vs ICC probe: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files Resolution No. 492 expressing the Senate’s strong opposition to the decision of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) to resume its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the country related to the war on drugs of the Duterte administration.…
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Amendments in RA 11709 seek to prevent the forced retirement of a number of enlisted personnel: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada justifies the need to amend RA 11709 saying that specific provisions of the law if retained, will result in the forced retirement of a big number of the current 135,000 non-commissioned or enlisted personnel of…
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Jinggoy pitches for mental health offices in SUCs: Due to the rising incidence of Filipino students struggling with mental health issues, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada proposes the establishment of mental health offices (MHOs) in the campuses of all state universities and colleges (SUCs). Estrada recently filed Senate Bill 1508 to ensure easy access to mental…
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Consultative meeting with the AFP: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense, holds a consultative meeting with officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) along with senior and junior military officers Friday, February 3, 2023, at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club House in Tejeros Hall in Camp Aguinaldo. Among…
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PH should keep a database of sex offenders: To monitor and track sex offenders in the community, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada files Senate Bill 1291 proposing the establishment of a national database of sex offenders, a piece of easily available and accessible information to local law enforcement agencies and their foreign counterparts. Under the proposed “National…
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Rumblings within military: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada inquires into reported rumblings within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to which Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. answered in the affirmative during Tuesday’s hearing in the Senate, January 17, 2023. Estrada, presiding over Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation’s proceedings that…
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