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in Transcripts on Feb 28, 2017
1 March 2017 Q: Una sa lahat, Ma’am Georgina, what brings Vice President Robredo here to Bohol? Georgina: Si VP Leni Robredo po ay papunta po sa Bohol bukas ng umaga dahil mayroon po kaming partner community ng Angat Buhay diyan po sa Bohol. Kasama po diyan ‘yung Maribojoc at ‘yung Panglao. Mayroon po kaming gagawing na mga turnover ng
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in Speeches on Feb 28, 2017
28 February 2017 Haven for Women, Alabang, Muntinlupa City Matagal na po naming pinagkukuwentuhan ‘yung haven. Kinukuwento ko po sa kanya na, noong dati wala pa ako sa pulitika. Hindi pa ako Congresswoman, hindi pa ako Vice President. Ako ‘yung nag-aabugado para sa mga kababaihan at mga kabataan na dumaan sa pang-aabuso. Pero masuwerte kayo
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in Transcripts on Feb 27, 2017
28 February 2017 Alabang, Muntinlupa City Q: On the LP Caucus VP Leni: Mayroon pangamba sa halos lahat at mayroong agreement na simulan na ang pag-uusap kung anong patutunguhan. Pero ang Liberal Party kasi as a Party talagang kabahagi ng kanyang prinsipyo iyong parating pinag-uusapan ng grupo bago magdesisyon. Iyong isang napag-usapan din, iyong pending vote
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in Press Releases on Feb 27, 2017
27 February 2017 When we were given the mandate by the people, we were determined to work with this administration to put national interest before politics. But despite our sincere efforts, it is now clear that the Duterte administration is incapable of tolerating dissent, no matter how constructive. What happened in the Senate today is
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in Speeches on Feb 24, 2017
24 February 2017 Closing Remarks at the Relevance of the 1986 EDSA People Power Today Forum, School of Economics Auditorium, UP Diliman It has been 31 years since our people took to the streets in peaceful revolt. I still remember those days. I was a shy and impressionable probinsyana, and my time as a university
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in Press Releases on Feb 24, 2017
24 February 2017 The arrest of Senator Leila de Lima is the latest move in a persistent campaign of political harassment being waged against a duly elected member of Congress. These efforts to smear Senator De Lima are a strong indication that the charges against her arise from a political agenda and are not the
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in Speeches on Feb 23, 2017
23 February 2017 Keynote Speech at the South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC)’s 2nd Research Congress and 3rd International Forum on Innovative Collaborative Research, Henry Sy, Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Manila, 23 February 2017 Whenever I speak before the academe, I am in awe of the obvious thirst for knowledge that I can sense
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in Press Releases on Feb 23, 2017
23 February 2017 The Lascañas confession corroborating the earlier testimony of Edgar Matobato on the existence and operations of the Davao Death Squad is a matter for great alarm and concern. The imputation of such monstrous crimes to the President is unprecedented in its gravity, and can no longer be brushed aside by mere denials.
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in Transcripts on Feb 22, 2017
23 February 2017 Question: How do you get accountability? VP Leni: Sir I am not sure if you are familiar with the seal of good house keeping which my husband started. It was a scorecard setting parameter where local government units have targets in many areas of governance, in health, and in education, etc.
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in Speeches on Feb 22, 2017
22 February 2017 Message at the FEF Monthly Fellows Meeting, Foundation for Economic Freedom Thank you so much for inviting me to join you today. It’s such a privilege to share my thoughts with you tonight, but I hope this evolves into a conversation, whether now or in the future. Many of you are economists,
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