(MANILA TIMES) THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointment of two ambassadors and one senior Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official. The CA confirmed the nomination of Mersole Mellejor as ambassador to Nigeria, with concurrent jurisdiction over Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Equatorial…
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(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the nominations of two ambassadors and the promotion of one Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official. This, after the CA committee on foreign affairs endorsed the following appointments and promotions to the plenary: · Philippe Jones Lhuillier – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs Commission on Appointments August 9, 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 nominations and ad interim appointment of three (3) officials of the Department of…
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Sponsorship Speech on the nominations and ad interim appointments of 3 DFA officials August 9, 2023 | Senate of the Philippines Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: PRIB/ Senate of the Philippines | IG: senateph
SENATE TACKLES CAREGIVERS’ WELFARE BILL: Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada defends Senate Bill No. 2019, or the proposed Caregiver’s Welfare Act, during Tuesday’s plenary August 8, 2023. The bill seeks to institute policies that would protect and ensure the welfare of caregivers in the practice of their…
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(SUNSTAR) THE reported deployment of Filipino cadets and military officials to study and undergo training in Beijing has worried some senators amid issues of China’s aggressiveness and harassment of Philippine vessels and troops in the West Philippine Sea. In a Senate hearing on the proposed National Defense Act and the revitalization of the Self-Reliant Defense…
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Makiisa sa pagdiwang ng ‘Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa’: Hinihikayat ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang kanyang kapwa senador na gamitin ang pambansang wika sa kanilang mga talakayan at diskurso sa Senado sa buong buwan ng Agosto bilang ambag ng mataas na kapulungan sa pagdiriwang ng ‘Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa.’ Ang pagpapahalaga sa katutubong wikang pambansa…
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Jinggoy joins colleagues in airing frustration over China’s continuing bullying in WPS: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada shares his colleagues’ frustrations in the relentless belligerence of the Chinese government against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels delivering supplies to military troops stationed on BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. “The Philippines has a continuing foreign policy…
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(ABANTE) Muling isinulong ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada ang pag-modernize ng military assets ng bansa nang sa gayon ay epektibong mahadlangan ang lahat ng uri ng pagbabanta at probokasyon sa West Philippine Sea. “It would also be useful if we could frame the discussions with the recent aggression encountered by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from…
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One of the brightest moments in the Philippine team sports history: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada joins colleagues in moving to adopt Senate Resolution 715 commending the Philippine women’s national football team, The Filipinas, for their historic campaign in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. “Never did we imagine that the Philippines stands a chance to…
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