Month: March 2023

PRIB PHOTO: Jinggoy defers nominations, ad interim appointments of forei

JINGGOY DEFERS NOMINATIONS, AD INTERIM APPOINTMENTS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada leads the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing Wednesday, March 8, 2023 on the nominations of Bienvenido Tejano as Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and Manuel Antonio Javier Teehankee as the country’s representative to the World Trade Organization…
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Co-Sponsorship Remarks: OTOP Philippines Act

Mr. President, it is an honor to be a co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1594 under Committee Report no. 14 submitted by the Committees on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship; Local Government; and Finance which provides for the “OTOP Philippines Act of 2022”. This representation filed Senate Bill No. 286 with a vision to promote the…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Resolution Nos. 480, 483, 487, 498: Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Mister President, with the indulgence of the author and sponsor, I would like to ask to be made co-author and co-sponsor of Senate Resolution No. 480 taking into consideration Senate Resolutions Nos. 483, 487 and 498. I am one with my colleague/s in the expression of our profound sympathies in the death of thousands of…
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Amyenda sa AFP fixed term, lusot na sa Senado

(ABS-CBN) Pasado na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ang panukalang batas para sa fixed term ng Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff at ilan pang opisyal. Sa inaprubahang Senate version, ibinalik sa 56 years old ang retirement age maliban sa Chief of Staff at commanding generals ng tatlong major services and superintendent ng…
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Panukalang fixed-term sa mga top officials ng AFP, aprubado na sa Senado

(RMN) Lusot na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ng Senado ang Senate Bill 1849 o ang panukalang batas na nag-aamyenda sa fixed-term ng Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff at iba pang matataas na opisyal ng Hukbong Sandatahang Lakas. Sa inaprubahang bersyon ng Senado, ibinalik sa 56 na taong gulang ang retirement age ng…
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Senate passes bill limiting fixed terms in AFP to chief of staff, 4 others

(GMA NEWS) The Senate on Monday approved on the third and final reading the bill limiting the coverage of the three-year fixed term in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).advertisement Senate Bill 1849, which seeks to amend Republic Act 11709, garnered 17 votes, zero negative votes, and zero abstentions. Under SB 1849, the fixed terms in…
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Bill amending law on AFP officers’ tour of duty gets Senate nod

THE Senate on Monday unanimously approved on second and third reading the measure that will address the “unintended consequences” of a new law concerning the term of office of the Chief of Staff and other key officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and uphold at the same time the intent of Republic…
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Manifestation on the Approval on Third Reading of Senate Bill No. 1849

First of all, I would like to thank my colleagues in this august body, led by our Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri for allowing this representation to push for the passage of this very important bill and of course to our Majority Leader for proposing, as a messenger, the amendments. And of course, to our…
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Senate approves bill fixing kinks in 3-year fixed terms for AFP officers

(POLITIKO) The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed measure seeking to address the concerns of senior military officers on the three-year fixed terms of the chief of staff and other top officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the author of Senate Bill No. 1849,…
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