Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has called on lawmakers to approve additional funding for mental health programs to strengthen the services, as more Filipinos continue to battle mental health challenges. Ejercito made the call after meeting today, Thursday, November...
The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will adopt a “first in, first out” approach in hearing all ethics complaint that are now pending before the panel, Senate deputy majority leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. Ejercito, newly elected chairman of the Senate ethics committee,...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to fight cyberbullying, fake news and online defamation in the country in a bid to protect vulnerable users especially the youth. In filing Senate Bill No. 1474, or the “Anti-Online Hate and Harassment” bill, Ejercito sought to...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV”Ejercito has called on government agencies to immediately address the “dangerous disconnect” in the management of water resources. Ejercito said the lack of coordination between flood control projects and agencies with technical expertize in...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Wednesday, October 22 he has no issue as to whoever will lead the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee which is now investigating the anomalies in the government’s flood control projects. “Ang posisyon ko po, kahit sino ang maupo,...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has called on the government to fast-track the creation of a Department of Water Resources Management that will unify all water-related functions of government. Ejercito renewed his call for the creation of the department which he...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito got the support of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his push to institutionalize a long-term national infrastructure master plan. The proposal was embodied under Senate Bill (SB) No. 2 or the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, October 14 called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate the alleged involvement of some of its resident auditors in the multi-billion peso anomalous flood control projects. During the Senate’s hearing into the proposed budget of COA...
The Commission on Audit (COA) will soon require all its employees to file detailed conflict-of-interest declarations, part of a series of reforms following anomalies uncovered in the country 's flood control and infrastructure projects. COA Chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba said this on Monday,...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday, October 7 cited in contempt two persons believed to have been used by smugglers as their “dummy” after they refuse to divulge the full name of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) official they used to transact with. Cited in contempt were Lujin Arm...
Senators on Monday, October 6 pushed for a full funding of the Department of Migrant Workers’ (DMW) assistance programs as they stress the need to give overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) consistent and timely legal, medical and welfare support. Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV”...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III remains confident with the support of the majority bloc that put him in the Senate leadership. He said this on Monday, Oct. 6, amid coup rumors that spread over the weekend on social media. Including Sotto, there are 15 senators in the majority, while...
