Francis Escudero Quotes (354 quotes, page 3)

“Senator Joker Arroyo will always be known as among the pioneers and champion of human rights advocacy and a freedom fighter. He defended and handled human rights cases. Together with the freedom-loving Filipinos, we express the gratitude of the Filipino nation for his sacrifices and those of his family members offered to make a better Philippines. We cannot repay his sincerity, courage and fortitude and strength amid challenges he had encountered while serving the parliament of the streets and the halls of Congress and Senate.”

Francis Escudero

Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2015, October 7). Retrieved from Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10153623885590610/Official
2015, Facebook

Love , Family , Courage , Freedom

“He was already in Congress twenty-one years ago, in 1992. In that pre-cellphone age, Mr. President, distinguish colleagues, myself, Sonny Angara, Sonny Trillanes, JV (Ejercito), Grace (Poe), Alan (Cayetano), and Nancy (Binay), all of us were still college. Bam (Aquino) was in high school.”

Francis Escudero

2013, Speech: Nomination of Senator Ralph Recto as Senate Pro Tempore

Age , School

“First. According to the court, the withdrawal of unobligated allotments from the implementing agencies, including the declaration of the withdrawn unobligated allotments and unreleased appropriations as savings prior to the end of the fiscal year, without complying with the statutory definition of savings contained in the General Appropriations Acts”

Francis Escudero

GAA
2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

“There is a Chinese Proverb, which says, if you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, plant people.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

People , Tree

“• Deletion of Special provisions under special purpose funds which allow savings from the said funds to be made available to the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the government including Constitutional offices, in compliance with the Supreme Court decision prohibiting the cross-border transfer of savings from the Executive to the other branches of government;”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Decision

“His remains will be transported back to Quezon City on Sunday morning. A mass will be held at the Arlington Memorial Chapel in Araneta Avenue, Quezon City where his remains will be cremated.”

Francis Escudero

2012, Statement: on the Passing of His Father Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III

Memory

“• Increase of P15 million for the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos for the Hajj Travel Assistance and Endowment Administration Services;”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Travel

“I have had my share of criticism and continue to be pilloried, at times, by the media. When one is on the side of truth, however, one does not need to fear media.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Statement: I Stand by the Side of Freedom

Truth , Fear , Time

“While it took all of 27 years for the state to finally recognize the atrocities it inflicted on Filipinos whose democratic rights were suppressed under Marcos, the compensation law seeks to give justice to victims of the dark days of oppression and hopefully give an assurance that it will not happen again.”

Francis Escudero

The Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/02/26/913207/hr-law-right-wrongs-past
2013, Mid-Term Campaign Trail

Justice , Law

“It underscores the state of repression in Myanmar and shows that the junta remains oblivious to worldwide criticism of its human rights record, particularly the detention of monks and students demonstrating peacefully as well as the violent suppression of ethnic minorities seeking autonomy.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Statement: on the latest conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi

“I was once asked why I was always on the wrong side, I said, "probably not just on your side." In a democracy, there isn't supposed to be a wrong or right side. Just what the majority wants, nothing more.”

Francis Escudero

"Who's afraid of People Power", Philippine Graphic, 31 January 2005, p. 28, ISSN 119-206X.
2005

Democracy

“The Senate general provision also states that savings may result from non-commencement of the P/A/P or the inability of the agency to obligate its released allotment and implement it within the period when the appropriation is valid, whereas the House version qualifies that savings also result from non-commencement of a P/A/P, meaning the inability of the agency to obligate an allotment only within the first semester of the year. In the same manner, the Senate provision demands more fiscal responsibility from agencies by adding the proviso in Sec. 68 that “Programmed appropriations which have not been released or allotments not obligated due to the fault of the agency concerned shall not be considered as savings and shall revert to the General Fund.””

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Housing

“Let us not just bear witness to cases of involuntary and forced disappearances. These have caused our country big black eyes and have placed us under tight watch of both local and international rights groups and even foreign governments. We need to put this measure in place.”

Francis Escudero

The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2011/0518_escudero1.asp
2011

Country

“Fifth, we must fast track our infrastructure development.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“The right-of-reply issue has nothing to do with fearing media nor with the 2010 elections. Rather, it has everything to do with imposing unnecessary restraints on media.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Statement: I Stand by the Side of Freedom

Fear

“And why the need for a tightrope balancing act in the execution of the FY 2015 national budget, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court decision on the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program?”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Decision

“Increasing research and development budget to 5 percent of the agricultural production (GVA=P1.17trillion) would bring about better varieties and more efficient farming methods which would increase yields and give the farmer higher incomes even while farmgate prices go down to benefit the consumer.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“For those who accused me of turncoatism, please allow introspection. Who is the real opposition? Those who do nothing but criticize and accuse fellow oppositionist thereby dividing the bloc? Or those who choose to keep their silence first and who carefully choose their words in their desire to keep the group together.”

Francis Escudero

The Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/headlines/7336/opposition-war-erupts-ping-calls-colleagues-%E2%80%98political-mongrels%E2%80%99
2007

Silence

“The reported backlog of 40,000 classrooms is unjustifiable. At a cost of P500,000 per classroom, it would cost only P20 billion to build everything. That's only one year's income of PAGCOR. I am incredulous how the future of millions of Filipino children has been irretrievably lost because of the insatiable greed of those in power.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

Children , Future

“c) all legal provisions of past and present Congressional Pork Barrel Laws, such as the previous PDAF and CDF Articles and the various Congressional Insertions which confer or conferred personal, lump-sum allocations to legislators from which they are able to fund specific projects which they themselves determine;”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Law , Past , Personality

“The Philippines, as a country deemed democratic and developing, cannot rest on its antiquated laws that run detrimental and contrary to the exercise of freedom. Decriminalizing libel accords greater protection to freedom of speech and expression.”

Francis Escudero

Manila Bulletin http://www.mb.com.ph/senators-keen-on-decriminalizing-libel/
2014

Law , Exercises , Freedom , Country

“We need to participate in the very process of electing into office people we believe are deserving. And this long process – sometimes viewed as tedious – starts with having yourself registered properly.”

Francis Escudero

Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2015/07/20/1478960/comelec-cebu-requests-six-more-registration-machines
2015

People

“The third and last classification of projects under this measure, Mr. President, are urgent infrastructure, socio-economic, rehabilitation and reconstruction projects which are not funded in any existing appropriation laws. These projects, such as the MRT 3 Rehabilitation and Capacity Extension, the updating of DSWD’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), or the Emergency Housing Assistance for Victims of Typhoon Yolanda, constitute crucial development initiatives that shall benefit displaced and poverty-stricken Filipinos.”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2014

Law , Housing

“There should be a top to bottom revamp of the Bureau of Corrections. Replacing the head is not enough. That has been done several times before and did not work.”

Francis Escudero

Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2014, December 16). Retrieved from Official Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10152913871520610/
2014, Facebook
Variant: There should be a top to bottom revamp of the Bureau of Corrections. Replacing the head is not enough. That has been done several times before and did not work.

Time

“Let her story forever inspire us and future generations of Filipinos, and serve as a constant reminder that the Filipino is worth fighting for.”

Francis Escudero

The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0801_escudero1.asp
2009, Statement: on the Passing of Former President Corazon C. Aquino

Future , Fight

“Most business executives accept that bribes and grease money are costs of doing business in "soft "states.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

Money , Business

“I accept this challenge wholeheartedly because I believe in the character and ability of Senator Grace. Like her father FPJ, Senator Poe’s heart is in the right place. I believe that, as president, Senator Grace Poe or “GP” will lead a “GP””

Francis Escudero

Gobyernong may Puso or a Government with Heart.
2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

Heart

“d) all informal practices of similar import and effect, which the Court similarly deems to be acts of grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction; and”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

“His ashes will be brought to the columbary at Christ the King Parish in E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City.”

Francis Escudero

Rappler http://www.rappler.com/nation/10399-chiz-s-father-ex-minister-escudero-dies
2012, Statement: on the Passing of His Father Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III

Christ

“As the year draws to a close, the Congress of the Philippines is once more mandated by the Constitution to enact a national budget for the ensuing year. Section 29(1), Article VI of the Constitution provides that “No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except in pursuance of an appropriation by law.” And so today, Mr. President, I rise to sponsor, as Chairman of your Committee on Finance, the General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2015.”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

Money , Law , Drawing

“We must review oil deregulation law and study the following: Removing VAT, lowering tariff, re-imposing price ceilings and prohibiting price manipulation. We should also spend on research and development to find alternate and indigenous sources of energy. The summit will not accomplish anything other than to highlight the ignorance and incompetence of energy officials who need to call a summit just to find out what’s going on.”

Francis Escudero

The Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com:8080/headlines/37151/chiz-backs-scrapping-oil-tariff
2008, Statement: on Energy Summit

Law , Study

“Their loss is the loss of every Filipino. In democracy's darkest hour, she joined many others in confronting a repressive dictatorship. Her willingness to accept the daunting challenge of running against Ferdinand Marcos--despite criticism that she was a "mere housewife"--served as a catalyst for an unprecedented bloodless uprising that would lead to the restoration of democracy and the reinstitution of the many freedoms we enjoy and cherish today.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Statement: on the Passing of Former President Corazon C. Aquino

Democracy , Freedom , Loss

“Tatay has always been the center of our family. He was a father first and foremost and a man who deeply loved his country and his people second. He devoted his entire life to public service.”

Francis Escudero

2012, Statement: on the Passing of His Father Rep. Salvador H. Escudero III

Love , Life , People , Family

“During the 60's and early 70"s, the Philippines had one of the lowest electricity rates in Asia. Today, we have the highest.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero
Variant: After the 2nd World War, the Philippines had the second highest per capita GDP in Asia. Today, we have one of the lowest.

“Some of our fellow Filipinos were oppressed abroad, why would we put a foreigner on a pedestal and give him special treatment more than the Filipinos in their own land?”

Francis Escudero

The Daily Tribune http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/us-rebuffs-rp-plea-to-gain-gi-custody
2014

“We must give our children the equal opportunity to develop their minds and bodies to the fullest. We will continue, even expand, the conditional cash transfers (or CCT's) to the poorest families so that their children will have the means to get to school and the nutrition to support a healthy brain - and body. We must cut down drastically that 34% drop-out rate in primary grades.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

Children , School , Family , Support

“Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, having logged eighteen years of service in the legislature, two years of hard labor in the Cabinet, and helping out in the local government unit of Batangas for nearly nine years on a pro bono capacity, the one I am nominating, Mr. President, today has certainly paid his dues and has earned his right to be promoted for a podium position.”

Francis Escudero

2013, Speech: Nomination of Senator Ralph Recto as Senate Pro Tempore

Help

“In a democracy, the search for the truth and the right to peaceably assembly and petition government for redress of grievances should co-exist. These rights are not mutually exclusive and both should be simultaneously pursued, guaranteed and defended in accordance with the Constitution.”

Francis Escudero

Francis Escudero Twitter feed: @SayChiz (11:26 p.m. 2015 September 1).
2015, Twitter Feed

Truth , Democracy , Search

“In democracy, it's a continuing struggle of convincing the other person to see things the way you do. You may succeed in doing that during one particular election then fail in the next.”

Francis Escudero

"Who's afraid of People Power", Philippine Graphic, 31 January 2005, p. 28, ISSN 119-206X.
2005

Way , Democracy , Personality

“What is good about campaigning using modern technology particularly the internet is that it is something new and does not cost anything. We have maximized the use of the internet in our campaigns. This is to set a trend and to show what is currently in demand among our youngsters.”

Francis Escudero

Tony Lopez, "The natural successor to President Arroyo?", BizNews Asia, 11-18 June 2007, p. 25, ISSN 1655-7263.
2007

“We already spoke of lowering costs of food, labor, and transportation.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

Food

“Though the destinations differ, the roads leading there would look the same, if road infrastructures are standardized. Senator Chiz Escudero's Senate Bill 2886 seeks to regulate and standardize all road infrastructures, including street signs and sidewalks, from the poorest barangays to the richest enclaves. The bill will not only improve aesthetics in all areas, it will also promote road safety in a country known as having one of the worst road conditions in the world.”

Francis Escudero

Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2015, August 16). Retrieved from Official Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10153505589600610/
2015, Facebook

World , Country

“The elections are not about what rallies I should or not join but rather about issues and platforms, pure intentions and commitment to principles. It is sad that they have focused on rallies as an issue for this campaign.”

Francis Escudero

The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2013/0221_escudero1.asp
2013, Mid-Term Campaign Trail

Sadness

“The government does not have the mandate to create jobs. This should be the function of the private sector but the government should provide policy support for businesses to generate permanent or long-term jobs.”

Francis Escudero

Manila Standard Today http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/2013/05/10/chiz-bares-proposal-to-create-more-jobs
2013, Mid-Term Campaign Trail

Business , Support

“Statistics and information has become the lifeline in policy-making the world over. We must be at par with our neighboring countries, if not the world, to be equipped with vital and current information on world trade, events and trends.”

Francis Escudero

The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2011/0819_escudero1.asp
2011