EXPLANATION OF VOTE An Act Authorizing the President to Suspend or Reduce the Excise Tax on Petroleum Products, Amending for the Purpose Article 148 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended Senate Bill No. 1982 under Committee Report No. 48 Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada March 17, 2026 I vote a resounding yes…
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CO-SPONSORSHIP REMARKS An Act Allowing the Automatic Suspension or Reduction of Excise Tax on Fuels, Amending for the Purpose Article 148 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended SB 1982 CR 48 Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada March 16, 2026 Mr. President, this representation wishes to manifest my full support to this urgent…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006” SBN 1965 in substitution of SBN 1485 under Committee Report No. 45 Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada March 16, 2026 Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise today to express my strong support for this measure that…
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Co-sponsorship on PSR 343 Resolution urging the Executive branch to establish a National Contingency Framework Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 11 March 2026 Mr. President, my dear colleagues, Please allow this representation to co-sponsor Proposed Senate Resolution No. 343 urging the Executive branch to establish a National Contingency Framework and to develop and submit within 15…
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Mister President, with the indulgence of the good gentleman from Sorsogon, Senator Chiz Escudero, I would like to be made co-sponsor of Senate Bill Number 1962 under Committee Report Number 44, entitled “An Act Disqualifying Relatives of Public Officials Within the Fourth Civil Degree of Consanguinity and Affinity from All Government Contracts and Providing Penalties…
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MANIFESTATION OF SUPPORT Mr. Chairperson, I rise to express my full support to the confirmation of ad interim appointments of sixty-nine (69) Senior Officers to the rank of Colonel and Captain, and one (1) Brigadier General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. After the Committee’s scrutiny of their credentials and professional background, we found…
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Mr. Chairman, I rise to manifest my support and consent to the nomination of former Energy and Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, with concurrent jurisdiction over the Sovereign Order of Malta. While it is his initial assignment as a diplomat, his impressive professional background in the private…
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CO-SPONSORSHIP SPEECH An Act Institutionalizing Support for Public Basic Education Schools in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) and Appropriating Funds Therefor “GIDA Schools Act” Senate Bill No. 1937 under Committee Report No. 43 Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada March 9, 2026 Mr. President, this Representation would like to add my humble voice to rally for…
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