I join my distinguished colleagues in expressing support to the ad interim appointment of Benjamin Estoista Diokno as Secretary of the Department of Finance. His stellar reputation in the field of fiscal management and public finance is well known, if not legendary. Very few people can boast of earning the trust and confidence of multiple…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Chairperson, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Senate Bill No. 1480 under Committee Report 11 Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished colleagues of this august body, as your Chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, it is…
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Mr. President, it is my honor to co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 1410 under Committee Report No. 8 entitled An Act Declaring the First Day of February of Every Year as National Hijab Day. It is my intent as principal author of this measure, having filed Senate Bill No. 805, to institutionalize the declaration of the…
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Mr. President, my dear colleagues, good afternoon. I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege. For the past several weeks, I have been subjected to numerous tirades over a comment I made during the hearing on the proposed 2023 budget of the Film Development Council of the Philippines or FDCP last October…
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Oftentimes, we remember typhoons and other natural disasters because of the magnitude of damage they have created, in terms of the amount of properties destroyed and the number of lives lost. Super Typhoon Karding, with the international name – Noru, which has left a trail of destruction in the greater Luzon province, will be most…
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This is to convey my full support to the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of Atty. Bienvenido Estudillo Laguesma as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, we will be working closely and frequently with the good Secretary in…
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Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise today to join our colleagues in giving honor and paying tribute to a young but highly accomplished Filipino athlete, and our national pride Ernest John “EJ” Obiena. His medal haul from various international competitions in the last six years, as recorded by the world athletics organization, is almost double…
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Kung mayroon man kaming pagkakahalintulad ni Sec. Abalos, ito marahil ay ang aming paghanga at pagsunod sa yapak at karera ng aming butihing ama. Gaya ng kanyang ama na si Mayor Ben Abalos, Benhur also served as the City Mayor of Mandaluyong. He was actually elected into the post for five terms. I had the…
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May mga pagkakataon na po na sa tuwing may kasamahan tayong mambabatas mula sa Senado o sa Kongreso ang nahihirang sa Executive branch at nagiging bahagi ng Gabinete, mabilis silang nakukumpirma ng Commission ng Appointments. Ito marahil ay pagpapakita ng vote of confidence at tiwala sa kakayahan ng kapwa natin mambabatas na gaya natin ay…
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