Having steered in the Senate the concurrence to the presidential proclamations granting amnesty to rebels and insurgents, I am pleased to hear that the process facilitating their safe and lawful reintegration to our society has begun. This decisive move is not only an affirmation of our government’s commitment to peace and reconciliation but also a…
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SPEECH OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Parangal ng Sining 2025 Seda Vertis North, April 11, 2025 Magandang gabi po sa inyong lahat. To be honored by your peers is the ultimate recognition of one’s talents and achievements. On behalf of my father, former President Joseph…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has welcomed the decline in the country’s unemployment rate, from 4.3 percent in January to 3.8 percent in February as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “The continued decline in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.3 percent along with the decrease in…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Wednesday, April 9 welcomed the continued decline in the unemployment rate in the country which dropped to 3.8 percent in February 2025. “The continued decline in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.3 percent along with the decrease in underemployment from 13.1 percent to 10.1 no longer…
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The continued decline in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.3 percent along with the decrease in underemployment from 13.1 percent to 10.1 no longer comes as a surprise. As I shared during the general debate at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the country has experienced notable and…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada called on his fellow parliamentarians to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027 to 2028 term. Estrada made the appeal as he presided over the ASEAN+3 meeting during the ongoing 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union…
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Report to IPU-Asia Pacific Group Meeting TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – The ASEAN+3, which includes Southeast Asian countries along with China, Japan and South Korea, wants regional solidarity to address the urgent situation in Myanmar, which has been worsened by a recent devastating earthquake, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has said. Estrada relayed the message…
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(PNA) MANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada called on fellow lawmakers across the world to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2027–2028. The country previously held a non-permanent seat on the UNSC in 1957, 1963, 1980–1981, and 2004–2005. Speaking during the ASEAN+3 meeting…
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(MALAYA) SENATE president pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday appealed to fellow parliamentarians to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent status on the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term. Estrada made the appeal when he presided over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) + 3 meeting at the ongoing 150th Assembly of…
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(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has appealed to his fellow parliamentarians in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027-2028 term. Estrada made the appeal as he presided over the ASEAN+ 3 meeting during the ongoing 150th Assembly of…
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