The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill increasing the disability pension of veterans. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said that after nearly three decades, disabled veterans can now look forward to getting a higher monthly pension, as Senate Bill No. 1480 seeks...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now seeking passage of the bill that seeks to impose heftier fines and imprisonment of up to 20 years for any person who would be found illegally wearing, selling and manufacturing uniforms of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 22 called on his colleagues in the Senate to give their “unwavering support” to the full development of the Pag-asa Island. In a privilege speech at the Senate, Estrada recalled his visit to the island last May 18, where he observed the current...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada The chairman of the Senate National Defense Committee on Saturday, May 20, asked his colleagues in the 24-member Senate as well as other government officials to visit the Pag-asa island chain in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to see its dilapidated buildings hit by storm...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has called on lawmakers to consider legislating a value-added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for foreign tourists to boost visitor arrivals in the Philippines. Estrada said granting a rebate of the 12 percent VAT on goods they bought from the country, similar to...
The Senate on Monday, May 15 approved on third and final reading the bill proposing a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. With 21 affirmative and zero negative votes, Senate Bill No. 1480 or the proposed Act Rationalizing the Disability...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to impose a jail term and fine amounting to as much as P5-million against cyber criminals who target users of digital financial services or electronic wallets. In filing Senate Bill No. 2171 or the proposed Bank Accounts, Electronic...
The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources has “approved in principle” the bill seeking for a P150 across-the-board wage increase for all private sector workers in the country. The panel, which is headed by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, will now discuss the proposed...
A bill seeking to pursue an ideal textbook-student ratio in all public schools in the country is now being pushed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Senate Bill No. 2075 primarily seeks to realize the ideal 1:1 student-textbook ratio by mandating that all textbooks and...
A bill seeking to compel telecommunication companies (Telcos) and internet service providers (ISPs) to provide automatic refund to subscribers who experience service interruptions has been filed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, author of Senate Bill No. 2074, said Telcos and ISPs...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) officials have not learned from past mistakes, Senator Grace Poe said. Poe said the power outage at the NAIA Terminal 3 today, Monday, May 1, shows another disruptive failure of the airport systems causing...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, April 26 urged the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to ensure that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Sudan who have been displaced in the armed struggle in Sudan would be given livelihood assistance. Estrada, chairperson of...
