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...
Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Miguel “Mike” Enriquez’s passing is a great loss to Philippine journalism which is currently besieged by fake news and disinformation, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, who filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s sympathy and...
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...
Voting 21-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to recognize the role of caregivers in national development. Approved on third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2019 or the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, which ensures that caregivers’ rights to decent employment...
The former police officer who was caught on video brandishing a gun during an altercation with a cyclist is a threat not only to the cycling community but also to the commuting public. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) “We must not accept this culture of impunity to...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 28 called on Filipinos to honor the valiant efforts and heroic deeds of the country’s military veterans as the Philippines celebrates National Heroes’ Day. Estrada also said he is glad that this year’s commemoration of the country’s...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law the bill proposing an increase in the disability pension of the country’s veterans. “The long-awaited enactment of the bill increasing veterans’ disability pension by as much as 488% marks a significant milestone in...
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights has approved the issuance of a subpoena against the members of the family who was said to have abused their household helper. Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairman of the panel, approved the motion of Sen. Joseph Ejercito Estrada, who made...
The administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was “conspicuously silent” over issues concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said on Tuesday, August 15. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) In his privilege speech at the...
Former President Joseph Estrada's sons, Senators Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 14, strongly refuted claims that their father was the chief executive who promised China in 1999 to remove the BRP Sierra Madre. Sen. Joseph Victor...
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,...
