(MANILA STANDARD) Three senators of the 24-member upper house on Monday denied being part of a plot to unseat Senate President Francis Escudero. In separate statements to the media, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senators Loren Legarda and Cynthia Villar quashed rumors they were out to remove Escudero who was elected to the…
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CLARIFICATORY QUESTIONS ON RCEP: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during the interpellation period on proposed Senate Resolution No. 485, concurring in the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement Monday, February 20, 2023, asks Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri and Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, sponsor and co-sponsor of Resolution 485,…
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(Canadian Inquirer) MANILA – The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the appointments of Voltaire Mauricio as chief of mission class II, Mylene Garcia-Albano as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan, Val Roque as career minister, and 50 officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). As the chairperson of the CA Committee on Foreign…
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