Tag page - Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

The Senate on Monday, December 9, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2871 or the bill banning the production, financing and use of chemical weapons.    Twenty-two (22) senators voted in favor of the proposed “Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act”; there were no negative...

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has urged lawmakers to ensure there is sufficient funds to address possible mass casualty events involving chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear incidents (CBRN) and countering operations that utilizes weapons of mass destruction....