One of former President Estrada’s best: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada describes Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma as one of the best Cabinet officials of his father, former Pres. Joseph Estrada. In throwing support to Laguesma’s confirmation before the Commission on Appointments (CA), Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Estrada said the returning DOLE chief brings…
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TESDA back to DOLE, a logical and sensible decision: Reverting back the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) as an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is a logical and sensible decision, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Estrada, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human…
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ESTRADA ON SUBJECTING JUSTICES AND JUDGES TO CA CONFIRMATION: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada says that subjecting judges and justices to the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) confirmation would not help depoliticize the selection process. Estrada expressed this position in reaction to a proposal to have members of the judiciary undergo CA confirmation following their presidential appointment…
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2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino awardees: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security Chairman, makes a special citation to the three soldier-awardees in this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos of 2022 – Technical Sgt. Joel L. Tuganan, Col. Maria Victoria P. Juan, Col. Stephen L. Cabanlet – during Tuesday’s awarding ceremony…
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Senators attend PBBM’s birthday luncheon: Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Almost perfect ang attendance ng mga senador sa imbitasyong salu-salong handog ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, Jr. para ipagdiwang ang kanyang ika-65 na kaarawan na ginanap sa Malacañang ngayong araw, Setyembre 13, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Senate President Senator Migz Zubiri) Happy Birthday…
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Jinggoy convenes Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada formally organizes Monday, September 12, 2022, the 15-man Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, the panel he headed in his 12-year stint in the upper chamber – during the 13th to 16th Congress. Slated to be taken up…
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From 2K, Jinggoy presses for 4K economic relief allowance for gov’t employees: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks to double the amount of government subsidy to state workers to augment their earnings amid the continuing rise in the cost of living, aggravated by the spike in oil prices. Estrada’s filed Senate Bill No. 1027 proposed the…
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New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada welcomes to the Senate the newly-designated United States Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson as she pays a courtesy visit Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2022, to Senate President Senator Migz Zubiri. Estrada, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Chairperson,…
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