The Senate is urged to investigate alleged fake endorsements that use the names and likeness of some celebrities sans their permission as seen on social media. Actor and Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for this, describing the spread of the same as "alarming" in filing Senate...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 30 cautioned the Marcos administration against rushing the plan to further liberalize the sugar industry by allowing industrial users to import their own sugar needs to alleviate price increases amid moves to tax sugary food and...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s signature on the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill is now the only thing left before the copy of the measure is transmitted to Malacañang for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s approval....
At least two senators said they support the proposal to bring to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly the country’s problem with China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara (Senate PRIB Photo) “It’s one option that we can take into...
Senators are now seeking a refund of all the charges collected by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for its uncompleted transmission projects. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian made the suggestion noting that the government has been looking for ways to lower the prices of electricity in...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, May 25 reiterated his call for Congress to revisit the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), noting that it has failed to bring down the cost of electricity in the country. Ejercito said it is “possible to amend” the law “because...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 22 pushed for the modernization and automation of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Ejercito said he is certain that modernizing the operations of the BOC will address corruption in the agency as “human discretion” in critical operations and...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito temporarily took over Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva's role after the latter got downed by Covid-19. Villanueva became the ninth senator to be infected by the coronavirus disease as infections continue to rise nationwide. Villanueva was not physically...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, May 10 sponsored the proposed Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units (LGUs) or Senate Bill No. 2165, one of the priority measures of the Marcos administration. The bill primarily seeks to institutionalize the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8 criticized the relocation of three historic monuments in San Juan honoring Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, revolutionary general Emilio Jacinto, and nationalist writer Dr. Jose Rizal. Ejercito expressed his disappointment after seeing the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8, lamented the lack of improvement in the sugarcane industry in the Philippines with the problem being shifted to sugar importation. The sad situation persists despite the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 10659 (Sugarcane Industry...
(Unsplash) Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor ‘’JV’’ Ejercito laments China’s bullying tactics against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels and Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "Ang nakakalungkot dito ang China laging ipinapalabas na tayo ay magkaalyado,...
