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in Press Releases on Sep 16, 2019
The Senate Finance Committee has committed to further increasing the budget of the Office of the Vice President, to support its anti-poverty initiatives and efforts to professionalize its ranks. At the committee hearing held Monday, September 16, the panel, led by Senator Sonny Angara, approved the P673.02-million budget for the OVP for 2020, following a
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in Transcripts on Sep 15, 2019
Senate Finance Committee hearing for OVP’s proposed 2020 budgetSenate of the Philippines, 16 September 2019 REPORTER 1: Ma’am, willing sila na i-increase iyong budget ng OVP. Magkano sa tingin niyo iyong dapat na idagdag sa budget ng Office of the Vice President? VP LENI: Kailangan ko itanong sa… kailangan ko itanong sa staff kung ilan
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in Press Releases on Sep 15, 2019
‘Nakakalito dahil magkaiba ang sinasabi’VP Leni: Duterte, Panelo should stop contradicting each other Vice President Leni Robredo chided Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo that he should be better informed of what exactly the President has stated before presenting his own “interpretation,” so they can stop contradicting each other in public. VP Leni said the administration should
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in Transcripts on Sep 14, 2019
ELY: Okay, magandang umaga, Pilipinas—Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao! Isa na namang edisyon ng BISErbisyong LENI sa RMN. Ngayon po ay araw ng Linggo, September 15, 2019. Magandang umaga, Pilipinas, mula po dito sa DZXL Manila.Tayo po ay napapakinggan sa DYHP Cebu—number one diyan po sa Cebu—at RMN DXCC Cagayan de Oro, RMN DXDC Davao, at
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in VP's Day on Sep 14, 2019
The Vice President was in Naga for a series of events. At 9:00 am, she went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Naga Philippines Stake Center Open House in for the ribbon-cutting event. The Naga Philippines Stake is an intermediate level in the organizational hierarchy of The Church of Jesus Christ of
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in Press Releases on Sep 12, 2019
The recent declaration by the President that he will “ignore” the arbitral ruling upholding the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea to pave the way for a joint oil and gas exploration agreement with China is profoundly disappointing and extremely irresponsible. The President’s own Secretary of Foreign Affairs has stated that
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in VP's Day on Sep 12, 2019
The Vice President was in Camarines Sur for a series of events. At 4:00 pm, she attended the Omasenso sa Kabuhayan Meeting with Mr. Romy Tan, owner of Liberty Commercial Center (LCC), and Omasenso sa Kabuhayan Farmers Core Group. They were formally introduced to one another to talk about the plans moving forward with the
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in Press Releases on Sep 10, 2019
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent attack by armed men on the Abante printing offices. This brazen assault on our free press cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged. A free press is essential in a free nation, and this attempt to intimidate and silence Abante, the leading Filipino language publication in our
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in Speeches on Sep 09, 2019
Message at the UP Alumni Association of Greater Los Angeles 2019 Installation Ceremony and Endowment Fund Raising GalaL.A. Grand Hotel, Los Angeles, Californiadelivered on 7 September 2019 Thank you very much. Kindly take your seats. Our Consul General, Adel Cruz; Dr. Elena Pernia, the UP Vice President for Public Affairs; Ms. Ethel Rubio, President of
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in Speeches on Sep 09, 2019
Message at the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Awards Presentation CeremoniesTanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City Thank you very much. Kindly take your seats. Former President Fidel V. Ramos; Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; former senator Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and the members of the Magsaysay family; Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr., former Philippine Ambassador to
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