Tag: 20th Congress

Co-Sponsorship Speech on Proposed Senate Resolution No. 343 Urging the Executive Branch to Establish a National Contingency Framework

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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Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 1962 (Committee Report No. 44): Government Contracting and Procurement Integrity Act

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 for 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

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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Manifestation of Support for 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

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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PHOTO RELEASE: Lighthearted pause at the Senate

Lighthearted pause at the Senate: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is seen in a cheerful exchange with former Energy and Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla prior to the latter’s confirmation during the plenary proceedings of the Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, with concurrent jurisdiction…
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Jinggoy backs PBBM’s push to ease biofuels rules as pump prices soar

AS the global oil supply crisis pushes fuel prices higher, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expressed his support to Malacañang’s call for Congress to amend the country’s biofuels policy by giving the government flexibility in implementing biofuel requirements to help cushion the impact of fuel price shocks on consumers.  Estrada said his Senate Bill No. 1485,…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Guest of honor at the 2026 LMP General Assembly

Guest of honor at the 2026 LMP General Assembly: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada addresses local executives during the League of Municipalities of the Philippines General Assembly on Monday, March 9, 2026, calling for stronger LGUs and reforms to the Local Government Code to make local governments more responsive, empowered, and future-ready. (Office of Senator Jinggoy…
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Keynote Speech at the 2026 League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) General Assembly

Sa gitna ng mga kinahaharap nating krisis sa politika at ng kaguluhan sa Middle East, mahalagang nananatiling matatag, mahinahon, at nakatuon sa serbisyo publiko ang ating mga lokal na pamahalaan. Alam nating lahat na ang pangunahing tungkulin ng mga lokal na lider ay tiyakin ang kapakanan, seguridad, at kaayusan ng kanilang mga nasasakupan—anuman ang ingay…
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Statement on Rising Global Oil Prices Amid Ongoing Airstrikes in the Middle East

Lubos na nakakabahala ang patuloy na pagtaas ng global oil prices dulot ng tumitinding tensyon sa Middle East. Kapag tumataas ang presyo ng krudo, kasunod nito ang pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina, pamasahe, at mga pangunahing bilihin—dagdag pasanin na naman ito sa mga pamilyang Pilipino. Umaasa ako na may nakahandang hakbang ang pamahalaan upang maibsan…
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Statement on the Safe Return of 299 Filipinos from the Middle East

Lubos ang ating pasasalamat sa ligtas na pag-uwi ng 299 nating mga kababayan, kabilang ang mga anak ng ilang OFWs, mula sa mga lugar na naapektuhan ng tumitinding tensyon sa Middle East. Saludo tayo sa mabilis na pagkilos ng Department of Migrant Workers sa pangunguna ni Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, kasama ang iba’t ibang ahensya…
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