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President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12174, or the Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act, banning the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons. File photos The new law, signed on April 15, aligns with the Philippines' commitments under the Chemical Weapons...

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...

Some senators are now pushing for bipartisan support on the measure that seeks to ban and criminalize the use and production of chemical weapons.   Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said the enactment...