(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada just turned 60, and wasted no time in taking advantage of those senior citizen perks. The senator recently dined at a local restaurant and flashed his senior card to score a sweet discount on his bill. Under the law, Filipinos aged 60 and above are entitled to a 20 percent discount…
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(POLITIKO) The two warring Estrada siblings have apparently buried the hatchet. Senator JV Ejercito has extended a friendly birthday greeting to his half-brother Senator Jinggoy Estrada via social media. Estrada turned 60 on February 17. While he regards himself as the “good one,” JV described Jinggoy as the “better one” in the Senate. He wished…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada received a surprise gift from his staff ahead of his 60th birthday.
(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday urged officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and other concerned government agencies to be on the lookout for alleged “dummy” Filipino owners of placement agencies recruiting land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada raised this possibility during Wednesday’s Senate hearing following the cancellation of the recruitment license of…
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should get additional funding to upgrade and maintain its air traffic control equipment, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Friday (January 13). Estrada pushed for a bigger budget for air traffic control in light of the January 1 shutdown of Philippine airspace, which affected 65,000 passengers and nearly 300 flights. During the…
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(POLITIKO) The appointment of Carlito Galvez as Defense Secretary and the return of General Andres Centino as Armed Forces Chief of Staff will put to rest talks of unrest within the military, Senator Jinggoy Estrada said Wednesday (January 11). In a statement, Estrada welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s choice of Galvez as the new chief…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of former Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as head of the Department of National Defense (DND), saying it would quell the supposed “unrest” among senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “Galvez’s appointment, which came three days after the designation of…
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(POLITIKO) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed a Senate resolution honoring two students of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) for securing the country’s first win in the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) in Madrid, Spain. “This extraordinary accomplishment brings immense honor, joy, and pride to the country and deserves highest commendation from the Philippine Senate,”…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Marcos administration to continue its vigilant campaign against COVID-19 amid a surge in cases in China and the possible emergence of new variants. In a statement Saturday (December 31), Estrada said the government should not be complacent despite the continued easing of mobility restrictions. “Paigtingin natin ang kampanya sa…
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(POLITIKO) The passing of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Ma. Sison will may not necessarily lead to the death of the insurgency in the country, but it will “further weaken” the communist rebellion, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said on Monday. “The past few years showed that the insurgency problem, which spanned over five…
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