(CNN PH) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 14) — The Senate on Tuesday suspended deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) due to its previous position on decriminalizing abortion. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who sponsored the budget of the CHR, made a motion to defer the plenary debate “until, otherwise, this…
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(THE MANILA TIMES) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has stressed the need to recall the country’s ambassador to Beijing to discuss strategies on how to seek “redress” for China’s continued harassment of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Estrada made the proposal on Monday to recall Ambassador Jaime FlorCruz amid the “recurring acts of aggression…
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(ABANTE) Hinimok ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na atasan ang Philippine ambassador sa China na pabalikin sa bansa para konsultahin tungkol sa West Philippine Sea. “Given the recurring acts of aggression against our countrymen in the West Philippine Sea, I urge DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo to direct our ambassador…
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(ABS-CBN) MANILA (UPDATE) — At least 2 senators want Malacañang to recall the Philippine ambassador to China in protest of the latest incident of harassment by Chinese ships in Philippine waters. Speaking to ANC’s Dateline Philippines, Sen. Francis Tolentino said recalling the envoy would be higher than the usual route of filing diplomatic protests against…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, November 13 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to direct the Philippine ambassador to China to return to the country for consultation on the West Philippine Sea. “Given the recurring acts of aggression against our countrymen in the West Philippine Sea, I urge DFA Secretary Enrique…
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(ABANTE) Hiniling ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa gobyerno na dalhin na sa United Nations ang usapin ng pam-bu-bully ng China sa Pilipinas. Giniit ito ni Estrada matapos harangin at bombahin ng tubig ng barko ng China ang barko ng Pilipinas na patungong Ayungin Shoal para sa resupply mission sa BRP Sierra Madre. “Our government should seriously consider heeding the adopted Senate Resolution No. 79 which recommends several courses of action, one of…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers are urging Congress to promptly approve increased funding for agencies responsible for safeguarding the West Philippine Sea, especially in the wake of China’s recent provocative actions. China Coast Guard vessel 5203 reportedly blasted a boat carrying provisions to Filipino soldiers stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal last Friday,…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada reiterated the call for the Philippine government to seek the international community’s support at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and condemn China for its bullying tactics in the West Philippine Sea. Estrada made the statement in relation to the China Coast Guard’s latest water cannon incident and dangerous maneuvers against…
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(ABS-CBN News) Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday expressed their disapproval of the latest incident in the West Philippine Sea, during which the Chinese Coast Guard once again executed dangerous maneuvers against Philippine resupply ships bound for the Ayungin Shoal. In a statement, Zubiri strongly condemned the CCG’s actions and…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) AT A GLANCE Senators on Saturday, Nov. 11 condemned China’s recent move of deploying a water cannon on a much smaller Philippine vesselchartered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senators on Saturday, Nov. 11 condemned China’s recent move of deploying a water cannon on a much smaller Philippine vessel chartered by the…
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