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Newly elected Senate President Chiz Escudero received a courtesy call from Czech Ambassador to the Philippines Karel Hejc at the Senate Ceremonial Hall. The hour-long meeting highlighted the growing cooperation and friendship between the Philippines and the Czech Republic. Hejc congratulated the new Senate President on his election and emphasized the renewed vigor in bilateral […]
British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils paid a courtesy call on newly elected Senate President Chiz Escudero at the Senate, underscoring the flourishing partnership between the Philippines and the United Kingdom. During their meeting, Beaufils noted the smooth UK-Philippines relations and emphasized that bilateral trade is at an all-time high. The ambassador and Escudero […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said the government should ensure that appropriate charges are filed against erring public officials or individuals if there are sufficient evidence against them in relation to the controversial Manila Bay Reclamation Projects. The veteran legislator supported President Ferdinand Marcos’ decision to suspend ongoing reclamation projects in Manila Bay, except for one, after […]
The One Bangsamoro Movement (1BANGSA), an alliance of multisectoral organizations based in Mindanao, is supporting the Senate comeback bid of incumbent Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero because of his legislative agenda seeking to improve the plight of the Filipino people. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on the occasion of Eid’ul Fitr, 1BANGSA […]
The ball is now with Congress and it needs to know where it stands on contractualization, Senator Chiz Escudero said urging the two chambers to pass a law that will put an end to contractualization and will strengthen workers’ security of tenure, after the President issued an executive order (EO) that prohibits illegal contracting and […]
Senator Chiz Escudero underscored the need for the Philippine government to craft a comprehensive labor policy and tap countries that will protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from maltreatment and abuse once they are employed. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a total ban on the deployment of OFWs to Kuwait following the death of […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading 36 bills that seek to establish, convert, separate, and rename state universities, colleges, high schools, and elementary schools nationwide. Approved were the establishment of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Campuses in Occidental Mindoro and Metro Manila. Senator Chiz Escudero, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has reminded the police and the military to strictly observe the provisions of the Human Security Act (HSA) in the conduct of their operation after the government had officially declared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the National People’s Army (NPA), as terrorist organizations. Escudero, former chairman […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said he will fight to restore the budget allocation for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in the Senate after the House of Representatives slashed the agency’s spending package for 2018 to a meager P1,000. “The CHR is a constitutional imperative and a necessity, however inconvenient it may be for some. […]
More Philippine universities should aim to be included in the world university rankings after a recent world ranking showed that the University of the Philippines was the lone learning institution in the country to make it on the annual list, Senator Chiz Escudero said. The state-run UP climbed to the 601-800 range from the […]