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in Statements on Sep 08, 2020
Pahayag ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa Pagbibigay ni Pangulong Duterte ng Absolute Pardon kay US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton
Noong October 11, 2014, pinaslang si Jennifer Laude sa Olongapo. Kahapon, binigyan ng absolute pardon ng Pangulo ang pumaslang sa kanya na si Joseph Scott Pemberton.
Ang tanong nga natin: Patas at makatarungan ba ang naging desisyong ito? Libo-libo ang nakakulong pa rin dahil walang pambayad sa abugado. Hindi malitis-litis ang kanilang mga kaso. May mga pamilya silang nagugutom, nagkakasakit, at naghihirap. Pemberton had lawyers, special detention facilities, a quick, publ...
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in Statements on Aug 24, 2020
Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sulu bombing that killed 7 soldiers and injured 76 others
Reports have come in regarding two blasts that rocked Jolo, Sulu, earlier today. As of the latest count, 13 are dead, seven of whom were members of our Armed Forces. Many more were injured.
I grieve with the families of the lost and extend my sympathies to the injured. This attack is even more horrific in the context of the pandemic, when the imperative is to pull together to address the damage already wrought on our health, economy, and way of life. To kill in such a manner, in these times, r...
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in Statements on Aug 21, 2020
Message of Vice President Leni Robredo on Ninoy Aquino Day
Every year, on August 21, we remember Senator Ninoy Aquino.
We remember his death: How he was murdered before he even set foot on the tarmac, coming home from exile to continue the struggle for our freedoms and dignities. We remember why he was killed: For speaking truth to power. For believing that we deserve better as a people. For hoping, and acting on that hope, and being brave enough to lay down his life for that hope.
Most of all, we remember what his death meant for the entire nation. Sa halip na matakot, lalo tayong tumapang. S...
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in Statements on Jul 10, 2020
Pahayag ni Vice President Leni Robredo ukol sa Pagbasura ng Kamara sa Franchise Renewal ng ABS-CBN
Natapos nang pag-usapan sa mga Committee on Legislative Franchises at Good Government ng Kamara ang panukala upang i-renew ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Pinatay na nila ang renewal ng prangkisa.
Malawak ang implikasyon ng desisyong ito. Mayroon itong chilling effect: Hindi kalabisang isipin na maaaring magbabago ang editorial choices ng ibang pahayagan gawa ng panggigipit na ginawa sa ABS-CBN. Inaalisan nito ng kabuhayan ang libu-libong nasa empleyo ng network, bukod pa ang mga contractual, at ang ib...
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in Statements on Jun 12, 2020
Mensahe ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa Araw ng Kalayaan 2020
Ngayong taon, ipinagdiriwang natin ang ating kalayaan sa harap ng pandemya. May irony ito: Pinagninilayan natin ang konseptong ito, at ginugunita ang lahat ng dinaanan ng ating lahi para makamit ito, habang puwersadong manatili sa ating mga tahanan upang pangalagaan ang ating kalusugan.
Pagkakataon siguro itong balikan ang tunay na diwa ng kalayaan. Ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin nito? Kalayaan ba itong gawin ang kahit na anong gusto? Kalayaan ba itong maging makasarili? O may iba bang antas ng pag-unawa sa kalayaan?
Sa mga nakikita natin sa...
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