New envoy to PH pays courtesy call to Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada welcomes to the Senate the newly-designated United States Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson as she pays a courtesy visit Thursday afternoon, September 8, 2022, to Senate President Senator Migz Zubiri. Estrada, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Chairperson, is among those present in meeting Carlson. The Senate looks forward to continuing discussion on how the country should manage and strengthen its alliance with the US amid the evolving geopolitical and geostrategic environment in the Asia Pacific region. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Senate President)