Category: Press Releases
Ratification by the Senate of Bicam Report
Universal Health Care Act Mr. President at mga kagalang-galang na miyembro ng Senado, Maligayang...
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DFA RESCUE MISSION IN KUWAIT SHOULD NOT AFFECT OFW AMNESTY
I hope the most recent wrinkle in PH-Kuwaiti relations will not affect the amnesty extension for...
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Genuine peace a fitting tribute to SAF 44
THREE years ago, a botched police operation claimed the lives of 44 members of the PNP Special...
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THE 2018 BUDGET IS A “BUDGET FOR THE FUTURE”—SEN JV EJERCITO
Senator JV Ejercito said yesterday that the 2018 budget signed by President Rodrigo Duterte is a...
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SEN. JV EJERCITO SEEKS CREATION OF TASK FORCE ON DENGVAXIA
I am proposing the creation of a task force that will conduct a thorough, comprehensive, and all...
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JV EJERCITO: ANTI-DRUG WAR SHOULD SHIFT FOCUS ON SHIPMENTS FROM CHINA
THE campaign against illegal drugs should shift high gear by focusing on the sourced drug...
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SEN. JV EJERCITO ON THE MURDER OF 14-YR. OLD REYNALDO DE GUZMAN
I am numbed by the cold-blooded murder of Reynaldo de Guzman. Inflicting thirty stab wounds that...
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JV asks DOH: Look into the ‘mental health crisis’ in evacuation centers
I am calling on the Department of Health (DOH) to act swiftly and attend to the reported...
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MANIFESTATION OF SUPPORT OF SENATOR JV EJERCITO ON PROPOSED SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 457
RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MARAWI CITY REHABILITATION I would like to manifest my...
Read MoreJV EJERCITO EXPECTS NO MORE DELAYS IN MRT-7 PROJECT
Senator JV Ejercito said he expects there will be no more delays in the construction and completion of the MRT-7 project, a railway project that will connect Quezon City to Bulacan by 2019. Ejercito said this in the Progress...
Read MoreEJERCITO LAUDS SWIFT APPROVAL OF PASSPORT VALIDITY TO TEN YEARS
Senator JV Ejercito today lauded the Senate’s swift approval on third reading the proposal to extend the Philippine passport’s validity to ten (10) years. Ejercito welcomed this development saying that the new passport will...
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Sen. JV on Facebook
I support medical societies and health experts call for the immediate passage of the bill increasing the excise tax on tobacco products which I principally authored.
I am with you in pushing for a higher tobacco tax. We will be hitting two birds with one stone. One as a revenue generating measure and second and more importantly as a serious honest-to-goodness health measure.
This will be in support for the sustainability of the Universal Healthcare Program.
#TaxTobaccoToTheMax #UniversalHealthCare #MrHealthCare #DapatHealthTayo