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Film greats honored in FDCP’s third annual ‘Parangal Ng Sining’

(MANILA BULLETIN) Five of the country’s outstanding film personalities and two award-winning movies were honored in the third “Parangal Ng Sining” hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Saturday night at the Seda Vertis North in Quezon City.  The event recognized the trailblazers “who have contributed to the growth and global recognition…
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Honoring PH movie giants and those who carry their flame

(THE MANILA TIMES) FDCP’S 2025 PARANGAL NG SINING There’s always a unique energy to industry gatherings, but last Thursday’s Parangal ng Sining by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) felt unusually intimate despite its grandeur. Held at Seda Vertis North, the 2025 ceremony wasn’t just a parade of achievements — it was an…
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‘Amnesty is the best policy’: Estrada lauds Marcos’ memo issuing Safe Conduct Passes to amnesty applicants

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada hailed President Marcos’ Memorandum Order (MO) No. 36, which authorized the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) to issue Safe Conduct Passes (SCPs) to amnesty applicants. “Having steered in the Senate the concurrence to the presidential proclamations granting amnesty to rebels and insurgents, I am pleased to hear that…
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Jinggoy Estrada welcomes drop in Ph unemployment rate: ‘We must not lose momentum’

(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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Senators upbeat on February 2025 unemployment rate dip

(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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Estrada seeks global parliamentarians’ backing for Philippines’ UN seat bid

(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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Estrada seeks global support for PH’s UN Security Council seat bid

(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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Estrada seeks support for PH seat in United Nations Security Council

(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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Jinggoy Estrada seeks global support for PH seat in UN Security Council

(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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Estrada assails China Coast Guard’s reckless maneuvers vs PCG’s BRP Cabra

(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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