“Teachers are the most overworked among public servants, having to cope with the tremendous task of educating the youth while at the same time risking life and limb during the entire process.”

—  Francis Escudero

Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2013/0510_escudero1.asp
2013, Mid-Term Campaign Trail

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