Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito clarified that he did not withdraw his position to object to the contempt order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy due to bashing online but it was more of "doing the right thing." In an interview on Friday, March 8, Ejercito said that he...
Sen. JV Ejercito has suddenly backed out from opposing the contempt order issued against Kingdom of Jesus Christ Leader Apollo Quiboloy. Ejercito was initially among the five senators who joined Sen. Robinhood Padilla in objecting to the contempt order which included Senators Cynthia Villar, Imee...
Senator Robinhood Padilla will only need to convince three more senators to overturn the contempt order issued against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. In a press conference, Padilla disclosed that those who have joined him in opposing the contempt order are Senators...
The Senate on Monday, March 4 adopted three concurrent resolutions favoring President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups in the country. The Senate’s concurrence happened less than three months after the President signed the presidential...
Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito has called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to temporarily stop the increase in PhilHealth premium contributions until the amendment to the Universal Healthcare (UHC) law is passed. Ejercito, principal sponsor of the UHC law, explained that the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, February 29 said some residents of San Juan City are terrorized by Mayor Francis Zamora’s “vindictive” leadership. “People are being terrorized, especially those super political…because he’s very deceiving,” Ejercito said in...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is confident that the bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana will benefit more epileptic and cancer patients in the long run once it is passed into law. Ejercito, one of the 13 senators who signed the committee report on Senate Bill No....
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his disappointment after leaders of the House of Representatives insisted on their stand on the issue of voting on Charter change. This after Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3 rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. and Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre...
The French Senate expressed its continued commitment to defense cooperation as well as to trade partnerships with the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Senate of the Philippines) This was after the Philippine Senate met with the delegation from the French Senate, who were in the country for a...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday, February 21 said she is disappointed that the Philippine delegation that participated in the 10 th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is supporting the tobacco...
Senators on Monday, February 19 disproved rumors of a current plot to replace Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, and that it will be a challenge for one to succeed. In an interview, Zubiri said that he is extremely honored to serve at the pleasure of his colleagues. He mentioned, however,...
Senators were baffled by the appearance of a government assistance program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called the Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP) which was allegedly used to gather support for the People’s Initiative (PI) drive to amend the 1987...
