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The Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, chaired by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, discusses bills seeking the grant of discount to indigent job applicants on charges for certain government-issued documents. The panel is also set to tackle bills providing for accident and life insurance coverage for construction workers. (Joseph B. Vidal/Senate Social Media…
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𝗕𝗨𝗭 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗢𝗕𝗦:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in defending his affirmative vote for the third reading approval of Senate Bill No. 2572 (SBN 2572), or the proposed Bulacan Special Economic Zone and Freeport (BuZ) Act, said he supported the measure because he believes that it could generate more than a million jobs for Filipino…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed gratitude for colleagues’ support on House Concurrent Resolution No. 20, adopting Presidential Proclamation 404 granting amnesty to former CPP-NPA-NDF members. Estrada also thanked Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity, Sec. Carlito Galvez, and other agencies for ensuring that the amnesty measure will not remain as…
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𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗙:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his full support for the appointment of former Senator Ralph Recto as secretary of the Department of Finance (DoF). Estrada said that if it were up to him, he would endorse Recto’s confirmation immediately, but he could only speak for himself considering that he is just one…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗣𝗣-𝗡𝗣𝗔-𝗡𝗗𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada answered queries from colleagues as he defended House Concurrent Resolution No. 20, a measure seeking to grant amnesty to former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Joseph B. Vidal/Senate Social Media Unit)

𝗖𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦, 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗗𝗙𝗔 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦:  Commission on Appointments’ Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presided over the panel meeting on the nominations and ad interim appointments of eight officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The panel recommended the plenary confirmation of foreign affairs officials’ nominations…
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𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗛𝗟, 𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada in voicing his support for the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 946, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and South Korea, emphasized the strong partnership between the two nations evolving from collaboration in labor, trade, and defense. “Though the ties between our…
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𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦:  Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada extended his gratitude to his colleagues for supporting the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution Nos. 19, 21 and 22 concurring with Presidential Proclamation Numbers 403, 405 and 406 which grant amnesty to the members of the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP-RPA-ABB), the…
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𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, defended before the Senate plenary measures calling for Congress’ concurrence in two presidential proclamations granting amnesty to former rebels who have committed crimes in furtherance of their political beliefs. Estrada answered questions from his colleagues on House Concurrent Resolutions which deals with the…
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𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦, 𝗝𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗚𝗢𝗬 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗣𝗡𝗣 Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, appealed to policemen to contribute in restoring the public’s trust and confidence in the Philippine National Police following the spate of deaths in police operations. The Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs was investigating the death of 15-year-old John Francis…
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