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CHR urged to make “strong statement” vs. abortion

(PNA) MANILA – Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday urged the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to issue a “strong” statement against abortion before the Senate will reconsider approving the Commission’s 2024 proposed budget. The CHR’s PHP934-million budget for next year was deferred during plenary debates on Tuesday after a previous statement by CHR Executive Director Jacqueline…
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PRIB PHOTO: Senate receives two pivotal maps related to the Philippines’ arbitral case against China

π—¦π—˜π—‘π—”π—§π—˜ π—₯π—˜π—–π—˜π—œπ—©π—˜π—¦ 𝗧π—ͺ𝗒 π—£π—œπ—©π—’π—§π—”π—Ÿ 𝗠𝗔𝗣𝗦 π—₯π—˜π—Ÿπ—”π—§π—˜π—— 𝗧𝗒 π—§π—›π—˜ π—£π—›π—œπ—Ÿπ—œπ—£π—£π—œπ—‘π—˜π—¦’ 𝗔π—₯π—•π—œπ—§π—₯π—”π—Ÿ π—–π—”π—¦π—˜ π—”π—šπ—”π—œπ—‘π—¦π—§ π—–π—›π—œπ—‘π—”:The Office of Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada officially hands over replicas of the 1735 Murillo-Velarde and the 1875 Carta General del Archipelago Filipino to the Senate Library Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Donated by the Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs (IMOA), these maps…
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PANOORIN | Presscon sa Senado ukol sa ibiniting 2024 budget ng CHR dahil sa posisyon sa abortion

Presscon sa Senado ukol sa ibiniting 2024 budget ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) dahil sa posisyon sa abortion 15 November 2023  Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Eyan Talavera

On the issuance of PH passports, PSA-issued birth certificates to foreigners

Reports on alleged illegal acquisition of Philippine passports using fraudulent birth certificates are not merely a violation of our immigration laws; it is a potential threat to our national security.  This is a serious break that not only undermines the integrity of our immigration system but poses significant risks to our nation’s security. Our passports…
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CHR budget stalled over exec’s abortion decriminalization stand

(GMA NEWS) The Senate has deferred the approval of the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) P944-million proposed budget for 2024 due to the body’s stand favoring the decriminalization of abortion.advertisement It was Senator Alan Peter Cayetano who raised the issue of abortion during the plenary debates on the 2024 national budget, citing the statements madeby CHR…
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Senate delays CHR budget over lack of explicit anti-abortion stance

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines β€” The approval of the Commission on Human Rights’ budget once again faces a delay as senators, concerned about the CHR’s past calls to examine the impact of the country’s abortion ban on marginalized women, argued that the human rights body must first issue a strong stance against abortion before budget talks…
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Senate defers CHR budget deliberation over abortion stance

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA β€” The Senate on Tuesday deferred the deliberation on the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) P934 million budget next year after senators asked for a clear stand on the issue of abortion. During the plenary debates, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano asked CHR budget sponsor Sen. Jinggoy Estrada about an alleged statement made…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy defers CHR’s P934 million proposed 2024 budget

Jinggoy defers CHR’s P934 million proposed 2024 budget:Β SenatorΒ Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, finance vice chairperson, halts in defending before colleagues the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) P934-million proposed budget after learning of commission’s previous statement supporting the decriminalization of abortion in the country. Estrada, during the plenary debates on the proposed national budget on Tuesday, November 14,…
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PHOTO RELEASE: MTRCB, FDCP budgets deemed submitted

During the marathon plenary session on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada answered questions from colleagues while defending the proposed 2024 budgets of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), amounting to P130 million and P215 million, respectively. Estrada took just over…
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CHR budget deliberation deferred until it has ‘strong stand vs abortion’

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines β€” The Senate on Tuesday evening deferred its deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) until the agency comes up with a β€œstrong stand against abortion.” It was Senator Jinggoy Estrada, sponsor of CHR’s budget, who made the motion to defer the deliberation on the commission’s…
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