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in Transcripts on Mar 14, 2017
15 March 2017 David Borden, executive director of the DRCNet Foundation, Marco Perduca, former member of the Italian Senate, Chito Gascon, chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights, Alison Smith, legal counsel and director of International Criminal Justice Program “No Peace Without Justice”, all the other sponsors of this event, ladies and gentlemen, a good
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in Transcripts on Mar 14, 2017
15 March 2017 Q: What is your stand on the existing policies and law protecting women and are they enough po? And what other policies and laws will be beneficial to women in the near future? VP Leni: Thank you for the question. You know, there are not enough policies yet for women. When I was a
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in Transcripts on Mar 14, 2017
15 March 2017 San Beda College, Manila Q: What is the biggest obstacle to good governance the future generations of leaders will have to deal with and how can the leaders of today overcome it? VP Leni: There are so many obstacles but one very big obstacle is the mindset of politicians. Because I remember when I
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in Speeches on Mar 13, 2017
13 March 2017 Message at the Breakfast with the PMA Cadets, Mess Hall, Philippine Military Academy 13, March 2017 Magandang umaga. When I heard that I would be asked to speak this morning, I asked some of my security staff who are PMA also what I should say. Ewan ko lang kung tama ang advice
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in Press Releases on Mar 13, 2017
13 March 2017 The recent attempts to malign the reputation of my late husband, Jesse Robredo, myself, and our families, by spreading fake news and long discredited rumors have given rise to increasingly heated discussions in social media over the past few days. I would like to take this occasion to issue a firm reminder to all our
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in Speeches on Mar 13, 2017
13 March 2017 Magandang magandang umaga. Siguro po ang pinakamasaya, isa sa pinakamasaya ngayong umaga, ako. Dahil I have seen the evolution of the bus terminal at the Araneta Center since 1982 when I entered college. Ewan ko po kung naaalala ninyo pa ang pinakauna naming sinasakyan was the parking lot in front of SM
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in Transcripts on Mar 12, 2017
13 March 2017 Q: Ma’am kamusta po ang pagbisita natin yesterday sa PMA and also ang pagkikita natin ni President Duterte? Nakapag-usap na po ba kayo? VP Leni: Okay naman. Okay ang pagkikita, hindi naman, walang pagkakataong makapag-usap kasi during the graduation iyon. Pero maayos ang pagbisita sa PMA. In fact ngayong umaga bumalik pa ako kasi
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in Speeches on Mar 11, 2017
11 March 2017 Message at the Launch of the Istorya ng Pag-Asa, University of Cordilleras, Baguio City Thank you all for your presence here this morning for the launch of Istorya ng Pag-Asa, a program that we feel is an important way of changing the narrative of our national conversation. I am happy to see
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in Speeches on Mar 09, 2017
09 March 2017 Eminent Women in Politics and Governance, Miriam College – Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) It is such an honor to be here with you, and I’d like to thank you for being so generous to me and my work. It’s not everyday that one receives an award of this kind—and from such amazing
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in Speeches on Mar 08, 2017
8 March 2017 Talumpati sa 1st NGO/PO’s Women Leaders’ Summit, Council of Sectoral Representatives (CSR), Quezon City Development Council and Women’s Federation for World Peace, Performing Arts Theatre, Amoranto Stadium, Quezon City Happy International Women’s Day po sa lahat sa atin. Maraming salamat po dahil napakalaki ng utang na loob ko sa mga kababaihan ng
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