(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has expressed support for the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the House of Representatives not to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. “Sang-ayon ako sa hindi pagtuloy ng impeachment,” said Estrada. “There are many pressing problems in our country that need to be addressed not only by…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill that proposes the creation of a nationwide network of food banks that can be tapped during disasters. “The Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world, and time and again, we have seen how delays in the delivery of aid exacerbate the…
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(POLITIKO) The Senate approved on Tuesday (November 26) approved House Bill 10800 or the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which will allocate a PHP6.352-trillion national budget for next year. With 18 affirmative votes, zero negative, and one abstention, the 2025 GAB is now set to be discussed in a bicameral conference between the Senate and…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada is praying that the country’s top two leaders would end their political squabbling. Estrada said the country would only suffer if there is political instability following Vice President Sara Duterte’s tirades and kill remarks against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez. “Ayaw…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has lauded the diplomatic efforts of the Philippine government to save death row convict Mary Jane Veloso and bring her home from Indonesia. “I commend the ongoing efforts of Malacañang to facilitate the return of Mary Jane Veloso to our country,” Estrada said on Wednesday (Nov. 20). “This…
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(POLITIKO) Former San Juan mayor now Senator Jinggoy Estrada has decried the alleged proliferation of flying voters in San Juan for next year’s elections. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the budget on Monday (Nov. 18), Estrada said registered San Juan city voters sharply increased to 109,640, or an increase of 32.13 percent in 2022…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has questioned the existence of the Optical Media Board (OMB), saying it is time to abolish the agency. During the OMB budget deliberations in the Senate plenary on Tuesday (Nov. 12), Estrada said the OMB’s mandate of cracking down on film piracy is no longer needed in the…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada slammed officials for causing alarm about the deportation of an estimated 300,000 undocumented Filipinos once President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. Estrada said the Philippine government should instead come up with a contingency plan to assist the mass exodus of undocumented migrants back to the Philippines. “Instead of sounding…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday led the turnover of the newly developed community park in Barangay Labangal, General Santos City. The P20-million project was funded by the office of the senator. “Bukod sa Community Park, naglaan si Senator Estrada ng kabuuang P45 milyon na pondo para sa iba pang mga proyekto.…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for following through with his promise to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) that became a front for organized crime. Estrada thanked the President for signing Executive Order No. 74, which outrightly banned Philippine offshore gaming, internet gaming, and other offshore gaming…
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