Some senators are now pushing for bipartisan support on the measure that seeks to ban and criminalize the use and production of chemical weapons. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said the enactment...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to further strengthen workers' rights to form unions and protect them from any form of harassment. In filing Senate Bill No. 2735 or the proposed “Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers’ Act,”...
A total of 21 service contracts awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) to Solar Philippines are in the process of termination. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada asks questions during the Finance Subcommittee E briefing held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Estrada not only...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) The China Coast Guard (CCG) must be held accountable for its unprovoked attacks on Philippine assets in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
It’s only a rumor until it becomes a reality. This, according to Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, is how he dismiss reports of a rumored attempt to oust him. “If it’s a rumor it didn’t happen. If it happens then it becomes a reality. But for the meantime, it’s a...
In less than 10 minutes, a Senate finance subcommittee has approved the Office of the President’s (OP) proposed P10.5 billion budget for 2025. xecutive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday, September 23, 2024, presents the proposed budget of the Office of the President for 2025 amounting to P10.5...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, September 23, denied rumors he is replacing Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero as head of the Upper Chamber. Estrada said as far as he is concerned, he is comfortable with the present Senate leadership. ...
Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora (left), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Facebook) Taguig City 2nd district Rep. Pammy Zamora has a big problem with Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada insistence that...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) should be restored following a proposed significant cut in the House of Representatives. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Estrada said that while he cannot speak...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, September 1 said the Philippine government has enough reasons and evidence to bring the repeated and unprovoked dangerous actions of the Chinese Coast Guard before international courts. Estrada pointed this out after Chinese...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2727, the proposed law on Magna Carta of Commuters, which would uphold the rights of commuters by providing them with inclusive, affordable, safe, and accessible public transportation. The bill was introduced by...
