“Every reform we pursue is ultimately about creating better opportunities for every Filipino. Our goal is to ensure that government works better for our people today while building stronger institutions for generations to come,”

“Education remains the best investment we can make for our country’s future. By strengthening the voucher program, we are giving more Filipino families meaningful educational choices while supporting the important role that private schools…

“This proposal aims to give parents more choices and their children more opportunities to get quality education. No Filipino child should be denied the chance to learn just because of the lack of financial means,”

“And funds should be augmented so we can make sure that we can get past this challenge for our countrymen in this region,”

The House would shoulder the medical expenses of individuals injured by the earthquake regardless of whether they are being treated in public or private hospitals.

“It’s important that we can thoroughly assess buildings, like airports, which we saw earlier, so that we can be sure that we won’t have problems,”

We have offered help already but if we still need to extend further assistance, Congress is here to offer it. We stand with the people affected by the earthquake and you can expect that we will continue to help to ensure that we will all…

Our public facilities that we need like hospitals, which we need badly now, have to be checked for structural worthiness, along with the airport so that transportation continues.

“On behalf of the House of Representatives, we extend our heartfelt sympathies. We are here to make sure, as we said, that our countrymen in hospitals due to earthquake-related injuries will have zero balance,”