Tag: Senate Bill No. 2871

Jinggoy: Senate passes bill banning chemical weapons; inches closer to fulfilling commitment to Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

December 9, 2024

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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Manifestation on 3rd Reading Approval of Senate Bill No. 2871 Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act

December 9, 2024

Mr. President, as your Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I would like to thank our colleagues for unanimously supporting the passage of Senate Bill No. 2871 or the Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act.  My sincerest gratitude to our good Minority Leader, Sen. Koko Pimentel, for always imparting wisdom and…
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Jinggoy underscores need to fund PH readiness vs chemical terror attacks; upgrade of V. Luna Hospital

November 19, 2024

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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Jinggoy calls for bipartisan support on bill banning, criminalizing use and production of chemical weapons

November 6, 2024

SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is appealing for bipartisan support to his bill seeking to outlaw activities related to the use and manufacture of chemical weapons and establishing a verification mechanism for chemical industries to control toxic chemicals that can be diverted for the production of chemical weapons. Estrada, chairperson of the Senate…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2871 Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act

November 6, 2024

SPONSORSHIP SPEECH  Senate Bill No. 2871 – Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS, PROVIDING FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION, IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND APPRORIATING FUNDS THEREFOR In March 1995, an odorless, colorless and toxic nerve agent Sarin was released in Tokyo subway system during rush hour.…
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