AWARD-WINNING TANDEM. Best Actor Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Best Actress Lorna Tolentino emerge as the big winners in the recently-concluded Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards Night. “Katas ng Saudi” which stars both of them also won as the Best Picture.
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PARENTS, OVERJOYED. Aside from accomplishing a feat that is having their children graduate to college, parents were delighted to see Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, as the latter visited Cavite State University Commencement Exercises recently where he was welcomed as the guest speaker. In his... [Read More] |  |
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12-04-08 Jinggoy pushes summit to address OFW layoffs due to global financial crunch The national government must call for an emergency summit to address the current and other potential massive layoffs of Filipino workers abroad due to the global economic slowdown.
This was pushed today by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, who chairs the Senate Committee... [Read More] |  |
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Sen. Estrada's Privilege Speech on Inquirer Story "Erap hand in coup seen" Mr. President, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege in connection with the current change of leadership in the Senate.
Mr. President, in the banner headline today at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, it reads “ERAP HAND IN COUP SEEN.”
Ako po ay tumatayo ngayon upang ihayag na... [Read More] |  |
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11-07-08 Jinggoy urges Asean countries hiring OFWs to impose heaviest penalty on human traffickers Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada today called on members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to classify human trafficking as a heinous crime and impose on offenders the heaviest penalty – from a minimum of lifetime imprisonment, to a maximum of death penalty... [Read More] |  |
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11-20-08 Jinggoy aids 20 underprivileged students thru scholarship Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada awarded certificates and checks to financially-disadvantaged but deserving students recently, to assist them in financing and finishing their studies.
Collectively called “Iskolars ni Jinggoy,” twenty (20) students who came from all over... [Read More] |  |
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"JINGGOY'S TRIBUTE TO DABOY!" Jinggoy's tribute to Daboy Through his latest movie, Magkaibigan, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada wishes to impart to the Filipinos the value of friendship. The film, written and directed by Joey Reyes, was inspired by Jinggoy's friendship with the late action star, Rudy Fernandez, who died last June after... [Read More] |  |
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SENATE BILL NO. 616 -"AN ACT ENSURING SECURITY OF TENURE FOR AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES OVER LANDS AWARDED TO THEM UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CANCELLATION OF EMANCIPATION PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES OF LA LONG TITLE: "AN ACT ENSURING SECURITY OF TENURE FOR AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES OVER LANDS AWARDED TO THEM UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CANCELLATION OF EMANCIPATION PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES OF LAND OWNERSHIP AWARDS, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS... [Read More] |  |
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SENATE BILL NO. 463 - "An Act amending certain Sections of R.A. 6657, as amended, also known as the “Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Act of 1998”. Long Title: AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN (R.A. 6657), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1998’, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Scope: NATIONAL Legislative Status: PENDING IN THE COMMITTEE (7/24/2008)... [Read More] |  |
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INDIE FILMFEST Sen. Jinggoy Estrada (right) leads the launch of the First Quezon City Independent Film Festival held at Gateway Mall. Also present during the event are Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista, Mowelfund Chairperson Boots Anson-Roa, Araneta Center’s Judy Roxas-Araneta, and SM Manager Ric Camaligan.... [Read More] |  |