Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the country is still committed to peacefully resolving regional conflicts through dialogue and diplomatic channels. He mentioned this amid the government's shift from internal security to territorial defense. Estrada earlier joined...
Senators are divided on the issue of whether there is a necessity to pass the divorce bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, in an interview on Tuesday, May 28 said he commissioned a survey and asked fellow senators on their stand on the issue. ...
Senators on Tuesday, May 28, lauded the signing of Republic Act 11996 or the "Eddie Garcia Law" -- a measure instituting policies for the protection of movie and television workers. Sen. Robinhood Padilla considered this "very good news" for workers in the movie and television industry. Padilla -...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 28, said he is keen on questioning the father of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo regarding the citizenship of his wife, Amelia Leal-Guo. Estrada had earlier asked the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
A Senate panel has released from detention Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales and former National Police Commission (Napolcom) employee Eric "Pikoy" Santiago who were both cited in contempt for lying. The two were released ahead of Congress’ sine die adjournment on...
Ex-PDEA agent Jonathan Morales (Senate PRIB photo) A Senate panel on Monday, May 20, cited former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales in contempt for continuously lying. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada made the motion during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Saturday, May 18, that China's reported move to allow its Coast Guard to detain those who will illegally enter the waters under its jurisdiction was an "illegal act" in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....
The Sandiganbayan reset to June 21 the resolution of the demurrer to evidence filed by then Senate president and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile who sought the dismissal of his P172 million plunder case. The resolution of Enrile's demurrer, which had been allowed by the...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has approved in plenary session the ad interim appointments of 16 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). All of the officials hurdled the deliberations led by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the CA Committee on Foreign...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada lambasted on Monday, May 13, former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent Jonathan Morales for bringing up his case conviction in relation to the pork barrel scam....
Senators expressed support for President Marcos' pronouncement that the Philippines has no plan to put any kind of cannon on its ships. Sen. Francis Tolentino said it's a "pragmatic" and "responsible" decision made by the President to consider the prevailing situation calculated to maintain the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 6 expressed confidence there is sufficient time to study the proposal seeking a new round of salary increases for government workers. Estrada pointed this out after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated that any...
