Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Even without the enactment of a law, the Philippine National Police (PNP) should make it a requirement to have those sent to anti-drug operations use body-worn cameras, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Monday, April 17. Estrada said the Supreme Court (SC) already...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is seeking the publication of laws, as a prerequisite of effectivity, in the online version of the Official Gazette as well as websites of newspapers of general circulation. Estrada said this could be done through amendment to...
Senators are now keen on pushing the passage of a bill seeking to establish the country’s first ever Center for Autism as the number of cases of persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Philippines rises. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Senators Joseph Victor...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, April 3 said the Senate will start tackling the various bills seeking to provide a unified system for separation, retirement, and pension of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) services next month in the committee level. Estrada, chairman of the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, March 31 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to conduct a thorough probe into the fire that engulfed the ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province late Wednesday night. At least 31 persons were killed and 230 were...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, March 31 reiterated the need for the creation of the proposed Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Estrada said a coordinated effort among government agencies will help facilitate a proactive response to public health emergencies....
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), whose current assets are not enough to patrol the country’s territorial waters and protect Filipino fishermen against foreign aggressors. Estrada said given the recent developments in the...
Senators are more likely to agree to amend the 1987 Constitution through a constituent assembly (Con-ass) than having to introduce changes to it through a Constitutional convention (Con-con). Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada pointed this out saying he can only anticipate how the government will have...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said he believes the current laws against hazing has sufficient penalty provisions for those who would be found guilty of involvement in hazing activities. Estrada pointed this out in response to the father of John Matthew Salilig, who said he is in favor of reviving...
A bill mandating the establishment of polling precincts exclusively for senior citizens and accessible for persons with disabilities (PWDs) has been filed in the Senate. Senate Bill No. 1642, filed by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada specifically seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10366,...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa chided on Friday, March 3, groups and individuals who called for the scrapping of the bill reviving the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) following the death of an Adamson University chemical engineering student to hazing. Sen. Ronald...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, February 24 expressed his support to proposals that seek to declare as unlawful the policy of a "no permit, no exam” in all public and private schools. Estrada reiterated that a learner’s inability to pay his or her tuition and other school fees...
