(THE MANILA TIMES) FDCP’S 2025 PARANGAL NG SINING There’s always a unique energy to industry gatherings, but last Thursday’s Parangal ng Sining by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) felt unusually intimate despite its grandeur. Held at Seda Vertis North, the 2025 ceremony wasn’t just a parade of achievements — it was an…
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(MANILA TIMES) (UPDATE) SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Resolution 1290 seeking to honor the late movie icon Gloria Romero, the “Queen of Philippine Cinema.” Romero, Gloria Anne Galla in real life, passed away on Jan. 25. She was 91. Senator Estrada said that Romero had a significant role in enriching Philippine cinema…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATORS expressed outrage on Saturday over the possibility that dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo might seek reelection next year despite being stripped of her title and being charged with serious crimes, including human trafficking. “It seems that Alice Guo has not stopped defrauding the people, even though she is in jail,” said…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said that the person who helped dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo escape is a “holder of five passports.” The senator said this unidentified person carried passports supposedly issued by Saint Kitts and Nevis both located in West Indies, China, Cyprus,…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) THE Senate bill seeking to prohibit the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons, authored by Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, gained the support of a science expert, along with concerned government agencies. During a public hearing by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on the proposed ban…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATE leaders on Wednesday criticized the P35 minimum wage daily increase of private sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB). Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday said that the wage increase was “grossly inadequate,” arguing that the paltry increase falls significantly…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada said on Thursday that the “new model” to ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was nothing but a disinformation campaign by the Chinese government. “Let us reassert that Ayungin Shoal is an integral part of our exclusive economic zone, a fact that has been unequivocally upheld by…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) Sen. Jinggoy Estrada has filed Senate Bill 2634 seeking the refurbishment of the fire-damaged Philippine General Hospital (PGH). “As the largest government tertiary hospital in the country and the only national referral center for tertiary cases, we must ensure that PGH provides high-quality medical and health care services. The recent fire incidents…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jinggoy Estrada is optimistic the landmark legislation that will protect the workers in the movie and television industry will be enacted before Congress adjourns sine die. The proposed Eddie Garcia Law will not go through bicameral conference deliberations after the House of Representatives adopted the bill’s Senate version. Estrada, who is…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) MANILA, Philippines: The 24-member Senate is set to start plenary debates on a bill mandating the private sector to implement a P100 daily minimum wage increase in the private sector. This comes after the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources on Wednesday endorsed the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2534,…
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