Month: May 2023

Co-Sponsorship Speech on proposed Senate Resolution No. 618 taking into consideration Senate Resolution No. 639 commending Gilas Pilipinas

Mister President, with the indulgence of the sponsor, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 617 entitled: Resolution 618 Taking Into Consideration Proposed Senate Resolution No. 639 Entitled: Resolution Commending and Congratulating the Philippine National Men’s Basketball Team Gilas Pilipinas for winning the gold medal in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Basketball Championship.…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Resolution No. 619 taking into consideration proposed Senate Resolution Nos. 621, 622, 623, 625, and 640 congratulating the Philippine Team in the 32nd SEA Games

Mister President, with the indulgence of the sponsor, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 649 entitled: Resolution Commending and Congratulating the Philippine Delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games for ably representing the country and bringing home 58 gold, 85 silver and 117 bronze medals from the biennial meet. We are all so…
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Jinggoy seeks commendation for PH team in 2023 SEA Games

For ably representing the country and bringing home 58 gold, 85 silver, and 117 bronze medals in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada called upon colleagues to commend the athletes and the entire Philippine contingent who participated in the biennial sports meet.  “The remarkable and the entire Philippine team in the…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Resolution No. 610 Expressing the Profound Sympathy and Sincere Condolences of the Senate on the Death of Hon. Carlos M. Padilla

Mr. President, I am one with the nation in mourning the passing of Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos M. Padilla. Governor Padilla has served the country for 29 years as congressman and assemblyman.  Governor Padilla served as an assemblyman for Nueva Vizcaya in the interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984, and as a Representative for…
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WATCH | Bicam report sa panukalang batas na karagdagang disability pension ng mga beterano, ratipikado na!

Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1480 and House Bill No. 7939 – Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Principal Author and Sponsor of SBN-1480 May 31, 2023 | Senate of the Philippines PRESS RELEASE: Senate ratifies bicam report on bill increasing veterans’ disability pension…
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Sponsorship Speech: Bicam Report on Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans (SBN-1480 / HBN-7939)

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1480 and House Bill No. 7939 Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I have…
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Senate ratifies bicam report on bill increasing veterans’ disability pension

AFTER nearly three decades, disabled veterans can now look forward to getting a higher monthly pension as the Senate ratified today the reconciled bicameral conference committee report on the measure that will standardize and upgrade the benefits due to military veterans and their dependents. “Para sa mga beterano nating mga sundalo at kanilang pamilya, malaking…
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Sponsorship Speech on the Appointment of 7 Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs as ambassadors

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada  Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs  Mr. President, distinguished members of the Commission on Appointments, this representation, as your Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, presided the very first public hearing of the C.A. for the 19th Congress last August 31, 2022.  This morning, this representation presided one of the…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Courtesy call with Canadian Ambassador

Courtesy call with Canadian Ambassador: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada welcomes the new Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman when the envoy paid a courtesy call on the veteran lawmaker at the Senate on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Hartman told the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security Chairperson that Canada is looking at…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy receives a courtesy visit from EU Ambassador Luc Véron

Jinggoy receives a courtesy visit from EU Ambassador Luc Véron: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada receives a token from Ambassador and head of the delegation of the European Union to the Philippines Luc Véron during the latter’s courtesy visit at the Senate, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. As they discussed matters of mutual interest, the EU Ambassador…
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