Tag: Senate PRIB Photo

PHOTO RELEASE: Estrada raises concern over ‘piecemeal solution’ in flood control projects

October 10, 2023

ESTRADA RAISES CONCERN OVER ‘PIECEMEAL SOLUTION’ IN FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS:Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses his concern over the “piecemeal solution” in implementing flood control projects in regions severely affected by floods. During Tuesday’s budget hearing, October 10, 2023, on the proposed P822 billion budget for 2024 of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Estrada emphasized…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy bats for renewed self-reliant defense posture program

September 28, 2023

JINGGOY BATS FOR RENEWED SELF-RELIANT DEFENSE POSTURE PROGRAM: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sponsors Senate Bill No. 2455 or the proposed Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Estrada said the bill aims to strengthen the Philippines’ defense against present and future security threats by developing a national defense industry and incentivizing the domestic production…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy grills house help’s ex-employer

September 25, 2023

JINGGOY GRILLS HOUSE HELP’S EX-EMPLOYER: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes Pablo Ruiz, the former employer of maltreated house helper Elvie Vergara, during the continuation of the public inquiry by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday, September 25, 2023. Estrada inquired why they opted to retain Vergara as an employee despite their assertion that she…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Full support for DSWD budget

September 20, 2023

FULL SUPPORT FOR DSWD BUDGET. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada fully supports the approval of the proposed P209.9 billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year in order to fulfill the agency’s mandate to provide social safety nets and poverty alleviation programs amid the rising prices during the budget deliberation…
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PRIB PHOTO: Estrada pushes for higher NACC budget

September 20, 2023

ESTRADA PUSHES FOR HIGHER NACC BUDGET: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada appeals for higher budget allocation for the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) during the Finance Subcommittee I hearing, Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Analyzing the P209.9-billion budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agencies, Estrada pointed out that the NACC budget decreased…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy refers CHR proposed 2024 budget to plenary, reschedules MTRCB deliberations

September 19, 2023

JINGGOY REFERS CHR PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET TO PLENARY, RESCHEDULES MTRCB DELIBERATIONS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the Finance Subcommittee O hearing to deliberate on the proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC), amounting to P976.3 million Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Estrada moved that the budget proposal…
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PRIB PHOTO: Accurate employees data vital to media workers welfare act

September 18, 2023

ACCURATE EMPLOYEES DATA VITAL TO MEDIA WORKERS WELFARE ACT: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada emphasizes the importance of having accurate data on the number of employees in the media industry to ensure the successful implementation of the proposed Media Workers’ Welfare Act. Estrada, who presided over the continuation of the Committee on Labor Employment and Human Resources Development hearing…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Witness protection a moral imperative

September 13, 2023

WITNESS PROTECTION A MORAL IMPERATIVE: Sen. Jinggoy Estrada raises the need to provide additional security for potential witnesses in the case of abused househelp Elvie Vergara to ensure that they can testify freely. Estrada made this call following a recent attempt on the life of Vergara’s former colleague identified only as “Dodong”, who expressed his…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy leads hearing on incidents in West PH Sea

September 12, 2023

JINGGOY LEADS HEARING ON INCIDENTS IN WEST PH SEA: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation inquiry Tuesday, September 12, 2023 into the recent aggressive actions of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada noted that the committee seeks to determine the proper course…
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PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy tackles CHR, GCG proposed 2024 budgets

September 6, 2023

JINGGOY TACKLES CHR, GCG PROPOSED 2024 BUDGETS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing on the proposed 2024 budgets of the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and its attached agency Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Under the National Expenditure Program submitted to…
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