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“The current state of emergency would have sufficed to address the clamor for justice for the massacre victims and restore the rule of law in the province. For the longest time, this government has tolerated and promoted the culture of warlordism in Mindanao. Now, it seeks to be a warlord to undo what it has done.”

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2009, Statement: on the Declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao

“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.”

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

“A gentleman treats his fellow man with fairness, always giving him the benefit of the doubt.”

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"Platinum Men", Metro Him, 2007 September-November, p. 66.
2007

“I thank the Supreme Court magistrates for affirming the TRO. This confirms that Senator Grace Poe remains a candidate for president and whose name stays on the official ballot, notwithstanding the orchestrated efforts to disqualify her. We hope that the high court will also uphold the laws and long established jurisprudence when it decides on the other petitions in connection with the candidacy of Senator Grace.”

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Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2016, January 12). Retrieved from Official Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10153807055665610/ 2016, Facebook

“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!”

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

“The heroism of our soldiers is especially inspiring because most of them were in their 20s, inexperienced in the art of warfare, who answered the call of the motherland with unflinching courage - so very much like the revolutionaries who won freedom and founded Asia's First Republic.”

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2009, Statement: A Call for Heroism

“In truth, I am more than content with my current life. I have only ever dreamed of a simple, honorable, happy, and peaceful life for myself and my beloved family.”

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2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“Sports' landscape has changed through the years. We have seen the rise of countries we used to beat in the Southeast Asian Games and we are fighting hard just to be able to make it in the middle of the pack.”

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"More PSC support for athletes sought", The Standard, 11 September 2015, p. A13.
2015

“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.”

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

“She may be temporarily confined now to the walls of her house, but these walls are temporary. For crumble they will, due not to the ravages of the elements but more because of the unwavering desire of the people of Myanmar to be liberated from the shackles of repression.”

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The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0812_escudero1.asp 2009, Statement: on the latest conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi

“This year's commemoration becomes even more meaningful because the great sacrifice our soldiers made, not only in the battlefields of Bataan and Corregidor but in the ensuing resistance campaigns, has finally been recognized, however late in the day, by the United States.”

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2009, Statement: A Call for Heroism

“If we are shocked by reports about policemen owning prime properties then all the more should we be angered by the fact many police officers rent rooms no bigger than a pig pen.”

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Manila Standard Today http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/2014/09/26/belmonte-to-purisima-resign-now 2014

“It is particularly galling to read a United Nation country report released in April 2008 that "poverty reduction in the Philippines has logged far behind that of Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and China.”

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

“We should consider lowering our income tax rates to equal Hongkong or Vietnam or Thailand. One of the major reasons why many locators do not like the Philippines is because they would have to pay their executives more takeout to equalize take home pay. For example, Hongkong has a tax rate of 17% while our marginal income tax rate is 32%.”

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

“The COMELEC decision is both unfortunate and wrong. It ignored jurisprudence and interpreted the law to render injustice rather than justice. We will, nevertheless, follow the process and keep our faith in the justice system. I firmly believe that Senator Grace (Poe) will prevail in the end.”

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Francis Escudero Twitter feed: @SayChiz (11:28p.m. 2015 December 1).
2015, Twitter Feed

“• Increase of P421.5 million for the Bureau of Customs for Workplace Modernization and various equipment to counter the perennial problem of smuggling;”

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

“The question we all must ponder is - what is wrong with us?”

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

“We want people to remember what should be remembered on how fraud was committed to rob FPJ of his rightful place in history and on how people who voted for him of their political rights to install the president of their choice were also cheated.”

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The Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/headlines/708346/afp-garci-help-bring-closure-fraud-issue 2011

“I thank the honorable Senate President for entrusting the undersigned with the critical responsibility of managing the Senate's role in fulfilling Congress' duty to oversee the Executive Department's use of public funds and to ensure the allocation of the same is guided by what is in the best interests of our people.”

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2015, Letter to Senate President Franklin Drilon

“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.”

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

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

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2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“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?”

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

“I have never allocated public funds using the PDAF or budgetary incentives to any fictitious NGOs created by Janet Napoles or anyone to steal people’s money.”

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Bicol Mail http://www.bicolmail.com/2012/?p=15627 2014

“I condemn in strongest possible terms, the murder of Jennifer Laude (Jeffrey Laude). The police and prosecutors should act fast, lest the prescriptive period to be breached. In the meantime, as before, I call on and urge the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to revisit and seek the amendment of the lopsided criminal jurisdiction provision of the Visiting Forces Agreement”

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VFA Escudero, F. [Francis]. (2014, October 14). Retrieved from Official Facebook Page of Francis Escudero https://www.facebook.com/senchizescudero/posts/10152785657875610/ 2014, Facebook

“Mr. President, in so far as special and general provisions. Your committee on Finance proposes the following.”

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

“• Increase of P300 million for the Modernization Program and Faculty Development of the Philippine Normal University;”

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

“We cannot just sit idly by and watch while our laws are being subverted. If we cannot defend, protect nor assist our fellow Filipino right here in our own soil, what chilling message do we get out there to our people and especially to those who are outside Philippine soils?”

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GMA News Online http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/384344/news/nation/demand-attendance-of-4-us-marines-in-laude-death-probe-dfa-doj-told 2014