Eulogy of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Necrological Services for the late Senator Rodolfo G. Biazon June 19, 2023 We gather here today to honor the life and legacy of a remarkable individual, a decorated soldier, lawmaker, statesman, and public servant. We pay tribute to the esteemed former colleague who has left an indelible mark on…
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Mister President, with the indulgence of the sponsor, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 617 entitled: Resolution 618 Taking Into Consideration Proposed Senate Resolution No. 639 Entitled: Resolution Commending and Congratulating the Philippine National Men’s Basketball Team Gilas Pilipinas for winning the gold medal in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games Men’s Basketball Championship.…
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Mister President, with the indulgence of the sponsor, I would like to co-sponsor Senate Resolution No. 649 entitled: Resolution Commending and Congratulating the Philippine Delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games for ably representing the country and bringing home 58 gold, 85 silver and 117 bronze medals from the biennial meet. We are all so…
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Mr. President, I am one with the nation in mourning the passing of Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos M. Padilla. Governor Padilla has served the country for 29 years as congressman and assemblyman. Governor Padilla served as an assemblyman for Nueva Vizcaya in the interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984, and as a Representative for…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 1480 and House Bill No. 7939 Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I have…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs Mr. President, distinguished members of the Commission on Appointments, this representation, as your Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, presided the very first public hearing of the C.A. for the 19th Congress last August 31, 2022. This morning, this representation presided one of the…
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Mr. President, ten (10) years after the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 entered into force on August 20, 2013 with the Philippines as the 30th member state to ratify the same, we still fail to pass an enabling law to protect the rights and welfare of our seafarers. This representation filed the bill on Magna Carta…
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Mister President, distinguished colleagues of this August chamber, ladies and gentlemen, I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. I rise before you with a heavy heart, encumbered by the plight of our kababayans in the remote and isolated Pag-asa Island – the largest landform of the Kalayaan Island Group which includes…
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Mister President, with the indulgence of the good gentleman from Valuenzuela, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, I would like to be made co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2219 under Committee Report No. 68, entitled further amending Republic Act No. 11213, otherwise known as the “Tax Amnesty Act”, as amended by Republic Act No. 11569, by extending the…
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This representation wishes to place on record my support to the confirmation to the ad interim appointment of forty nine (49) General and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who are with us this afternoon. The AFP is enjoying high public satisfaction ratings. From the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported…
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