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...
A Senate panel on Tuesday, Sept. 19 has cited in contempt France Garcia Ruiz, the former employer of household helper Elvira Vergara due to her inconsistent answers in the continuing probe into the alleged maltreatment that the latter allegedly endured. Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo said on Wednesday, Sept. 6 that he supports the idea of increasing the confidential funds of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), stating that P1 million is not enough for the agency. Sen. Raffy T. Tulfo speaks with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) during the hearing of the...
The companion of slain teenager 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar told a Senate panel on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that the police investigator formerly handling the case altered the statement that he gave regarding the incident. Sonny Boy Aguistilo (Screenshot from the YouTube Live of the Senate...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 7 renewed his push for the modernization of the country’s military assets so it can effectively deter all kinds of threats and provocations in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate Committee...
A bill seeking to optimize the leisure rights of senior citizens by granting them a 20 percent discount on travel tax is now being pushed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in filing Senate Bill No. 2379, said the bill aims to encourage the elderly to travel, explore new places,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, Aug. 1 expressed his belief suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., and the 12 other individuals who have been tagged as terrorists should be accorded due process of law. Rep. Arnolfo Teves, Jr. at a Senate...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks the inclusion of foreign languages as an elective course in all higher education institutions in the country. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) Senate Bill No. 2341, or the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Sunday, July 23 said he is looking forward to hear from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. his programs for job creation, poverty reduction, economic growth plans and his plans to address the current security tension in the West Philippine Sea. ...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, July 23 urged Filipinos to remain vigilant against the threat of the Covid-19 despite the lifting of the state of public health emergency in the Philippines. On Saturday, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced the lifting of the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a measure making discriminatory acts in the hiring and dismissal of indigenous people (IPs) from work unlawful. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) “To exclude any person from any employment...
