Sponsorship Speech on the ad interim appointments of 49 officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) 12 December 2023 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph COPY OF SPEECH: https://bitly.ws/35K9G
SPONSORSHIP SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs Commission on Appointments 12 December 2023 Mr. Chairman, honorable members of the Commission on Appointments, ladies and gentlemen, this representation as Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs has the distinct privilege to sponsor the ad interim appointments of forty-nine (49) officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. …
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Forty-nine foreign service officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secured the approval of the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday. No members of the congressional body voted against the designation of the DFA officials following deliberations made by the CA committee on foreign affairs. Senator Jinggoy Estrada was the…
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49 FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICIALS FACE CA PANEL: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Commission on Appointments on the ad interim appointments of 49 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Tuesday, December 12, 2023. After entertaining clarificatory questions from its members, the committee recommended…
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𝗙𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses hope that the ongoing inquiry of his Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development into the labor dispute case involving workers of the Liberty Transport Corp. could help other labor cases get the needed attention and action from concerned government agencies. In previous hearings, Estrada highlighted the struggle of Liberty…
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Delay in the enforcement of judicial decisions on labor disputes: Labor Committee Chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides over the third public hearing on the labor dispute case involving workers of the Liberty Transport Corp. and property developer, DMCI Homes, Monday, December 11, 2023. Estrada stressed that the proceedings aim to not only assist the workers…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada tells China “to respect international law, exercise restraint, and cease all actions that jeopardize the peace and security of the region.” Amid escalating tension in a vital waterway, Senator Jinggoy Estrada is calling on China to stop its aggressive action in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada sought to defend the country’s…
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(RMN) Kinukundena ng mga senador, ang panibagong insidente ng pangha-harass ng China sa Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). Ito’y matapos na bombahin ng tubig ng China Coast Guard (CCG) at Chinese maritime militia vessels ang mga barko ng bansa na nasa gitna ng resupply mission sa Ayungin Shoal kahapon habang noong Sabado naman ay…
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(INQUIRER) No to “karoshi,” or death by overwork as the Japanese call it. This, in essence, is what Senate Bill No. 2505, or the proposed “Eddie Garcia Law” seeks to address, as well as other “abusive” work conditions in the entertainment industry. “This [bill] is a welcome development for the sector,” said actor Dingdong Dantes,…
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(CNN) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 10) — An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said China’s actions against the agency’s vessels on Saturday may have been the “most aggressive” yet, adding that they could lead to the capsizing of smaller fishing vessels. “So far sa na-experience natin, ito na po ang…
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