A bill seeking to equip government employees with a clear understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) works, including the benefits and risks of using it, has been filed in the Senate. Senate President Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (MB file photo) In filing Senate Bill No....
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is now pushing for a measure expanding the compulsory insurance coverage for agency-hired overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Estrada filed Senate Bill No. 2948 which primarily seeks to amend the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No....
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, March 11 called on Filipinos to stay calm amid developments on the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “In this time of heightened emotions and division, I call on the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, March 10 rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s claims that the Philippine government’s actions in the South China Sea are merely theatre staged. Estrada said no amount of squid tactics can conceal the fact that China...
Senators on Sunday, March 2 denounced the Chinese social media platforms that claim China has jurisdiction and ownership of Palawan Island. “This latest baseless and inaccessible historical fiction, as asserted by our National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), on...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill banning the issuance of pre-approved credit cards to individuals who did not apply for them. Although such practice is already provided under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circulars Nos. 702 and 845 issued on December...
Senators on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 slammed the alleged reported existence of “ghost students” in the senior high school (SHS) voucher program of the Department of Education (DepEd). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed Senate Resolution No. 1316, asking...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Thursday, February 13, said the dismissal of Sandro Muhlach’s case of acts of lasciviousness against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, two independent contractors of GMA Network, does not in any way diminish the rape charges that is pending...
Sulu governor Abdusakur "Sakur" Mahail Tan said on Wednesday, February 5, that he's sure that 90 percent of people in Sulu will reject returning to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) fold. (Photo from the Office of Senator JV Ejercito) "I can assure you if you get 20...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, February 5 urged the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to focus on prioritizing public welfare and the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. Ejercito made the...
The Senate ratified on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the bicameral conference committee report on the bill resetting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Oct. 13, 2025. (Senate PRIB photo) During the plenary session, Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito said that the bicam...
Senators are looking forward to changes that would happen under United States-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Edwin Mercado, who has been appointed by President Marcos as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Senator Joseph...
