09 June 2025PRESS RELEASE PH first in the region and in the worldJinggoy: ‘Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster’ bill, a critical step in shifting from reactive to preventive approach A groundbreaking measure that establishes the concept of anticipatory action to reduce the impacts of forecasted hazards before they occur – that’s how Senate President…
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MANIFESTATION Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Third Reading Approval of Senate Bill No. 2999 under Committee Report No. 533 Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster June 9, 2025 As Chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to my dear colleagues for the…
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SPONSORSHIP SPEECH Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster bill Senate Bill No. 2999 under Committee Report No. 533 June 2, 2025 Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I am honored to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2999 under…
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Bill institutionalizing anticipatory action on disasters reaches Senate plenary: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, a trailblazer in instituting pioneering policies on disaster management and resilience, sponsors Senate Bill No. 2999, or the “State of Imminent Disaster Act,” under Committee Report No. 533. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security,…
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Stakeholders backing Senate bill on declaration of state of imminent disaster: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada convenes a policy briefing ahead of his sponsorship of Senate Bill No. 2999 under Committee Report No. 533, which proposes the establishment of a “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster.” Present during the discussion held Monday, June…
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(MANILA STANDARD) A proposed legislation titled “Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster Act” has been filed in the Senate, which aims to set the criteria allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada introduced the measure under Senate Bill No. 2643. It intends to establish an improved…
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Declaring a State of Imminent Disaster bill: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced Senate Bill No. 2643, a measure proposing the establishment of a system for declaring a “State of Imminent Disaster” and allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike based on risk assessments by agencies such as the…
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Proactive and preemptive strategy TO save more lives and livelihoods due to climate crisis, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has introduced a measure proposing the establishment of a system in declaring a “State of Imminent Disaster” and allowing the implementation of proactive measures before natural calamities strike based on risk assessments by agencies…
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