Category: Speech

Co-Sponsorship Remarks: Proposed Senate Resolution No. 587 Commending and Congratulating Marlon Tapales for Winning the WBA and IBF World Super Bantamweight Titles

CO-SPONSORSHIP REMARKS  – Inserted into Records Proposed Senate Resolution No. 587 of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go Resolution Commending and Congratulating Marlon Tapales for Winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Super Bantamweight Titles (Sen. Go) 10 May 2023 This representation would like to be associated with Senate Resolution No.…
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Opening Statement: Public Hearing of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development

The country was not spared of the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and we all witnessed how our economy suffered and severely affected both the employers and workers.  Sa mga panahong ito, walang naipatupad na taas-sweldo, ngunit ang patuloy na panawagan para sa sahod na tunay na makatutugon sa pangunahing pangangangailangan ng pamilyang Pilipino ay…
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Message to the Philippine Army

Delivered at Ricarte Hall, PAOC, FBMM, Headquarters, Fort Bonifacio, April 17, 2023 Maraming salamat sa imbitasyong ipinaabot ninyo sa inyong abang lingkod upang makadaupang palad kayo ngayong araw na ito. Isang karangalan ang pagkakataong makaharap kayo.  At bilang sukli sa pagpapahalagang ibinigay ninyo, iniimbitahan ko po kayo na pagsaluhan natin ngayong tanghali ang ihihanda ko…
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Sponsorship Speech: Caregivers’ Welfare Act

Committee Report No. 57 – Senate Bill No. 2019 Mister President, I am honored to sponsor Senate Bill No. 2019 entitled: “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Caregivers in the Practice of their Profession” under Committee Report No. 57. This substitute bill is a consolidation of:  Senate Bill 828 by Senator Loren B.…
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Co-Authorship and Co-Sponsorship Remarks on Institutionalization Shared Service Facilities (SBN-2021, CRN-59)

Ginoong Pangulo, siyamnapu’t siyam na porsyento (99%) ng mga enterprises sa ating bansa ay micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to the 2020 list of establishments of the Philippine Statistics Authority, they generated more than five million jobs or 62.66% of the country’s total employment. Moreover, they account for 25% of the country’s total…
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Co-Sponsorship Remarks: Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo Act

“A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” This is how revolutionary statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk illustrated the dedication and sacrifices of our teachers to meaningfully contribute to the better future of humankind. Indeed, teaching is more than a profession – it is a vocation, an…
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Co-Sponsorship Remarks: OTOP Philippines Act

Mr. President, it is an honor to be a co-sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1594 under Committee Report no. 14 submitted by the Committees on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship; Local Government; and Finance which provides for the “OTOP Philippines Act of 2022”. This representation filed Senate Bill No. 286 with a vision to promote the…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech on Senate Resolution Nos. 480, 483, 487, 498: Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Mister President, with the indulgence of the author and sponsor, I would like to ask to be made co-author and co-sponsor of Senate Resolution No. 480 taking into consideration Senate Resolutions Nos. 483, 487 and 498. I am one with my colleague/s in the expression of our profound sympathies in the death of thousands of…
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Manifestation on the Approval on Third Reading of Senate Bill No. 1849

First of all, I would like to thank my colleagues in this august body, led by our Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri for allowing this representation to push for the passage of this very important bill and of course to our Majority Leader for proposing, as a messenger, the amendments. And of course, to our…
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Co-Sponsorship Speech: Senate Resolution No. 517 Spate of Killings Against Elected Officials

Co-Sponsorship Speech Senate Resolution No. 517 Spate of Killings Against Elected Officials  Mister President, I would like to convey my strong association with Senate Resolution No. 517. It is indeed heartbreaking to listen to news reports about the seemingly wanton assaults and killings of our incumbent and former elected officials. Most recent of which is the…
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