Tag: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

For peace and safety: Jinggoy lauds Senate approval of Chemical Weapons ban

(POLITIKO) Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has hailed the Senate passage of the proposed Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act. “Thirty-one years after the Philippines signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and 28 years since the Senate concurred in the ratification of the same, finally we are one step closer to fulfilling our commitment of enacting a…
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Jinggoy: Senate passes bill banning chemical weapons; inches closer to fulfilling commitment to Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

THE Senate has taken a historic step toward fulfilling the country’s international commitment to global disarmament and the eradication of chemical weapons by approving on third and final reading the bill outlawing activities related to the use, manufacture, production and financing the development of chemical weapons. Senators on Monday unanimously approved Senate Bill No. 2871, or…
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Jinggoy underscores need to fund PH readiness vs chemical terror attacks; upgrade of V. Luna Hospital

CITING the need to ensure the first responders’ readiness and capabilities against chemical attacks, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscored the need to allocate funds in next year’s national budget. Estrada noted the lack of appropriation in the proposed P6.352 trillion national budget for mass casualty events involving chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Chemical Weapons Convention Stakeholders’ Workshop

Chemical Weapons Convention Stakeholders’ Workshop: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in a taped message, formally opened the Chemical Weapons Convention Stakeholders’ Workshop attended by key government officials, industry players and members of the academe. Facilitated by the Anti-Terrorism Council Program Management Center, the workshop held on Monday, September 23, 2024 aimed at refining…
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