Francis Escudero: Government (page 3)

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“First, on my list would be Good Governance. We must repair our house. Many of our institutions have been severely weakened. The trust and faith in the fairness of such critical institutions as the Comelec, the Dept. of Justice, the AFP-ISAPH, the PNP, the Sandigan aside from the chronically corrupt Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.”

Francis Escudero

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

Faith , Justice , Housing

“Profiling is and always will be an arbitrary and unfair tool! No civilized government, much less ours, should use or employ it. No one can and/or should generalize within and among races/religions/genders/ages/social strata. We are all equal before the law!”

Francis Escudero

Francis Escudero Twitter feed: @SayChiz (6:02 p.m. 2015 September 22).
2015, Twitter Feed

Age , Religion , Law

“Your Senate Committee on Finance conducted two budget hearings on this matter, Mr. President, to gain a more thorough knowledge on the various projects involved in this measure. All national government agencies and government-owned or controlled corporations that shall implement the said projects served as resource persons for the consecutive hearings.”

Francis Escudero

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

Knowledge , Personality

“In this highly competitive world, there is a crying need for the government to assure that schools in the country, for one, are able to produce graduates who have the capability to find quality work that mostly requires a sufficient level of technology skills.”

Francis Escudero

[www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/02/16/909422/chiz-wants-eco-growth-translated-jobs The Philippine Star]
2013, Mid-Term Campaign Trail

World , School , Cry , Country

“And a Government with Heart to ensure our country progresses without leaving anyone behind.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

Heart , Country

“I totally agree that there is an implementation cost needed to actuate a program. And yes, we need to monitor the implementation of our programs and projects to ensure accountability and judicious use of public funds, but it should not be that expensive. Our government already has an existing machinery and mechanism to precisely do that. We have the Commission on Audit, why do we need this redundancy of functions?”

Francis Escudero

The Manila Bulletin http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-monitoring-budget-too-much/
2014

“A Government with Heart for public servants, teachers, police, soldiers, and even ordinary employees.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

Teachers , Heart

“• Earmarking P15 million as financial assistance for the indigent Muslim Filipinos to enable them to participate in the annual celebration of the Hajj as part of the education and cultural enrichment program of the government;”

Francis Escudero

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

Education , Parting

“A Government with Heart to protect victims of corruption, crime, and abuse.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

Heart

“The next president will appoint and delegate over 5,000 people in government who will fill positions in 500 agencies, and will spend 18 trillion pesos over a six-year term.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

People