September 12, 2012
“We must begin to evaluate the budget in a new light, taking into consideration our changing social landscape. According to statistics from an SWS survey last May, the percentage of unemployed women is 36.4% or 6.5 million, which is significantly higher than the percentage of unemployed men at 18.9% or 4.4 million. Taking into account the abilities unique among genders, the Department of Labor and Employment and the Philippine Commission on Women should begin addressing this situation especially now that we are planning next year’s budget,”
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September 11, 2012
“I filed Senate Bill 3276, or the World Interfaith Harmony Week Act, because I believe it will help ease any conflict or tension caused by differing religious beliefs in the country,”
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September 10, 2012
“We hosted the APEC Leaders’ meeting in 1996. It was a time when many did not understand what trade and investment liberalization and facilitation meant. Sixteen years, hence, can we say our people now understand how APEC was able to improve their lives?”
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September 9, 2012
“The National Health Insurance Act mandates that an affordable and accessible healthcare coverage should be made available to all citizens. It is encouraging that the government will be devoting P12.6-billion financial risk protection from the cost of diseases for the poor through health insurance. It is the task of Congress to institutionalize this program through the immediate passage of the Mandatory Universal Healthcare Coverage bill”
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September 8, 2012
“This is a historic moment for millions of domestic workers in the Philippines and all over the world who have been waiting to get the recognition and the protection that they deserve,”
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