Mandarin Oriental Hotel;For years, I have been endeavoring to make significant strides on the legislative front on various issues that are close to my heart. Allow me to outline these to you in the context the Millennium Development Goals, the collective commitment of nations for human development.
Read MoreBayleaf Hotel, Intramuros;Extreme weather shifts and all, Manila remains one of the world’s most interesting and historical cities, and it is with great pleasure that I welcome you here today.
Read MoreSenate Session Hall;On behalf of an estimated 3.4 million Filipinos domestic workers, working here and abroad, I have the honor to seek approval of Senate Resolution No. 816 under Committee Report No. 315, entitled: “Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of Convention 189, Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers”, adopted by the International Labour Organization in June 2011, under the chairmanship of the Philippine Government.
Read MoreMallberry Suites Business Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City;It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this Collaboration Workshop for the Cagayan de Oro River Basin.
Read MoreSMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City;Two steps forward, one step back. This best describes the Philippines at present, always at the brink of explosive growth that never quite ignites; always the country with so much potential, and yet lagging behind its once closest comparisons.
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