JINGGOY QUIZZES DOTr ON FOREIGN-ASSISTED PROJECTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks clarification from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) about the reported delays on the implementation of 14 foreign-assisted projects worth P1.61 trillion. Citing news reports, Estrada said the Commission on Audit flagged the DOTr over P128.42 million in additional fees incurred due to setbacks in…
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada reviews the performance of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in chasing after violators of Republic Act No. 9239 or the Optical Media Act of 2003. In interpellating the agency’s proposed allocation under the P5.268-trillion proposed 2023 national budget, early Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Estrada moved for the suspension of Senate rules to…
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THE ABYSMAL STATE OF LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raises the issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country, noting that only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)…
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JINGGOY ON KALAHI-CIDSS PROGRAM: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada seeks assurance from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on the proper disbursement of funds of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the poverty alleviation programs of the government. During Wednesday’s deliberation of the Finance Subcommittee I on the…
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Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 presides over the hybrid hearing of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development to tackle Senate Bill Nos. 45, 136 and 945 or the Protection of Freelancers Act filed by Senators Estrada, Joel Villanueva and Win Gatchalian, respectively. The measures seek to ensure the rights of…
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P6B WORTH OF CONTRACTS QUESTIONED: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the hybrid Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry Thursday, September 29, 2022, on the alleged overpriced and outdated laptops procured by the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service quizzes DepEd Information and Communications Dir. Abram Abanil on the multiple contracts the…
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CA PANEL DELIBERATES APPOINTMENTS OF DFA CHIEF, 23 OTHERS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments’ Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over the continuation of the hybrid meeting to deliberate on the ad interim appointment of Enrique Manalo as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The CA committee…
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ESTRADA LEADS CA PANEL ON DFA OFFICIALS’ APPOINTMENTS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs, presides over CA’s hearing Wednesday, September 21, 2022, tackling the confirmation of Mylene Garcia-Albano as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan. The CA panel also deliberated the nominations of two senior officials…
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Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in a presser on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, vowed to dig deeper into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) alleged practice of “splitting of contracts” among select suppliers of the agency. He also answered questions on the upcoming commemoration of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
ESTRADA TACKLES BILL INSTITUTIONALIZING NTF-ELCAC, VETERANS’ PENSION ET AL: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, begins the deliberations on bills institutionalizing the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), rationalizing the disability and increasing the monthly pension of war veterans as well as the proposed provision of legal assistance…
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