CONSTRUCTION of permanent typhoon-resilient and earthquake-proof evacuation centers for every city and municipality will soon be mandated following the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of a measure proposing such. “Philippines, for the third straight year, topped the list of almost 200 countries in the world for being the most at-risk nation to extreme…
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I am deeply relieved of the Sandiganbayan Special Fifth Division’s decision finding merit in my motion for reconsideration and acquitting me of the direct and indirect bribery charges. This ruling reaffirms the innocence I have consistently maintained throughout the ordeal, which spanned a decade, as I sought to prove the baselessness of the accusations against…
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SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to revoke the passport issued to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and request the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to put her on its red notice list. Estrada made the call following the statement of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada renewed his call for the passage of a measure that addresses the discrepancy in the grant of cash incentives for national athletes, whether they have disabilities or not. “Sa kakatapos na Summer Olympics sa Paris, France, pinatunayan ng mga nagsilahok nating mga atleta na kaya nilang makipagsabayan sa…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution commending and congratulating the country’s delegation in the just-concluded Paris Olympics, saying that the 22-athlete delegation accomplished the best and strongest showing yet in the Philippines’ 100 years of participation in the world’s biggest multi-sport event. In bringing home two gold and two bronze…
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FOR bringing anew honor and prestige to the country in the Paris Olympics, Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio earned a Senate Medal of Excellence, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Hours after Petecio was named bronze medalist in the women’s 57kg division, Estrada filed Senate Resolution No. 1122 seeking to confer her with the highest expression of…
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FOR giving the Philippines’ third medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said boxer Aira Villegas deserves to be conferred with the Senate Medal of Excellence. Villegas gave a gallant fight against 2021 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye to bag bronze during Wednesday’s semifinals of…
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SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s sympathy and condolences on the death of renowned star-maker Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde, more popularly known as “Mother Lily.” “Mother Lily continues to be an inspiration not just to producers and stars but also aspiring filmmakers, artists, and workers for her trailblazing…
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SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed resolutions conferring Carlos Yulo with the Senate Medal of Excellence, the highest expression of national appreciation for his outstanding achievement of being the first-ever Filipino athlete to win two gold medals in the Olympics. “Yulo’s outstanding achievement at the world’s biggest sporting event should be celebrated by the entire…
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THE continuing malpractice of hospitals which “detain” patients – dead or alive – due to unpaid medical bills has prompted Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada to push for a measure that would give the anti-hospital arrest law more teeth. “Despite the existence of the law for 17 years now, the same illegal practice…
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