February 6, 2013
Senate Session Hall;It has come to my knowledge that certain individuals with ill motives have spread within several government institutions malicious, false, inaccurate and baseless information that I purportedly authored a bill which will reduce the leave credits and retirement benefits of our hardworking public servants.
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January 10, 2013
Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex;The Philippines, as an archipelago, is vulnerable to the dangerous consequences of climate change. In the last decade we have seen in increasing frequency, prolonged drought, storms, and severe floods. Still raw in our memory is the typhoon that befell Mindanao last year, where massive recovery and rehabilitation efforts still need to be done.
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December 18, 2012
Senate of the Philippines;For centuries, Filipino and Chinese communities have had extensive ties that date back to the time of Jose Rizal and General Vicente Lim. While our relationship then was primarily built on trade and commerce, it has gradually evolved so as to encompass the economic, and socio-cultural history of the Philippines.
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December 18, 2012
Senate of the Philippines;While globalization brought about an increase in international trade, it also posed greater challenges to the effective enforcement of tax laws. Consequently, the role of international cooperation, as carried out through each country’s implementation of international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, has become more and more critical.
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December 15, 2012
PICC, Roxas Boulevard;As the newest civil engineers of the Philippines, there is a great responsibility upon your shoulders. Civil Engineering and its sub-disciplines are responsible for many infrastructures that make modern life possible.
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