Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen: As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, it is my honor to present today to this august Chamber Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 entitled “An Act Providing for a 100 Pesos Daily Minimum Wage Increase for Employees and…
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Mr. President, I would like to manifest my full support for the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 857 congratulating the FIBA local organizing committee, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the private sector and all government agencies and local government units involved for the Philippines’ successful co-hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup last year. For…
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PRIVILEGE SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 24 January 2024 SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS Senate of the Philippines Defending The Sanctity Of Our Democratic Institutions Mister President, honorable members of this esteemed chamber: I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. We find ourselves on the verge of a constitutional crisis,…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs Commission on Appointments 12 December 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 ad interim appointments of forty-nine (49) officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. …
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Chairperson, Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development ‘Eddie Garcia’ Law 5 December 2023 Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, distinguished guests, a pleasant afternoon. Your Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, joint with the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, is honored to sponsor Senate Bill…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech on PSR 877 Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of International Labour Organization Convention No. 190 of the “Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (ILO C190) Mr. President, distinguished colleagues: I rise today to manifest my full support for the concurrence to the ratification of International Labour…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senate Bill No. 2501 under Committee Report No. 173 “Military and Uniformed Personnel Separation, Retirement and Pension System Act” Sponsor: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I am honored to submit to…
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Mr. President, esteemed colleagues, good afternoon. As co-chairperson of the working group meeting on political and security matters during the recently concluded 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, this representation would like to commend all government agencies and public servants who have been instrumental in the Philippines’ historic hosting of the APPF. The success of the event, which…
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SPEECH OF SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA AT THE 31ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM (APPF 31) November 24, 2023, PICC, Pasay City Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, good morning. I stand before you today with a profound sense of responsibility and a shared commitment to addressing the critical challenges that…
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