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in Press Releases on Oct 21, 2016
21 October 2016 Vice President Leni Robredo, still upbeat on the success of the Office of the Vice President Partnerships Against Poverty Summit held last week, expresses her gratitude for the Filipino’s continued show of support. In a survey conducted on September 25 – October 1, 2016, results show that VP Leni increased her approval
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in Transcripts on Oct 19, 2016
19 October 2016 Q: What do we expect dito… VP Leni: Dito pino-promote iyong sustainable urban development. Ang nakikita kasi ngayon na shift over the last two decades kasi iyong last na Habitat sa Istanbul was 20 years ago. Parang iba pa iyong concerns noon pero in the past 20 years very rapid ang urbanization
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in Speeches on Oct 18, 2016
18 October 2016 Delivered by Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines and Chairperson, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) at the Opening Ceremonies of Habitat III Conference, October 17, 2016, Quito, Ecuador Your Excellency, President Rafael Correa, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Dr. Joan Clos, Excellencies and dear colleagues, Let me begin by expressing
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in Press Releases on Oct 17, 2016
17 October 2016 To be clear, the Vice President signed the petition against the proposed two-year absolute ban on land use conversion because our proposal is to exempt from the moratorium agricultural lands which have already been declared unproductive by the Department of Agriculture and which may be used for socialized housing. To use the
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in Speeches on Oct 14, 2016
14 October 2016 Asipulo, Ifugao delivered on 13 October 2016 We are very lucky na nakabisita po kami sa Asipulo, timing na timing na Senior Citizens’ Day dito. Sabi ko nga po, parang ang suwerte namin. Noong nasa Mt. Province po, pagpunta po namin birthday naman ng Mayor nila. Hindi po namin sinasadya, pero timing.
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in Speeches on Oct 14, 2016
14 October 2016 ARMM Colloquium 2016, Heritage Hotel, Pasay City ARMM has a special place in my heart because my husband Jesse loved this region. He went to many of ARMM’s remote towns and villages to personally talk about good governance and how it can transform this beautiful but war-torn place. He often told me
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in Speeches on Oct 13, 2016
13 October 2016 Message at Institute for Solidarity in Asia’s Good Filipinos, Kalayaan Hall, Club Filipino, San Juan delivered on 12 October 2016 Thank you very much for inviting me to speak before you today. We don’t have enough conversations about being good Filipinos, about the very JFK-ish thought of what we can do for
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in Press Releases on Oct 12, 2016
12 October 2016 Georgina Hernandez Spokesperson, Office of the Vice President Vice President Leni Robredo’s dream is to have a Philippines that is free from poverty. This has been her advocacy long before she became a politician, a dream that was shaped by her years as a community organizer, NGO worker, and lawyer for poor
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in Speeches on Oct 12, 2016
11 October 2016 Gateway Mall, Cubao Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat. I am very happy to be with you today to celebrate the International day of the Girl. Hindi iyon masyadong kilala, International day of the Girl. And I’m very thankful to SPARK for spearheading this celebration in the sense that when we talk of
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in Speeches on Oct 12, 2016
12 October 2016 Keynote Speech, 42nd Philippine Business Conference & Expo Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry I am truly honored to be with you this morning, as you come together once more to showcase Filipino innovation and ingenuity. But that’s not the only thing on display today. We are also looking at the great
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