The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has endorsed the passage of the bill mandating the construction of permanent disaster-resilient evacuation centers in all cities and municipalities in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the defense panel,...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva thanked Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio for expressing Japan's willingness to continue to partner with the Philippines in various areas. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his speech in Nihongo before the members of the Congress in a special...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, October 29 expressed belief it is best for the government to use the term “West Philippine Sea” when it pursues the filing of environmental crimes against China for the destruction of corals and other crimes in the maritime region. “The term...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, October 27 stressed the importance of maintaining peace and order during the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections, as well as during the nation’s observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day next week. In...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Under Estrada's proposed measure, local government units (LGUs) shall be mandated to allocate regular funding for the benefits and incentives of the sea wardens...
Senators on Thursday, Oct. 19, condemned the killing of 25-year-old criminology student Ahldryn Leary Bravante, who died during the initiation rites of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity. Quezon City Police District officer in charge (OIC) Redrico Maranan talks to John Arvin Kaylle Regualos...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, October 17 said China’s continuing maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea is clearly an attempt to provoke and force the Philippines to fight back and go against the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). ...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, October 11 expressed his deep sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were killed following the attack of Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel. “The tragic deaths of two OFWs in Israel...
Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 4 condemned the recent incident wherein a foreign vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat within Bajo de Masinloc, resulting in the death of three fishermen. Philippine Coast Guard personnel and residents of Infanta, Pangasinan carry the remains of the three crew...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is looking to have more severe penalties, such as life imprisonment and substantial fines, against individuals who will be found guilty of game-fixing in professional or amateur sporting events in the country. "It is imperative that we uphold the true spirit of fair play and...
A Senate panel has cited in contempt the husband of France Garcia Ruiz, the former employer of household helper Elvira Vergara due to inconsistent statements during the continuing probe into the alleged maltreatment of Vergara. Senate security officials accompanied Pablo Ruiz, husband of France...
A Senate finance subcommittee has approved the P976 million budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and its attached agencies. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the Finance Subcommittee O hearing to deliberate on the proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and...
