Tag: 19th Congress

Senate honors former President Joseph Estrada, former Senator Loi Estrada

(BUSINESS MIRROR) Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday led senators in honoring former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada and his wife former Sen. Luisa “Loi” Ejercito Estrada for their services to the Filipino people. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution Nos. 1295 and 1296 honoring and commending Estrada, who was elected senator in the first post-Edsa…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2980 Under Committee Report No. 525: An Act Defining and Penalizing Espionage and Other Offenses Against National Security

In the past few days, there had been a number of disturbing news articles reporting about the arrest of alleged spies in the country.  Last January 17, 2025, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), apprehended in Makati City a suspected (Chinese) “sleeper agent,” a technical software engineer…
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WATCH | Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2980 Under Committee Report No. 525: An Act Defining and Penalizing Espionage and Other Offenses Against National Security

Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2980 Under Committee Report No. 525: An Act Defining and Penalizing Espionage and Other Offenses Against National Security 4 February 2025 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph COPY OF SPEECH: https://bit.ly/3CCByB8 

Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2975: The Revised Animal Welfare Act

Mr. President, my dear colleagues, With the permission of the Honorable Sponsor, allow this representation to co-author and co-sponsor Senate Bill No. 2975 or the Revised Animal Welfare Act, which seeks to repeal an old law and introduce new legislation aimed at further promoting the rights and welfare of animals. Marami na talaga ang nagiging…
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CA confirms appointment of 19 DFA, 39 AFP officials

(ABS-CBN) MANILA — The Commission on Appointments has confirmed the ad interim appointments of 19 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, one of them DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose De Vega.  Senate President Pro Tempore and CA Committee on Foreign Affairs Chair Jinggoy Estrada sponsored the nomination of the said…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Senate honors ‘Erap’, ‘Senadora ng Masa’

Senate honors ‘Erap’, ‘Senadora ng Masa’: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada listens attentively as his colleagues deliver speeches in tribute to his parents, former President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada and former Senator Luisa “Loi” Ejercito Estrada — affectionately called “Senadora ng Masa” — during Tuesday’s plenary session, February 4, 2025. Senate President Francis…
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CA confirms appointments of De Vega, 18 other DFA officials

(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday confirmed the appointments and promotions of 19 officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs, including Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega. This came after the CA committee on foreign affairs endorsed to the plenary the confirmation of the following DFA officials: -Eduardo De Vega, who was DFA’s undersecretary…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy endorses appointments of 19 foreign service officials

Jinggoy endorses appointments of 19 foreign service officials: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, concurrent Chairperson of the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Foreign Affairs, endorses the nominations and ad interim appointments of 19 foreign service officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In his sponsorship speech during Tuesday’s CA plenary session,…
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Acceptance Speech of Former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada

Acceptance Speech on Senate Resolution No. 1295 – Honoring and Commending former President Joseph Estrada  I stand before you today with deep gratitude and appreciation, honored to be recognized by this esteemed institution through the initiative of Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero.  Thank you for the kind words you have shared with me. This honor…
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Manifestation on Senate Resolution Nos. 1295 and 1296 Honoring and Commeding former President Joseph Estrada and former Senator Luisa “Loi” P. Ejercito Estrada

MANIFESTATION Senate Resolution No. 1295 – Honoring and Commending  former President Joseph Estrada Senate Resolution No. 1296 —  Commending and Honoring former Senator Luisa “Loi” P. Ejercito Estrada  Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada  4 February 2025 Mr. Senate President, esteemed colleagues, distinguished guests,  Today is a deeply humbling and emotional moment for my family and me.…
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