FORTIFYING PH DEFENSE: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada emphasizes the urgent need to bolster the country’s defense establishment to protect the state, its sovereignty, and its citizens during a hearing on August 7, 2023. As the presiding officer of the Committee on National Defense, he outlined specific measures to modernize the 1935 National Defense Act and…
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MAKING THOSE RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses hope that the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs will be able to ascertain whether inhumane, violent, and highly irregular acts were committed by members of the Philippine National Police and other unknown individuals against Mayor Samson Dumanjug of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental. “I hope that…
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ADDRESSING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada chairs the Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development public hearing on the proposed revision of the National Apprenticeship Program, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Estrada highlighted that youth unemployment has become a significant concern for the government, necessitating focused and intensive measures to enhance the employability of…
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JINGGOY GRACES FIRST KAPIHAN SA SENADO FOR THE 19TH CONGRESS : Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada answers questions from members of the Senate media during the Kapihan sa Senado news forum Monday, June 26, 2023. Among the topics discussed were the Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System Reform Bill, the planned hiring of nursing graduates who…
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A TRUE SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joins his colleagues in paying respect to the late Sen. Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon who, he said, was guided by a moral compass that demanded accountability, transparency and fairness in his tenure in the upper chamber. Estrada said Biazon was a “remarkable” individual who believed in the power…
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RESTORING PUBLIC TRUST IN PNP: Citing the continuous decline of public trust in the police, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., during Tuesday’s continuation of the inquiry of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, May 30, 2023, on the reforms he plans to take to regain people’s trust to the…
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JINGGOY BLOCKS MOTION TO LIFT CONTEMPT ORDER: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the continuation of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs inquiry into the P6.7-billion illegal drug bust in Manila involving ranking Philippine National Police (PNP) officers, opposes the motion to lift the contempt order issued by the panel against PCapt. Jonathan Sosongco. Sosongco…
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JINGGOY ASKS SUPPORT FOR PAG-ASA ISLAND RESIDENTS Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on fellow senators to support the cause of the brave men and women of Pag-Asa island in the Kalayaan group of islands and help uplift their living condition. Estrada, who personally visited the island on May 18, maintained that it is their moral obligation, as…
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EXEMPLARY MANAGEMENT SKILLS & WORK ETHICS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada voices his support for the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of fellow lawmaker Rex Gatchalian as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the plenary session of Commission on Appointments. “I welcome the appointment of a young blood like Sec. Gatchalian,…
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WE ARE HERE TO FERRET OUT THE TRUTH: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada assures all concerned parties in the ongoing inquiry of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs into the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and other killings in the province that the panel is serious in its investigation and would never take sides.…
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