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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(BUSINESS MIRROR) The Senate defense panel chairman on Monday assailed the China Coast Guard’s latest stunt after its boats conducted reckless maneuvers that put in peril the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra. The incident “once again put the lives of Filipino maritime personnel at risk, [and] displayed a blatant disregard for maritime safety and international norms.…
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada appealed to his fellow parliamentarians to support the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027-2028 term. Estrada issued the appeal as he presided over the ASEAN+ 3 meeting during the ongoing 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary…
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PH chairs ASEAN+3 meet in IPU Assembly: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada presides as chair during Saturday’s ASEAN+3 meeting, April 5, 2025, in the ongoing 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The meeting served as a platform for dialogue and cooperation among the parliaments of ASEAN member states and their three dialogue…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators condemned on Monday, April 7, the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) “dangerous maneuvers” on a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in its latest act of aggression off the coast of Zambales on Sunday, April 6. The PCG ship, BRP Cabra, has been shadowing a CCG vessel with bow number “3302” off the coast…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada prodded the Philippine government on Monday to raise before the International Maritime Organization (IMO) China’s latest aggression near Panatag Shoal, also known as Scarborough Shoal. The incident involving a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol ship reportedly caused a…
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The China Coast Guard’s latest stunt, which once again put the lives of Filipino maritime personnel at risk, displayed a blatant disregard for maritime safety and international norms. This reckless behavior is deeply concerning and warrants unequivocal condemnation. Our government should take decisive action by bringing this matter before the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The…
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