Won with 12.7 million votes, the most number of votes for Vice-President in history. Had more than twice the votes of the nearest rival, and the margin between was the largest margin attained for any position in Philippine electoral history - over seven million votes.
NAMED OUTSTANDING SENATOR BY:
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines SBN 336, Magna Carta for the Urban Poor Philippine Graphic Weekly Magazine Philippine Reporter Magazine Public Eye Magazine Emil Jurado, Manila Standard Columnist
OUTSTANDING LEGISLATOR
Garnered the biggest number of votes in Philippine history (1995 elections) -- an unparalleled 16 million. Another record that was set is the margin of votes between the first and second placer, which is approximately 3.2 million. This record still stands in the senate. Filed over 400 Senate Bills and Resolutions Authored or co-authored 55 bills signed into law of socio-economic legislation. These laws constituted the core of the economic program of President Fidel Ramos -- laws that have brought our country to the status of Asia's next tiger. Ranked No. 1 in a public opinion survey of performance and awareness among incumbent Senators Cited by Asia Week as one of Asia's most powerful women Selected Woman of the Year by the Catholic Education Association of the Philippines
RA 7844, The Export Development Act RA 7718, The Amended Build-Operate-Transfer Law RA 7843, Strengthening the Anti-Dumping Provisions RA 8179, Further liberalizing Foreign Investments RA 7721, Liberalizing banking in the Philippines RA 7651, Revitalizing and strengthening the Bureau of Customs RA 7916, Creating the Philippine Economic Zone Authority RA 7640, Constituting the Legislative-Executive Development Council RA 1490, Investment Houses Act (Passed on third reading) RA 7661, Extending the Life of the Asset Privatization Trust RA 7903, Creating the Zamboanga Special Economic Zone SBN 345, Promoting the Development of Interisland Shipping SBN 358, Development of Micro and Cottage Industries
FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
RA 7882, Providing assistance to women engaging in micro and cottage business enterprises Women's desk to provide assistance to battered wives and other victims of domestic violence RA 7877, Declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the employment, education or training environment and for other purposes SBN 356, Increasing penalties for wife-beating SBN 362, Mandatory employment of women Establishment of the Movement Against Sexual Abuse (MASA)
FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
OCW desk to provide assistance to OCWs and their families RA 7833, Excluding the 13th Month Pay and Other Benefits from the Computation of Taxable Income RA 7654, Allocating a Portion of the Incremental Revenue Collected for the Emergency Employment Program RA 7637, Creating the Mt. Pinatubo Assistance, Resettlement and Development Commission RA 7657, Appropriating 10 Billion Pesos for the victims of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption RA 7906, Regulation of the Organization and Operations of Thrift Banks RA 8182, Excluding the Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Foreign Debt Limit in order to facilitate the absorption and optimize the utilization of ODA resources RA 7820, Creating the Partido Development Administration in Bicol region SBN 1176, Establishing Computer Literacy Program in all public schools at the secondary level SBN 1175, Instituting a Public School Teachers Scholarship Program SBN 1728, Ancestral Domain Bill SBN 1044, Institutionalizing a National Strategy for Poverty Alleviation SBN 336, Magna Carta for the Urban Poor
FOR AGRICULTURE & THE ENVIRONMENT
RA 7900, Promoting the production, processing, marketing and distribution of high-value crops RA 8175. Amending the Charter of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation in order to make more stable and beneficial to farmers and the national economy RA 7942, Instituting a new system of mineral resources exploration, development, utilization and conservation RA 7942, Instituting a new system of mineral resources exploration, development, utilization and conservation Co-host, "Dighay Bayan" TV program catering to farmers Pres. Macapagal Awards for best rice farm cooperative SBN 1282, Food Security Buffer Stock Bill SBN 2046, Amending the Sugar Restitution Law RA 7638, Creating the Department of Energy
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