President Rodrigo Duterte – Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada

Co-Sponsorship on Senate Resolution No. 144 Expressing the Sense of the Senate Requesting the ICC to Hold Former President Duterte Under House Arrest for Humanitarian Consideration

October 1, 2025

Mr. President, I would like to associate myself with the sponsorship speeches of our colleagues and express my full support on Proposed Senate Resolution No. 144 expressing the sense of this chamber to request the International Criminal Court to hold former President Duterte under house arrest, rather than in a detention facility, to uphold the…
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Jinggoy urges colleagues to let compassion prevail in asking ICC to allow house arrest for former President Duterte

October 1, 2025

Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urged his colleagues to let compassion prevail in considering the adoption of Resolution No. 144, expressing the sense of the Senate in requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to place former President Rodrigo Duterte under house arrest for humanitarian reasons. In his manifestation of support for Senate Resolution No. 144, Estrada…
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Naging aksyon ng PNP-CIDG sa pagdakip kay FPRRD, posibleng makaapekto sa imahe ng pulisya; Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, naka-relate sa ginawang pagbabanta nang arestuhin si dating Pang. Duterte

March 21, 2025

(RMN NEWS) Sinermunan ng ilang senador si CIDG Director P/MGen. Nicolas Torre III sa pagdinig ng Senado kaugnay sa pag-aresto ng International Criminal Court (ICC) kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Kasama ang Philippine National Police (PNP) noong March 11 nang arestuhin ang dating pangulo pagkalapag nito sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) mula Hong Kong…
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Duterte’s arrest reminded Jinggoy of own arrest

March 20, 2025

(ABS-CBN NEWS) Senator Jinggoy Estrada called out CIDG Director P/MGen Nicolas Torre III on his handling of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, saying it brought back memories of when he and his father former President Joseph Estrada were arrested in 2001. At the outset, Torre maintained he handled the arrest properly. “Yes sir,…
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‘Respeto naman sa dating pangulo!’ Jinggoy Estrada disappointed with rude police arrest of Rody Duterte, recalls own ordeal

March 20, 2025

(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has scolded Police Major General Nicolas Torre III for the manner of arresting former president Rodrigo Duterte on March 11 at the Villamor Airbase. Estrada attended virtually the Senate foreign relations committee hearing Thursday (March 20) on the Philippine government’s arrest of Duterte to whisk him away to…
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Keep calm about Duterte’s arrest, Jinggoy Estrada tells Filipinos

March 12, 2025

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada called on Filipinos to remain calm following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement released shortly after Duterte’s arrest on Tuesday, Estrada said Filipinos must refrain from engaging in any form of violence, spreading misinformation, or taking actions that may only further…
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Statement on the arrest of former President Duterte

March 11, 2025

In this time of heightened emotions and division, I call on the Filipino people to remain calm and exercise sobriety as the legal proceedings unfold. We must refrain from engaging in any form of violence, spreading misinformation, or taking actions that may only further polarize our country. Like any Filipino citizen, former Pres. Duterte is…
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Statement on war on drugs probe with former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as a resource person

October 16, 2024

There have been precedents where former presidents were invited to shed light on pressing issues, so it will not be the first time for former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. And in these proceedings, the Senate has demonstrated a high level of respect towards former presidents, including my father, while pursuing crucial information. To ensure justice and…
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Senate panel eyes inquiry on ICC probe vs. war on drugs

March 29, 2023

(PNA) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada‘s SRN 492 states that the Philippines’ institutions are fully functional and more than capable to address the concerns raised by Khan, which the government formally conveyed to the ICC in a letter dated Nov. 10, 2021. “Ang paninindigan ko sa issue na ito ay batay na rin sa (My stand…
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Another resolution vs ICC drug war probe filed in Senate

February 21, 2023

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Jinggoy Estrada filed on Monday another Senate resolution seeking to protect former President Rodrigo Duterte from the drug war probe of the International Criminal Court. Senate Resolution No. 492 expresses the Senate’s “strong opposition” against ICC’s resumption of itsinvestigation into alleged crimes against humanity filed against Duterte for his bloody drug war. “It is…
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