Good morning, Madam Chair. We have fake Filipino citizens in our midst. These foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, are able to apply for passports using legitimate government documents which may have been fraudulently obtained. Using these legitimate documents, they are able to enjoy rights granted to Filipino citizens such as rights to purchase large tracts of…
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Mr. President, I rise today to sponsor Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1099 expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Philippine Senate on the death of an icon in Philippine cinema, Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde, or more popularly known as Mother Lily, last August 4. Mother Lily is a renowned film producer and a household…
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This representation is happy to add my voice to the chorus of support on the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of an esteemed colleague, fellow basketball afficionado, and seatmate here in the Senate session hall, Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara as Education Secretary. Indeed, he is a great loss to the Senate. Nalagasan po…
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It is an immense honor and privilege to stand before you and join you in celebrating this prestigious institution’s sixty-first (61st) founding anniversary. For more than six decades, the National Defense College of the Philippines has been a model of excellence in national security and defense education. It has been unwavering in its mission to…
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Manifestation on the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution No. 20 under Committee Report No. 201 Amnesty for former members of the CPP-NPA-NDF 13 March 2024 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph COPY OF SPEECH: https://bitly.ws/3fwyk
Mr. President, as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, I wish to place on record my sincerest gratitude to my dear colleagues for supporting the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution Number 20 under our Committee Report No. 201 concurring with the Presidential Proclamation No. 404 which grants…
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Sponsorship Speech on the nominations and ad interim appointments of 8 DFA officials: Flerida Ann Camille Puzon Mayo (Chief of Mission, Class II, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Cambodia) Edgar Tomas Quinine Auxilian (Chief of Mission, Class II, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea…
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Mr. Chairman, honorable members of the Commission on Appointments, ladies and gentlemen, this representation as Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs has the distinct privilege to sponsor the nominations and ad interim appointments of eight (8) officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Your Committee found our nominees and appointees to be fit and qualified, and ruled to…
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Mr. President: The mere mention of BTS, Jewel in the Palace, Squid Game, Gangnam Style would probably elicit scores of reactions among members of our staff and among the general populace. Today, as we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and South Korea, beyond Hallyu or Korean Wave, the cultural phenomenon that…
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