(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has lauded the commitment made by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in upholding the country’s territorial claims over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “Atin ang West Philippine Sea,” stressed Estrada. The senator pointed this out after the President made the same declaration during the third State of the Nation…
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Reports on the recent arrangement between our government and China reached through consultations regarding resupply missions to BRP Sierra Madre stationed at Ayungin Shoal represent a significant step in ensuring peace and stability in the West Philippine Sea. This is a pragmatic solution as it will now ensure our troops stationed aboard our grounded naval…
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I am more than satisfied in the President’s SONA. I am grateful to the President for recognizing the Senate’s swift action in concurring to his presidential proclamations granting amnesty to former rebels and we eagerly look forward to its effective implementation which will pave the way for lasting peace and reconciliation. I am proud to…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Sunday, July 21 that he hopes to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tackle the issue regarding the daily minimum wage increase in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “Sa darating na ikatlong State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Marcos Jr.,…
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Jinggoy calls for solidarity among Filipinos in Italy: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada calls on thousands of migrant Filipinos in Italy to demonstrate solidarity amid increasing tension in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada made the call on June 30, 2024, during the culmination of the month-long commemoration of the country’s 126th anniversary of…
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(PNA) MILAN, Italy – Filipinos abroad must show to the world their unity and love for country to maintain the freedom the Philippines earned 126 years ago. Senator Jinggoy Estrada made the call as he joined some 15,000 overseas Filipino workers who attended the weekend “Sandiwa Fiesta Sa Europa” to wrap up their one-month commemoration of…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senate President Pro Tempore and Defense Committee chairperson Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday he was deeply outraged and extremely troubled by the latest hostile actions of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) near Ayungin Shoal. “This is an unacceptable act of aggression, a direct affront to our sovereignty, and a blatant violation of our…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada could not hide his anger at China for its latest aggression in the West Philippine Sea that resulted in a Navy sailor getting hurt. Estrada was reacting to reports that Navy personnel, including one who lost a finger, were injured because of a high-speed ramming incident by the…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators condemned the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent “hostile actions” in the recent resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal that led to injuries on the part of Filipino troops. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of the AFP public affairs office confirmed that a member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when a…
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I am deeply outraged and extremely troubled by these latest hostile actions by the China Coast Guard near Ayungin Shoal. This is an unacceptable act of aggression, a direct affront to our sovereignty, and a blatant violation of our rights under international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). …
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